The silver star., 1899-03-30

bill permitting child Insurance.
The Senate has passed Senator Whit,
lords bill cutting the wages OF court
stenographers from $40 10 ST per DAY
The Senate almost unanimously
passed Ammons' bill appropriating 80
600 for the Denver Palmer Lake cycle
path.
The Senate spent nearly all of FRI
day in discussing the Denver charter
bill. but postponed action until Tues
day.
The house took vote on the Den
yer home rule question TUESDAY,
which showed II majority in favor Ss
to 90
The anti-scrip bill and the boycott
bill. both having passed the House,
went through second reading In the
Senate Thursday.
The Senate appointed the following
committee to represent it At the Grippe
Greek jubilee: Ammons. Scldomriuse'
Crosby. FELTON, and Newell.
The aggregate bridge. road and Well
appropriations of this Legislature VIII
be S242. 600. Of which S211.2oO viii come
from the internal Improvement fund.
Mr.. Dickerson's bill TO provide for
commission TO collect an exhibit for
the Paris exposition has passed second
reading. The appropriation proposed
Is $3.50 for expenses. The commission
would he appointed by the governor
and be composed of members OF the
various political parties.
The state institutions committee has
.. 1... col
lier's home one of them contemplatcs
the removal of the boys industrial
school To the vacated quarters. and
the other the removal Of the girls in
1ustrial school. No recommendation
was made. and the house will take its
choice.
Representative Canon says he is per.
fectly willing that his sparring bill be
amended so as to provide for a penalty.
The author of the famous bill says he
will appear before the appropriate com
mittee of the Senate and suggest that
such an amendment be made. He will
then make the motion in the House that
that body concur therein.
The House has passed the following
Senate bills: BY Senator Porterfield-
To reduce the legal rate of interest on
county. municipal and school warrants
from 10 6 per cent BY Senator Tay-
lor-To provide for the compiling and
publishing of the journals of the Sen
ate and House. BY Senator Parks
To provide for the combining of rail
road corporations.
The house has made a favorable re-
mort on Mr. Hammond's bill TO regl-
IL ali Il f.r
grazing as between horses. mules and
cattle on the one hand and sheep and
goats on the other. The measure has
for It's purpose the adjusting Of the diff
ticulties arising from the pasturing Of
cattle and sheep. and to provide for
priority of rights in the matter OF oc-
cupancy.
Senator Whltford's auditorium bill
came up In the House on third reading
and passed without objection. The
bill authorizes the city council OF Den
yer TO issue : per cent. bonds for the
purpose Of erecting public buildings.
including an auditorium. The emer-
gency clause was also passed. SO that
as soon as the governor signs the hill
the city council may proceed to adver-
tise the submission of the matter to
the people AT the coming election. Gov
ernor Thomas signed the bill at once.
The last official act which makes
Teller county fact was performed on
the 22nd. when Governor Thomas af-
fixed his signature to Senator Am
mons bill for the division of El Paso
county. Eight persons stood about the
desk at 1890 o'clock yesterday morn
ing as the governor set his name to the
document upon which have hung the
hopes and fears Of Cripple Creek and
Colorado Springs for the last eighty
! days. The governor performed the act
with gold pen made OF the product OF
the great mining camp. II was pre-.
scented to him by Senator Ammons In
behalf Of several Cripple Creek cIti.
zens.
/ The Senate. twenty-five votes In cx-
ccutivc session having been secured
for that purpose. has confirmed the
governors mandate to oust Senator
McCrcery from the board of trustees
Of the State Normal School. Former
Governor benjamin II. Eaton was con.
iirmed In his place. senator McCrccry
had four years Of his six-ycar term
yet to serve. but the governor claimed
he could not constitutionally hold two
oIHcch ht tne sui1t tffle. MT. Mctfcc-
ry, who founded the normal school. re.
fused 20 resign. because three state
administrations had decided his right
under the constitution was all that
could be desired.
Several mntters Of Importance were
transacted by the house OF representa-
tives yesterday. senator WhItf0rds
bill TO permit the citizens of Denver tu
vote on the proposition TO issue bonds
for the construction of mn auditorium
passed second reading. Speaker Smith
announced TINT II was necessary for
the bill TO get through nj once In order
TINT the mnttcr might bc submitted h,
the voters mt the coming election. The
bill pnssed without debate. General
Br0wnlng's bill to provide for n com.
mission TO consider the revision Of tiic
bnnking laws nls0 passed second rcnd.
Ing, nfter nm hours debate.
The following Internal Improvement,
bills have been pnssed by the Sennte,
Sinfc r0nd from Denver to Grand June