The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-03-28

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law passed with only one dissenting
vote.
Inc Paris Exposition appropriation
una Colorado museum bills have been
iald upon the table.
The House anti-scrip bill has been
reported without recommendation ana
paced upon the calendar.
In committee of the whole the house
has made a favorable report upon the
Dill permitting child insurance.
The Senate has passed Senator Whit
ford's bill cutting the wages of court
stenographers from $40 to SO per day
The Senate almost unanimously
passed Ammons' bill appropriating So
600 for the Denver-Palmer Lake cycle
path.
The house took n vote on the Den
yer home rule question Tuesday,
which showed 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 at the Cripple
! Greek jubilee: Ammons, Seldomridge,
! Crosby, FELTON, and Newell.
The aggregate bridge, road and well
appropriations of this Legislature VIII
be S242 900, of which S211, 200 will come
from the internal improvement fund
The House bill changing the manage.
ment of the state capitol was reported
adversely. The measure would nave
abolished the State Board of Capitoi
Managers.
Senator Crosby's bill to reorganlze
the management of the Insane Asylum
was reported favorably by the Senate
in committee of the whole, after ses-
sion lasting nearly all night.
The Senate has concurred in the
House amendments 10 Senator NC
Creery's retrenchment bill. One OF the
amendments provides that printing
clerks in the future shall be expert
proof readers.
Mr.. Dickerson's bill to provide for
commission to collect an exhibit Tor
the Paris exposition has passed second
reading. The appropriation proposed
Is $3.50 for expenses. The commission
would be appointed by the governor,
and be composed of members of the
various political parties.
The educational committee reported
lnt " itNpiuhoh
ize school management The bill pro-
vides that all schools in cities of the
first, second and third class shall heat
the buildings with hot air and shall
light and ventilate the buildings accord
ing to the most modern methods.
The state institutions committee has
reported two bills relating to the sol
dier's home. One of them contemplates
the removal of the boys industrial
school to the vacated quarters, and
the other the removal of the girls In
dustrlal school. No recommendation
was made, and the house will take Its
choice.
Representative Canon says he is per- |
fectly willing that his sparring bill be
amended so as TO provide for penalty. |
The author of the famous bill says he
will appear before the appropriate com
mittee of the Senate and suggest that
such an amendment be made. He will
then make the motion in the House that
that body concur therein.
The House has passed the following |
Senate bills: BY Senator Porterfeld-- |
To reduce the legal rate of interest on |
county. municipal and school warrants
from to per cent. By Senator Tay- |
lor-To provide for the compiling and
publishing of the journals of the Sen !
nte and House. BY Senator Parks
To provide for the combining of rail |
road corporations.
The house has made n favorable re
port on Mr.. Hammond's bill to regu-
late the use of the public domain for
grazing as between horses, mules and |
cattle ON the one hand and sheep and
goats on the other. The measure has
for its purpose the adjusting of the diff
Gn,,Itfoe o1isiDp from tlp ma aStnripp of |
cattle and sheep. and TO provide for
priority of rights in the matter of oc-
cupancy-
Senator whitford's auditorium bill
came up in the House on third reading
and passed without objection. The
bill authorizes the city council of Den
yer to issue 3 per cent bonds for the
purpose of erecting public buildings,
including an auditorium. The emer-
gency clause was also passed, so that
as soon as the governor signs the bill
the city council may proceed to adver-
tise the submission of the matter to
the people at the coming election. Gov
ernor Thomas signed the bill at once.
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
announced that it was necessary for
the bill to get through at once in order
that the matter might be submitted to
the voters at the coming election. The
bill passed without debate. General
Browning's bill to provide for a COM
mission to consider the revision of the
banking laws also passed second read
ing, after an hours debate.
1t may be that Representative Ell
Iott's bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
Colorado Humane society will be killed