The silver lance., 1899-03-17

The columbine has been officially de-
clared to be the state flower.
The bill permitting child insurance
has passed the Senate.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for an
artesian well in Cheyenne county has
Deen recommended for passage In the
House.
The governor has signed the bill per-
mttting Pueblo to issue bonds for
street paving and other improvements.
Senators Wheeler and Taylor had a
spirited controversy Friday night, and
had to be separated by the sergeant-at-
arms. No blood was spilled.
In the course of a rather warm de-
bate the other day, Senator Wheeler ac-
cused Senator Taylor of having ambi-
tiOns to succeed Senator Wolcott
The Senate has passed the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Parks providing that in
all civil cases a verdict agreed to by
three-fourths Of the Jury shall be valid.
A bill appropriating $500 for CON
structing good road over the sand hills
of Yuma, Morgan and Washington
counties is receiving favorable consid-
Grafton. tr,
Senator Smiths bill to force assess
ment companies TO print in red ink at
the top of their policies: This con-
tract Is issued on the assessment plan
and its cost is not fixed" has been
killed.
Without the emergency cause the IN
determlnate sentence bill, drawn by the
State Board of Charities. and intro
duced by Senator Stewart, was finally
passed by the Senate Tuesday. The
vote was p to 13.
The Senate finance committee has
recommended that the bill for wagon
road along Green lake to Clear Creek
gulch pass 1t also recommended for
passage Mr.. Seldomridge's bill for the
payment of the mobilization OF troops
in the present war .4aFF -f f1
From the committee of the whole the
House has favorably reported the bill
appropriating money in aid of the State
Home for Dependent Children. The bill
contemplates the erection and equip
ment of new home on new site. and
the appropriation of 100000 therefor.
The people of Cripple Creek are pre-
pairing lot of medals for the mem
DVIs VI tlit IIOuSe WuO StoOu ny thC
Teller county bill and banquet Is
proposed for Saturday night next
week. The opponents of the bill are
talking of getting twenty seven leath-
The House was amused the other day
by ]. Max Clark, who asked permission
to sit with his hat on. The Weld coun-
ty member said the room was so chilly
that he could hardly endure it. His re-
quest was granted and throughout the
morning he wore his hat. In the after
noon he merely wore his ovcrcoat.
Mr.. Barela's Mexican war joint reso-
luton has been passed. 1t provides
for an address to the national Congress,
asking that guns. field pieces and ban
ners captured by the United States dur
ing the Mexican War be returned to
that country. Mr.. Barela urged that
Colorado should take the lead in this
movement.
By a parliamentary coup Mr.. Can
non forced his medical council bill
through the House on second reading
Saturday. Only two-thirds Of the
members We're present, and the friends
of the bill had n majority of about 4.
The opponents of the bill say they
have no fear but that they can defeat
the bill on third reading, when all the
members are present.
The general appropriation bill will
appear in the House, 1t is expected,
early next week. The committee has
been gathering statistics from all the
state departments for the past several
weeks, and comparing them with the
bill of two years ago. The work is
nearly completed and Clerk Henry
Wood expects to have the bill drawn
up by Monday morning.
Senators Hill and Taylor and Attor-
ney General Campbell and Attorney
Bryant appeared before the judiciary
committee. of the House Thursday
night to argue the points of Senator
Philips antitrust bill. 1t was pretty
generally agreed that the exception Of
melon and fruit trusts from the pro-
visions would vitiate the bill The ju-
dietary committee will try to cure the
defects.
Senator Taylor's bill for wagon road
from Denver to Grand Junction Occu-
pied most of Saturday. and for the pur-
pose Of pushing it through the senators
tack on the measure which cnused all
the trouble on Friday night was re-
newed by Senator Wheeler. He was as
sisted in his fight by Mr.. Adams and
Mr.. Stewart. The motion to make a
favorable report carried
Mrs. Carrie Kaiser is confident that
the people of Cripple Creek will ask an
investigation of the reported scheme to
dope" members of the House who
favored the Teller county bill. She
says her connection with the matter
was simply to discover what the plans
were and expose them. The result
placed her in light that is not at all
agreeable. She has asked an investiga-
tion that will prove her exact connec-
ton. at
Speaker Smith thinks the question
raised in the House that the hills an