The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-28
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.


or any sheriff, county judge, assessor,
coroner or other officers for the county
of Teller, and from doing any Other
acts toward the organization of the
proposed county until further ordered
by the court.
The last official act which makes
Teller county Il fact was performed on
the 22nd, when Governor Thomas af-
fixed his signature to Senator Am
mons bill for the division of III Paso
county. Eight persons stood about the
desk at 1O:3O o'clock yesterday morn
ing as the governor set his name to the
document upon which have hung the
hopes and fears of Cripple Greek and
Colorado Springs for the last eighty
days. The governor performed the act
with gold pen made of the product of
the great mining camp. 1t was pre-
sented to him by Senator Ammons in
behalf of several Cripple Greek citi-
Zens.
The Senate, twenty-five votes in eX-
ecutive session having been secured
for that purpose, has confirmed the
governors mandate to oust Senator
McCreery from the board of trustees
of the Stale Normal School Former
Governor Benjamin II. Eaton was con
firmed in his place. Senator McCreery
had four years of his siX-year term
yet to serve, but the governor claimed
he could not constitutionally hold two
offices at the same time. Mr.. McCree
ry, who founded the normal school, re
fused to resign, because three state
administrations had decided his right
under the constitution was all that
could be desired.
Mr.. Turney's bill, containing n new
plan for the protection of brands. was
then taken up. 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 disfigure the hides.
A fee is to be charged for the use of
brands under the provisions of the bill
and these are to be forfeited in cases
OF delinquency. The bill had been
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 Its
form. The bill passed sec
ond reading by considerable major
ity.
pthtIai pIoNnlHS blli 70 ulNlh
Arapahoe 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
to the bill, and it Went
by vote of 4S to 6. Mr..
Reichard was the only Arapahoe mem
Der who opposed the measure. He said
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
a 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
article to the constitution
would constitute an amendment there
to or not.
The senate on Tuesday passed the
following bills: Providing that wire for
braces of telegraph poles on right of
way for public roads be Is feet above
paying the S34 900 advanced
by private parties to pay for the mob
ilization of the Colorado troops; Fore
ing the insurance superintendent to
pay over monthly to the state treasurer
all moneys received, an annual saving
of $4,000 on interest; providing that
county treaSurers and municipal treas
urers shall notify taxpayers annually
by letter of taxes due, in order to IA
cilitate the collection of revenue; fore
Ing the reformatory TO obtain supplies
by contract and reducing salaries 20
per cent; allowing 30 cents from each
county for each incorrgible girl ~ the
State Industrial School for Girls;
the Denver city charter so
as to allow the construction of pub
lie auditorium; regulating the traffic in
petroleum oil and requiring that it be
examined and labeled
Mr.. Smiths bill to reduce palace car
Iates 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 is
The main section of the bill: 'It shall
be unlawful for any individual or indi-
corporation or corporations or
associations, owning, leasing or operat-
ng any car or cars commonly known as
sleeping, boudoir, parlor or drawing
room cars, for the transportation of
over the lines of any rail
'oad or railoads within the boundaies
IF this state, to make a greater charge
han one-half of one cent per mile for
he use of lower berths and one-thir1
If one cent per mile for the use of up
per berths in such sleeping cars; and
Tor the occupation of a seat in either
sleeping, boudor, parlor or drawing
'oom cars, there shall not be charged
greater rate than one-half of one cent
Der mile during the time such seat is in
use; providing, that no charge greater
han two dollars 5000 shall be charged
within this state, for such berth or seat
n said cars
The general appropriation bill to
support the state government for the
present biennial period is now before
he Legislature. Chairman Briscoe of
he House appropriation committee in
the measure Monday night
md the title was read. 1t will probab-
Y be ordered printed to-day. The