La Junta tribune., 1899-03-11
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

The Senate has passed the indctcr-
inmate sentence bill.
The bill permitting child insurance
has passed the Senate.
The Senate finance committee has re-
ported adversely TO the bill for state
canal No. l.
The House has decided TO hold three
night sessions each week until the Caleb
Oar is cleared.
Last Thursday the House killed TWEEN
ty-three appropriation bills designed
TO aid Internal improvements.
The governor has signed the bill per-
mittting Pueblo TO issue bonds for
street paving and other improvements.
Senator Philips preeinc; option bill
has been reported TO the Senate by the
Arapahoe committee without recon-
meDdation.
! The Senate has killed Senator Phiips :
usury bill. The measure provided a le.
/ gal Interest rate of six per cent, all
above that amount 10 be usury.
| Governor Thomas 1ias sent to the
Senate his appointment of DR.. Chlp-
man, DIR. Hall and DR.. George f. Iy-
/ 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 a special or
der for O'Clock Friday.
The three women members of the
House. to whom was referred the res
olution 10 permit smoking. are not
agreed in their report. Two OF them
would permit 1t. while the third is op
posed.
The House has decided against any
cut in the salaries OF legislators. The
bill TO cut the compensation from 81
day to 81 was introduced by Mr..
Clark of Weld. and never had any
real chnnce for its life. Little cere-
mcny was mixed with the funeral ser
vice. Hr. Clark was allowed TO make
his address FOR the bill. and having
observed all due courtesy the House
struck out the enncting clause.
The local option bill was defeated in
the Senate Friday after a prolonged and
acrimonious discussion by the follow
Ing vote: In favor OF the measure,
Ainmons, Evans. Hill, Maxwell. Nc
Crcery. Newell. Philip. Porterfeld. Roe.
Schermerhofp, Stration. Swink. West
--13. Opposed. Adams. Barela Brown
Ing. Crosby. FELTON,. Fisher. Gaymon,
Harris. Parks. Smith. Stewart. Taylor,
Wheeler. Whitford-ii. This vote
Killed the only temperance measure
asked of the present Legislature.
The House committee on marble in
vcstigntion has agreed on n report
that was presented Wednesday, The |
To
wished. but is the only one that all |
members would sign. 1t is looked |
upon as n victory for Chairman Ra-
walt. who secured the investigation.
A report declaring the charges un-
founded had been drawn up but Mr.. !
Rawalt, Mr.. Bradley and Mr.. Kamm |
refused 10 sign II. The document
finally agreed upon declares the evil
dence was of such conflicting nature
that nothing could be decided one way
or another.
BY a 2o,e of 30 TO &c Juan n. Pine
was permanently seated in the House
of Representatives last Wednesday
night. The debate upon the contest OF
Teodore Sandoval for the representa-
ton from Huerfano county lasted six
hours, beginning at 2 o'clock In the af-
One of the chief incidents OF
tht WIS tle OI ~ Uli-
nority report by Messrs. Montgomery
and Moore and Mrs. Lee, also the
charge made openly on the floor that
Mr.. Pine had secured his seat by his
own criminal acts. It was suggested
that the member should rather be In
the penitentiary than in the Legisla-
ture. and after adjournment one of the
members said there had been some tall.
1f holding meeting for the purpose of
considering. the question of impcaeh-
ment.
Mrs. Lees hill to proyi ide for the
heating, lighting and ventilation of pub
lie school houses in districts of the firsr
and second classes, came up in commit
tee of the whole Monday, and ]. Frank
Adams. Mr.. Patterson and George
Smith opposed the measure quite Wig
,rously. Mr.. Adams read letters from
several educational authorities which
were not favorable to the measure.
Afessrs. Rawalt. Judkins, Jefferson,
Hammond, Drumm. Dilts and Bradley
and Mrs. Lee spoke In favor OF the bill
Upon motion OF General Browning that
section was ordered stricken out which
requires that no school building covered
by the provisions Of the measure shall
be used after January I, 1900. unless
1 has been constructed so as 10 comply
with the law. After other amendments
Iiad been accepted the bill was rccom-
meDded for passage by n large major
ty.
The eight-hour law passed the Senate
by vote OF 20 TO @ on "Wednesday. The
bill reads as follows: Section I. The
period OF employment Of workingmen
IN all underground mines or workings
shall be eight Isl hours per day, except
IN cases OF emergency, where life or
property Is In Imminent danger. Sec
lion 2. The period OF labor of work
ngmen in smeltcrs, and in all other in
stitutions for the reduction or refining
" ores or metals shall be eight hours
per day. except In cases Of emergency