Gilpin observer., 1899-03-02

urers, $1S,S00; sheriffs, $21. 600: county
clerks. $40, 400. Senator Evans had in
troduced similar measure in the SEN
ate, but withdrew it in favor Of the
House bill.
The Arapahoe county delegation of
the Senate held rather stormy ses-
sion over the precinct option BILL Sen
ators Philip and Schermerhorn having
a passage at arms. The committee, by
a vote of 6 to 2. decided to report an
amendment to Senator Philips precinct
option bill to make it apply to the en-
tire state. instead of merely to Denver
and cities having 10000 inhabitants
and over. 1t was Senator Philip who
offered the amendment to his own bill.
When he did so Senator Schermerhorn
scored his fellow member for his
change of front. and Senator Philip re-
piled with equal vigor. The bill will
be referred to the committee of the
whole without recommendation.
The State University will not receive
from the Legislature the amount of
money asked. if the recommendation
of the joint finance committees of the
Senate and House of Representatives
is followed by the two bodies. AT a
prolonged session of the joint commit
tee it was decided to recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 as the maxi
mum amount, to be contingent upon
the passage of certain revenue bills
contemplated by the committees. The
amount asked by the directors of the
university is $4,000. OF this amount
$780, 900 was to have been for the main
tenance of the institution during the
next two years and the rest for i'm.
among which was a pro
posed library building.
The Senate has passed bill in re-
lation to costs in appellate courts. 1t
provides that in all cases where an
appeal is taken or writ of error sued
out and a transcript of the record OF
the evidence in the court below is pre-
pared, it shall be the duty of the clerk
or stenographer preparing the same tG
certify thereon the legal fees paid
therefor by the appellant or plaintiff
in error, and the clerk of the court in
which the same shall be filed shall tax
such fees as part of the costs of the
case. and in case of reversal the same
shall be paid by or collected from the
or defendant in error in the
same manner as other costs. The
clause provides that the
law shall apply to pending cases, as
well as those hereafter brought.
1. 7. Huff. secretary of the Denver
Retail Coal Dealers Association, testi
led before the trust investigation com.
nittee of the House. and by his an
'wers convinced Chairman Steele that
The case was made. Mr.. HUFF said
hat fifty-tive of the 100 coal dealers
If the city belonged to the association.
which operated under strong agree
nent. The dealers We're divided into
classes, A. and G. according to the
mount of coal handled. and $50 year
was the price of membership. Sched-
lles of prices were furnished by the
,oal companies and dealers must ad-
lere to these. Any violations of the
agreement We're punished by fines of
rom $40 to $50 until the offenses be-
,ame aggravated, when the delinquent
was expelled from the association.
rhe principal part of his testimony
vas concerning the agreement and the
for violations.
Mrs. Lees bill to provide for the
leating, lighting and ventilation of pub
ic school houses in districts of the first
md second classes. came up in commit
ee of the whole Monday, and ]. Frank
Adams, Mr.. Patterson and George
smith opposed the measure quite Wig
)rously. Mr.. Adams read letters from
several educational authorities which
were not favorable to the measure.
Messrs. Rawalt. Judkins. jefferson,
Drumm, Dilts and Bradley
and Mrs. Lee spoke in favor of the bill.
Upon motion of General Browning that
section was ordered stricken out which
requires that no school building covered
by the provisions of the measure shall
be used after January 1. 1900, unless
il has been constructed so as to comply
with the law. After other amendments
had been accepted the bill was recon-
for passage by large major
Ity.
The House appropriations committee
these bills for the favorable
of the committee of the
whole, together with certain proposed
reductions in appropriations: Wagon
road in Hinsdale and San Juan coun-
ties, S1S,OOO; wagon road in Eagle
county, $1,000; wagon road in san
Miguel county, $1,000; artesian well In
Cheyenne county. $1,000: artesinn well
in Garfield county; new Soldiers and
Sailors home. $4,000; bridge across
Arkansas river in Otero county, $10.-
900: bridge across the Gunnlson near
Whltehorn. $4,000: to complete n wag-
on road I'm Jefferson county, $1,000;
road in Yuma and Morgan counties.
S12,500; to repair and construct road
in La Plata county, $1,000: road in
Douglas county. $4,000; reservoirs in
Park county. $4,000: bridge across
Snake river in ltoutt county. 5000;
bridge across Roaring Fork uear Ba-
salt. $1,000; bridge across White riv, T.
near Meeker. $1,000: TO empower the
State Home for Dependent Children to
purchase lands and erect suiiabl,
buildings thereon. $4,000 out of state
treasury: for support of State Board
of Health. $1,000; road in Eagle and
Routt counties, $1,000; to improve road
In rlnnr f'rnaIs and GrnuI counties