The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-30

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the docking OF horses tails.
In committee OF the whole the house
has made a favorable report upon tne
bin permitting child insurance.
The Senate hns passed scnnfor Whit
forf's bIIl cutting the wages OF court
stcnogrnphers from $40 to 80 per day
The senatc almost unanimously
passed Ammons' bill npproprinting $o,-
POO for the Danvcr-Palrner Lake cycle
path.
The Senate spent ncnrly NIL OF FRI
lay In discussing the Denver charter
bill. but postponed action until Tues
day.
The house took vote on the Den
yer home rule question Tuesday,
which showed n majority in favor ~
to 20.
The anti-scrIp bill and the boycott
bill, both having passed the House,
went through second reading In the
Senate Thursday.
The Senate appointed the following
committee TO represent It nt the Cripple
Greek Jubilee: Ammons. Seldomridge,
Crosby, FELTON, and Newell
The aggregate bridge. rond and wen Wen
appropriations OF this Legislature VIII
be $242.O0O. Of which $211 200 VIII come
from the Internal improvement fund'
Mr.. Dickerson's bill 10 provide for a
commission to collect an exhibit 10.
the Paris exposition has passed second
reading. The appropriation proposeu
Ia $3.50 for expenses. The commission
would be appointed by the governor
and he composed OF members OF the
various political parties.
Representative Canon says he Is per
fectly willing that his sparrinH bill be
amended 30 ns TO provide for penalty.
The author OF fhG famous bill says he
will appear before the appropriate COM
mittee OF the Senate and suggest thnt
such nm amendment be made. He VIII
then make the motion In the House that
that body concur therein
The stntc institutions committee has
reported two bills relating TO the sol
dler's home. One of them contemplntes
the removal Of the boys industrial
school to the vacated quarters. and
the other the removal OF tho girls In
dustrinl school. No recommendation
WINS made. and the house Will take It's
choice.
The House has passed the following
Senate bills: BY Senator Porterield-
To reduce the legal rate of interest on
county, municipal and school warrants
from to o per cent. BY Senator Tny-
ior--rro provide for the compiling and
publishing OF the Journals OF the Sen
ate and House. BY Senator Parks
To provide for the combining of rail-
road corporations.
The house has made II favorable re-
port ON Mr.. Hnmmond's bill to regu-
late the use of the public domain for
grazing ns between horses, mules and
cnttle on the one hand md sheep and
ronts on the other. The measure has
for its purpose the adjusting OF the DIFF
ficultlps arising from the pnsturing of
cnttle md sheep. and TO provide for
priority Of rights in the matter OF oc-
cupancy.
Senator Whitford's auditorium bill
came up In the House OH third reading
apd passed without objection. The
hill authorizes the city council of Den
yer TO issue per cent. bonds for the
purpose Of erecting public buildings.
including an auditorium. The emer
Rency clause was also passed, so TINT
ms soon as the governor signs the bill
the city council may proceed 10 adver-
tise the submission of the matter 10
tl,o people nt the coming election. 0ov-
crnor Thomas signed the bin at once.
The last official net which makes
Teller county fact wns performed OH
the 22nd, when Governor Thomas ar
4. .,ls tt-.. IN. a. ut..s. 80
mons bill for the division OF El Pnso
county. Eight persons stood about the
desk ut 1890 O'clock yesterday morn
Ing as the governor set his nnmc to the
document upon which have hung the
hopes and fears OF Cripple Greek and
Colorado Springs for the last eighty
days. The governor performed the act
with a gold pen made OF the product OF
the grent mining camp. II was pre-
sented TO him by Senator Ammons in
behalf OF several Cripple Creek citi-
zens-
The Senate. twenty-five votes In ex-
ecutivc session having been secured
for that purpose, has confirmed the
governors mandate to oust Senator
McCreery from the board OF trustees
of the State Normal School. Former
Governor BENJAMIN II. Eaton was con
Armed In his place. Senator McCreery
had four yenrs OF his sIx-year term
yet TO serve. but the governor claimed
he could not constltutlonally hold two
Offices Mt the same time. Mr.. McCree-
ry, who founded the normal school. re-
fused to resign. because three state
administration Ind decided his right
under the constitution was all that
could be desired.
Several matters of Importance Were
transacted by the house of representa-
tives yesterday. Senator Whitford's
bill TO permit the citizens of Denver to
vote on the proposition to issue bonds
for the construction OF an auditorium
passed second reading. Speaker Smith
thnt II was necessary for
the bill TO get through at once In order
that the matter might be submitted to
the voters nt the coming election. The
bill passed without debate. General
Browning's bill to provide for COM
mission TO consider the revision OF the
banking laws also passed second read
Ing, after an hours debate.
The following internal improvement
bills have been passed by the Senate;
State road from Denver TO Grand June
lion, Blue river bridge. state road to
Jreeds. state bridge across the South |
Platte river in Morgan county. state
wagon road from Pueblo to Leadvillc. |
state road from Aiontrose to San MI |
yuel. state road from Trinidad to Stone.
wall. wagon road from Beilvue to |
Steamboat Springs, Grand river bridge |
n Eagle county, bridge across the Ar
KANSAS river In Otero county, wagon
Dad In ouray county. bridge across the |
Roaring Fork river. Pitkin county, |
wagon road from Silver Plume to Me-
I<ay's ranch.
In committee of the whole on the
9th the Senate acted favornbly on
he Following bills: Mr.. Burweil's |
House bill for $1,000 La Plata county
wagon bridge; Uglow's $4,000 road