The silver star., 1899-04-06

not more tnan S5,VUU yeur anu ih"h
tenance. All assistants and employees
shall be selected by the superintend-
ent. The state treasurer shall be ex-
officio treasurer of the asylum. and
he shall receive all moneys accruing
from all sources and apply the same to
the fund for the insane. The bill will
probably pass.
Senator Bucklin's public utility bill,
which passed the Senate Monday, IL
one Of the most sweeping measures
favorably considered by that body dur
ing the present session. II strikes Mt
the valuation OF franchises and Mr.
Bucklin says 1t will pass the House
this week. Several Representatives. '
said he. "have come TO me and assured
me that they would call UP the meas.
urc and push 1t through. The principal
effect is to relieve communities from
paying n fabulous price for the fran
chise OF public utility when such util-
ity is purchased by the city of town.
In order to protect capital ventured In
new concerns the plants may be pur-
chased for their actual value only at
periods OF ten and fifteen years after
the granting of the franchise. In Lead
vile the water company's franchise Is
over twenty years old and the town
can Immediately purchase the works
for actual value. The City Council Is
not dominated by corporate influence
and has agreed to submit the question
to the people Mt the coming election. 1t
may be that within few hours after
the measure passes the House the city
of Leadville will have reaped the ad-
vantage 1t guarantees. In Grand
Junction. where / live. we shall be
obliged to wait nine years before We
buy our water works without paying
for the franchise. but we will certain.
~ buy It at the eardliest opportunity,
because the people of Grand Junction.
like those of Lendville. are much in
terested In the matter. Municipalities
should not he compelled to remunerate
corporations for franchises which cost
nothing"
Saturday the Legislature wasted
considerable time in useless talk. The
Senate made some amendments to the
general appropriation bill. which the
members Of the House showed no dis
position to accept. In the evening the
House passed the following bills on
third reading:
$. II. No. 14S-t;ame bill.
H. r. No. 343-care of feeble minded
children.
II. II. No l37-To secure competi-
tion at tax sales.
II. r. No. 3Io-Salcs OF merchan-
disc.
ii. Il. No. Soldiers home.
II. Il. No. Elementary cduca-
ton
II. Il. No. i9-Judicial districts.
II. Il. No 29I-Tenth judicial dis
trict.
II. II. No. 1O2-Public health.
II. II. No. i4O-TaNation of mort
cages.
II. j. NJ. No. 5-Land grant to State
School of Mines.
II. !. NJ. No. :-Against seating Of
Brigham II. Roberts.
H. B No. 4iG-Ronds of officers.
II. n. No. 800 Election of county at
iorncy and county physician.
II. II. No. Conveyances.
ii. Il. No. 2G:, Foreign executors In
courts Of record.
The House passed the following bills
Wednesday:
BY General Browning-COncerni
warehouse receipts for property not In
tended to be identified
by Senator Taylor-T'O enable school
districts to refund their bonded in
dcbtedness.
BY Senator TayIor-'ro enable coun-
fies TO issue bonds in satisfaction of
judgments.
BY Senator Taylor-rO enable cOun-
ties to refund their bonded indebted
ness.
BY Senator Newcll-To amend the
charter Of Central City Ms II relates to
the election Of school directors
by senator Inrks-rO fix the liza
bilitics of fire insurance companies
with reference to the valuation Of in.
sured property and the adjustment Of
losses.
Br. Mr. Kamm--To amend the Grim.
innl Code so ms TO protect credi. men.
BY Judge Kennedy-To provide for
custodian for the state collection Of
war relies and approprIating 5000 for
tie preservation of same.
BY Mr.. Relating TO injunc.
tions.
BY Mr.. EngIcy-To appropriate 49,.
800 for n road In Concjos county.
by Senator SeldOmridgc-TO appro-
PIRATE $4,000 to pay the expenses of
mobilizing the Colorado troops. ETC.,
last spring.
These bills were read for the last
time ana passed by the SENATE Wed.
nesdny:
Norris Of the House-The repeni of
the antl-boycott net.
fsareln-Concerning the evidence of
title to or ownership Of live stock.
Newell-Amcndment TO Central City
| chnrter. TO provide for city ownership
OF water works.
Roe-To exterminaic Russian and
Canadian thist1es.
Felton-Changing tho boundaries OF
water districts 12 and H.
Notwithstanding xI22.OOO for
two yenrs' support Of the Pueblo In.
| sane asylum: also n provision that $40.
600 OF the amount he used for q new
wing.
Thomns-To prevent the docking Of
horses tails.
Scld0mrIdge--'i'o allow three mem.
bers Of the Board of Agriculture to
call n meeting NJ amy time.
Misunderstanding 5000 for steam
heating apparatus In the stnte reform.
| atory ut Buenn Vista.
Ammons- boundary Of wa.
! ter district No. \.
Mnxwell-ApproprInting &'H.30O for