The silver star., 1899-03-16


The bIl permitting child insurance
has passed the Senate.
The bill appropriating S4na for an
srte-ian well in Cheyenne county has
been recommended for passage n the
House
The governor has signed the bin per
mifrting Pueblo 10 issue bonds for
street paving and other Improvements
Senators Wheeler and Taylor had .
spirited controversy Friday nasn'. and
had TO b. separated by the ser-ea1t-ar-
arms No bIood was spilled
In the course of rather warm de-
bate the other day. Senator Wheeler ae-
ensed Senator Taylor 9f having anhs-
tons 70 succeed Senator Wolcott.
The Senate has pa Sod the bill intro
drced by Mr.. Parks providing that in
all civil cases a verdict zGrs-d TO b.
three-fourths Of the jury shall t-e valid
\ BIN appropriatin- $500 70. con
Sir'ieiine good road over The s1nf hills
Of Yuma, Morgan and Washington
counties : receiving favorable ccasic-
eraiion-
Senator Smiths bsil TO force asses
men, companies 70 print in red ink at
The top Of their policies: This con-
uaer is issuei on the assessment plan
and its cost Is no, fixed has been
killed
Without the emergency cause the In
de,erIninafe sentence bill. drawn by the
State Beard of Charities. and intro
dueed by Senator Stewart. was finally
passed by the Senate Tuesday. The
vote was p TO 13-
The Senate finance committee has
recommended that the bill for wagon
road along Green lake TO Clear Creek
-ulch pass II also recommended for
/ passage Mr.. seldomridce's bill for the
paymenr Of the mobilization Of troops
In the present war.
From the committee Of the whole the
House has favorably reported the bill
| lppropriatlng money in aid OF The State
Home for Dependent Children The bill
conienplates the erection and equip
meni u new home ON new site. and
the appropriation Of $4,000 therefor
The people of Cripple Creek are pre-
pairing lot Of medals for the mem
bers Of the House who stood by the
Teller county bill and a banquet Is
proposed for Saturday night next
week The opponents OF the bill are
talking Of getting twenty seven leath-
er medals.
The House was amused the other day
10y J. Max Clark. who asked permission
to sit with his hat on The Weld coun
" member said the room was 50 chilly
that he could hardly endure 1t. His re-
quest was granted and throughout the
morning he Wore his hat In the after
noon he merely wore his ovcrcoat.
Mr.. Barela's Mexican war joint reso-
hutton has l-rcn passed. II provides
for an address 10 the national Congress,
asking that guns. field pieces and ban
ners captured by the United States dur
ing the Mexican War b. returned to
that country. Mr. Barela urged that
Colorado should take the lead In TIL,
| movement.
By n parliamentary coup Mr.. Can
non forced his medical council bill
Saturday. Only two-ihrds Of the .
members were present. and the friends /
Of the bill had a majority Of about l. ]
The opponents OF the bill say they
have no fear but that they can defeat
the bill on third reading. when all the .
member. are present
The general appropriation bill will
appear in the House. II Is expected
| early next week. The committee has
been gathering statistics from all the
state departments for the past several
weeks. and comparing them with the
bill Of TWO years ago. The work is
nearly completed and Clerk Henry
| Wood expects to have the bill drawn
up by Monday morning.
1
Senators Hill and Taylor and Attor-
ney General Campbell and Attorney
Bryant appeared before the judiciary
committee of the House Thursday
night 10 argue the points of Senator
Philips antitrust bill. II was pretty
generally agreed that the exception OF
melon and fruit trusts from the pro-
visions would vitlnie the bill. The iu-
dietary committee Will try to cure the
defects.
senator Tayior's bill for wagon road
from Denver TO Grand Junction occu-
pied most OF Saturday. and for the pur-
pose Of pushing IL through the senators
held nm afternoon session. The at.
tack ON the measure. which caused all
the trouble on Friday night was re.
newcd by senator Wheeler. He was as
sisted Ia his fight 10y Mr.. Adams and
Mr. Stewart. The motion TO make n
favorable report carried
Mrs. Carrie Kaiser Is confident ,hnf
the people Of Cripple Creek viii ask nm
Investigation Of the reported scheme to
dope" members of the House who
favored the Teller county bin. She
says her connection with the matter
was simply to discover what the plans
were and expose them. The result
placed her In n light that II not nj all
agreeable. She has asked nm lnvestiga.
tlon that Will prove her exact conpec.
tion.
Speaker Smith thinks the question
raised In the House that the bills nm.
proprinting money from the general
fund for ronds and bridges was with.
out knowledge ~ existing conditions.
The recommendations OF the commit.
tees ON finance and appropriations
were not made. he says. until II had
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