The silver star., 1899-03-30
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

Kay's ranch.
In committee of the whole on the
25th the Senate acted favorably on
the following bills: Mr.. Burwelrs
House bill for $1,000 la Plata county
wagon bridge; uglow's $4,000 road
from Lake San Cristobnl to Animas
Forks: Taylor's House bill carrying
5000 road for his district: Dilts
bill for $1,000 road from Basalt; Sen
ator Maxwells Boulder county road
over buchanan pass. with $500 ap-
propriation: Knmm's House bill for a
Garfield county road. Smiths mesa,
bill was for n bridge across the Gunni-
son river above Whitewater; Kamms 5
artcslan well. near Antlers. $500. 1t
will be the first artesian well on the
western slope, according to Senator
Taylor,
Mr.. Turney's bill. containing new
plan for the protection of brands, was
then taken mp. The purpose of the
measure is to revive the thousands of
old brands which have long ago gone
out of use. the reason being that the
complicated brands lisfigure the hides.
fee is to be charged for the use OF
brands under the provisions of the bill
and these are TO be forfeited In cases
VI L nt UNI nstu 49,
carefully amended by the Stock com
mittee. so as to meet certain objections.
The same old fight between the small
and the large owner was fought out
again over the measure even In It's
amended form. The bill passed sec
ond reading by considerable major
ity.
General Browning's bill to divide
Arapahoc county and consolidate the
new county and the city of Denver
was one of the bills that passed second
reading in the House of Representa-
tives Thursday. There was only slight
opposition to the hill and it Went
through by vote OF IS to 6. Mr..
Reichard was the only Arapahoe mem
bcr who opposed the measure. He said
aftcrwar1 that the people in the east
end of the county had repeatedly be
sought him to fight against division.
The probabilities of the bill becoming
n law hinge upon the decision of the
Supreme Court as to its constitution
ality. 1t Is expected that the judiciary
Will pass upon before the Senate takes
action. The question is whether an
additional article to the constitution
would constitute an amendment there
to or not.
Senator Alexander T. Stewart OF Pu-
eblo Democrat. last Saturday night
forcibly and energetically denounced
what he called the grab bills" of the
present Legislature. He declared that
the contemplated appropriations from
the Internal revenue fund would not
only consume all the money available,
but would more than anticipate the in
coming funds for the next two years.
He made his remarks In connection
with the second reading of House ap-
preparation bills. and Senator STRAIT
ton followed up the speech with mo-
tion 10 scale the bills down 20 per
cent. commencing with the Bear creek
wagon road measure by Smith of JEFF
ferson. The appropriation was for
5000, and a motion TO cut down the
amount to S6.IoO was lost Those who
voted for retrenchment We're Senators
Whitford. McCreery, Adams. Stratton
and Stewart. The bill carrying $1,000
passed second reading.
The senate Oh Tuesday passed the
following bills: Providing that wire for
braces OF telegraph poles on right OF
way for public roads he II feet above
ground. paying the S:,I. 900 advanced
by private parties 10 pay for the mob
illZation of the Colorado troops; Fore
ing the Insurance superintendent to
pay over monthly to the state treasurer
all moneys received. an annual saving
OF $1,000 on interest: providing that
county treasurcrs and municipal treas
urers shall notify taxpayers annually
by letter of taxes due. in order to IA
cllitnte the collection of revenue; fore
ing the reformafory to obtain supplies
by contract and reducing salaries 20
per cent. allowing 10 cents from cacl,
county for each incorrigiblc girl at the
State Industrial School for Girls:
amending the Denver city charter so
ms TO allow the construction OF n pub
lie auditorium: regulating the traffic In
petroleum oil and requiring that 1t be
examined and labeled.
Mr.. Smiths bill to reduce palace car
intes was amended so as to strike out
the provisions relating to burglar proof
safes and the measure then passed sec.
ond reading In the House. Following II
the main section OF the bill: "It shall
be unlawful for any individual or indi.
viduals. corporation or corporations Oi
associations. owning. leasing or opcrat
Ing any car or ears commonly known M
sleeping. boudoir. parlor or drawing
'''h' 'HtFs ioi INV OI
passengers over the lines OF any rail
road or rnlloads within the bounIaies
OF this state. to make n greater charge
than one-half of one cent per mile 10,
the 'ise OF lower berths and onc.thlr,I
OF one cent per mile for the ,Ise Of up
per bcrths In such sleeping ears: and
FOR the occupation Of u seat In either
sleeping. boudolr. pnrlor or drawing
room cars. there shnll not he charged
n greater rate than onc-hnlf Of one cen,
per mile during tho time such seat Ii IL
use: providing. thnt no charge greater
than two dollars 5000 shall bc charged
within this state. for such berth or sen
In said cars"
The general appropriation bin ts
support the state government for thu
present biennial period is now before
the Legislature. Chairman Brlsc0e ol
the House appropriation committee In
troduced the measure M0ndny nigh
and the title was rcnd. II will probnh
ly be ordered printed todny. TIL,
Brlscoc bill cOntemplntcs n tOtnl npprO
prlntion OF SGi5.7O but this Include,
Si0i.357.5A appropriated by the cmerg