The Springfield herald., 1899-02-17
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

by the committee to represent imprac-
ticable and undesirable legislation.
Senator Fred w. Parks Is confident
that the Supreme Court will declare
his bill. No. 142, in accord with the
constitution. The bill is intended to
bring about nn innovation in the con-
duct Of juries In civil cases, provid-
ing that Il threefOurths vote Of any
jury may decide case. The author
together with Attorneys Harper NJ.
Orahood and Ben B. Lindsey spoke in
favor of the bill. claiming that there
is no constitutional provision regulat-
ing legislation as to juries in civil ac-
tiOns. while Attorneys Reed, Byron l..
Carr s. Il. Browne and w. G. Kings
ley argued that 1t Is in violation Of the
constitution. That document describes
criminal juries as remainin. always
inviolate, but says nothing with refer
encc to civil juries. Voluminous briefs
were filed on both sides.
Representative Murray has in the
hands Of the House committee on Den
yer city charter n resolution calling
for II committee of three representa-
tives and two senators to consider the
needs OF the Denver city charter dur
ing the vacation of the Legislature and
report to the Thirteenth its findings.
Chairman Browning of the charter
committee says he is not so much op-
posed to the resolution If it We're pro-
posed in good faith. THE resolution
was only introduced to make STIR"
he said, in speaking of 1t. "Of course
we will not consider 1t seriously, but
If we can be made to believe the reso-
luton is in earnest. we will be willing
to consider it in that light. But l do
not see where Denver could gain any
I, ,f
Legislature in preference to citizens of
Denver to make some charter amend
mcntS"
Senator AmmOnS. In speaking of the
bill to establish Teller county, said
that the valuation of the new county
was about S5.4OO.O0O In addition there
is the output of the mines, the divi-
dcnds from which We're S2,5SS,514 in
lS0S. From these sources the revenue
would he 100000 ut least. annually,
| sufficient to carry on the new county
government. He denied that the crca
tion of the new county would entail
additional expense. The population
, would he. conServativcly speaking, at
least 10000. with Il school population
of 2.Gl5. There are five railroads. with
Il mileage of GS: telegraph and tele-
phone lines, with Il mileage of 162
miles; two cities of the second class,
seven Incorporated towns, eight daily
and six weekly newspapers: twenty
school houses, with Il valuation of
100000, and ci"hty-two teachers; five
banks. seven reduction works. seven
water works systems, eight electric
light plants and $50 shipping mines.
There is no Indebtedness. SiXty-tivc
per cent. of tile official business of Il
Paso county is from the Cripple Creek
district. over two-thirdS of the instru-
ments filed with the county clerk since
1892 have been from the same district,
and GO Per cent. of the costs in the
County Court are from Cripple Creek.
The following table shows the audi
tors estimate for the various state in
stitutions a-d the amounts asked for:
Appro-
Auditors priation
estimate. asked FOR. Increase
Pcnitentia y.
maintenance .SlSO,ON Sl9O, 10000 100000
Soldiers n d
sailors H'me 10000 e5,oooOo 25.OOoOo
school. -. GO.O)O 60, 10000 ...
Reforma tory. 10000 q. WlD ...........
Insane Asylum. $1,000 2i2oO0,0O l52,Oo0.GO
farms farms ''.' ...... 100000 100000
Normal Normal; ~ ..... 100000 so,ooo.Oo
Coal mine in
age. -; 900. s,5l5I6 S,5i5.1G
moblllzation. 2S.llo atoogel losss.Oo