The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-09
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE IS DOING.

1t was stated by senator Evans ufid
the statement was corroborated by
Senators Roe and Buckley. that III.
Creede and Ourny toll roads are bur
densome to the people and should no;
be allowed to remain in possession of
the companies longer than the twenty
years for which the companies wer,'
Incorporated The speakers agreed
that those roads should revert to the
state. The vote on the final passage
OF the bill was 21 for and ) against
The project for the draining OF III
Leadville mines by Il tlree-miie tun
mel has not been abandoned. as some
people expected that II would be. Not
withstanding the fact that the bill o.
Senator Smith appropriating $4,000
for the enterprise was reported nd
versely by the finance committee AMI
that the report was adopted. the au-
thor still has hopes that he will be
able 10 resurrect that important meas
ure. THAT measure means millions
OF dollars to the Lake county mining
industry" says the senator. ''and in
directly TO the state. 1t provides that
$4,000 shall be set apart from the in
ternal improvement fund of the state
to enable us TO commence work upon
the enterprise. With such start as
remainder would be easy. for capital
could be induced to come in and take
hold of the scheme. All we want Is
start, and / see no reason why th7
Legislature should refuse 10 grant our
request"
Amid scenes of the utmost confusion
Senator Ammons' bill. for the creation
OF Teller county, PASSED second read
TO- t.st
2:30 o'clock this morning. The vote
stood 80 to 81. some of the minority
having grown tired and gone home.
The 81 members appear TO present
solid phalanx. which 1t seems impos-
s.ble TO shake. and the friends of the
bill do not doubt now that the meas
ure viii have smooth sailing through
the rest of its course. The vote in de-
tail stood as follows:
Ayes-Adams, Barnard. Barry. Brad
ley. Byron. Clark. Drumm. Dunlavy.
Elliott, Engley. Farris, Gaughan, Ham
mond, Hermond. Hollenbeck, Judkins,
KondrlclS, Kennedy (ourayl. Lee, Litz.
Montgomery. Moore, Morris, hatcher,
Ovlngton, Patterson. Rawalt. Ryan.
Short, Smith tChaffee). Turney. Uglow,
Wright-33.
Nays-Ballinger. Bartels. Bell, Bris-
coe, Browning. Burwell. Cannon. Cas-
tetter. Dilts, Duncan, Estes. Garcia.
Hughes, Jefferson, Jones, Kamm, Ken
nedy G-akel, Lawrence, Mclean. Pine,
Relchard, Sanchez. Schroeder, Sever
ance. Sloan, Smith Mesa, Mr.. Speak
er-27.
The House appropriations committee
reported these bills for the favorable
consideration of the committee of the
whole, together with certain proposed
reductions in appropriations: Wagon
road in Hinsdale and San Juan coun-
ties, $4,000; wagon road In Eagle
county, $1,000; wagon road in San
Miguel county. $4,000; artesian well in
Cheyenne county. $4,000; artesian well
in Garfield county: new Soldiers and
Sailors home. $4,000; bridge across
Arkansas river in Otero county. S1O.-
900; bridge across the Gunnson near
Whltehorn, $4,000; 10 complete n wag-
OH road in Jefferson county, $1,000:
road in Yuma and Morgan counties,
S12, 800; TO repair and construct road
in La Plata county, $1,000: road In
Douglas county. $4,000; reservoirs in
Park county. $4,000; bridge across
Snake river In Routt county, 81 90;
bridge across Roaring Fork neaY Ba-
salt, $500; bridge across White river
near Meeker, $1,000; TO empower the
State Home for Dependent Children to
purchase lands and erect suitnhl
buildings thereon, $4,000 out or state
treasury: for support of State Board
of Health, $1,000; road in Eagle and
Routt counties, $1,000; to improve road
in Clear Creek and Grand counties.
$4,000; road in Boulder and Grand
counties, $4,000: road In Boulder
county, $1,000; wagon road in Grand
and Routt counties. 5000; wagon road
in between Black Hawk and Nugget.
$1,000; agricultural experiment station
at Cheyenne Wells; State Home for
Dependent Children, $4,000 from
state treasury; to relieve w. G. Chap
man: wagon road in Garfield county.
$500; artesian well In Conejos coun.
ty. $1,000; well In Montezuma county.
$1,000 from state treasury; road Ia
Costilla and Huerfano counties, $1,000:
road in Dolores county, S35Oo from
state treasury; for the Colorado HUI
name Society. SG,000: for bounties on
wild animals, $4,000; for fish hatch
cry in Grand county. S2.5O1.