The Monte Vista journal., 1899-04-01

In committee Of the whole the Sen.
ate has agreed to bill which forbids
the docking Of horses tails.
In committee of the whole the house
mas made a favorable report upon the
Dill permitting child Insurance.
Inc Senate spent nearly all Of Fri
aay IN discussing the Denver charter
day.
The house took a vote on the Den
yer home rule question Tuesday,
which showed u majority In favor. SS
to 20.
The nnti-scrip bill and the boycott
bill. both having passed the House.
went through second reading In the
Senate Thursday
The Senate appointed the following
committee to represent 1t at the Cripple
Creek jubilee: Ammons. Seldomridse'
Crosby, FELTON, and Newell.
Mr.. Dickcrson's hill to provide for
commission To collect an exhibit FOR
the Paris exposition has passed seconu
reading. The appropriation proposed
IL $50 for expenses. The commission
and be composed OF members OF the
various political parties.
The state institutions committee has
reported two bills relating to the sol
dier's home. One OF them contemplates
the removal OF the boys industrial
school 10 the vacated quarters. ana
the other the removal OF the girls In
dustrial school. No recommendation
was made, and the house will take Its
choice.
Mr.. Burwelrs bill to prohibit trent
ing was under discussion on second
reading In the House Monday. The
committee OF the whole recommended
the measure by vote of % to III. but
the House In regular session killed the
report by vote OF 32 to %. This was
done when n greater number OF the
members were present than attended
during the debate.
The house has made favorable re-
port on Mr.. Hamnond's bill to regu-
late the use OF the public domain for
grazing as between horses. mules and
cattle on the one hand and sheep and
goats on the other. The measure has
for its purpose the adjusting Of the dif-
ficulties arising from the pasturing OF
cattle and sheep. and to provide for
priority of rights in the matter Of oc-
cIpancy.
Senator whitford's auditorium bill
cnme up In the House ON third reading
and passed without objection. The
bill authorizes the city council of Den
yer to issue 3 Ter cent. bonds for the
purpose OF erecting public buildings.
including an auditorium. The cmer-
gency clause was also passed. 40 that
ms soon as the governor signs the bill
the city council may proceed to adver-
tisc the submission OF the matter TO
the people at the coming election. Gov
ernor Thomas signed the bill at once.
Several matters OF Importance were
transacted by the house OF representa-
tivcs yesterday. Senator Whitford's
bill to permit the citizens OF Denver to
vote on the proposition to issue bonds
for the construction Of an auditorium
passed second reading. Speaker Smith
announced that II was necessary for
the bill to get through mt once In order
that the matter might be submitted 10
the voters ut the coming election. The
bill passed without debate. General
Brownings bill to provide for q com.
mission to consider the revision Of the
banking laws also passed second read
Ing. after nm hours debate.
The last Official act which makes
Teller county fact was performed on
the END. 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 1920 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing ms the governor set his name TO the
document upon which have hung the
hopes and fears Of Cripple Creek and
Colorado Springs for the last eighty
days. The governor performed the net
with gold pen made Of the product Of
the great mining camp. II was pre-
sentei 10 him by Senator Ammons In
behalf OF several Cripple Greek clti.
Gems.
The Senate. twenty-five votes In OK.
ecutive session having been secured
Cor that purpose. has confirmed the
governors mandate to oust senator
McCrccry from the board Of trustees
Of the State Normal School. Former
Governor BENJAMIN II. Enton was con.
irmcd In his place. Senator McCrecry
had four years Of his six-ycnr term
yet to serve. but the governor claimed
he could not cOnstitutionally hold two
Offices at the aame time. Mr.. McCrce-
~. 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.
In committee Of the whole on the
18th the Senate acted favornbly on
the following bills: Mr.. Burw~lrs
House bill for $1,000 La Plata county
wagon bridge: uglow's $4,000 rond
from Lake Kan Cristobni TO Apimns
Forks: Taylor's House bill carr, Ing
a 5000 road for his district: pIl,s'
bill for 7.OOO rad from Raxait; Zen.
ntor Maxwcli's Bouldcr county rond
over buchanan pass. with a e7..sO0 M.
preparation: knmm's House bill for n
Garnch county rOad: Smiths tAlcsal
bill was for bridge across the Guunl.
son river above Whitewater; Knmm's
nrteslan well. near Antier.. so.SO. II
will bc the first artcsiAu well on the
western slope, according to Senator
Taylor.
General BrowninE's bill to div,d.
ArnpahOc county and consolidate the
new county and the city Of Denver
was one Of the bills that pussc,i s~coud
frsding In the House of Representa-.
tirca Thurudny. There was only slight
opposition 10 the bin. md Il went
through ny vote of ~ to u. Mr..
!tc!chard ~ns the only Arntnhoc mem.
trr who opposed the measure. lie aaid
sf'crwnri that the people In the cas-,
rhu NJ the county had rrfp.ntc tctiiv ts..