The state herald., 1899-01-13

elected permanent chairman of the
Democratic caucus.
Taree hundred copies Of the COVER
nor's message will be printed. No
Spanish version will be published.
Senator Gaymon has introduced a
Dill for an appropriation for n bridge
over the Blue, In Summit county.
Senator Taylor has introduced n bill
FOR the construction of state wagon
road from Denver to Glenwood
Springs.
Senator Ammons believes 1t impos-
sible to complete the work of the ses-
sion In forty-five days, as Governor
Adams recommended.
Both houses adjourned over from the
9Th to the 9th, mt which time Speaker
Smith is expected to name the standing
COMMITTEES of the House.
Park county people have instructed
their representative to fight the pro-
posal to add portion OF Park county
to the new Cripple Creek county.
Senator Taylor does not like 1t be-
cause the journal Of the last legisla,
ture was not printed, and has had n
resolution adopted asking the secretary
OF state the reason for the omission.
The introduction OF bills in the House
commenced on the 9th. a member of
n mathematical turn OF mind estimates
the probable number that will be intro
duced this session at GOO, an average
of about ten bills to each member of
the House. In 1897 595 bills were in
troduced.
A dispute developed in the House
over the selection of n chaplain. The
tusionists had decided on three minis
tiers for the office, but the minority
party desired n representative also.
The fourth chaplain was refused. AS
Il now stands there will be three chap
'ains who must divide the salary be
tween them.
Senator Whitford has introduced n
bill to amend the Denver city charter
In reference to giving to the mayor and
city council the right to submit to the
voters the question of whether bonds
shall be issued for the franchise or
erection of a water plant. AT present
the power of submission Is in the
hands of the board of public works.
Three election laws have been intro
duced. one by Representative Clark,
who seeks TO abolish emblems on the
ballots, and two by Representative
smith of Chaffee county. The latter. in
one. seeks the abolition of the emblcms
and the prohibition of the use of ma
tiOnal party names In municipal elec-
tiOns. In the other he aims 10 cstab-
iish the voting machine in municipal
elections.
A bill which seeks TO rcfix the num-
ber of officers and employees in the
executive and judicial departments of
the state government and to refiN their
salaries and the salaries OF the heads
OF bureaus has been Introduced by
Representative Clark of Weld county.
Beginning with the governors salary
the bill fixes that, together with those
Of the five other leading state officers.
ut 5000 year, and the Total amount
Of yearly salaries which 1t will give to
the state officers and their employees Is
y102, 300. In n number of instances the
salary OF an officer is raised. but the
number OF employees who are dropped
makes the general average much small
er than at present.
Twenty-siS more employees have
been put on the pay roll by the House
at an aggregate expenditure OF SS6.I5
n day. They are assigned as follows:
Assistant sergeant-ai-nrms, day, 81:
chief engrossing clelk, 81; chief en-
rolling clerk, 50; chief printing clerk.
50; four assistant printing clerks, each,
81; messenger, 81; telephone page.
SLI5: two janltors, committee rooms,
each, 81; two janl,ors. cloak rooms.
each, 50: matron for ladies' gallery, S4 I;
clerk judiciary committee. 50; clerk re-
vision and constitution committee. 50;
clerk finance. ways and means, 50;
clerk corporations and railroad COM
mittcc. 81; clerk appropriations and
expenditures, fees and salaries, 81: six
assignable clerks, each, 81.
Speaker Smith announced his com
mittees Monday. Twelve chairman
ships Were given TO the Democrats.
eleven TO the Populsis ana ten TO the
Silver Republicans, The names of the
chnlrmcn are ms follsw: Finance, Ell
llott; judiciary. Bell; appropriations.
Brlscoe; mines and mining, Ovington;
public lands. Sloan: stock, Turney,
agriculture and irrigation. Harter: edu-
cation. Dllts; public buildings. Barry:
elections, Kennedy OF Lake; state af-
fairs, Denmln; corporations and rail.
roads. Smith OF Mesa; fees and sala-
ries. Bradley: state Institutions. BY
ron; pcnltcntlary. Hawaii: counties ana
county lines, Morris: Indian and mill.
tary affairs, hatcher: roads and
bridges. uglow; federal relations. Mont.
gomery: printing. t:nughan; cngtoss'
meni. Hughes: fish. forestry and game,
jefferson; rules, Burwcll: enrolment.
Dunlavy: Insurance and banking. Es.
ties; house expenses. Jones. revision
aud constitution. Balllngcr; temper.
ancc. medical affairs aud public health,
Judklns; labor, Smith Of Chnffcc;
towns and cltlcs. Ilollrnbcck: canals
ana reservoirs. Clark: mercantile and
manufacturing. knmm; Denver city
charter, Browning.
Bills TO create the new county OF
Teller have been introduced In the Sen.
nic by Ammons and IN the House by
Montgomery. The new county win he
about twenty nine miles north and
south and from eleven 10 fifteen miles
east and west. Cripple Greek Is named
MS the temporary county seat, nnd Of
ilccrs Of III Pnso and Fremont counties
viii hold office until present term cx.
plrcs. Provision n mndc for three
terms OF the District Court In Fcbru
nry, May aud September Al suits and
proceedings. civil ma criminal. IN tho
District courts OF III rnHo nnd Fremont
counties committed within the terri.
tory included within the boundaries OF
the county OF Teller shall be trans
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