The Lamar register., 1899-03-29
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE Is DOING.

the docking OF horses tails,
lE committee of the whole The bouse
I'M nns made favorable report upon the
oii permitting child insurance.
The Senate has passed senator Whit
Iords bill cutting the wages of court
s'ehoIraphers from $40 to So per day.
The Senate almost unanimously
pissed pas Amnlons' bill appropriating -,
path.
The Senate spent nearly all of Fri
day ia discussing the Denver charter
day.
The house took vote on the Den
yer home rule question Tuesday,
which showed Il majority in favor. y
The anti-scrip bin and the boycott
btll. both having passed the House.
went through second reading in the
SENATE Thursiluy.
The senate appointed the following
committee TO represent II at the Cripple
Greek Jubilee: Ammons. Seldomridge,
Crosby, FELTON, and Newell.
The aggregate bridge, road and wen
appropriations OF this Legislature VIII
be $4,000. Of which S2t1 200 VIII come
from the internal Improvement fund
Mir Dickcnon's bill to provide for
commission to collect an exhibit Tor
the Paris exposition has passed second
rradiug The appropriation proposed
Is $3.50 for expenses. The commission
world b. appointed by the governor
aud bc composed OF members OF the
various political parties.
The state Institutions committee has
reported two bills relating 10 the sol
dler's home. one OF them contemplates
the removal 1f the boys Industrial
school to the vacated quarters. and
the other the removal Of the girls in-
dIStrial school No recommendation
WIS made. and the house will take It's
choice
The Horse has passed the following
Senate bills. BY Senator POrtertield-
To reduce the legal rate OF interest ON
county. municipal and school warrants
from : To q per cent. BY Senator Tay-
lor-To provide for the compiling and
publishing OF the Journals OF the Sen
ate and House. By Senator Pnrks-
To provide for the combining OF rail
road corporations
The house has made favorable re
port ON Mr.. Hammond's bill to regi-
iat. the use OF the public domain for
grazing as hetween horses. mules and
cattle on the one hand and sheep and
goats on the other. The measure has
FOR its purpose the adjusting Uf the diff
ncuItts-s arising FROM the pastJuing of
cattle and sheep. and TO provide for
priority Of rights Ia the matter OF oc-
cupancy,
senator whltford's auditorium bill
came up In the House on third reading
and passsd without objection. The
biil authorizes the city council OF Den
yer TO issue per cent bonds for the
purpose Of erecting public buildings.
including an auditorium. The emer-
rency clause was also passed. SO that
as soon rs the governor signs the bill
the city council may proceed to adyer-
tlSe the submission OF the matter to
the people at the coming election. Gov
ernor Thomas signed the bill at once
The last official act which makes
Teller county fact was performed on
the 22nd when Governor Thomas af-
fixed his signature TO Senator Am
mons bill FOR the division of Fl Paso
county Eight persons stood about the
desk at 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
ing ns the governor set his name to the
document upon which have hung the
hopes and fears OF Cripple Greek and
Colorado Springs for the last eighty
,lays. The governor performed the act
with a gold pen made Of the product of
the great mining camp. II was pre-
scented to him by Senator Ammons in
behalf Of several Cripple Greek citi-
zens.
The Senate. twenty-five votes in ex-
ecutive session having been secured
for thar purpose. has confirmed the
governors mandate TO oust Senator
McCreery from the board of trustees
of the State Normal School. Former
Governor Benjamin II. Eaton was con
irmed In his place. senator McCreery
had four years of his six-year term
vet to serve but the governor claimed
he could not constitutionaIly hold two
offices at the same time. Mr.. McCree-
ry. who founded the normal school. re-
fused to resign, because three state
administrations had decided his right
under the constitution was all that
could be desired.
Several matters OF Importance We're
transacted by the house of representa-
tiycs yesterday. Senator Whitford's
bill to permit the citizens of Denver to
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