The Lamar register., 1899-03-08
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

inmate sentence blli.
The bnl permitting child Insurance
Z has passed the Senate.
The senate finance committee has re-
ported adversely TO the bin for STATE
canal No. /
The House has decided 10 bold three
/ night sessions each week until the ealei-
dar IS cleared.
Last Thursday the House Killed iwen-
ty-three appropriation bills dcsignei
TO aid Internal improvements.
The governor has signed the bin per.
nlitttluE Pueblo to issue bonds fof
street paving and other improvements
senator Philips precinct option hsu
has been reported to the Senate By the
ATapahcc committee without Tecprn-
mendation.
The Senate has Killed Senator Philips
usuTy BIN The measure provided a ic.
Eat intcTrst rate Of slx pr eeni-. al
above that arnoUu, TO b. usury.
Governor Thomas has sent 20 the
Senate his appointment Of Dr. Chip
man pr. Han and Dr. George =, TT
Ter as membcrs % the State Beard OF
Health.
panp's precinct lIrrnsa bHl was con.
sidersd by the Senate all % IhaTsday
afternoon No vote was reached on
the bin and Il was made a special or
der fos . O'Clock Friday.
The three women members % the
House. TO whom was referred the res'
olutiun 10 permit smoking. are Dot
aEreei in their report. Two of them
would permit u. while the third i opa
posed
The House has decided agzInsf auy
cut Ia the salaries of legislator The
bIli 10 cut the compensation ffusn s.
a day 70 81 was Iurruducryf by Mr.,
Clark u Weld. and urvrs had any
real chance f0r its tlfe. IltsIn crrr.
mony vas mixed With the funeral sssg-
vice. Mr.. Clark was SLOWED 20 make
his addrcss Tor the blIL and having
observed all due courtesy the House
struck cut the cnaettHg CLAUSE
The local option hIn was defeated IN
the Senate Friday after a prolonged and
acrimonious discussion by iha follow
inE vais: In fsvur Of The Hlc4sErr,
Amuous. Evans. HIN Maxwell Nc
CrreTy, Newell, Philp. Fortsrasid. Hoe,
ScherincThprn. Stratiuu. SwinE. wssS
la. oppozed. Adams, BAFyia. Br8un-
Ing. Crushy. FELTON,, flshrr. Gaymon-
Harris PARKS, smiih stcwart, Taylor.
Wheclsr. whiifUui-ls. Tbis vote
killed. the only temperance t1F-asurr
asked Of thr present Legislature
The House cutHmittee on marble In-
yestigati0n has asresd on a Tep.agf
that was pFtsSeatsi "Wednesday. I-hr
report - not what the uln ioEtty
wished. but - the only 0ar that ali
members would sign. II IL looked
upon as n victory for Chairman Ra-
walt. who secured the Investigation.
A report declaring the charges uu-
founded had hesn drawn up. hut Mr..
Rawalt. Mr.. Bradley aud Mr.. Kamm
refused 70 sign H. The document
nnally agreed upon dsclarrs the svi.
dener was q such a conflicting nature
tina, nothing could BE- decided one way
or another.
By = vote Of - TO ~ Juan y. PIno
was permanently seated Ia the House
OF Representatives last Wednesday
aieht- The debate uPou the cuntekt q
Teodarr Sandoval Tor the rcprys~uta-
ton from Hucrfana county lasted six
hours, beginning NJ O'Clock In the AZ
ternu0n. One of the chief incidents Of
the day was the Introduction Of a mi
nority report by Messrs Montgomery
aAAA lhNNfN anu sAAN- AAsa also The
charge made openly GU the floor that
Mr.. Pine had secured his seat hy his
own criminal acts II was suggested
that the member should rathcr be In
the penigentiaFy than In the I.eslsla. !
turc, and after adjournment one Of the !
members said there had been some tail: I
Of holding q meeting for the purpose u Z
considering the question Of lmPcaCh.
ment
Mrs. Lees hin TO provide for the
heating. lighting and ventilation hf uuh-
lie school houses In districts OF the trSF
and second classes, came Up In commit |
tee Of the whole Monday. and ]. Frank
Adams, Mr.. Patterson and Gcarg.s
Smith opposed the measure quite Wig
orously. Mr.. Adams read letters from /
several educational authorities which 1
We're not favorable 10 the measure.
Mrssrs. Rawalt, Judkins, jefferson, |
Hammond. DTumm. Dliis and Bradley
and Mrs. Lee spoke In favor OF the bin. !
Upon motion OF General Browning that /
section was ordered stricken out which 1
requires that no school building covered |
by the provisions Of the measure shall |
be used after January /, 1900 unless /
II has been constructed so as to comply /
with the law. After other amendments |
had been accepted the bill was recoln- /
Inended for passage by large major |
ity.