The Meeker herald., 1899-02-25
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING

day amusement bill are pouring in
from all quarters.
The bill aboliShing the office of SUI
preme Court reporter has passed the
Senate by large majority.
In the Senate everyone voted in IA
vor of the FL Paso county division bill
except Senator Seldomridge.
The bill to rearrange the judicial dis
tricts of the state is being fought most
enersetically by many of those inter
ested.
Senator Ammons has introduced bill
appropriating 5000 for the construc-
tion of a bicycle path from Denver to
Palmer Lake
The bill compelling the county com
missioners TO publish Il report of their
proceedings has been ordered printed
by the House.
Lieutenant Governor Carney and
Senator Schermcrhorn had rough
and tumble tussle for the possession
of the gavel few days ago.
Representative Adams has received
numerous letters from Christian En-.
deavor societies complimenting him
on his stand taken against Englcy's
Sunday amusement bill.
The mileage bill. to curtall fees Of
public officers. is still in the air. \
pronounced opposition to many feat
ures of the measure has been devel-
ope.
a bill permitting towns to tax de-
partment stores occupied Il large por-
tion of the time of the Senate last
Wednesday. 1t finally was favorably
recommended by the committee of the
whole.
Representative Dilts has secured the
signatures of n large majority of sen
ators and representatives to his peti
fion for n session of the United States
District Court ut Glenwood Springs
each year
Senator Thomas measure reducing
the mileage allowed state officials to
the actual amount expended has pass
ed the Senate. The following voting in
opposition: Bromley. Meyer, Smith
and Stratton.
The House committee on roads and
bridges will report in favor of the bill
for n highway commission. 1t will also
favor the election of road overseers in
stead of their appointment by the
county commissioners.
The following special committee has
been named TO take charge of the
Thomas bill 10 redistrict the state:
Thomas. Newell, Barela, Ammons
Gaymon, Harris. Annear. McCreery
Taylor. Portertield, FELTON,, Adams
and Hall
A careful canvass of the House on
the part of the friends of the Teller
county bill leads them to declare the
bill will pass. No figures are given.
and they do not care to show the list
of the faithful. Opponents Of the
measure are as sure that 1t will be de-
feated
The Senate has passed Senator Eel
toms bills TO regulate the duties of in
spectors of horticulture in the de-
struction of plant pests. Horticultur-
lists who, when notified. fail to destroy
these pests. are to be fined So to 500.
The inspector is empowered to give
formula for the destruction of the
pests.
Mr.. Turney. chairman of the COM
mttee on stock of the House of Rep
resentatives, has received n petition
from citizens of Brush favoring lib
eral appropriation for bounties on coy
otes and other wild animals. The peti-
ton says one resident has lost several
hundred dollars worth of stock
through the rayagcs of animals within
the last thirty days.
The Senate committee on agricul-
a it.,.if rnti ion, l,n,.
thistle bill, as the bill for the prevent
ing the spread of noxious weeds is
known. 1t now provides that. upon a
petition from II majority of the voters
of any county the commissioners must
take steps to eradicate the pest. AS
S. b. No. will be recon-
mended for passage.
The committee has reported adverse
ly on Mr. Estes bill to submit to the
people constitutional amendment call
ing for the creation of bonded in
debtedness TO refund S1.41O,00O out
standing obligations. The committee
gave as reasons for its report that one
constitutional amendment had been
pVssed, that the people had already
twice voted down similar propositions.
and that another bill was before the
House to provide a better method of
dealing with the question.
II is reported that the Senate COM
mittee on fish. forestry and game has
about concluded to recommend for pas
sage S. B. \. 1iS. the measure drawn
up by Judge d. c. Beaman. The com
mittee members were at first almost
against the bill, but more
knowledge of its provisions
has won them over. There will be
some few amendments to the bill. but
not to materially change it. The IL
cense feature especially meets the ap-
proval of the committee as Il means of
the unlawful killing of
game.
Senator James W. McCreery is be
tween two fires. The governor. know
Ing that the senator is n member of
the board of trustees of the State Nor
NAL School, has raised the question