The state herald., 1899-03-03

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the Senate.
The Senate adopted resolution to
print 300 copies of the governors anti
trust message.
The House has decided to hold three
night sessions each week until the calen'
dar is cleared.
The hill TO abolish the position of
supreme Court reporter caused long
and warm debate in the Senate Friday
Senator Philips precinct option bill
has been reported to the Senate by the
Arapahoe committee without recon-
mendation.
The bill to make eight hours days
work in mines and smelters has passed
Its second reading in the Senate by II
vote of 10 to o.
The governor sent n message to the
Legislature Tuesday denouncing trusts
and urging legislation to protect the
people against them.
The Senate has killed Senator Philips
usury bill. The measure provided n le-
gal interest rate of six per cent, all
above that amount to be usury.
A bill hns passed the Senate provid-
Ing that graduates of all universities,
colleges and normal schools who have
taken certain courses may teach on
the strength of their diplomas.
| Mr.. Gaughan's mechanics lien bill
was recommended for passage by the
committee of the whole after being
slightly amended. This bill seeks tn
give miners liens upon mining property.
even though they are employed by
leasers or sub-leasers.
DIR. Judkins' Inheritance tax bill, as
amended last week in the committee
of the whole. passed the House of
Representatives Friday. Other bills
passed We're Senator Whitfords meas
ure to regulate the admission of evil
dence in civil actions. and that of Mr..
Balllnger to allow the release of one or
more joint debtors.
The Teller county Bill nearly caused
n fight in the House Friday, the con
test arising over the proposition to
send II committee TO Cripple Creek to
investigate the need of n new county
The motion finally carried by one vote.
The committee appointed Is as follows:
Short. Smith of Chalfee Rawalt, Sloan.
Burwell, Castetter, Schroeder, Ken
drick, Bell
Everett Bells anti-scrip bill passed
the House OF Representatives Thurs
day without a dissenting vote. The
author of the measure had the emerg-
cncy clause added TO it and both clause
and bill We're passed. Mr.. Bell said
the coal corporations would test the
constitutionality Of the proposed law
and he wanted to give them MS early
an opportunity as possible. The vote
stood 30 10 o.
The House committee on canals and
reservoirs has reported favorably on
the measure requesting the United
States TO spend 100000 n year for
five years In constructing an immense
system OF reservoirs In Colorado. The
point is made that n government that
spends so much 10 improve rivers and
harbors should certainly do something
for people who have neither rivers nor
harbors so improve.
The finance committee OF the two
houses have decided TO investigate the
demand OF the citizens of Ouray coun-
~ with regard to the purchase of the
Mears toll road In that county. A bill
calling for lis purchase is before the
Legislature. and the committees are
anxious to know the sentiments Of the
citizens before appropriatlng money
for the purchase OF the road, also
whether the demand Is just.
Two of Senator Parks bills were
passed by the Senate on the 23rd. One
of them is to amend the general stat
utcs In regard TO the formation of cor
poratlons. II proposes To give power
Ia railroad companies 10 lease or pur-
chase lines not parallel. The other is to
fix the liability OF fire Insurance com
panles In certain eases, known us the
valued policy Insurance. Senator Buck
ley alone opposed Its passage.
II is unlikely that further protes,
will be made against paying the EEK
cess" employees OF Senate and House.
though the representatives who made
the first protest stlll declare the OIL
GERS have not been legally employed.
They state that they have discovered
that certain employees OF the Seventh
General Assembly, occupying the
same position as the extra employees OF
the Twelfth. received warrants that
have been classed among the Illegal
excess warrants and have never been
paid.
senator Ammons' hill creating a state
railroad commission and In many ways
regulating the conduct OF trnnsporin-
ton corporations has encountered a
snng In the Senate committee ON cor
porntlons, and the ultimate disposition
Of the measure ls In doubt. The com.
mlitee held n meeting Thursday even
ing. and II WAS told nfterwnrd that
stormy scenes We're enacted ON Mr..
Ammons' account. II Is well under.
stood that there viii be- two reports on
the measure. II Is said that the com.
mittcc IL pretty evenly split upon the
proposition.
sitting In the committee Of the whole
last Thursday the House took up the
bills of MIR, Engloy and Mira Wright;
TO restrict the employment of children
The House sat until after q o'clock try.
Ing to agree on an age limit but. falling
To do 50. let the question go over. The
opinions of the members as 10 the
age 0f restriction varied from ten 10 six.
teen years. Mr., Wright and Mr.. Eng.
ley both leaned toward high rather
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~ side argued that there were mnny
widows who were forced To depend In
y measure upon their children ~ soon
M they were able 10 work.
Representative llartcr's blll to reduce
/ salaries ~ county officers aud others
was passed On first reading. by the Sen.
ate. yesterday, Several amendments
mrrc adopted. nnd. as the bIll viii 70
l through the Senate II win carry u r.
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