The silver lance., 1899-01-20

board shall be appointed by the gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate;
holding office for six years and serving
without pay. They shall have full con-
troll in every way of the state insane
asylum; appointing as superintendent
a fully qualified medical practitioner
of not less than ten years practice,
and five years experience in a hospital
for the insane. The superintendent
shall reside in the hospital, giving his
entire time and attention to 1t, receiv-
ing $4,000 a year and maintenance.
Two resident physicians, one of them
woman, shall be appointed by the
commissioners, to receive no compen-
sation except lodging, board and wash
ing. The state treasurer shall be treas
urer Of the asylum.
Speaker Smith announced his COM
mittees Monday. Twelve chairman
ships were given to the Democrats,
eleven to the Populists and ten to the
Silver Republicans. The names of the
chairmen are as follsw: Finance, El-
lott; judiciary, Bell; appropriations,
Briscoe; mines and mining, Ovington;
public lands, Sloan; stock, Turney;
agriculture and irrigation, Harter; edu-
cation, Dilts; public buildings, Barry;
elections, Kennedy of Lake; state af-
fairs, Denmin; corporations and rail-
roads, Smith of Mesa; fees and sala-
ries, Bradley; state institutions, By
ron; penitentiary, Rawalt; counties and
county lines, Morris; Indian and mill
tary affairs, hatcher; roads and
bridges, Uglow; federal relations, Mont
gomery; printing, Gaughan; engross-
ment, Hughes; fish. forestry and game,
Jefferson; rules, Burwell; enrolment,
Dunlavy; insurance and banking, Es-
tes; house expenses, Jones; revision
and constitution, Ballinger; temper
ance, medical affairs and public health,
Judkins; labor, Smith of Chaffee;
towns and cities. Hollenbeck; canals
and reservoirs, Clark; mercantile and
manufacturing, Kamm; Denver city
charter, Browning.
Through the efforts of NJ. G. Saun-
ders, attorney for the Southern Colo
RADIO Cattle Growers Association at
Pueblo, and Attorney George Q. Rich
mond of the Colorado Cattle Growers
Association, bill will be introduced
in the Legislature in relation to the
fencing of railroads and providing for
the payment of damages for animals
killed or injured by railway companies.
state to erect fences along their lines
within six months of the passage of
the act. The roads shall maintain
suitable gates at crossings and erect
cattle guards where none now exist.
In case the companies refuse to COM
ply, the killing of any animal shall be
prima facie evidence of negligence, and
the road shall be liable. In case of
death of any animal the owners shall
present n sworn statement to the near
est ticket agent, with demand for pay.
The schedule established by the bill
is SO for American sheep and $3.50 for
Mexican sheep. For cattle the sched-
rile runs from $3.50 for calves and
Texas yearlings to $35 for American
steers years old and over. Higher
grade cattle, thoroughbred sheep,
horses and mules shall be paid for at
their market value. In case payment
is refused, the owners may recover,
with legal interest. In all cases where
an animal is killed by railroad COM
pany the same shall be skinned and its
hide hung in n conspicuous place at
the station nearest death for a period
of thirty days, at the expense Of the
company. The section foreman must
keep record of all animals killed, to-
ECthCl Wtth titI anu tdI-
marks, the number of the engine doing
the damage and other statistics. These
must be put into a permanent record
book in the county seat of the county
where the animal was killed. The hides
are also to be sent to the county seat,
after a display at the nearest station
which death occurred. The county
treasurer shall collect from the roads
for all unclaimed killed stock and turn
the proceeds over to the state fnspec-
ton fund.
The bill of Senator Taylor of Gar
field to provide for n state road makes
provision for an appropriation of $780,
600 for the work. The road will run
as follows: Commencing at the south
boundary line Of Denver and running
southwesterly along the most practical
BILE route Though Arapahoe, Jefferson,
Park and Chaffee counties to the town
of Buena Vista, thence northerly along
the most pras fieable route up the Ar
kansas river through Chaffee and
Lake counties to Tennessee pass,
thence down the Eagle river through
Eagle county to the Grand river,
thence down the Grand river along the
most practicable route through Gar
field and Mesa counties to the easterly
DOunuury iEe OI tue city OI 1TaHu
Junction. The road shall have three
main branches. which will be consid-
cred a part thereof, and be construct
ed in the same manner as the other
parts of the road; the first branch shall
start from the main line at or near the
Salt Springs, in Park county, and run
thence easterly along the most prac-
ticable route through Park and Ell
Paso counties to the city of Colorado
Springs. The second branch of the
road shall start from the station of
Wolcott, In Eagle county, and run
thence nortkerly along the present
traversed stage road through Eagle
and Routt counties to the town Of
Steamboat Springs. The third branch
from the town of Rifle, in Garfield
county, and trayersed stage road
through Garfield, Rio Blanco and
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