La Junta tribune., 1899-03-11

Senators Roe and Buckley. that the
Creede aud Ourny toll reads are hur.
densome to the people and should nAt
be allowed to remain In possession OF
the companies longer than the twenty
years for wlilcl, the companies were
Incorporated. The speakers agreed
that those roads should revert TO the
state. Tile vote ON the final passage
Of the bill was II for and 8 against
The project for the drnining of the
Lcadviile mines by n threc-mi,e tIfs
mel has not been abandoned. rs some
people expected that 1t would be. Not
withstandins the fac; that the bill OF
Senator Smith appropriating $4,000
for the enterprise WIS reported nd
versely by the finance committee an
that the report was adopted, the au.
thor still has hopes that lie WIFI be
able TO resurrect tha; important meas
ure. THAT measure means millions
of dollars to the Lake county mining
industry" says the senator. "and in
directly to the state. II provides tbSt
$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 a start as
we could make with that amoun, The
remainder would be easy. for capital
could be induced to come in and tasA,
hold of the scheme. All we want is a
start, and / see no reason why th.
Legislature should refuse to grant our
request"
Amid scenes OF the utmost confusion
Senator Ammons' bill. for the creation
of Teller county. Iassed second read
ing in the House Of Representatives Mt
80 o'clock this morning. The vote
stood 33 to 81. some of the minority
having grown tired and gone home.
The ~ members appear 10 Present 4
solid phalanN, which ii seems mpos-
s.hle TO shake. and the friends of the
bill do not doubt now that the meas
IRE will have smooth sailing through
the rest of lis course. The vote in
tail stood as follows:
Ayes-Adams. Barnard. Barry. Brad
ley. Byron. Clark. Drumn. Dunlayy.
Elliott. Engley, Fartis, Gaughan, Ham
mond. Hermond, Hollenbeck. Judkins,
Kendriek, Kennedy louray). Lee. Lltz,
Montgomery, Moore. Morris. hatcher,
Oyington. Patterson, Rawalt. Ryan,
Short. Smith tChaffee), Turney, Ugiow,
Wrght-33.
Nays Ballinger. Bartels. Bell. Bris-
coe. Browning. Burwell, Cannon, Cas-
tetter, Dilts, Duncan. Estes. Garcia.
jefferson. Jones. Kamm, Ken
nedy Uake). Lawrence. Mclean, Pine.
Relchard. Sanchez, Schroeder. Sever
ance. Sloan, Smith Mesa, Mr.. Speak
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The House appropriations committee,
reported these bills for the favorable
OF the committee of the
whole, together with certain proposed
reductions in appropriations; Wagon
rnuh In c1nI.. n
ties. $4,000: wagon road in Eagle
county. $1,000; wagon read in San
Miguel county, 5000; artesian well In
Cheyenne county. $4,000; nttesian well
In Garfield county: new Soldiers apo
Sailors home, $4,000: bridge across
Arkansas river in Otcro county, So
900; bridge across the Gunn.son near
$1,000; to complete n wap
OH ronu in Jefferson county. So 900.
road In Yuma and Morgan counties.
S125OO; to repair and construct road
in La Plata county. $1,000: road In
Douglas county, 10000; reservoirs in
Park county, $4,000: bridge across
Snake river In Routt county, $1,000.
bridge across Roaring Fork near Ba-
salt, $1,000; bridge across White river
near Metker, $1,000; to empower the
State Home for Dependent Children to
lands and erect suitable
thereon, $4,000 out of state
reasury: for support of State Board
If Health. $1,000: road in Eagle and
Isoutt counties, 81, 600; to improve road.
n Clear Creek and Grand counties.
$1,000; road in Boulder and Grand
$4,000: road in Boulder
.ounty, 5000; wagon read in Grand
md Routt counties. 5000: wagon road
n between Black Hawk and Nugget.
9, 600; agricultural experiment station
It Cheyenne Wells; State Home fofS
Dependent Children, $4,000 from
'tate treasury; to relieve W. G. Chap
nan: wagon road in Garfield county.
1900; artesian well In Conejos coun-
y. $1,000; well in Montezuma county.
5000 from stale treasury: road In
,ostiila and Huerfano counties. $1,000
Dad in Dolores county, $500 from
tate treasury: for the Colorado Hu-
name Society. $4,000; for bounties on
Wild animals, $4,000; for fish hatch
ry in Grand county, S2,JOo.