The state herald., 1899-02-03
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE IS DOING.

and telegraph companies; to provide fo
local improvements In cities and town.
Of less than 100000 populations; to per
| mitting the use of wire fences on righ
Of way on public roads: TO requir,
cities Of the second class to advertls,
for bids for street lighting and t,
| inward the contract to the lowest bid
der.
A woman on the board of lunac,
commissioners Is q provision of til,
bill introduced by Representative Bal
linger. The measure provides for /,
state board of lunacy to have charg,
Of the asylum, no two Of the member,
to come from one judicial district. ant
one to be woman. No pay Is to &,
to the members. but they are to be re
imbursed for all expenses Of uttendin,
meetings. The term of office Is tw,
years, one member to retire every two
years. The superintendent to b,
chosen for the asylum must reside II
the place and be physician. He will
be allowed $1,000 year.
| Representatives Ballinger of Par,
county and HOllenbeck of Chaffe,
county have drawn up revenue bill
which will be introduced In the Hous,
this week. The proposed measure pro
vides for taking away the powers o
the state board of equalization, ant
for the creation of n state board of as
SCISSORS to take on its duties. 1t Is tn,
aim of the bill that the new boart
shall assess all railroad. telegraph ant
sleeping car companies. and distrib
ute the same pro rata among the coun
| ties. Franchises are viewed as prop
erty by the bill and they must be ac
counted for ON all schedules. Forfpits
are provided for violations of the law
| Senator Ammons' bill to amend til,
election laws has been recommended
for passage by the committee of the
whole. Its provisions are intended Il
prevent the appearance of emblem,
upon any portion of the official ballot
and party names ut the head of the
| ticket The names of candidates are Il
he grouped in alphabetical order, fol
| lowed by the party names. and voters
are permitted to cast their ballots fol
straight tickets by signifying their in
tent TO do so. For that purpose q
blank space is provided. Also voters
may scratch tickets much more easily
than under the existing law. Under
the Ammons act they may scratch out
the name of n candidate for which they
desire TO substitute another. The sub
stitute is designated by n cross.
Representative Byron has presented
very thorough pure food and dairy
bill. The commissioner IL to be n
dairyman who has worked n, The bust.
ness mt least one year prior TO ap.
pointment, and Is 10 be appointed by
the governor. drawing 81. 500 n year
salary. His deputy is to get $1,000
and special deputies 81 n day while on
duty. lie Is allowed for expenses moi
TO exceed 5000 a year. Oleo and filled
cheese makers and dealers are to b,
licensed In the following sums: Man.
ufacturers, S2iO n year: wholesalers
Sl2O; retailers. S2i: hotels and rcstau
rants that serve the imitation. Si22
peddlers, Sl2. Every butter and
| cheese maker must report To the com.
missioner the amount Of output. The
commissioner VIII furnish brands and
stencils TO makers of cheese and other
substances under the act at the rate
| Of 81 n set.
meeting OF sportsmcn wa: held In
Denver the other day. and a game law
agreed upon that will he drawn up IN
the form OF a hill and Introduced in the
Legislature. The general open shoot
Ing Is fixed like this: Deer and ante
lopc, August 18th 10 October 31st: elk
and mountain sheep. October 18th 70
October 3lst: quail. November 10Th to
December 10Th: turkeys. grouse. wild
chickens. prairie chickens and sage
hens. September LIST 10 October 31st;
ducks: September LIST TO April 18th,
doves. July 10Th to September Both
Trout can be caught from May 10Th "a
October 3ist. IL limits the killing of
ducks To nifty n day and forblds anyone
having In his possession more that lOO
nt one time. The extension OF the trout
iishing arnson takes In Decoration Day
May Both, which was considered by III.
committee as an advantage To every.
body In the state, particularly the work.
Ing man, who has that day for his out.
Ing. The bill also limits the sports.
man. aside from ilfiy ducks and one
animal, TO twenty quail and thirty
pounds OF trout. The hill forhds rail.
roads carrying game, fish or birds cN.
cept when accompanied by the owner
aud the same restriction Is applied iG
cold storage houses. The killing of
bison Is absolutely prohibited. Re,
gnr,llng fish the hill outlines the duties
of the commissioner and the manner In
which he II TO stock streams. II also
forblds dams In streams containing food
fish except there bc u sulce or passage
way allowing the fish 10 20 up or down,
hut this does not cover irfigating
bitches and private ponds. Snwiiust i
barred In streams and the trout caught
must not he under eight inches In
length. After stream has been
stocked. two years must clnpsc before
II Is iished In. II Is also forbidden Ia
sell fish or trcsnass on private grounds
II there nrc signs up forblddlng II.
Representative Cnnnon's bill for n
meuical council for the stntc Of colo.
RADIO provides mn almost complete code
for the licensing mud regulating oi
physicians. The medical council il Ia
he made M of the secretary OF state
attorney general, president OF the
board NJ regents Of the University of
Colorado. the state superintendent OF
/ public instruction md three members
OF the state board u medical cAnmln
ers. The Stntc board Of medical exam
liners II 10 consist Of nine members
three from the Colorado State Medical
Association, three from the llomco
pnihlc Medical Association aud ihrc,
from the Eclectic Medical Association
The terms Of office nfc 10 be- OF siN
years. one member from each rclioo
To lose hls Job every Two years. m,
board Of medical examiners IL TO ox
anime MI physicians desiring TO prnc
iicc In the state aud 10 recommend IL
the medical council. The latter in en-
powered to issue and revoke licenses