The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-04
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

Governor Thomas Is writing GOOD
many veto messages these days II
day he slaughtered ten bills
In House bin No. 103 5000 was ap-
propriated for wagon roau "o =,
was vetoed for the same reason M
House bill No. 40.
Governor Thomas has vetoed the pili
concerning salaries OF offcers OF w
State Normal School. 1t was intenosu
for q retrenchment measure, put ne
says that It is too vague.
Governor Thomas has made SEVERN
more appointments. Edward y; SIN
son was named as judge OF the f9uru
judicial district TO succeed Judge Lun''
who resigned the other day.
The state will not buy Otto Mears
wagon road. as Senate bill No. "a was
vetoed because the Governor thinks
the stnte can't afford II. and because
the charter expires within year, any
way.
Rev. Joshua Gravett. pastor OF Cal.
vary Baptist church. has been elected
district missionary for the Colorado
state convention of Baptlsts. This u a
most important office. In the baptist
church.
House bill No. 2Ss. approprlating
$1,000 for the publication OF the re-
ports OF the State Horticultural Socie-
ty. met Its end. Governor THOMAS
said the measure was merltorious, put
funds were lacking.
On the strength of the unanimous In
dorsement by the Bar Association,
Governor Thomas has signed tine
Parks jury bill. It provides that in
civil action three -fourths Of the jurors
instead of all OF them as at present.
can bring In verdict.
On the same ground Governor Thorn
as vetoed nm artesian well Dill. IL
was House bill No. 300. for $1,000
well In Bacn county. With n like ex-
cuse House bill No. 344, providing 3d.
900 for a wagon road to Caribou In
Boulder county. was laid to rest.
In H. b. No. 40. $1,000 was appro-
priated for n wagon road from Sa-
gunche to Sky City. The Governor We
toed It because the money was to come
from the $15O.OOO capitol building
fund borrowed from the state treas
ury, when the bill for the return OF this
money failed of passage.
Senate bill No. 300 by Senator
Schermerhorn. met Its death unresist-
ingly. Mr.. Schcrmerhorn fought hard
and long to secure passage OF this
measure. II provided TINT purchasers
of stocks of goods from retailers
should be protected by an affidavit as
to Just what part of the stock. II any,
had been paid for. The Governor
thought 1t unconstitutional.
Pillsbury. the great chess player, was
in Denver the first OF the week and
gave marvellous exhibitions Of his skill
as a player and of his wonderful mem
ory. He carried on half n dozen games
simultaneously, setting where he could
not see the boards. He gave orders as
to the moves to be made and kept the
position of the pieces on all the boards
In his mind without difficulty.
Curator VIII G. Ferril of the State
Historical Society now receives 5000
year and has no assistant. The con-
dltions will remain unchanged. House
bill 4O6. raising his salary TO $1,000
and providing for nm assistant at 5000.
was one of the many bills vetoed. Gov
ernor Thomas admitted the meritorlous
nature of the measure. but urged lack
OF funds as the excuse for Its death.
Governor Thomas has vetoed the
medical bill. This proposed law was
introduced in the House by Mr.. Can
non, and was known MS House Bill
No. 231. The veto returned with the
dIsnpproved bill is $500 words in
length, and sets forth many reasons
why the bill was Objectionable. The
governor criticises the bill very strong
ly. He expresses the opinion that 1t
will not protect the public health,
though 1t confers autocratic and op-
pressiye powers upon the medical
council.
The arrival In Denver of Mr.. Cop
pell of New York. the big man of the
Rio Grande railroad. has started anew
the talk of n cutoff to the Pacific
coast. For years the Rio Grnnde has
been reaching northward behind the
mountains. Six years ago 1t surveyed
an air line to Leadvllle. 1t is surinised
that Chairman Coppell's chief business
here Mt this time is to discuss with
President Jeffery the fix the Rio
VIII w III u tHt ikip
Western or Burlington should, In some
disguise, build over the range first.
John Chetelat of Custer county has
been appointed by Governor Thomas to
superintend the construction OF pub-
lie road- from Pueblo to Leadyille. The
road is to be built by convict labor in
accordance with the provisions of the
Taylor bill. passed by the recent Legis-
lature. The amount appropriated for
the work was $1S.460. This Includes
the salary of the superintendent at ST.
200 per annum for two years. Chetelat,
who was formerly sheriff of Custer
county. will have the appointing OF
gang bosses, who will receive S45 a
month and subsistence. Guards for
the convic,s will be appointed by the
penitentiary warden. They will re-
ceive the same salary as the gang
bosses.
II Is stated that President and Mrs.
Mckinley will probably be In Denver.
ms guests OF Senator Wolcott, late In
August or early In September. VOL
hurst, the senator's country place be-
yond Littleton, will at once be pre-
pared for occupancy. The three-story
addition recently built makes this
home one of the roomiest and most
sumptuously gotten-up country houses
in the West. The house throughout
will be furnished handsomely, and dec
orators are now engaged IN fitting II
up. Society people are anticipating the
visit OF the presidential party, and
elaborate plans for It's entertainment
are already being considered. Natural.
ly, Wolhurst will be the center Of this
social activity.
Game Commissioner Thomas L.
johnson Is preparing the new Beamnn
game law for publication. and under