The Springfield herald., 1899-01-20

grcssional district consists of: Arapa-
hoe, Boulder. Cheyenne, Douglas.
Eagle. Elbert. Gilpin, Grand Garfield,
Jefferson Kit Carson Lariner Logan.
Lincoln, Morgan, Park. Phillips. Routt,
Rio Blanco Sedgwick, Summit. Wash
ington, Weld and Yuma counties. The
Second district is composed OF: Archi-
leta, Baca, Bent. Chaffee, Conejos, Cos
tilla, Custer Delta, Dolores, Ell Pnso,
Fremont, Gunnison. Hinsdale. Huer-
fano. Kiowa. Lake. La Plata, Las Ami
mas, Mesa. Mineral, Montezuma, Mont
rose, Otero, Ouray. Pitltin, Prowers.
Pueblo. Rio Grande. Saguache, san
Juan and San Miguel counties.
The House expressed its opinion that
the S150,OOO loaned from the internal
Improvement income fund TO the state
capitol fund should be returned. with
interest. A bill will doubtless follow,
detailing how the return is to be made.
Mr.. Montgomery, who evidently SPOKE
for the Capitol Commission. told III
House plainly there WAS no money IL
the hands of the managers to repay thlS
| loan, and that they We're nearly II hal.
million behind in paying current WA
rants. He insisted that the internal in
provement fund did not need tn
money now, anyway. and that If gath
cred there 1t would endanger the safe
| ty of state interests by leaving .
chance for the establishment of IL cor
ruption fund" The Supreme C0Gr
had decided that the Improvement
fund could be used only on such I'M
provements as roads and bridges.
Senator Evans bill in regard 10 pay
ment of county officers contemplate
the wiping out of the fee system. lils
measure on the subject is Intended
| apply to all counties. In 1t the fu.'
lowing salaries are tiyed Sheriff, In
counties of the first class. S3.uDo per
annum: second class, $1,000 per an
mum: third class $1,000 per anunn;
fourth class, from Sl.500 to Sl.S0o per
annum. County Supcrinicndents @;
schools in counties of the first class are
S2.40o each year; in the second class
$500 and in all others not 10 exceed
50 per day for each day actually EN-
| ployed. In counties of the first class
county Judges are limited 10 $500 per
year; second class $1,000. and third
| class, $1,000. County treasrrers under
Evans arrangement would get $1,000
| per year in counties of the irst class.
$500 in counties of the second. 81 500
In counties of the third: from 81 200 10
Sl,5OO in counties of the fourth, and
NTH grade counties $1,000 per year.
Senate bill 123, introduced by Sena-
tor Crosby, attempts to grapple with
the problem of the state insane asy
lum. 1t provides for a state board of
lunncy commissioners Of three mem
bers, one of them d woman. The
board shall be appointed by the gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate;
holding office for six years and serving
without pay. They shall have full con
troll In
asylum; appointing as superintendent
n fully qualified medical practitioner
of not less than ten years practice.
and five years experience in hospital
for the insane. The superintendent
shnll reside in the hospital giving his
entire time and attention to it, recciv-
ing $1,000 n year and maintenance.
Two resident physicians. one of them
n woman, shall be appointed by the
| commissioners. to receive no compen-
sation except lodging. board and wash
| Ing. The state treasurer shall be treas
urer of the asylum.
| Members of the committee on cleo
tions, although reticent about the mat
ter, evidently believe that there is
something to the protest of Lee a. Tan
quarry against Albert II. Fisher in the
contest for the seat from the Twenty
seventh district, representing Pueblo
| and Huerfano counties. Senators Por
terrified, chairman of the committee,
presented a memorial to the Senate
asking that power be conferred to
summon Clerk Greer Of Huerfano
county before the committee. and also
compelling the clerk to bring certain
records with him. Among the docu-
ments which have been presented to
the committee since it began Its ses-
sion several days ago, is an affidavit
from Lee A. TanQuary. stating that
he was denied permission to see the
poll books, tally sheets and certain
oaths administered by the Judges of
election to illiterate voters. 1t is al
legged that although 1,4OO ballots We're
marked by the judges In Huerfano
county, that NOT one-half of that num-
ber of illiterate voters exist there
Chairman Porterfeld, after the petition
had been read, stated that the commit
| tee had not made thorough investiga-
| tion, but sufficient had been developed
to show that the complaint was not
| without foundation, but what there
was to 1t they We're not ready to make
public. The Senate passed a resolution
| empowering the committee to issue
subpoenas for Hosea Santa Stepeni
and z. ID. Larned, as well as the coun-
|
deem necessary.
Through the efforts of Nj. G. Saun-
ders, attorney for the Southern Colo
RADIO Cattle Growers Association at
Pueblo, and Attorney George Q. Rich
mond of the Colorado Cattle Growers
Association, n bill will be introduced
in the Legislature in relation to til;
fencing of railroads and providing for
the payment of damages for animals
killed or injured by railway companies.
The bill requires every road in the
state to erect fences along their lines
within six months of the passage of
the act. The roads shall maintain
suitable gates at crossings and erect
cattle guards where none now exist
In case the companies refuse to COM
ply, the killing of any animal shall be
prima facie evidence of negligence, and
the road shall be liable. In case of
death of any animal the owners shall
present n sworn statement to the near
est ticket agent, with a demand for pay.
The schedule established by the bill
is So for American sheep and $3.50 for
Mexican sheep. For cattle the sched-
ule runs from $3.50 for calves and
Texas yearlings to S35 for American
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