The silver star., 1899-02-23


Senator FELTON, came TO the defense
of DR.. Thombs. superintendent of the
insane asylum. in n speech which oe-
cupied one whole day.
The precinct local option bill was
Z given another hearing before Il commit
tee of the Senate "Wednesday night.
Arguments We're presented pro and
con Senator Crosby seems TO be taking
the lead against the measure
Speaker Smith Of the House of Rep
resentatives has withdrawn from Da-
vid c. Coates his card of admission TO
the floor OF that body. Mr.. Coates is
the secretary and accredited represent
tative Of the State Federation of La
Dor.
Senator Taylor's bin proposing q
{ change in the constitution has been
signed by Mr.. Carney, president of the
Senate The bill is to provide for the
submission to vote Of the people a
constitutional amendment by which six
amendments to the constitution may
be made at u time instead of only one
amendment as AT present
The sub-commlttees from the finance
committee OF the Senate and the appro-
I priation committee of the House held a
I tors Taylor. Ammons and Roe Repre-
sentatIves Briscoe. Elliott and Uglow
and Speaker Smith of the House were
I in attendance. Among the bills that re-
/ ceived favorable consideration Were one
/ putting a state license of S25 OF sa-
I looms. TO Increase To more than twenty
I per cent the output OF mines subject to
taxation and the bill To limit the county
mill tax levy.
The joint meetings of finance and ap-
/ preparations committees of House and
| Senate have nearly reached the sought
/ for end-revenue measures that will en-
[ able the stale TO meet its obligations for
the ensuing two years. The commit
tees have evolved revenue measures
that viii. the members think. bring in
7 sl.icr.rcr OF revenue for the two years
coming. This is sjoo.c0D more than
was at first thought possible \ close
canvass Of the bills carrying appropria-
tons introduced In both branches
places the sum at Sl.32D.0op.
The residents Of Rio Grande county
favor the passage II Senator Taylors
bill No. 23-. for the bonding of judg-
. ments against counties Senator Roe
Is In receipt Of letter from his constit-
uenfs. represented 10y Chairman w. ].
sioners. in which he II urged to lend
his aid in support af the Taylor bill
Under its terms. the writer states. the
county Of Rio Grande would he en-
abled TO pay of its judgment indebted
ness within fifteen years. for the rate
Of interest payable would be reduced
/ from eight 10 five per cent.
Sportsmen OF all classes and from
I all parts of the state are to he seen
about the legislative halls these days
bent on similar missions. all relating
10 the alteration OF the existing game
law. Their interest seems to center in
the Senate in which body three meas
ures for the relief OF the huntsmen
have been introduced. The one which
has met with the greatest favor is that
fathered by Senator Taylor. II Is sim
pie in its provisions. but strikes the
point that has been aimed M since the
passage Of the law Of 1897. II ex-
tends the open season on deer to No
yember LIST instead Of October 18TH.
thus giving the residents OF the west
ern slope at least three weeks of hunt.
ing. while ii arranges for n sixteen
day open season on elk. from October
18th TO November 9TH But one fault
has been found with this bill II does
not remedy the defect IN the old law
which enabled the III Paso County
Court 20 declare il unconstitutional.
namely, the title. Fish. Forestry and
/ Game" the constitution requiring that
+ the title Of one law shall r.lat. 10 only
Kindred subjects. However. II Is
promised that this defect shall be re.
moved by amendment.
Governor Thomas has affixed his sig
mature to n measure which many
M 1t4.fs - . =
among the most important likely Ia be
passed this session The bill l. :. n
No. II. and provides for submission to
the qualified electors Of ili. state. OF
amendments 10 the constitution. The
amendment to br submitted provides
That any amendment or amendments :
may bc proposed In either the IIousr
or Senaie and II the same shall be
voted for by two-ihir,ls Of all the mem.
bers, such proposed Amendment. to.
gethcr with the yeas and uays Of .nch
nous" shall be entered IN full on the
respectlv" journals. The proposed
amendment shall be published with
'lc ihws 81 The session Of the general
hrseinDiy. uih the secretary Of state
shall also cause fll. amendments To IA.
published In full IN not more tlau ono
paper OF general circulation In cncb
next general election for members or
me general assembly. At this election
me amendments shall he submitted to
'nc eIector. Tor their approval or dis.
hpprovnl. Provision IL then iundc for
placing the amendment on the bnIlot.
the method OF voting and counting.
which IL not changed. Bui the gener.
nj assembly. the bill says. shall hny.
no power to propose amendments to
more thnn six articles Of the constItu.
lion nj the same session.
H. J.. ltocknfcliow. representing the
canon city Chamber of Commerce, and
Messrs. johnson. Tyson and ex-senator
Prior from the Pueblo Business Mems
Associntioii. appeared Friday night ie-
Tor the subcommittee II the tinnuce
committee ~ the Scnnte nnd the
hnnnce ana appropriations committees
OF the House to urge further work ON
stnte cnnni No. I. II wns shown TINT n
con'rncior Ind offered TO build the On.
mi nbout the penItcntInry land for
x1O.NtW. and to build tho wis,to dt,,l,