La Junta tribune., 1899-05-06
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

the cable will proceed rapidly. The
Trenton wire firm u winding as rapid
ly ms possible the cable destined for
the Seventeenth avenue line. II II eI-
pected TO be here early next week This
cable will weigh forty tons and win be
. more than i've and one-hnlf miles In
length. Additional cables may be pur-
chased at Chicago by Superintendent
Durbin. who is now in that city. II Ii
INSERTED that the TranHyay Company
has spent So. ZOO for new cables.
All attempts to secure home rule for
Denver have come TO nauxht- The
Legislature wasted n lot OF tine dis
cusslng measures that were submitted
10 II and the only result was the pass
age of n bill submitting the whole mat
ter TO a convention OF Denver people.
who should formulate a charter. This
bill has Just been vetoed by Governor
Thomas on the ground that II involved
too much expense. he claiming that
the convention would cost the city &So,-
600. In reply to this the Rocky Noun
tain News says that charter revision
along the lines proposed would save
the city $4,000 a year IN salaries. The
paper attacks Governor Thomas say-
ngely for his action. claiming TINT II Is
due to HIS personal ambition. In view
| DI inc Ihtk schs tbN
editor, was formerly the warm friend
and partner of Governor Thomas,
makes the controversy Interesting.
The Hollenbeck- BalIipger state board
| of assessors bill was decided by the
| Supreme Court TO be Unconstitutional,
| because the amendment made In the
Senate had not been printed an stated
4 In the in;errogatlves submitted TO the
1 Inv hatnas An
session VIII not necessarily follow. In
| fact. although one is possible. II Is not
| probable on the subject Governor
| Thomas says: The decision of the
court on this bill does not make an
| extra session necessary. There have
| been no developments as yet to make
| an extra session necessary. | am sor-
ry the court did not pass upon the
| question as TO whether or not such a
state board Of assessors. composed In
| part Of county officers. would bc con
| s,itutional. but even deciding as II did
on the failure 10 print the Senate
amendment I viii deem II my duty TO
veto the bill. That statement In made
on the theory that the amendment OF
| the Senate was not printed. ! will look
/ up the record again and make GER
tain"
Governor Thomas has signed road
and bridge bills appropriatlng total
of SIJ.i6O.
! They were Senator Ammons' 5000
cycle path TO Palmer Lake.
/ Senator Ehrrhart's Si69GO convict
| labor road from Pueblo to Lendville.
| A bridge over Blue river, 5000
| A wagon road from Wagon Wheel
I Gap to Creede. $4,000.
Wagon road from Montrose to Ma
turita. $1,000.
Wagon road from Trinidad TO Stone
wnll, backed by Senator Barein, IS 600.
| Senator Wheeier's bridge over the
Roaring Fork. in Pitkin county. $2.500
! All these are Senate bills The three
House bills signed were:
Wagon road In San Miguel county.
! 5000.
Wagon road n. Bear creek. 5000
Wagon road from Empire to Ber-
thoud pass. $1,000.
Two other bills were signed. One
was Senate bill No. PIT. by Senator
McCreery. increasing the state tax for
| the Normal School from sixth to q
| fifth of mill. This increases the an
nual income OF the Normal School by
| $1,000.
| At n conference of state officials, in
I Guiding Governor Thomas. Attorney
/ General Campbell and Register Chip
/ ley OF the land board. Thursday. II
was decided to make n fight for the
I states share of the Ute reservation to
/ be opened up TO settlers. Under the
! law OF 1857. as amended in $50 and
1s95. regarding the throwing open of
Z government domain. the state within
whose boundaries the land Is located
: is allowed TO retain sections III and SO
7 I'm, un fnunSytpz tho hnngh- nf fs
/ permanent school fund. President Nc
Kinley failed to mention this law In
/ his proclamation affecting the Ute res
! eryation, and ever since II was issued
there was a question whether the
states rights were clear in this case.
I Attorney General Campbell reported
( TO the board that they We're. and that
I the commonwealth could legally de
mand the two sections in every town.
( ship. He holds further tha, the state
does not have TO wait to select lands
I In other parts OF the state In lieu Of
these, but may take these rs soon ms
| the reservation is opened up. John Il.
: Rankin, n Washington attorney. has
/ been retained to look after the states
interests. Register Chipley OF the land
\ board has gone to Durango to file on
! the states sections. The state will be
entitled TO about $500 acres, under
I the law.
| The Rocky Mountain News states
! that u vigorous and persistent attack
/ upon the trusts and combines OF Colo
RADIO Is 20 be made by Attorney Cen
erai Campbell under the common law
as construed by Attorney General
Griggs of Ohio. Mr.. Campbell is quo
ted as saying: "As the thing stands
now. and I have made as yet only q
casual investigation of the subject, ]
feel that Will have little difficulty In
proving the illegallty OF trusts in gen
eral and certain specific trusts in par
ticular. We were disappointed in the
failure OF the Legislature to pass an
antitrust law, but nevertheless we do
not feel disheartened. Yes. we viii
nrocpnd with nnr nrnaeclfinns under