The silver lance., 1899-04-14
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

The bill creating Dewey county
passed second reading in the Senate
The Senate has passed the bill au-
thorizing a convention to formulate
charter for Denver.
Representative Engley took occas-
ion to denounce the employment OF
the other day.
The conference committees report
on the county salaries bill was ac-
cepted by the House Thursday.
The senators got into a combative
frame of mind last Friday night ana
had hot time. Parks and Smith ied
off in calling each other names, ana
others Joined in.
Grave fears were expressed Friday
that the general appropriation Dill
would not become "A law before ad-
iournment and that an extra session
would be necessitated.
The Dewey county bill, to divide
.Arapahoe, was defeated on hnal pas
sage by vote of IA to II in the Sen
ate Mr.. Bromley being the only Arap-
ahoe senator voting for 1t.
On Thursday the Senate and House
both agreed to take action only on
bills that had passed the other Dody,
as there was insufficient time before
Monday to bring forward
new bills.
\ big batch of House bills Tor
bridges. roads and artesian wells WAS
rushed through the Senate Friday. Inc
bills went through smoothly for tne
most part. but on one of the well bills
the Senate was hung up for three
bours by the opposition.
The Senate on Thursday passed the
following measures: To provide an es-
tray fund; in relation to fencing rali-
roads; to prevent the spread OF in1ec-
tious diseases among stock; appropri-
ating SO for new building at tne
State Agricultural College.
Mr.. Burwell's bill to prohibit treat
ing was under discussion on seconu
reading in the House Monday. Inc
of the whole recommehdeu
the measure by vote of - TO ~, pu,
the House in regular session kiiieu .ne
report by vote of 80 to 81. This was
done when a greater number of the
members were present than attehueo
during the debate
The Senate confirmed the following
Sunday: Harry a. Lee,
commissioner of mines: w. g. Rice, El
paso county. commissioner of School
for the Deaf and Blind: Warden Hoyt
of the penitentiary: Dairy commis-
sioner.. .Monson: Fred Warshauer. COM
and Henry ID. White. penitentiary com
Chaplain Rudolph OF the
Senate. to be chaplain of the peniten-
tiary.
A great batch of bills passed third
reading in the House Friday. one OF
these was Mrs. Wright's precinct op-
tion bill. which went through by a
vote of 46 to g. Messrs. Farris. Law
renee and Murray voted nay and sew
,nteen others either refrained from vot-
ing or were absent. Mrs. Wright says
she had no expectation that the piii
would pass the Senate. but she wanted
to put the members on record. In TINS
she did not meet with success. for sew
eral of the ArapahOes did not vote.
In conformity with a resolution OF
the Senate Lieutenant Governor Car
ney has appointed the tax law com
mission. 1t is composed of three hold
over senators who will serve without
compensation and report to the next
legislature They will complete. scru
tinize and recommend changes In the
law. after having examined the sys
TENS in vogue in Australia and New
Zealand The members are: Senator
Bucklin. Populist. lawyer; Senator
Ehrhart, farmer, Democrat; Senator
Hill, lawyer. Silver Republican.
The Senate has passed a bill which
compelled children between the ages
of S and IA to attend school. 1t applies
to school districts of the first and sec
ond class. The measure, as passed
with practical unanimity. provides fol
compulsory education in reading, spell
ing, writing, English grammar, geogra
ply and arithmetic. In such districts
every parent, guardian or other per
son having charge of any child be
tween the ages of and IA years, shall
send such child to a public, private ol
parochial school for at least twenty
weeks.
The Senate on Sunday passed tn,
following bills:
BY Representative Ryan-Minin;
bill.
BY Senator Felton-To fix peniten-
tiary commissioners salaries at $500 ,
year and expenses and the warden
salary at $500 year and mainte
nance.
BY Senator Barela-To pay the Goa
mine inspector for 1891 and 1892 mile
age.
BY Senator Roe-The library com
mission bill.
Governor Thomas on Tuesday sen
these appointments to the Senate
Judge Of Court of Errors and Appeals
Judge c. l. Thomson, reappointed fo
six years at $1,000 year.
Warden of the Reformatory-A. G
butcher. Colorado Springs. deput.
county clerk of Ell Paso.
Trustee of Mute and Blind School
n M <,G 7 T.,