The silver star., 1899-01-26
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING

der the existing law. An open season
on elk is created to continue from Oc
tober Goth TO November 9th.
Senate bill No. 1855. introduced b.
Mr.. Parks, provides that any one wha
steals ride on railroad or cars. or
any portion thereof. or climbs thereof
while they are standing still or In mo.
tion. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
Every employe aiding or abetting such
a person is also guilty of misde-
meanor. and 1t shall be the duty o.
conductors, brakemen and engineer
to arrest such people. II necessary
these employees are to call upon by
ISLANDERS for assistance. Any on
guilty, as set forth in this bill, IL I,
be punished, If the measure become
a law, by not more than thirty days
confinement in the county jail or So
fine.
Senator Taylor of Glenwood Spring
has introduced two measures OF con
siderable Importance, $. Il. Nos. IL
and 1T6. the first permitting all coun
ties to refund their bonded Indebted
ness so as to reduce the interest which
they bear from S to per cent, and
the second making it possible for any
party to civil suit against n non-res
dent corporation to secure service upon
that corporation by publication simply
The author Of the bills regards the firsi
as the most important to the state
since II will allow counties to attain
a sound financial footing much more
rapidly than with their bonds bearing
interest at s per cent. The second will
greatly expedite the conclusion Of li,i-
cation commenced against corporn
tions which are not represented locally.
Senator Stewart of Pueblo has intro
duced in the Senate bill in regard to
indeterminate sentences to apply to
the state penitentiary. 1t Is favored
by the state board of charities. The
measure combines the features OF
what are known as the Massachusetts
sentence law and the Michigan parole
law. Under the provisions of the bill
the trial judge fixes the extremes Of
the sentence. He tells the convicted
man that he must serve not less than,
say. two years and not more than six
years. At the end of the two years. il
the conduct of the prisoner has been
proper. he can be paroled under tuch
rules and regulations as the governor
may prescribe. For violation Of the
terms Of the parole he can he returned
at any time to the penitentiary until
the six years have expired.
Representative Eugene Engley has
introduced his pet measure. ii. Il. No.
151, relating to the Encouragement of
the congressional districts of the state
Under his arrangement the First con
gressional disiric; consists of: Arapa-
hoe. Boulder. Cheyenne. Dougias,
Eagle. Elbert, Gilpin. Grand. Garfield,
Jefferson Kit Carson Larimer Logan,
Lincoln. Morgan. Park, Phillips, Routt,
Rio Blanco, Sedgwick. Summit, Wash
ington, Weld and Yuma counties. The
Second district Is composed OF: Archu-
leta. Baca. Bent, Chaffee. Concjos. Cos
tlla. Custer. Delta. Dolores. IL Pasa
Fremont. Gunnlson. Hinsdale. IIuer-
fano. kiowa, Lake. la Plata. Las Ami
mas. Mesa. Mineral. MonteZuma. Mont
rose. Otcro. Ouray. Pitkin. rrowers
Pueblo. Rio Grande. Saguache. San
Juan and San Miguel counties
bill fathered by Mr.. Estes. chair.
man of the committee on insurance. /.
an echo of the complaint made by the
owners OF the Antlers hotel. COLORADO
Springs. against the adjustment of ih,
value OF the destroyed hostelry 10y III,
Insurance companies. II provides thai
the valuation of building on the fac.
Of a policy shall be taken as conclusiv.
and that adjustments on the basis oi
srhinkage may not be made after tn,
destruction Of building. II is pre-
dicted that this bill will cause no ltil.
debate when II comes up oil its merits
Mr.. Estes says that. II II were passed
1t would have the effect of comprllin,
insurance companies to send out ap
praisers TO examine property bcfor,
policies were issued. Some nsuranc,
men hold that this would cost the per
son insuring more than It does at pres
ent for their policies.
The proposed road from Pueblo t.
Leadville. TO be constructed by con
Wet labor. will cause, II is said. con
siderable expense, notwithstandIn,
the state will not be obliged to pay tn
laborers. The road will be built onl,
ON condition that Senate bill No. 1863
by Senator Ehrhart, becomes a law
This bill, II passed. will provld
salaried positions to fifteen person
ana Incur nm expense Of x25.000. Til
bill provides that the road shall b
over the most convenient course o
travel. and that the Board OF Peniten
tiary Commissioners. together with til
wnrdens and superintcndents Of ih
road. shall devise means to esiablis
headquarters at suitable points.
superintendent will he chosen to hay
charge OF the whole undertaking an
the work will he carried on by tw
gangs Of c0nvlcts under two gnn
bosses, 10 be selected and paid $50
month. One gnng will start from til
reformatory and the other from til
state penitentinry.
The members OF the House seem {
be In earnest In the announced Inter
tiOn OF reducing the running expense
Of the state government. Bills withot
number have been fiockIng In nttncl
Ing some specific stnte Institution nm
others are being prepared 10 20 nfts
departments. The pcnitentinry con
mittee found two Of these retrechmer
bills In Its list. and. having n know
edge that others were IN. the hands {
other committees. have asked TINT n
be sent TO the committee on foes mn
salaries, 10 that one general bin, CO.
ering oil state officers and cmploye
might be prepared by that cOmmitts