The Springfield herald., 1899-02-24

| hlItu III me StHult.
Senator FELTON, came To the defense
OF DR.. Thombs, superintendent OF the
insane asylum. In II speech which oc-
cupied one whole day.
The precinct local option bill was
given another hearing before commit
tee of the Senate Wednesday night.
Arguments We're presented pro ana
con. Senator Crosby seems to be taking
the lead against the measure.
Speaker Smith Of the House of Rep
rcsentltiveS has withdrawn from Da-
vid C. Coates his card of admission to
the floor of that body. Mr.. Coates Is
| the secretary and accredited represen-
tatlve of the State Federation of La
Dor.
Senator Taylor's bill proposing
change in the constitution has been
signed by Mr.. Carney, president of the
Senate. The bill is to provide for the
submission to Il vote of the people n
constitutional amendment. by which six
amendments 10 the constitution may
be made mt time instead of only one
amendment as NJ present.
| The subcommittee from the finance
committee of the Senate and the appro-
| prlation committee of the House held
long session "Wednesday night. Sena-
tors Taylor. Ammons and Roe. Repre-
scntatives Briscoc. Elliott and Uglow
and Speaker Smith of the House We're
! in attendance Among The bills that re-
ccived favorable consideration We're one
| putting state license of SD oil sa-
looms, To increase to more than twenty
| 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 cnd-revenuc measures that will en-
| able the state to meet its obligations for
| the ensuing two years, The commit
! tees have evolved revenue measures
that will the members think. bring i'll
| Sl,IoO,0OO of revenue for the two years
coming. This is 100000 more than
was mt first thought possible. \ close
canvass of the bills carrying appropria
tions introduced in both branches
| places the sum at S1.32O.oON
The residents of Rio Grandc county
| favor the passage of Senator Taylor's
bill. No. 235. for the bonding of judS-
ments against counties. Senator Roe
is in receipt of II letter from his constit-
| ucnts, represented by Chairman w. j.
| Clark of the Board of County Commits
| sioncrs in which he is urged to lend
his aid in support of the Taylor bill.
! Under its terms. the writer states, the
county of Rio Grandc would be en-
abled to pay off its Judgment indebted
ness within fifteen years. for the rate
of interest payable would he reduced
from eight TO five per cent.
Sportsmen of all classes and from
all parts of the state are to be seen
about the Legislative halls these days
bent Oh similar missions. all relating
to 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 huntsmcn
have been introduced. The one which
| has met with the greatest favor is that
fathercd by Senator Taylor. 1t is sim
! pie in its provisions. hut strikes the
| point that has been aimed nj since the
| passage of the law of 1897. II ex-
tends the open season on deer TO No
vember LIST instead of October 18th.
| thus giving the residents of the west
| ern slope at least three weeks of hunt
ing while il arrangcs for n sixteen
day open season on elk, from October
25th to November 9TH. But one fault
has been found with this bill. 1t does
not remedy the defect in the old law
which enabled the FL Paso County
| Court to declare ii unconstitutional.
] namely. Inc lllc. T. lSil. y oftSlfN ana
! Game" the constitution requiring that
! the title of one law shall relate to only
kindred subjects. However. it is
| promised that this defect shall be re
moved by amendment.
Governor Thomas has affixed his sig
nature to II measure which many
members of the assembly believe to be
among the most important likely TO be
passed this session. The bill is 5. B.
No. II. and provides for submission to
the qualified electors of the state of
amendments TO the constitution. The
amendment 10 he submitted provides
| that any amendment on amendments
may be proposed in either the House
or Senate. and if the same shall be
voted for by two-thirds of all the mem
bers, such proposed amendment. to-
gether with the yeas and nays of each
house shall be entered in full on the
respective journals. The proposed
amendment shall he published with
the laws Of the session of the general
assembly. and the secretary of state
shall also cause the amendments to be
published in full in not more than one
paper of general circulation in each
county for four weeks previous TO the
next general election for members Of
the general assembly. At this election
the amendments shall he submitted to
the electors for their approval or dis
approval. Provision is then made for
placing the amendment on the ballot,
the method of voting and counting.
which Is not changed. But the gener-
al assembly. the bill says. shall have
no power TO propose amendments TO
more than six articles of the constitu-
tion mt the same session.
Il. i. Rockafellow. representing the
Canon City Chamber of Commerce. and
MessrS. johnson. Tyson and ex-senator
Prior from the Pueblo Business Mems
| Association appeared Friday night be