The state herald., 1899-03-03
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

piled with lIual vlgor. The bill will
he referred to the committee of the
whole without recommendation
The State University will not receive
from the Legislature the amount of
money asked. II the recommendation
of the joint finance committees of III
Senate and House of Representatives
is followed by the two bodies AT n
prolonged session of the joint commit
tee 1t was decided to recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 as the maxi
mum amount, to be contingent upon
the passage of cer:ain revenue bills
contemplated by the committees The
amount asked by the directors of the
university is S111.G00. OF this amount
$SO,OOO was to have been for the main.
tenance of the institution during the
next two years and the rest for Inn
provements. among which was II pro
posed library building.
The Senate has PASSED bill in re-
lation TO costs in appellate courts. 1t
provides that in all eases where an
appeal Is taken or writ of error sued
out and n transcript Of the record or
the evidence in the court below is pre-
pared, 1t shall be the duty of the clerk
or stenographer preparing the same to
certify thereon the legal fees paid
therefor by the appellant or plaintiff
in error. and the clerk of the court In
which the same shall be filed shall tax
such fees as part of the costs of the
case. and In ease of reversal the same
shall be paid by or collected from the
appellee or defendant In error in the
same manner as other costs. The
emergency clause provides that the
law shall apply to pending cases, ms
well as those hereafter brought.
The finance committee reported back
II. Il. No. JO5. with many amend
ments. The bill was Introduced by
Speaker Smith and designs to limit
the levy to be made by counties for
the general fund. 1t was introduced
to enable the state To get a larger
share Of the revenue. The state tax
being limited by the constitution TO 1
mills, county assessors and boards of
commissioners had acquired the habit
of running down county valuations
and up the county levy. The state
thus did not receive n proper share of
the revenue. The hill. as amended. di-
vides the counties of the state into ten
classes and places on each class limits
of levy for general county purposes.
The limit for Arapahoc is set at 2la
mills the lowest. while Mineral county,
In the tenth class. is allowed 20 mills.
Labor had n hearing Tuesday even.
ing before the Senate committee hav-
ing charge of affairs concerning the
toilers. The talking was done on IL.
Il. No. % MOORE. extending the eight
hour law To apply TO laborerS in under
ground mines. The principal point of
contention was the proposed amend
ment, suggested by the mine owners
and other opponents of the measure.
adding the words: For time actually
The friends of the bill in
slst that this will open the way for
endless contention between employers
and employees 10 define the meaning of
the amendment. and viii have the nj.
Innate effect of keeping the act In CON
tinuous litigation. II will make II pos
siblc, they say, for mine owners To
hold their men underground for sew
eral hours overtime. In case of break
down of machinery or other accidental
delay of operations.
|. r. Hun, secretary of the Denver
Retail Coal Dealers Association. tcstI
fled before the trust investigation com.
mlttec Of the House. and by his nm.
swers convinced Chairman Steele that
the case was made. Mr.. IIuf said
that iifty-iivc OF the 100 coal dealers
of the city belonged to the association,
which operated under n strong agree
ment. The dealers were divided into
classes, A, II and G. according 10 the
Of coal handled. and $50 n year
was the price of membership. Sched-
ules OF prices We're furnished by the
coal companies and dealers must ad-
here 10 these. Any violations Of the
agreement Were punished by fines of
from $40 TO $50. until the ofIenses be.
came aggravated, when the delinquent
was expelled from the association.
The principal part Of his testimony
was concerning the agreement and the
punishment for violations.
Mrs. Lees hill 10 provide for The
heating, lighting and ventilation of pub.
lie school houses In districts of the firsi
ana second classes. came up IN commit.
tee OF the whole Monday, ana !. Frank
Adams. Mr. Patterson and George
Smith opposed the measure quite Wig.
orously. Mr.. Adams read letters from
N'N'AAA NAlANiAlNlAl NANNlllfN WHICH
were not favorable To the measure.
Messrs. Hawaii. Judklns, jefferson.
Hammond. Drumm. Dilts and Bradley
and Mrs. Lee spoke In favor of the bill.
Upon motion of General Browning that
section wns ordered stricken ont which
requires that no school building covered
hy the provisions of the measure shall
bc used after January |, 1890. unless
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with the law. After other amendments
had been accepted the hill was recon-.
incndcd for passage 10y n large major.
ity.
The House appropriations committee
reported these bills for the favorable
consideration uf The committee Of the
whole, together with certain proposed
reductions In appropriations: Wagon
rond In lllnshalr und san Juan conn.
ties, SlS,Wll; wagon rlnd In Eagle
county, $1,000; wagon road IN FAN
Miguel county, $500; nrtoslnn well IN
Cheyenne county. $1,000: nrtcsnn well
In Garfield county; new soldiers and
sailors home. $4,000; bridge across
Arkansas river Ia OtrrO county, SiO.-
600; bridge across the Gunuls IN near
Whltchoin $1,000; 10 complete wnp.
on road In Jefferson county, 5000;
rond In Numn nnd Morgan counties.
Sl2.50O; 10 repair nnd construct road
IN la Plata county 5000; road IN
Douglas county. $1,000: reservoirs Ia
Park county. $1,000: bridge across
Snake river IN Routt county. 5000;
bridge ncroHs Roaring Fork near Bn.
salt, $500; bridge ncrosH White river
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