The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-04

trust message.
night sessions each week until the calen
dar is cleared.
The bill to abolish the position of
Supreme Court reporter caused long
and warm debate In the Senate Friday.
Senator Philips precinct option bill
has been reported TO the Senate by the
Arapahoe committee without recon-
mcndatlOn.
The bill to make eight hours n days
work in mines and smelters has passed
It's second reading in the Senate by n
vote OF 10 to o.
Inc governor sent n message TO the
Legislature Tuesday dcnouncing trusts
and urging legislation TO protect the
people against them.
The Senate has killed Senator Philips
usury bill. The measure provided le-
sal Interest rate of six per cent, all
above that amount to be usury.
A bill has passed the Senate provid'
Ing that graduates OF all universities.
colleges and normal schools who have
taken certain courses may teach ON
the strength Of their diplomas.
Mr.. Gaughans mechanics lien bill
was recommended for passage by the
committee of the whole after being
slightly amended This bill seeks TO
give miners liens upon mining property,
even though they are employed by
leascrs or sub.leasers
Dr. Judklns' Inheritance tax bill. rs
amended last week IN the committee
of the whole, passed the House of
Representatives Friday. Other bills
passed were senator Whitford's meas
urc TO regulate the admission Of evil
dencc In civil actions, and that Of Mr..
Balllnger To allow the release Of one or
more joint debtors.
The Teller county bill nearly caused
"A fight in the House Friday, the CON
test arising over the proposition to
send n committee to Cripple Creek to
investigate the need of new county.
The motion finally carried by one vote.
The committee appointed is as follows:
Short, Smith of ChaiTce. Rawalt, Sloan.
Burwcll, Castetter, Schroeder, Ken
drick. Bell.
Everett Bells anti-scrlp bill passed
the House OF Representatives Thurs
day without n dissenting vote. The
author OF the measure had the cmcrg
cncy clause added to It and both clause
and hill We're passed. Mr. Bell said
the cyai corporations would test the
constitutlonallty Of the proposed law
and he wanted 10 give them ms early
an opportunity rs possible. The vot"
stood 80 TO U.
The House committee ON canals and
reservoirs has reported favorably on
the measure requesting the United
States to spend 100000 n year for
five years In constructing an immense
system of reservoirs In Colorado. The
point Is made that n government that
spends so much TO improve rivers and
harbors should certainly do something
for people who have neither rivers nor
harbors so improve.
The finance committee of the two
houses have decided to investigate the
demand OF the citizens OF Ouray coun-
| ~ with regard to the purchase OF the
Mcars toll road In that county. A bill
calling for It's purchase Is before the
Legislature. and the committees are
anxious To know the sentiments Of the
citizens before appropriaiing money
/ for the purchase OF the road, also
whether the demand Is just.
Two Of Senator Parks bills were
passed by the Senate on the 23rd. One
OF them Is TO amend the general stat
u,cs In regard 10 the formation OF cor
] porations. II proposes to give power
TO railroad companies To lease or pur-
chase lines not parallel. The other Is to
/ fix the liability Of lire insurance com
| panies In certain cases, known as the
valued policy Insurance. Senator Buck.
ley alone opposed lis passage.
II is unlikely that further proto VI
viii be made against paying The 'cN-
cess" employees OF Senate and House
/ though the representatives who made
I the first protest still declare the oiii-
GERS have not been legally employed
/ They state that they have discovered
/ that certain employees OF the Seventh
/ General Assembly, occupying the
same position ns the extra employees OF
/ the Twelfth. received warrants that
have been classcd among the Illegal
excess warrants and have never been
paid.
senator Ammons' blll creating n state
/ railroad commission and in many ways
regulating the conduct OF transporta.
l ilon corporations has encountered n
l snng in the Senate committee ON cor.
/ porniiun- and the ultimate disposition
Of the measure II In doubt. The CON.
mltiec held n meeting Thursday even
/ Ing. and 4, was told nftcrward that
I stormy scenes were enacted on Mr.
/ Nmmons' account. II is well under.
/ stood that there viii hc two reports on
| the measure. II IL said that the com.
mittcc IL pretty evenly split upon tn,
, proposition.
l sitting In the committee Of the whole
| last Thursday the lluus" took up the
. bills OF Mr. Engloy aud Mira Wrlgh.
D ,o restrict the employment u children
/ The House sat until after u o'clJ-k Try.
| Ing to agree on nn age limit but. failius
| TO do so, let the question go over. The
] opinions OF the members NJ 10 the
I ag" of restriction varied from ten 10 slN.
/ teen years. Mrs, Wright and Mr. Eng.
/ ley both leaned toward high rather
| ,r side argued that there were many
/ widows who were forced To depend Ia
, a measure upon their children NJ soon
as they were able to work.
Representative iinrt"rs I'LL to reduce
salaries uf county officers and others
was passed On ilrst reading. by the Sen.
ate, yesterday. Several amendments
through III" Senate. II viii carry r..
ductlon of about Si2o.orO year. 4
compuiion OF til. saving 20 h' affected
/ by the bill IL ns follows: District Mt
torncys. sI,ioo. deputy district Ht'or.