North Park union., 1899-01-27
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

Mrs. Belford has been confirmed AZ
q trustee of the State Normal schooi.
The remains Of Ex-Governor Cooper
lay In stlte at the capitol Monday
morning.
A bill has been introduced In the
Senate to enable the people OF Pueblo
to bond themselves for paving pur-
poses.
Elmer +. Beckwith. secretary OF
state. has officially named his vile an
his cattle brand clerk. MrH. Beckwhh
will receive 500 II month.
Speaker Smith has Introduced bill
to appropriate $4,000 for hal! OF
metAllurgy Mt the State School OF
Mines and $4,000 for n heating plant.
The House. sitting as n committee OF
the whole. has recommended Tor pas
sage a bill to strike out the boycott
clause In the present blacklisting law.
The attorney general absolutely re-
fused to continue the insane Asylum
| Investigation on the sabbath. not
withstnnding the almost unanimous
desire Of the legislative committee.
Speaker Smith has denied the cour-
tesies OF the floor to n broker who mas
been Offering to purchase rnliroaa
trnnsporta ton of members ana em-
plcyes.
A bill to permit prize fights with
hve-ounce gloves, upon payment OF
81 600 license fee. has been Introduced
In the House. 1t was referred TO the
committee ON temperance.
Representative Dilts wishes to make
fhp tlIplntnn Of urnIuufipu from the
State University sufficient uuaiifcatioh
for IL teacher. without having to take
the examination regularly held D.!
county superintendcnis.
On Wednesday Senator Ammons Of
fcrcd concurrent resolution hsklhE
Senators Wolcott and Teller 10 vote
for the ratification OF the Paris treaty.
It provoked n long discussion. but was
finally ndopteL by n vote OF 10 To IL.
Senator Newells bill for capital pun
ishmtnt Is intended To restore IN"
death penalty for murder without
giving the jury any option In the mat
ter. 1t provides for executions AT
Canon City In private.
Senator Seldomridge has introduced
n bill providing for the publication or
the delinquent tax list for two inscr-
tions only In either daily or weekly.
and permitting the commissioners 10
give 1t TO the lowest bidder regardless
OF circulation.
MIR. Rawalt of Gunnison. says the
people have grown tired of having the
government of the city of Denver man
ipulatcd by the state officers as ma
chine. the subject OF charter reform
bobbing up Intellectually at every ses-
sion of the General Assembly and de-
laying necessary legislation.
Senator Gallagher, in filing with the
Senate =. II. No. 2lS. aimed blow at
the telephone companies operating IN
the state. His bill has but two provis-
Ions one cutting the local rate for un-
limited service telephones In the busi-
ness districts OF MI cities from xlD per
annum to $50 per annum. and the 9th
~ cutting the residence rate In cities
from 500 to $:s3 per nnnum.
Cpe raid in 1891. when several thou
sand sheep were kiiied,' supIks-ctiiy by
cattlemen. In Garfield and R,o Blanco
counties, has been recalled by bill
introduced by Representative knmm.
The measure rccltes that the sheep
We're killed by bands of armed men
who acted in u "tumultuous and insur-
rcctionary manner" and that the nu-
thoritics were not able to prevent their
deeds. The bill provides that ]. B.
Hurlbur, b. paid s3,395 for his sheep.
c. Il. Brown $5,305 for his and Joseph
Tranlor $3.50.
The mileage of members of the Leg
islature has been computed in the Of
fee OF the state auditor. and the first
installmcnt of pay Will be increased
according to amounts due under the
law. Senator Anncar carries on the
palm. He is credited with 1904 miles
az the round trip from his home in
southwestern Colorado to the capital
md will receive S164. Representative
Representative Taylor with SO. Mem
bers of Arapahoc county will be given
no increased pay on account OF mile
age.
The appearance OF several members
OF the Ast0r battery OF New York in
the gallery Thursday led Representa-
tive Estes TO move that the sergeant
alarms be instructed to bring them on
the floor of the House. The resolution
wns passed unanimously and the menu
bcrs applauded vigorously when the
blue-coats took seats In the chamber.
Senator Clark w. Roe. Representative
John w. Browning and Sergeant-at-
Arms Viancourt escorted the men
about the legislative chambers and
took them down to the governor $
room.
Senator Taylor of Glenwood Springs
has introduced what he classes as the
only official game bill OF the session.
| S. Il. No. 21G has received the indorsc-
mcnt of the entire population of the
| western slope. he says. and has been
| drafted so as to suit all requirements
In ns simple n manner as possible. BY
| its provisions the open season upon
deer is extended from October 18th to
| November 9th. giving the residents OF
the western slope an opportunity to
| hunt thirty days instead OF ten, as un-
der the existing law. An open season
on elk Is created to continue from Oc-
tober Goth to November 9th.
| Senator Stewart of Pueblo has intro.
| duced In the Senate bill In regard to
.indetermInate sentences to apply TO
the state penitentiary. 1t IL favored
by the state board OF charities. The
measure combines the features OF
what are known as the Massachusetts
sentence law and the Michigan parole
law. Under the provisions Of the bill
the trial judge fixes the extremes OF
the sentence. He tells the convicted
man that he must serve not less than.
say. two years and not more than SIX
years. At the end of the two years. II
| the conduct of the prisoner has been