The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

The columbIue has been officially de-
cinresi TO I've the state flower.
The bill permitting child insurance
has passed the Senate.
The bill npproprintIng 1900 for an
artcsian wei In Cheyenne county nhs
been recommended for pnssage III tne
House.
| The governor has signed the bill per
| miftfing Pueblo to issue bonds for
street paving and other improvements.
Senators Wheeler and Taylor had a
spirited controversy Friday night, and
had to be separated by the sergeant-at-
arms. No blood was spilled.
In the course of rather warm de
bate the other day. Senator Wheeler ac-
cused Senator Taylor OF having ambi-
fions to succeed senator Wolcott.
The Senate has pissed the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Parks providing that In
| all civil cascs n verdict agreed TO by
three-fourths Of the jury shall be valid.
A bill nppropriating $500 for con
structing a good road over the sand hills
| Of Yuma. Morgan and Washington
counties is receiving favorable consid-
GRAFTON.
Senator Smiths bill to force assess
ment compaiiIes TO print In red Ink nj
the top OF their policies: This CON
tract Is issued on the assessment plan
ana It's cost is not fixed," has been
killed.
Without the emergency cause the In
determInnte sentence bill, drawn by the
State Board of Charities, and intro
duced by Senator Stewart, was finally
passed by the Senate Tuesday. The
vote was 21 to 13.
The Senate finance committee has
recommended that the bill for wagon
road along Green lake to Clear Greek
gulch pass. II also recommended for
passage Mr.. Seldomridge's bill for the
payment OF the mobilization Of troops
In the present wnr.
From the committee OF the whole the
House has favornbly reported the bill
approprinting money In aid ofthe State
Home for Dependent Children. The bill
contemplates the erection and equip
ment Of new home on new site. and
the appropriation of $4,000 therefor
The people of Cripple Creek are pre-
pairing lot OF medals for the mem
bers of the House who stood by the
Teller county bill and a banquet Is
proposed for Saturday night next
week. The opponents OF the bill are
talking OF getting twenty-seven leath-
er medals
The House was amused the other day
by j. Max Clark. who nsked permission
to sit with his hat on. The Weld coun-
fy member said the room was so chilly
that he could hardly endure 1t. His re-
quest was granted and throughout the
morning he wore his hat. In the after
noon he merely wore his ovcrcoat.
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 this
movement.
By a parliamentary coup Mr.. Can
non forced his medical council bill
through the House on second reading
Saturday Only two-thirds of the
members were present, and the friends
of the bill had majority of about 4.
The opponents of the bill say they
have no fear but that they can defeat
the bill on third reading, when all the
members are present.
The general appropriation bill Will
| appear in the House, II Is expected,
early next week. The committee has
been gathering statistics from all the
state departments for the past several
weeks. and comparing them with the
bill of two years ago. The work Is
nearly completed and Clerk Henry
Wood expects to have the bill drawn
up by Monday morning.
Senators Hill and Taylor and Attor-
ney General Campbell and Attorney
Bryant appeared before the judiciary
committee of the House Thursday
night to argue the points OF Senator
Philips antitrust bill. 1t was pretty
generally agreed that the exception of
melon and fruit trusts from the pro-
visions would vltlnte the bill The ju-
dietary committee viii try to cure the
defects.
Senator Taylor's bill for wagon road
from Denver to Grand Junction occu-
pied most of Saturday. and for the pur
pose of pushing II through the senators
held nn afternoon session. The at
| tack on the measure which caused all
the trouble oil Friday night was re-
uewcd by Senator Wheeler. He was as
sisted in his fight by Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Stewart. The motion to make q
favorable report carried.
Mrs. Carrie Kaiser Is confident thai
the people Of Cripple Greek Will ask IN
Investigation of the reported scheme to
dope" members of the House who
favored the Teller county bill. She
says her connection with the matter
was simply to discover what the plans
We're and expose them. The result
placed her In a light that is not at ali
agreeable. She has asked an investiga.
tion that will prove her exact connec-
tion.
Speaker Smith thinks the question
raised in the House that the bills ap
proprlating money from the genera
fund for roads and bridges was with
| out a knowledge Of existing conditions
| The recommendations of the commit
tees ON finance and appropriations
were not made. he says, until 1t had
been proven there would be money
| enough for them. More than that, he
believes the estimates of the finance
committee We're about $150,O00 short
of his own personal estimate.
The S150.O00 loan from the genera
treasury to. the State Board of Cnpito
Managers has been under discussion
again as the result of the recommenda
ton Of the state auditing committee
made several weeks ago. Mr., Wheele
urged II would be of doubtful pro
priety to take the money from the gen
eral FUND TO make 1t good. The rep0r
urged that State Treasurer Carlile b,
prosecuted for the deal. Senator Stew