The Springfield herald., 1899-07-07
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.


Senate.
The bill 10 reduce county salaries is
occupyin. a great deal Of attention in
the Senate.
The Senate adopted a resolution TO
print 300 copies of the governor anti
trust message.
The bill TO abolish the position of
supreme Court reporter caused n long
and warm debate in the ST nate Friday.
The bill to make eight hours days
work in mines and Smeltcrs has passed
its second reading in the Senate by n
vote of 10 to Q.
The governor sent Il message 10 the
Legislature Tuesday denouncing trusts
and urging legislation 10 protect the
people against them.
\ bill has passed the Senate provlo-
ing that graduates of all universities
colleges and normal schools VINO nave
taken certain courses may teach OH
the strength of their diplomas.
The bill requiring insurance com
panies TO pay the full value of policies
when insured property is totally de-
Stroyed has passed the Senate. Mr.
Buckley led To- opposition TO the meas
urc.
The three women members of the
House. to whom was referred the res
olution to permit smoking. are not
agreed in their report. Two of them
would permit ii. while the third is op
posed.
Mr. Gnughan's mechanics lien bill
WAS recommended for passage by the
committee of the whole after being
slightly amended. This bill seeks 10
give miners liens upon mining property
even though they are employed by
lcasers OF suh-leasers
Dr. Judkins Inheritance tax bill, as
amended last week in the committee
of The whole. passed the House oil
REPRESENTATIVES Friday. Other bills
passed were Senator Whitford's meas
urc to regulate the admission of EVIL
dence in civil actions. and that of Mr..
Ballingpr 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 a committee 10 Cripple Creek to
investigate the need of new county.
The motion finally carried by one vote.
The committee appointed is as follows:
Short Smith of Chaffee. Rawalr. Sloan,
Rurwcll. Castetter. Schroeder. Ken
drick. Bell.
The House committee on canals and
reservoirs has reported favorably on
the measure requesting the United
States to spend 100000 a year for
five years in constructing an immense
system of reservoirs in Colorado. The
10 nm. .tlt IN
spends so much to improve rivers and
harbors should certainly do something
for people who have p5ither rivers nor
harbors 10 improve.
Everett Bells anti-scrip bill passed!
the House of Representatives Thurs
day without dissenting vote. The
author of the measure had the emerS-
cncy clause added to it and both clause
and bill Were passed. Mr.. Bell said
the coal corporations would test the
consttutonality Of the proposed law
and he wanted to give them as early
an opportunity as possible. The vote
stood 80 TO o.
The finance committee of the two
houses have decided to investigate the
demand of the citizens of Ouray coun'
ty with regard To the purchase of the
: Mears toll road in that county. A bill
calling for its purchase is before the
/ Legislature, and the committees are
anxious to know the sentiments of the
citizens before appropriating money
! for the purchase of the road, also
whether The demand is just.
Two of Senator Parks bills wer,
passed by the Senate on the 23rd. On,
of them is to amend the general stat
l utes in regard to the formation of cor
porations. 1t proposes to give power
to railroad companies TO lease or pur
chase lines not parallel. The other is II
| fix the liability of fire insurance com
panies in certain cases. known as the
valued policy insurance. Senator Buck
/ ley alone opposed its passage.
| 1t is unlikely that further protes
| will be made against paging the 'eX
| cess" employees of Senate and House
though the representatives who madt
| the first protest still declare the off
J GERS have not been legally employed
| They state that they have discovered
| that certain employees of the Seventl
General Assembly, occupying tn,
/ same position as the extra employees o.
| the Twelfth. received warrants tina
| have been clnssed among the illega
excess warrants and have never beer
paid.
Senator Ammons' bill creating stat
| railroad commission and in many way
| regulating the conduct of transporta
tion corporations has encountered
| snag in the Senate committee on cor
porations, and the ultimate disposition
of the measure is in doubt. The com
mittee held a meeting Thursday even
ing, and it was told afterward tha
stormy scenes were enacted on Mr.
| AmmOns' account. 1t is well under
stood that there will be two reports OF
the measure. 1t is said that the com
mittee is pretty evenly split upon th'
| proposition.