The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-07
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE IS DOING.

The Senate finance committee has re-
ported adversely to the bill for state
canal No. /.
The Senate adopted "A resolution to
print 300 copies of the governors anti
trust message.
The House has decided to hold three
night sessions each week until the calen-
dar is cleared.
Last Thursday the House killed TWEEN
ty-three appropriation bills designed
to aid internal improvements.
The bill to abolish the position of
Supreme Court reporter caused n long
and warm debate in the Senate Friday.
Senator Philips precinct option hill
has been reported to the Senate by the
Arapahoe committee without recon-
mendation.
The Senate has killed Senator Philips
usury bill. The measure provided le-
gal interest rate of six per cent. all
above that amount to be usury.
Governor Thomas has sent to the
Senate his appointment of DIR. chip
man, DR.. Hall and DIR. George E. Ty-
Ter as members of the State Board of
Health
Philips precinct license bill was con
sidered by the Senate all of Thursday
afternoon. No vote was reached on
the bill and it was made special or
der for 2 O'Clock Friday.
The three women members of the
House, to whom was referred the res
olution to permit smoking, are not
agreed III their report. Two of them
would permit it. while the third is op
posed.
DR.. Judkins' inheritance tax bill, as
amended last week in the committee
of the whole, passed the House of
Representatives Friday. Other bills
passed We're Senator Whitford's meas
ure to regulate the admission of evil
dence in civil actions, and that of Mr..
Ballinger TO allow the release of one or
more joint debtors.
The Teller county bill nearly caused
n fight in the House Friday, the con-
test arising over the proposition to
send a 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 Chaffee, Rawali, Sloan,
Burwell. Castetter, Schroeder, Ken
drick, Bell.
The finance committee of the two
houses have decided TO investigate the
demand of the citizens of Ouray coun-
ty with regard to the purchase of the
Mears toll road in that county. A bill
calling for its purchase is before the
Legislature. and the committees are
anxious to know the sentiments of the
citizens before appropriating money
for the purchase of the road, also
whether the demand Is just.
The House has decided against any
cut in the salaries of Legislators. The
bill to cut the compensation from 81
n day to 50 was introduced by Mr..
Clark of Weld, and never had any
real chance for its life. Little cere-
mony was mixed with the funeral SER
vice. Mr.. Clark was allowed to make
his address for the bill, and having
observed all due courtesy the House
struck out the enacting clause.
The House committee on marble in
vestigation has agreed on a report
that was presented Wednesday. The
report is not what the majority
wished, but is the only one that all
members would sign. 1t is looked
upon as a victory for Chairman Ra-
walt, who secured the investigation.
A report declaring the charges I'M
founded had been drawn up, but Mr..
Rawalt, Mr.. Bradley and Mr.. Kamm
refused to sign it. The document
finally agreed upon declares the evi-
dence was of such a conflicting nature
that nothing could be decided one way
or another.
The Arapahoe county delegation of
the Senate held a rather stormy ses-
sion over the precinct option bill, Sen
ators Philip and Schermerhorn having
n passage at arms. The committee, by
n vote of to ., 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 Il
prolonged session of the joint commit
tee it was decided TO recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 rs 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 S17T,O00. OF this amount
$4,000 was to have been for the main
tenance of the institution during the
next two years and the rest for i'm
provements, among which was pro
posed library building.
BY vote of 30 to 2G Juan n. Pine
was permanently seated in the House
of Representatives last Wednesday
night. The debate upon the contest of
Teodore SnndoNnl for the representa-