The Elbert County tribune., 1899-04-06
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE IS DOlNG.

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The Senate has passed the p,ll ~.
fhorizing convention to formulate
charter for Denver.
REPRESENTATIVE Englcy took oceas
ion 10 denounce the employment
chaplaIns the other day.
The conference committees repol'
on the county salaries bill WIS a"
cepted By the House Thursday
The senators got into compaus1,
frame Of mind last Friday mgn, nns ~
had n hot time. Parks and smi,n ie1
on In calling each other names
others Joined in.
Grnve feors were expressed Friday
that the general appropriatlon "a
,vouId moi become n law before an-
jcurnnient and that an eNtra
would he neccssitntcd.
The Dewey county bill. TO aiNlue
Arapahoe. was defeated on nnni p'n. p"
sage by h vote Of IA TO II in the sen
ate. AIr. Bromley being the on's n"'
aboe senator voting for II.
ON Thursday the Senate anu ,io"sn ~,
both agreed to take action ohiS
bills that had passed the otne' ,,eara
ms there was insufficient tiin. .rd
adiournment Monday 10 bring f"r""'"
new bills.
A Mc batch OF House biiis iol
bridges. roads and artesian wehs T,,,s, T,a
rushed through the Senate friun!, ~,
hills went through smoothly Tor une W,
7 most pnrt. hut on one of the wen i'' p,lis
tho Senate was hung up Tor 'n'''
bours by the opposition
The Senate Oh Thursday passed ihe
/ following measures: To proVue Il"
tray fund: In relation to fencins a.,
roads: to prevent the spread ol nl,
tious Diseases among stock; npprop,'
ating S1J for II new DuliuinI AZ
State Agricultural College
Mr.. Burwelrs bill TO prohiDt 'ren'
ing was under discussion on seVTnu .,
reading in tile House MonnhS. ~
| commIftee OF the whole recommended
the measure by II vote Of % to ", p,.
the House in regular session kllieu m .i'c
report by a vote Of 30 TO %. inns WIZ
done when greater number OF w.
members were present than auehue"
during the debate.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations Sunday; Harry a, i,s, ~;
commissioner OF mines: W. q. kicc, n,
nasn countyl commissioner OF School
for the Deaf and Blind; Warden hoy'
of the penitentiury: Dairy conniis-
sioner. AIonson; Fred Warshauer com
and Henry d. White. penitentiary com
mlssioners: Chaplain Rudolph OF the
senate. to be chaplain OF the peniteh-
tiary.
great batch of bills passed third
readinr in the House Friday. One OF
these was Mrs. Wrights preclnct op-
tion bill which went through Dy
vote of iG to 3. Messrs. Farrls, LAW
renee and Murray voted nay ana sev-
,ntecn others either refrained from vo'-
ing or were absent. Mrs. wright says
she had no expectation thnt the OH,
would piss the Senate, bur she wan,eu
TO put the members on record. III tnls
She did not meet with success. Tor sew
,rnI of the Arnpahoes did not vote.
I'm conformity with n resolution OF
the Senate Lieutenant Governor Car
aey has appointed the tax law COM
mission. II is composed Of three hold
,ver senators who will serve without
COMPENSATION and report to the next
legislature. They will complete. scr,i-
tinize and recommend changes IN the
NV. after having examined the sys-
tems sin vogue in Australia and New
Zealand. The members are: Senator
BuclSlin. Populist, lawyer; Senator
Ehrhart. farmer. Democrat: Senator
Gill. lawyer. Silver Republican.
The Senate has passed 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 for
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 II years. shall
send such child 10 a public. private or
parochial school for Mt least twenty
weeks.
The Senate on sunday passed til,
following bills: o.
BY Representative Ryan-Minina
hill.
BY senator FELTON, To fix peniten-,
tiary commissioners salaries at $500 q
year and expenses aud the warden's
salary ~ $500 n year and nainte
nance
BY Senator Bareln-To pay the Goa
mine inspector for 1891 and 1892 mile
age.
BY senator Roe--1'he library com
mission bill.
Governor Thomas ON Tuesday sent
these appointments to the Senate,
Judge of Court of Errors and Appeals
Judge C.. j. Thomson, reappolnted for
six years AT 5000 year
Warden of the Reformatory-A. c.
butcher. Colorado Springs, deputy
county clerk of FL Paso.
Trustee of Mute and Blind School
l.. +. McGwire of Longmont, son-in
law of ex-Attorney General Carr.
Chaplain of Penitentiary-Rev. w. S
Rudolph. now chaplain of the State
J Senate.
Penitentiary Commissioners-Lo Long
term. Lewis King of Ouray; short
term. Henry White of Canon City.
The Stale Board of Charities and
Correction bill to reorganize the man
agement of the insane ASYLUM Is meet
ing with strong opposition from the
friends OF Dr. Thombs in the Senate
The proposed law. which will 90
through the Senate to-day. provides fol-
new commission of three, at S6Ot
each per annum. to manage the insti
tuition. and places the appointment OF
the superintendent in the hands of tn,
commission instead Of the governor
The commissioners have full power
TO control and supervise" and the su
! nAr faI sssla 4 1T.
ing their pleasure" He shall receiy,
not more than $1,000 year and main
tenancc- All assistants and cmploye.
shall be selected by the superintend
ent. The state treasurer shall be ex
ofiicio treasurer of the asylum. ant
he shall receive all moneys accruin.
4 from all sources and apply the same I,