Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

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artesian well in Cheyenne county has
been recommended for passage in the
House.
Senators Wheeler and Taylor had
spirited controversy Friday night, and
had to be separated by the sergeant-at-
arms. No blood was spilled.
In the course of rather warm de-
bate the other day, Senator Wheeler ac-
cused Senator Taylor of having amDl-
tions to succeed Senator Wolcott.
a bill approprlating $500 for con
structing good road over the sand hills
of Yuma. Morgan and Washington
counties is receiving favorable consid-
Grafton.
Several members of the House have
received kilograms from persons in
their own counties demanding that they
vote against the bill for Il state license
ON saloons.
Without the emergency cause the in
determinate sentence bill, drawn by the
State Board of Charities, and intro
duced by Senator Stewart, was finally
passed by the Senate Tuesday. The
vote was 21 to 13.
From the committee of the whole the
appropriating money in aid of the State
Home for Dependent Children. The bill
contemplates the erection and equip
ment of new home on a new site. and
the appropriation of $4,000 therefor.
The Senate finance committee has
recommended that the bill for wagon
road along Green lake to Clear Creek
gulch pass. 1t also recommended for
passage Mr.. Seldomridge's bill for the
payment of the mobiliZation of troops
in the present war.
The people of Cripple Creek are pre-
pairing a lot of medals for the men,
be-s of the House who stood by the
Teller county bill and a banquet is
proposed for Saturday night next
week. The opponents of the bill are
talking of getting twenty seven leath-
er medals
Mr.. Barela's Mexican war joint reso-
luton has been passed. 1t provides
for an address to the national Congress,
asking that guns, field pieces and ban
ners captured by the United States dur
ing the Mexican War be returned to
that country. Mr.. Barela urged that
Colorado should take the lead in this
movement
appear in the House, 1t is expected.
early next week. The committee has
been gathering statistics from all the
state departments for the past several
weeks, and comparing them with the
bill of two years ago. The work is
nearly completed and Clerk Henry
Wood expects to have the bill drawn
up by Monday morning.
Senators Hill and Taylor and Attor-
ney General Campbell and Attorney
Bryant appeared before the judiciary
committee of the House Thursday
night to argue the points of Senator
Philips antitrust bill. 1t was pretty
generally agreed that the exception of
melon and fruit trusts from the pro-
visions would vitiate the bill The ju-
dietary committee will try to cure the
defects.
Senator Taylors bill for a wagon road
from Denver to Grand Junction occu-
pied most of Saturday, and for the pur-
pose of pushing it through the senators
held an afternoon session. The at.
tack on the measure which caused all
the trouble on Friday night was re-
newed by Senator Wheeler. He was as
sisted in his fight by Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Stewart The motion to make
IaVOraDle report carried.
Mrs. Carrie Kaiser is confident that
the people of Cripple Creek will ask an
investigation of the reported scheme to
dope" members of the House who
favored the Teller county bill. She
says her connection with the matter
was simply to discover what the plans
were and expose them. The result
placed her in light that is not at all
agreeable. She has asked an investlga-
tion that will prove her exact connec-
tion.
All the appropriation bills that pro
vide for building roads or bridges from
the general fund will be protested when
they come up for third reading in the
House. Mr.. Montgomery is drawing
up protest that will be filed with each.
The protests will be signed by twenty
eight members of the House. They in
tended filing the document when the re-
port of the revision committee was
handed in, but third reading was select
ed as more appropriate time.
Speaker Smith thinks the question
raised in the House that the bills ap-
propriating money from the general
fund for roads and bridges was with
out knowledge of existing conditions.
The recommendations of the commit
tees on finance and appropriations
were not made. lie says, until it had
been proven there would be money
enough for them. More than that, he
believes the estimates of the finance
committee were about $150.000 short
of his own personal estimate.
The House on "Wednesday passed
four bills, which were up for third read.
ing. There was little opposition to any
of them. The measures are DIR. Barry's
bill to require the consent of both hus-
band and wife for the mortgaging or
sale of property exempt by law: Mrs.
Wrights bill, relating to the expenses
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