The silver lance., 1899-03-24
WHAT THE COLORADO
h LEGISLATURE IS DOING.

| In the course of a rather warm de-
bate the other day. Senator Wheeler ac-
cused Senator Taylor of having ampi
| tons to succeed Senator Wolcott.
| Several members of the House have
received kilograms from persons III
| their own counties demanding thar they
| vote against the bill for a state license
on saloons.
! The contest between Mr.. Tanquary
| and Mr.. Fisher for the senatorshlp OF
| the Twenty seventh senatorial district
has been decided in favor OF MT. 1ah-
| quarry by vote of 23 to IL.
The general appropriation bill Is now
ready for Introduction in the house;
| The Appropriation Committee VIZ ~
pass on it at the first meeting, anu u
will be introduced at the next loiio"
ing session.
1t was stated in the House the other
day that Governor Thomas VIII reluse
to sign the bill for excess enpioyv,1s7 ,17
until the Legislature passes the pili
which will prevent their employment III
the future. Tf
A paper was started among members
| of the House yesterday to raise SUI
| scription to buy a watch and chain
| for the speaker The feeling over Ger
tain bits of legislation has NOT YET sun
sided and many of the members re-
fused to contribute.
The House Committee on Revision
has concluded 20 amend all the appro-
priation bills for roads and bridges
that call for money out of the general
fund so that they will -ead to use the
fund to be returned to the INTERNAL
Improvement fund from the capltol
fund.
Among the bills that passed third
reading in the Senate was one to allow
railroad companies to buy up connect
ing lines and make one long through
road. The bill was introduced. 1t Is
stated, at the request of the Colorado
Southern. which wishes to get all its
small lines making up its great through
line one title and one organization.
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 TINS
movement
The House has passed bill appro-
priating $4,000 to erect new hall OF
metallurgy in connection for the State
School of Mines. and for improving
the heating facilities. 1t has also ap-
propriated $4,000 for discharging the
floating debt of the institution. There
seems to be no doubt of the concur
renee of the Senate.
Senator Taylor's bill for a wagon road
from Denver to Grand JuIsction 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-
NJ we'd by Senator Wheeler. He was as
sisted in his fight by Mr.. Adams and
Mr. Stewart The motion to make a
favorable report carried.
All the appropriation bills that pro-
vide for building roads OF bridges from
the general fund will be p: tested when
they come up for third reading in the
House. Mr. Montgomery is drawing
I'D a 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.
Senator Stewart declares that Gov
ernor Thomas is Influenced In his at
titude toward the management of the
insane asylum by political ambition.
The Pueblo senator viciously attacks
the motives of s. Il. No. 123 Crosby,
to vest the management of the asylum
in a state lunacy board. He declares
that the sole object of the bill is to re-
move DR.. Thombs, and that the gov
ernor in demanding that the superin-
tendent be removed. is spreading his
sails to catch the breezes of popular
ity.
Senator Ammons' bicycle. path bill.
after a long debate, has passed second
reading, and was ordered to final pass
| age, which by this favorable action is
now a certainty. An appropriation OF
$4,000 is involved. In explaining the
| measure, Mr.. Ammons said the path
| from Denver to Palmer Lake was only
n beginning. Eventually the path would
reach Pueblo. More people were in
| terested in the path than in any other
road in the state. Senator Wlltford
urged that the bicycle path would be as
meritorious improvement as any
| made by the present Legislature. The
money spent from the internal revenue
| fund would be as well expended as any
of the money of that fund.
Several petitions have BEEN circula-
ted among the members of the lower
| house recently ny loi ap
pointiye offices in the new county of
| Teller, which Governor Thomas will
have the pleasure of filling at his con-
yenience Representative J. w. Gaugh-
an is said to have received the indorse-
ment of the House members for the
position of sheriff, w. p. Seeds of
Cripple Creek for county judge and
John ]. Downey of Independence for
county superintendent of schools. Col
onel b. f. Montgomery, it is said.
would not refuse the office of county
attorney. Other and numerous candi-
dates have made their appearance.
The S15o,o00 loan from the general
treasury to the State Board of Capitol