The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

vote.
The Paris Exposition appropriation
and Colorado museum bills have been
laid upon the table.
The House anti-scrip bill has been
reported without recommendation and
placed upon the calendar.
The House has passed the bill to raise
the tax on insurance premiums from
two to three per cent.
The House bill changing the manage
ment of the state capitol was reported
adversely. The measure would have
abolished the State Board Of Capitol
Managers.
Several members of the House have
received telegrams from persons IN
their own counties demanding that they
vote against the bill for state license
on saloons
Senator Crosby's bill to reorganize
the management of the Insane Asylum
was reported favorably by the Senate
| in committee of the whole. after ses-
sion lasting nearly all night.
The contest between Mr. 'Tanquary
and Mr.. Fisher for the senatorship OF
the Twenty seventh senatorial district
!
quarry by vote of 23 to II.
The general appropriation bill Is now
ready for Introduction in the House;
The Appropriation Committee VIII
pass on 1t at the first meeting, ana IL
will be introduced at the next foilow
Ing session.
1t was stated in the House the other
day that Governor Thomas will refuse
to sign the bill for excess employees
until the Legislature passes the pili
which will prevent their employment IN
the future.
The Senate has concurred in the
House amendments TO Senator Nc
Creery's retrenchmcnt bill. One of the
amendments provides that printing
clerks in the future shall be expert
proof readers.
A paper was started among members
of the House yesterday to raise sub
scription to buy n watch and chain
for the speaker The feeling over GER
tain bits of legislation has NOT yet sub
si1ed and many of the members re-
fused to contribute.
The House Committee on Revision
has concluded 10 amend all the appro-
priation bills for roads and bridges
that call for money out of the general
fund.- SO that they will .'ead to use the
fund to be returned to the Internal
Improvement fund from the capitol
fund.
Among the bills that passed third
reading in the Senate was one to allow
railroad companies to buy up connect
ing lines and make one long through
road The bill was introduced. it is
stated. at the request of the Colorado
Southern. which wishes to get all Its
small lines making up its great through
line one title and one organization.
The House has passed bill appro-
prlating 100000 to erect new hall OF
metnllurgy in connection for the State
School of Mines, and for improving
the heating facilities. 1t has also ap-
propriated 100000 for discharging the
floating debt of the institution. There
seems to be no doubt of the concur
renee OF the Senate.
The educational committee reported
unfavorably the measure to revolution
ize school management. The bill pro-
vides that all schools In cities of the
first, second and third class shall heat
the buildings with hot air and shall
light and ventilate the buildings accord
ing to the most modern methods.
All the appropriation bills that pro-
vide for building roads OF bridges from
the general fund will be p. tested when
they come up for third reading in the
House. Mr.. Montgomery is drawing
I'D a protest that will be filed with each.
The protests will be signed by twenty
eight members OF the House. They in
tended filing the document when the re-
port of the revision committee was
handed in, but third reading was select.
ed as a more appropriate time.
Senator Stewart declares that Gov
ernor Thomas is influenced in his at
titude toward the management of the
insane asylum by political ambition.
The Pueblo senator victously attacks
the motives of S. b. No. 123 Crosby.
to vest the management of the asylum
In state lunacy board. He declares
that the sole object of the bill is to re-
move DIR. Thombs. and that the gov
ernor, in demanding that the superin-
tendent be removed, is spreading his
| sails to catch the breeZes of popular
ity.
1t may be that Representative FL
liott's bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
Colorado Humane society will be killed
in the House on the ground that it is
unconstitutional. The bill has passed
second reading, and it is in the hands
of the revision committee. The latter
body considered the measure and the
majority of the members We're inclined
to the opinion that the Legislature
could not appropriate the money asked
because the society is not under the
control of the state. Another provision
of the bill is that offices in the state
house shall be furnished to The society
The enemies of Teller county, defeat
ed in the legislative branch Of the
state government, have appealed to
| the judicial branch to override the ex
ecutive. Application will be made in
the District Court of Arapahoe county