The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-18
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

Speaker Smith without any question
and Will then 20 to the governor. Gov
ernor Thomas will not commit himself
on the measure. He says the bill has
not yet officially reached him and he
has had no opportunity to examine Its
provisions In detail. The Senate spent
the entire morning reliasling the Ques.
tlon OF the constitutionality Of the
measure.
Senator Ammons' bicycle path bill.
after long debate. has passed second
reading. and was ordered to final pass
age, which by this favorable action Is
now certainty. An appropriation Of
So,vn ID involved. In explaining the
measure. Mr.. -\mmons said the path
from Denver to Palmer Lake was only
beginning. Eventually the path would
reach Pueblo. More people were in
tercsted In the path than In any other
road In the state. Senator Whi,ford
urged that the bicycle path would he as
herltorlous Improvement as any
made by the present Legislature. The
money spent from the internal revenue
fund would he as well expended as any
OF the money OF that fund.
The constitutionality OF the roads and
bridges appropriation bills that call for
money from the general fund Is under
discussion In the House committee on
revision and constitution. Member
montgomery holds that the bills are
clearly unconstitutional. and Chairman
baiiineer was ut first inclined to side
win MIN. But after the latter had read
the constitutional provisions over very
carefully he expressed his doubts and
said he really believed the bills were all
right. Mr.. Montgomery has offered TO
convince him of his error. and the pucs-
tion VIII be further discussed The
c"mmit'"" VIII report about fifteen ap-
preparation bills that call for money
from the internal improvement fund.
Governor Thomas has sent 10 the Leg
lslaturc statement of his views rolu-
1--WE to the management of the insane
asylum. His conclusions are thar the
Institution has been badly managed.
but ind that he has no authority To re
move the superintendent or the mem
bcrs OF the board OF control. He saws:
| "Ihc mana cement of the State Insane
/ Asylum for the past few years has
becn most negligent. For this negli-
gonce the Bpard of Commissions and
the superintendent are alike RESPONSE
BILE. rigorous and systematic admin
istraton Of the affairs by the board
would OF necessity have resulted In a
similar administration by the Superin-
tendcn'." The governor recommends
larger appropriations for the asylum.
The Teller county bill passed the
House Wednesday by vote OF 81 to
-, ana the emergency clause received
"a vote OF 20 10 . n few minutes later.
The bill OF Senator Ammons now waits
the concurrence of the Senate In the
] 1ruanIfnau. Ia. 4
left in the Fourth judicial district. and.
lastly. the signature of Governor
Thomas. The bin was not allowed to
reach third reading without another
fierce struggle on the part of the oppo.
sitlon, but they We're defeated by the
following vote: Ayes: Adams. Balllngcr
Barnard, Barry. Bradley. Byron. Clark.
brumm. punlavy. Elliott. Encley, Far
ris, Gauchnn. Hammond. Hartcr. Her
mond. lIollrnbcck, Judkins. Kendrick.
Kennedy UOurayl. Lee. 1.ltz. Montgom-
cry. Moore, Morris. Murray. hatcher.
Orington. Patterson, Rawalt. Ryan.
Short. Smith ,Chaficcl. Steele. Turney.
tglow. Wright. Nays: Rarteis. Bell
Brlsco", Browning. Burwell. Cannon
Castctter. blckcrson. DIltz Duncan,
Estes, Garcia. Hughes, jefferson. Jones.
kamm. Kennedy Gakc,. Lawrence.
Mctain. Pine, Relcharh. Sanchez
Schroeder, Severance. Sloan. Smith
Mesa. Taylor. Mr.. Speaker.
Friends of the Rnil-scrip hin. which
has been tied MP Ia committee OF the
state Scnntr for several weeks past
ar" hcginnu. TO wonder whether the
bill VIII have chance FOR its lie \
pccul!arlty about the measure j. that u
passed the lower house hy unanimous
! vote. nfiN-nlnr members being present
when the roll was called. on reaching
the Senate the document was con
signed To the tender meNics Il tile
, finance committee and there Il has r..
nnined. II Is claimed tha, four mcm-
beers OF the committee are In favor OF
the I'LL. one Is Indifferent and oac is un.
altornhly opposed. claiming TINT the
bill Is unconstitutional Several amend
mcnts hav" been Insisted upon and Rep.
rcscnfaiivc Prll. the father OF the meas.
urc. accordingly drafted five minor
amendments. which are acceptable 10
a majority Of the COMMITTEES. The
amendments relate 10 warrants issued
by ditch. canal and reservoir companies.
Those companies are accustomed in
Colorado. To issue warrants In the
spring 10 bc paid In the fall and this
feature Is permitted In the amendments
The hill has not reached vat. In the
Senate, hut strong efforts are being
made by Mr.. Bell and others of the low.
cr house to bring the HI To the light OF
. day before II Is too late.
: The Tanqunry- Fisher election contest
Is occupying q great deal uf time In the
Senate. senator McCrecfy made long
nud able argument Friday. In which he
declared thai the facts Adiuc.d did not
NJ all carry out or suhstnntinie the
charges that the Democrats wcrc de-
fraud"d Ia the appointment of election
Judges, and furthermore. said that
made no difference In this cnsn ns the
lists furnished the county commission.
"rs w"r" not legal hence the appoint
m"n' of Judges would have been Illegal.
Testimony was rrnd NJ length This .yI.
dcpcc was construed by senator Ne.
'rrcry To show that the Colorado Fuel
nnd Iron Company WINS not implicated
rs charged 10y the conicstor. lie said
NIL the so.cnlicd evidence was to III. .f
feet that som" on" heard say" that the
company had instructed Its men, or
some OF them. to yoi" the Republican
ticket. hut no one knew Of this being
done. Sornior Whliford rrtort.d that
|, was proven before the commIiic.
that the men wcr" told 10 vote thni way
or take their walking papers. senator
Mccrccry declared most rmphnticnlly
that there was no Republican gang Ia
ilucrfano county and read many pages
OF testimony to prove that tn" so.callcd
gang was only III. regular ornnnlxa.
iion NJ the party and no worse than tina,