La Junta tribune., 1899-03-25

| out OF Use. the reason being that the
| complicated brands disiigUre the hides
A fee i- TO lee charged for the use of
brands under the provisions OF the bill
| and these are to be forfeited in eases
Of delinquency. The bill had been
! carefully amended by the Stock com
mIitec. so as 10 meet certain objections.
| The same old iight between the small
| and the large owner was fought out
| again over the measure even In Its
amended form. The bill passed sec
ond reading by considerable major
| ity.
Legislative practice rs regards the
dealing out OF patronage is 10 be
reyolutionized by the Twelfth General
| Assembly unless the House undoes
the work that has been SO carefully
| accomplished by the Senate. def
mite step in the direction of reform
WIS taken by the Senate the other day
when It passed on third reading =.
B. No. %. the McCreery salary bill.
which reduces vislbly both the num-
Der and the pay OF the Assembly otfi-
GERS and employees. Under the law OF
1895 the last act OF the Legislature
passed on the subject, the Senate In al
lowed sixty officers and employees. and
the House of Representatives seventy
officers and employees. making total
of 130. The McCrecry bill reduces the
total to eiShty-four, giving the Senate
thirty-seven and the house forty-seven
BY cutting on forty-six employees the
Legislature Will save 10 the state
thousands OF dollars annually.
Mr.. Smiths bill TO reduce palace chr
rates wns amended so as 10 strike out
the provisions relating TO burglar proof
safes N NIL tho N. then xah sxAs..
ond reading In the House. Following Is
the main section of the bill: 1T shall
bc unlawful for any individual or indi-
viduals. corporation or corporations or
associations owning. leasing or operat-
ing any car or ears commonly known as
sleeping. boudoir. parlor or drawing
room cars, for the transportation OF
passengers over the lines OF any rail
road or ra!loads within the boundaies
Of this state. to make greater charge
than onc-half of one cent per mile for
the use OF lower bcr,lis and onethirl
OF one cent per nile for the Use OF up
per berths In such sleeping cars; and
Tor the occupation OF a seat in either
sleeping. boudoir. parlor or drawing
room cars. there shall not he charged
a greater rate than one-half OF one cent
per mile during the time such seat Is In
use: providing. that no charge greater
than two dollars $500 shall be charged
within this state, for such berth or seat
in said cars
The general appropriation bill 10
support the state government for the
present biennial period is now before
the Legislature. Chairman Briscoe OF
the House appropriation committee In.
troduced the measure Monday night
and the title was read. 1t will probab-
ly he ordered printed today. The
Briscoe bill contemplates total appro
prlation OF $655. 700. but this includes
Sl03, ,357.54 appropriated by the emcrg
ency bill passed several weeks ago.
The appropriation two years ago was
1904 500. mnking an Increase OF SiO.-
900. The bill runs from December !.
lSgS, TO December 1. 1900. Two see
lions of the bill contain important pro-
visions. One OF them seeks TO make
the governor. the auditor and the at
torney general an auditing board to
pass upon Incidental bills. instead OF
distributing the incidental fund among
the departments, as IL now done under
the present law. The other provision
requires TINT officials shall furnish
sworn certificates and vouchers to
show that their mileage expense is that
actually incurred.
Governor Thomas has affixed his
official signature TO what Is commonly
known as the the cight-hour OIL"
This bill. regulating the hours OF en-
ployment In underground mines and in
smelling and ore reductions, passed
both the House and Senate without
amendment and becomes law In irs
original form. Its full text ia as fol
lows:
Section L. The period of employ
ment OF workingmen in ali under
ground mines or workings shall be
eight ts) hours per day. except in
cases OF emergency where life or prop
erty is in imminent danger.
Sec. 2 The period of employment
Of workingmen in smelters, and In all
other institutions for the reduction or
refining OF ores or metals shall he
eight hours per day, excep; in cases Of
emergency. where life or property is in
imminent danger.
Sec. 3. Any person, body corporate.
agent. manager or employer who shall
violate any of the provisions OF Sec
tions one and two OF this act shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemennor. and
upon conviction. shall be punished by
fine OF not less than $50 nor more
than $500. or by imprisonment not
more than six months. or by both fine
and imprisonment.
The bill of Judge Kennedy to remove
the Soldiers and Sailors Home from
| Monte Vista was brought up in the
House last Thursday and another
| fight was precipitated on it. George
| Smith and Messrs. Hammond. Law
| renee. Rawalt, Montgomery. Short and
Clark spoke against the bill. The op-
position based its objections on eco
| nomic grounds and the dcsertion of he
quarters at Monte Vista without max
| ing provision for their occupancy.
| Mr.. Rawalt declared II was an Arapa.
| hoe county scheme. Messrs. Cannon,
Elliott. Browning and Farris favored
| the bill. The vote stood 43 to 10 in
] r.-s. - tho hill Tho yofa Iu 5otuer