The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-16

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killed
Protests against Mr.. EDgley's Sun
day amusement bill are pouring In
from all quarters.
In the Senate everyone voted In IA
vor of the III Paso county division Dill
except Senator Seldomridgc-
The bill TO rearrange the judicial dis
tricts OF the state Is being fought most
energeiicaliy by many OF those inter
i ested.
The bill compelling the county com
missioners to publish report OF their
proceedings has been ordered printed
by the House.
Senator Ammons llns introduced bili
nppropriating 5000 for the construc-
tion OF bicycle path from Denver to
Palmer Lake.
Lieutenant Governor carney anu
Senator Schermerhorn had rough
md tumble tussle for the possession
| of the gavel few days ago.
The mileage bill. to curtall fees of
i public officers. is still in the air. a
pronounced opposition to many feat
ures OF the measure has been devel-
ope.
| \ bill permitting towns to tax de-
partment stores occupied large por-
tion OF the time of the Senate last
Wednesday. II finally was favorably
recommended by the committee of the
whole.
| Representative Dlts has secured the
| signatures of u large majority OF SEN
ators and representatives to his peti-
tion for session of the United States
District Court ut Glenwood Springs
each year.
The House committee on roads and
bridges will report In favor of the bill
for highway commission. 1t viii also
favor the election of road overseers In
stead of their appointment by the
county commissioners.
The following special committee has
been named 10 take charge of the
Thomas bill 10 redistrict the state:
Thomas, Newell Barela, Ammons,
Gaymon, Harris. Annear. McCreery,
Taylor. Portcrfeld, FELTON,. Adams
and Hail.
A careful canvass of the House on
| the part of the friends of the Teller
county bill leads them to declare the
! bill will pass. No figures are given.
and they do not care TO show the list
of the faithful. Opponents Of the
measure are as sure that 1t will be de-
feated.
| The Senate has passed Senator Eel
toms bills TO regulate the duties of in
spectors of horticulture in the de-
struction of plant pests. uorticultur-
lists who. when notified. fail to destroy
these pests. are TO be fined So to S1O0
|
formula for the destruction of the
| pests.
Mr.. Turney. chairman of the COM
mittec on stock OF the House of Rep
rcsentativcs. has received n petition
| from citizens of Brush favoring lib
eral appropriation for bounties on coy
otes and other wild animals. The peti-
tion says one resident has lost several
hundred dollars worth of stock
| through the ravages of animals within
the last thirty days.
The committee has reported adverse
ly ON Mr.. Estes bill 10 submit to the
people constitutional amendment call
| ing for the creation of bonded in
debtcdness TO refund S1,41O,O0O out
| standing obligations. The committee
| gave ns reasons for Its report that one
constitutional amendment had been
passed. that the people had already
twice voted down similar propositions.
and that another bill was before the
House to provide better method of
dealing with the question.
1t is reported that the Senate COM
mittee on fish, forestry and game has
about concluded TO recommend for pas
sage S. B. n. 14S. the measure drawn
up by Judge ID. C. Beaman The COM
mittee members were at first almost
unanimous against the bill. but more
thorough knowledge of its provisions
has won them over. There will be
some few amendments TO the bill. but
not to materially change 1t. The H.
cense feature especially meets The ap-
proval of the committee as a means of
preventing the unlawful killing of
| game.
Senator James W. McCrcery is be-
tween two fires. The governor. know
| ing that the senator Is member of
| the board of trustees of the State Nor
NAL School. has raised the question
that man cannot hold two positions
and has asked for an opinion from
Attorney General Campbell on the
| subject. II Is said that such an opin-
ion has been prepared and submitted
| to the chief executive. but II is thought
that IT will have little influence with
Governor Thomas In rendering his de-
cision. IL having been called for more
as a matter OF form than as Il guide
Filibusterlng Is to be done away with
| In the State Senate II the rules com
mittee is able 10 have adopted most
| important amendment Ii was con
| ceded that under the existing rules II
minority cannot be deferred from put-
| ting Il paramount obstacle In the wny
| of legislation whenever occasion Of
| fers The result of that thought has
been the preparation of rule giving
n motion for the previous question
precedence over all other motions. BY
the adoption Of this rule vote upon
n question may be had whenever de-
sired. The committee will report
probably to-day.
A delegation of district judges nm.
peared before the Senate committee
| on judiciary last week to protest
against the passage of the bill reduc-
ing the number of judicial districts in
the state. Judges Dixon. Armour
Overs and Johnson. from Pueblo
Leadville and the Thirteenth district
We're present and all protested against
the bill. Ex-senator Painter led a del
egation from the Thirteenth district TO
protest against that district being
abolished and its five counties added
to the Arapnhoe district. All speak
ers, including Senator Adams, were
against the bill. The committee, how
ever favors IT and is likely TO make a
favorable report.
The House committee on finance and
wars and means have decided to rec