The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

board shall be appointed by the gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate;
holding office for six years and serving
without pay. They shall have full con-
| troll in every way of the state insane
asylum; appointing as superintendent
fully qualified medical practitioner
of not less than ten years practice.
and five years experience in hospital
, for the insane. The superintendent
shall reside in the hospital giving his
entire time and attention to it, receiv-
ing $4,000 year and maintenance
Two resident physicians, one of them
woman, shall be appointed by the
| commissioners, to receive no compen-
sation except lodging, board and wash
ing. The state treasurer shall be treas
urer of the asylum.
Speaker Smith announced his com
mittees Monday. Twelve chairman
ships We're given to the Democrats,
eleven to the Popullsts and ten to the
Silver Republicans. The names of the
chairmen are as follsw: Finance. Ell
lott; judiciary, Bell; appropriations,
Briscoe: mines and mining, Ovington;
public lands, sloan: stock, Turney;
agriculture and irrigation, Harter: edu-
cation, Dilts; public buildings. Barry:
elections, Kennedy of Lake; state af-
fairs, Denmin; corporations and rail
roads, Smith of Mesa; fees and sala-
ries, Bradley; state institutions By
ron; penitentiary, Rawalt; counties and
county lines, Morris; Indian and mill
tary affairs, hatcher; roads and
bridges, Uglow; federal relations, Mont
gomery; printing, Gaughan; engross-
ment, Hughes; fish, forestry and game,
Jefferson; rules, Burwell: enrolment,
Dunlavy; insurance and banking, Es-
ties; house expenses, Jones; revision
and constitution, Ballinger; temper
ance, medical affairs and public health.
Judkins; labor, Smith of Chaffee;
towns and cities, Hollenbeck; canals
and reservoirs, Clark; mercantile and
manufacturing. Kamm; Denver city
charter, Browning.
Through the efforts of NJ G. Saun-
ders, attorney for the Southern Colo
RADIO Cattle Growers Association at
Pueblo, and Attorney George Q. Rich
mond of the Colorado Cattle Growers
Association, "A bill will be introduced
in the Legislature in relation to the
fencing of railroads and providing for
the payment of damages for animals
killed or injured by railway companies.
The bill requires every road in the
state to erect fences along their lines
within six months Of the passage of
the act. The roads shall maintain
suitable gates at crossings and erect
cattle guards where none now exist.
In case the companies refuse to COM
ply, the killing of any animal shall be
prima facie evidence of negligence. and
the road shall be liable. In case of
death of any animal the owners shall
present Il sworn statement to the near
est ticket agent, with demand for pay.
S,haIIiln IiS h,T NJ
is S3 for American sheep and $3.50 for
Mexican sheep. For cattle the sched-
ule runs from S1250 for calves and
Texas yearlings to $50 for American
steers years old and over. Higher
grade cattle, thoroughbred sheep.
horses and mules shall be paid for at
their market value. In case payment
Is refused, the owners may recover,
with legal interest In all cases where
an animal is killed by n railroad com
pany the same shall be skinned and its
hide hung in a conspicuous place at
the station nearest death for n period
of thirty days, at the expense of the
company. The section foreman must
keep record of all animals killed, to-
gether with their brands and ear
marks, the number of the engine doing
the damage and other statistics These
must be put into n permanent record
book in the county seat of the county
where the animal was killed. The hides
are also TO be sent to the county seat.
after display at the nearest station
winch death occurred. The county
treasurer shall collect from the roads
for all unclaimed killed stock and turn
the proceeds over to the state insnac-
tion fund.
The bill of Senator Taylor of Gar
field to provide for n state road makes
provision for an appropriation of $780,
600 for the work. The road will run
rs follows Commencing at the south
boundary line of Denver and running
southwesterly along the most practical
BILE route through Arapahoe, Jefferson
Park and Chaffee counties to the town
of Buena Vista, thence northerly along
the most practicable route up the Ar
kansas river. through Chaffee and
Lake counties to Tennessee pass.
thence down the Eagle river through
Eagle county to the Grand river,
thence down the Grand river along the
most practicable route through Gar
field and Mesa counties to the easterly
boundary line of the city of Grand
Junction. The road shall have three
main branches, which will be consd-
cred part thereof, and be construct
ed in the same manner as the other
paTIS OF lne rOdl' lne llTSl DrHncn snail
start from the main line at or near the
Salt Springs, in Park county. and run
thence easterly along the most prac-
ticable route through Park and El
PaSo counties to the city of Colorado
Springs The second branch of the
road shall start from the station of
Wolcott, in Eagle county, and run
thence northerly along the present |
traversed stage road through Eagle |
and Routt counties to the town of !
Steamboat Springs. The third branch |
from the town of Rifle, in Garfield |
county, and traversed stage road |