The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-25
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

The Paris Exposi,ios appropriation
and Colorado museum bills have been
laid upon the table.
The House has passed the bill to raise
the tax on insurance premiums frOm
two 10 three per cent.
The House anti-scrip bill has been
reported without recommendation and
placed upon the calendar.
The Senate has passed Senator Whit.
ford's bill cutting the wages OF court
stenosraphcrs from $40 to SO per day.
The Senate almost unanimously
passed Ammons' bill appropriating So
600 for the Denver-Palni.r Lake cycle
path.
The aggregate bridge. road and well
appropriations of this Legislature will
be- $4,000. Of which Soll 200 will come
from the internal Improvement fund.
The House bill changing the manage
inent OF the state capitol was reported
adversely. The measure would have
abolished the State board of Capitol
Managers.
Senator crosby's bj. to reorgan,ze
the mnnagercnt Of the Insane Asylum
was reported favorably by the Senate
IN committee of the whole, after ses-
sion lasting nearly all night.
The contest between Mr. Tanpuary
ana Mr.. Fisher for the scnatorship OF
the Twenty seventh senatorial district
has been decided in favor OF Mr.. Tan
quarry by vote Of % to II.
The general appropriation bill Is now
fcndy for Introduction In the House
The Appropriation Committee VIII
pass on II nt the first meeting, ana II
VIII he introduced at the next follow
Ing session.
The Senate has concurred In the
House amendments TO Senator Nc
Crccry's retrenchment bill. One OF the
amendments provides that printing
clerks in the future shall be expert
proof readers.
1t was stated in the House the other
day that Governor Thomas Will refuse
to sign the bill for excess employees
until the Legislature passes the bill
which will prevent their employment In
the future.
paper was started amoag menbers
OF the House yesterday TO raise n sub
scription TO buy n watch and chain
for the speaker. The feeling over Ger
tain bits of Legislation has not yet sub
siied and many OF the members re-
fused TO contribute.
The House Committee on Revision
has concluded 10 amend all the appro-
priation hills for roads and bridges
that call for money out OF the general
fund, SO that they Will -oad to use the
fund 10 be returned to the internal
fIINT al. col
fund.
Among the bills that passed third
reading In the Senate was one to allow
railroad companies TO buy up connect
Ing lines and make one long through
road. The bill was introduced. II is
stated. mt the request OF the Colorado
Southern. which wishes TO get nll its
small lines making up Its great through
line one title and one organization.
The House has passed n bill nppro-
priating 10000 TO erect new hall OF
mctaliurgy in connection for the State
School OF Mines, and for improving
the heating facilities. II has also ap-
?ropriatcd s2O.0OO for di.charging the
floating debt Of the Institution. There
seems TO be no doubt Of the concur
renee OF the Senate.
Representative Canon says he Is per.
fcctly willing that his sparrlng bill be
amended 50 as to proyld" for n penalty.
The author OF the famous bill says he
will appear before the appropriate com
mlticc Of the Senate and suggest that
such nm amendment he made. lie VIII
then make the motion In the House that
that body concur therein.
The House has passed the following
Senate bills: by Senator Portcrfield-
To reduce the legal rate OF Interest on
county. municipal ana school warrants
from : To u per cent. lIy Senator Tay-
lor-ro provide FOR the compiling and
publishing OF III. journals Of the Sen
ntc and House. By Senator Parks
To provide for the combining OF rail-
road corporations
Senator Stewart declares that Gov.
crnor Thomas is Influenced In his Mt.
ii,udc toward III" management OF the
insane asylum by political ambition
The Pueblo senator vglousiy attacks
the motives Of $, H. NJ. LIT Crosby.
to vest the management Of tho asylum
In n stat" lunacy board. lie declares
that the sole object OF fhe blli Is to Re-
move Dr. Thomhs. n n that III. gov.
crnor. In demanding hat the supcrin.
,ondcnt be removed, Us spreading his
sails to catch the tA,cAcs OF popular.
ity.
II may be- that Representative FL
lIotts bill 'o appropriate $1,000 for ,he
Colorado Humane toclciy will bc killed
Ia the House ON fSc ground that IL IL
unconstitutional The bill has passed
second reading. and II ls In the hands
OF the revision committee. The latter
body considered the measure and the
majority OF III. men Der, w~r~ tBeitu~d
10 the opinion Tint the Legislature
could not npptorrln." the money Rskcd,
because the soclctr n not under the
control of the stnt. Another provision
OF the bili II 'hn, Jiccs In the state
hous. shnli h. Furnished to the socicty,
The following internal Improvement
bl.. have been pn..cf by the Senate:
Sin'. road from Denver 20 Grand June.
iion. niu" river bridge. state road 10
Cr.cic. state hrldg" across thr kovth
Platte river In Morgan cuunty. state
wagon road from rurhio to Lcndvillc.
state road from Mon'r,,r to San Mi.
g,ici. stat" road from TrNidnd TO Stone.
wnli. wagon ruai FROM Ncllvuc tn
Steamboat Springs, Grand river bridge
IN Eagle county. bridge nsro.- the Ar.
kansi. river In Oi.,0 county. wagon
rond in Onrny ro,Si'y. bridge across the
Vonriug Fork r,ser. 1rikin county.
wagon rond front silver Plume To Me.
kny'a ranch,