The silver lance., 1899-03-03
WHAT THE COLORADO
rs LEGISLATURE is DOING.

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 be 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 at the same session.
b. +. 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-
for the subcommittee of the finance
committee of the Senate and the
finance and appropriations committees
OF the House to urge further work on
state canal No. 1. 1t was shown that a
contractor had offered to build the ca
nal about the penitentiary land for
100000. and to build the whole ditch
for 100000. This was presented to
show the fallacy of the claim that 81
100000 would be necessary to com
plete the canal. 1t was also urged that
the building of the canal would furnish
work for the convicts. Nearly all 9th
er lines of work had been closed to
them by objections of laboring men,
even the proposition for a farm having
met with most determined opposition.
The convicts could be put on the state
canal without interfering with any
branch of free labor, for If the work
was not done by that labor 1t might
ha hn linn IN, nf hn
contractor on the work showed that 1t
might be done for a reasonable appro-
priation. In opposition to the claim
that all the water Of the Arkansas was
appropriated it was shown that 1,6OO
cubic feet had been appropriated after
that Of the canal and none of these lat
er users had complained Of not getting
their water: also. that n system Of res
ervOirs was contemplated for the canal
supply. making 1t certain.
The Senate chamber Thursday night
was the arena in which the gladlators
who represented the various medical
schools engaged In sharp and acrim-
onious conflict. The judiciary commit
tee Of the Senate threw the doors wide
open for a full and free discussion of
the now famous Senate Bill No. 261
known as the medical practice bill
The gallery of the chamber, as well as
the body of the room, was filled with
many regular men and women. but
there was host of hypnotists, Christian
scientists, osteopaths, magnet healers
Christian healers. psychic healers and
representatives Of psychical and meta.
physical therapeutics. The discussion
was opened by DIR. Eskridge. who
spoke in favor of the measure, explain
ing its provisions and the scope Of Its
influence. He did not believe that II
would in any way interfere with the
man or woman who was really quail
fed to practice healing. but would sim
ply tend to generally elevate the pro
fession and practice of medicine. Mr.
Shed sounded the keynate Of the oppo
sition to the bill. He did not want te
abuse the doctors, he said. but he want
ed them to let him alone in the prac
tice of his method of healing. He de
MED that there was an intention on the
part of the authors Of the measure to
act honestly. The bill gave the medi
cal board the power to say what regu
lar college of medicine was, what med
icine was, and to play on these words
all they desired. II would be giving Q
medical prescription. said he. to advise
a man to take breath of fresh air Oi
a bath or morning cocktail. He read
copiously from a work ou medicine IL
the seventeenth and eighteenth cen
turies, when boiled grub worms, hos
lice, ashes of sparrow feathers, pow
der OF viper flesh. etc, were healing
agents Medical science wns, he said
founded on conjecture and improved
by murder. and he described the aver
age doctor coming into the sick room
/ like CONDENSED death"
+ House came back from the judiciar,
committee with two reports. The ma
| iority asked that Il be referred to tn,
committee of the whole, without rec
| ommendation. This was signed b,
Messrs. Hammond. Murray, Hollen
beck, Ballinger nut Bnrtels. The mi
nority report was lengthy document
as follows:
1.-The undersigned members of lh,
/ committee on judiciary, TO which wa
/ referred ii. b. No. 81. "a bill for an &C
d. declaring the first ~day of the week
commonly called Sunday. legal holi
/ day and q day of rest. recreation o
amusement: to repeal all laws in con
| fiict herewith and providing penalties
1 for violation of the provisions Of thi
act beg leave to submit the followin:
minority report:
1--WE recommend that further consid
Grafton of the snid bill by the HOus,
be indefinitely postponed, because
T. "First-It is against the general ant
social welfare of the people.
"Second-It would destroy the valu'
of the Sabbath as day for rest.
'Third-It is against the interests O
/ the laboring masses of the people
tending to ultimately rob them Of thei
only day of rest.
"Fourth-It would bring day Of ex
cess and exhaustion rather than a da,
! of rest.
"Fifth-The opening of all places o.
amusement would ultimately result IL
the opening of all work shops and 9th
er avenues of toll and bring all to
! common level of universal profanenes
! and continuous toll