The Meeker herald., 1899-02-04

A vast number of petitions have
been presented favoring the new local
option bill.
So for there have been 26s bills IN
troduced in the House and 2s9 in the
Senate-a total of 557.
The bill 10 admit ex-Confederates to
the Soldiers and Sailors Home beeins
to meet with general favor.
The anti-scrip bill of Mr.. Bell has
been recommended for passage In the
House by committee OF the whole.
The citizens of Dolores county peti'
tiOn for an appropriation of $500 to
build wagon road from Rico to Nav
ajo basin.
A Commits. has been appointed 10
Investigate the survey of the Maxwell
land grant. about when There Aie
many complaints.
A petition has been presented by thir-
ty-four taxpayers Of Florissant. asking
that IL Ell Paso county he divided they
be retained in the old county.
Representative Dickcrson Of ElDert
county made n lengthy and careiuii!
prepared speech in the House "euhes-
day in reply to the speech OF ME- bryah
Of Nebraska.
Governor Thomas expresses the
opinion that the only way out OF tne
present financial dilemma OF the sta'e
was an act re-establishing the levy
limit for counties.
Mr.. Garcia has introduced bill Tor
IN artesian well on state land III Coh-
ejos county, which is designed 10 wa
ter lands that have been bargnined for
BY the Mormon colony in that section.
! The bill to do away with party en-
blems on the ballot seems to be chaih-
pioned in the Senate principally D!
i Senators Ammons and Harris. II Is
opposed by McCrecry, Barela, Adams
and Whitford.
Representative Adams intends 10
amend the election law so that among
i the Illegal acts that come under the
head of bribery will be the hiring OF
! carriages or other vehicle for the pur-
pose Of conveying voters TO the pois.
A bill is being prepared for introduc-
ton into the Legislature providing that
| superintendents of irrigation ana irri-
cation commissioners be paid by the
! state. Under the present law the COM
missoncrs are paid by the dlnereht
{ counties. the small county OF Phillips,
for Instance. paying just as much as
the large county of Arapahoe.
Illuminating oils are to be looked
after by state inspector, whose sal
ary will be, if the bill passes. $500 n
year. He is to inspect every barrel OF
oil and mark it. as Is done In other
states. the flash test at 40 degrees
being the proof. The deputies he may
appoint are to receive salary accord
ing to number of barrels OF oil In
spected.
Senator Hill has introduced bill to
prohibit the publication Of the ballot
advertisement in daily papers In coun-
ties Of the fourth and fifth class. Pa
pers. the author states. have been es-
tablished in the small towns Of the
state for the sole purpose of printing
the ballot advertisements Mt the time
of elections.
A majority OF the House committee
on counties and county lines. led by
Chairman Morris, favors the passage
Of the bill for the new county OF Tel
Ter. Two members Of the committee,
Jones and Cannon, have declared
against the present consideration OF the
bill. Mr. Jones will, 1t is understood,
vote against the new county, and Mr..
! Cannon is undecided.
The protest of Representative Me
Lean against the payment of the extra
employees provided for by the law of
1895 has been sustained. Ten en-
ployes of the house. all OF the pages
and the docket clerk of the Senate
are Interested The decision cuts down
Of hn rLaf s1arl.
reduces the pages 10 cents and leaves
the other employees named without
jobs.
Representative Ovington is having
bill prepared to provide for the estab-
lishment Of board OF examination for
mine superintendents. mine bosses and
fire bosses of coal mines. The bill pro-
vides that the governor shall appoint
two men TO assist the coal mine inspec-
tor in these examinations. and that no
man shall be employed In any of the
positions named who has not certiii-
Gates to show that he IL experienced.
competent and sober person No sal.
aries are provided.
A rather interesting encounter took
place between Senators Philip and Ba-
rela the other day, when Senator
Philip called for his usury bill from the
judiciary committee This Is a bill
fixing the maximum legal rate of in-
terest at 10 per cent. Some little dis
cusslon arose over the rule permitting
the calling of bill from the commit
tee on twenty-fours' notice. Among
other things Senator Barela said that
Senator Philip was too fresh. Senator
Philip responded that he would rather
be that than be ancient and stale.
Favorable reports have been made
on the following: Taxing live stock I'M
ported into the state for pasturage;
taxing gross receipts of express, tele-
phone and telegraph companies; to reg
ulate telegraph rates; to regulate rates
for electric lights; to regulate telephone
and telegraph companies: to provide for
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