The state herald., 1899-01-20

Ia grippe.
Mrs. Frances b. Belford has been
nominated for trustee of the State Nor
NAL College.
Chief Clerk Gray has resigned to nc-
cept an office in the auditors office. Mr..
w. A. Dlckerson has been elected to
succeed him.
A Joint resolution has passed both
branches inviting Mr.. Bryan TO address
the assembly upon the occasion OF his
visit TO Denver.
After quite n fight, Senator Barein
succeeded in having resolution pass
ed ordering the printing of the Cover
nor's message in Spanish.
Representative Bradley has intro
duccd bill cutting railroad fares 10
two cents mile in the valleys ana Oh
the plains and to four cents mile over
mountain roads.
II. j. Picard OF the Yuma Pioneer mas
been elected chief printing clerk OF tne
house. and II. c. Wood of the Casle
Rock Journal has been chosen clerk OF
the appropriation committee In the
senate.
A petition has been presented from
the Town Board of Gillett, asking tha'
that town be named as the temporary
county seat of Teller county, ana OIL
fering n building free of cost to the
county government.
A fine of from 5000 to 5000 is
provided for by Representative w. q.
Steele's antitrust measure. II Is IN
tended TO prevent the formation OF
trusts of any kind, and to prevent any
individual or firm from becoming trus-
tee of any solvent business.
The antl-scrlp measure introduced
by Representative Ovlngton fixes Il
penalty OF from 500 TO $500 for the
violation of the provisions of the act,
which prohibits the issuance of any
form of scrip by any company to It's
employees.
The House committee on corpora
tions and railroads has two measures
before II that will cause the railroads
and the Pullman company n good deal
of worry before they are disposed OF
one way or the other. The first bill
fixes n passenger rate OF two cents per
lllllt lOT I'LL 'i~N w ih' '"h-N'
and the second fixes the price of sleep
Ing car bcrths at so much per mile, far
below the present rates.
The new lieutenant governor made
n short speech TO the senators upon TAX
ing his place as presiding officer. He
congratulated the members and hoped
they would extend TO him the same
courtcsics they had done TO the re-
tirIng officer. We should work 10 pass
laws" he said, ''in the interest of the
people and not In the interest of the
trusts and monopolies OF the s;atc.
We should conduct our business with
out chickering's, heart burnings or Ill
feelings"
Chairman Rawalt Of the committee
TO investigate the marble work In the
state capitol has notified his commit.
tee that the work will not begin until
after the 10Th of this month. He as
certaIned after the appointment had
been made that the Board OF Capitol
Managers had not concluded the In
vestigation IL was making into the
charges OF outside marble being used.
1t was reported TO him that the report
would be made on the 10th. and he
concluded 10 take no action until after
that date.
Among the resolutions Introduced In
the Senate is one by Senator Evans
calling for nm Investigation of the
State Insane Asylum. II provides that
President Thombs be given the right
TO be present at all the hearings. To
cross-eNamlne witnesses and summon
witnesses In his own behalf The com.
mlttec 10 investigate Is TO consist OF
three members from the House and
two from the Senate. The committee
Is TO receive any reports that may be
made TO II In reference to the conduct
OF the asylum.
Mr.. Clark Of Weld has put himself
squarcly on record MS opposing the ex-
pcndlturc OF any more money on the
state canals. As he II chairman OF the
canals committee, which he tried In
cffcctunlly to abolish. his declaration
In indicative that nothing VIII he done
for the canal at he present session. Mr..
Clark also expressed dcep.rooted re.
sistance 10 and profound adherence
OF the different road building schemes.
In his speech he said snmo of the roads
TO 90 TO the moon.
A pure food hill has been preparrd
by State Dairy Commissioner Cannon
and Deputy Hunter. Dairy products.
especially. are dealt with. Chemists OF
state Institutions are required 10 fur.
nish analyses when called upon by the
proper authorities. ~ TINT the purlty
~ any article offered for sale may he
determined. The fine for Arlllng ndul.
tcrnted articles Is from $50 10 S9DO
with discretionary imprisonment. Tho
sale OF ol"omnrrnrlnc and iilicd chccS.
IL regulated 10y license. aud dealers
must display n sign.
Senate bill No. itij. Introduced by
Mr.. Parks. provides that amy one who
steals n ride on railroad or cnrs. or
any portion thereof. or climbs thereon
while they are standing stlll or In mo,
tlon. shall he guilty Of n misdem.nnor
Every .mployr aiding or nbeitlng sucll
n person Il also guilty or misd.,
mcnnor, and II shall be- the duty al
conductors. brnkcmon aud engineer.
10 arrest such people II necessary,
these employees nre 10 call upon hyi
ISLANDERS for assistance. Any on,
guilty. as set forth In this bill. is IL
be- punished, II the measure become.
law, by not NOR. than thirty days
confinement In the county Jail or So
iinc.
A concurrent resolution has beer
adopted calling upon the state auditor
for u statement showing: First. III,
yearly assessed valuation ~ .ncl
county In the state for the past nv,
years. tnbulnted IN such form rs IL
show the lncrrns" or decrease. M Tho
ease mny he, of each county per nni
mum. second. n statement showing upon