La Junta tribune., 1899-02-18


complete State Canal No. / has been
killed
Protests against Mr. EnGley's Sun
day amusement bill are pouring in
from all quarters.
| In the Senate everyone voted In Ia
vor Of the FL Paso county division bill
except Senator SeldomridGe.
/ The bill to rearrange the judicial dis
| tricts of the state is being fought most
energe,ically by many Of those inter
| csted.
The bill compelling the county com
missioners to publish Il report OF their
! proceedings has been ordered printed
| by the House.
Senator Ammons has introduced bill
appropriating 5000 for the cons'ruc-
ton OF bicycle path from Denver TO
| Palmer Lake.
Lieutenant Governor Carney and
Senator Schermerhorn had n rough
and tumble tussIe for the possession
| OF the gavel II few days ago.
The mileage bill. to curtail fees of
| public officers. Is stiIl in the air. y
| pronounced opposition to many feat
ures Of the measure has been devel-
/ ope.
A bill permitting towns 10 tax de-
pnrtmcnt stores occupied a large por-
tion OF the time OF the Senate last
"Wednesday. 1t finally was favorabiy
| recommended by the committee of the
| whole.
Representative Dilts has secured the
| signatures OF n large majority OF SEN
| atOrs and representatives to his peti-
I TO Of fh. mi
| District Court at Glenwood Springs
each year.
The following special committee has
| been named 10 take charge OF the
| Thomas bill to redistrlct the state:
| Thomas. Newell. Barela Ammons,
| Gaymon, Harris, Annear. McCreery.
Taylor. Porteriield, FELTON,, Adams
| and Hall.
A careful canvass of the House on
the part OF the friends OF the Teller
county bill leads them 10 declare the
| bill will pass. No figures are given.
and they do not care TO show the list
| OF the faithful. Opponents OF the
measure are ns sure that IL will be de-
| fcated.
The Senate has passed Senator Eel
| toms bills to regulate the duties Of in
| OF III tht ue-
| struction OF plant pests. Horticultur-
| lists who, when notified, fail to destroy
these pests, are TO be fined s. TO 500.
| The inspector Is empowered 10 give
| formula for the destruction Of the
| pests.
Mr.. Turney, chairman OF the com
| mittee on stock OF the House of Rep
resentatives. has received petition
.,Ifi AZ ia
| eral appropriation for bounties on coy
| otes and other wild animals. The petit
| tion says one resident has lost several
\ hundred dollars worth Of stock
| through the ravages OF animals within
the last thirty days.
! The committee has reported adverse
| ly on Mr.. Estes bill to submit to the
| people n constitutional amendment call
| Ing for the creation of bonded in
| debtedness to refund S1,410,0G0 out.
| standing obligations. The committee
| gave as reasons for its report that one
constitutional amendment had been
| passed, that the people had already
| twice voted down similar propositions.
\ and that another bill was before the
House to provide Il better method of
| dealing with the question.
1t is reported that the Senate COM
| mittee on fish. forestry and game has
\ about concluded to recommend for pas
sage s. B. y. las. the measure drawn
up by Judge u. G. Beaman. The com
| mittee members were at first almost
unanimous against the bill. but more
| thorough knowledge of its provisions
| has won them over. There Will be
some few amendments to the bill. but
| not to materially change 1t. The IL
4 AZ
| proval OF the committee as means of
| preventing the unlawful killing of
| game.
| Senator James w. McCreery is be
tween two fires. The governor. know
| ing that the senator is member of
the board of trustees of the State Nor
| NAL School, has raised the question
| that n man cannot hold two positions.
and has asked for an opinion from
| Attorney General Campbell on the
| subject. 1t Is said that such nn opin-
| ion has been prepared and submitted
| to the chief executive. but 1t is thought
| that II will have little influence wi.i
| Governor Thomas in rendering his de-
cision. II having been called for more
as matter of form than as guide.
! Fiiibustcring is to be done away with
In the State Senate IL the rules COM
| mittee Is able to have adopted most
| important amendment. 1t was con-
cetled that under the existing rules a
| minority cannot be deterrrd from put
ting n paramount obstacle in the way
of legislation whenever occasion Of
rers. The result of that thought has
been the preparation of rule giving
n motion for the previous question
precedence over all other motions. BY
| Tho oloption of this rule n vote upou
n question may be had whenever de
sired The committee will report
probably to-day.
A delegation of district judges ap-
pcared before the Senate committee