The silver star., 1901-02-22
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF ]
THE COLORADO LEGISI Am

anu MISS ltutil LOCKE Mctuy NSsC spsA :
ried at Trinidad on the 1ith instant
1t was church wedding and there was
large attendance
Frank Bond, of the Office of irrign-
tiOn Investigations. left Cheyenne few
days ago for Louisiana. where he VIII
attend the annual meeting OF the South
ern Rice Growers Association.
The House passed the bill providing
for the pure and unndultered foods,
with regulations TO secure the same.
and the bill providing for the con-
struct.on of n hospital at the State Sol
diers' and Sailors Home Mt Cheyenne.
The invitation to the Utah Legisla-
ture to visit the Colorado Legislature
has uncovered another plan. That is
for the Colorado Legislature to visit
the Utah Legislature. The plan may
not be sprung until the Mormon advent
In Denver.
The House passed the Senate bill to
create commission to adjudicate the
claims of United States citizens against
Spain. which the government of the
United States assumed by the treaty
of Paris. after having amended the bill
so as to refer the claims TO the Court of
| Claims instead of to Il commission.
L. Bailey is forming stock COM
pany to run n telephone line between
Lander and Casper. II Is proposed to
have the line follow the old stage road
via Wolton. There will be several sta
tions along the route. II Is estimated
that the line will cost between $4,000
and $4,000.
Both houses of Congress have passed
the bill permitting settlers owning
Is,tS
crvation, Wyoming. shall be entitled to
ownership at S1.25 per acre. not more
than n quarter section of the public
lands on the sections adjoining the en-
try as pasture or grazinz lands.
The apportlonment bill was killed in
the Senate by indefinite postponement.
1t is not thought likely any other bill
on the matter will be introduced this
session. as it could not muster enough
friends to make a hard fight for X.
Laramie county is hurt the most, as 1t
loses two representatives and one SEN
ator by the defeat of the bill.
In the chamber of the House on the
evening of the 18th inst. G. NJ. Hobbs
delivered his illustrated lecture on
Colorado and Switzerland Contrast
ed" The grlndest scenery of SwitZer
land and then of Colorado was given
in large and naturally colored stereop-
ticon views. which have been seen and
enjoyed in many of the towns of the
state. and are never stale. no matter
how often the entertainment may be
repeated.
The Senate bill to repeal Cannon's
priZe-ficht law failed of passage in the
House by n vote of 80 to 81. 1t was
shown that the effect of the repeal
would be to wipe from the statute
books all legislation on the subject.
leaving Colorado with no laws at all
concerning pugilsm. On this showing
many voted to strike the cnacting
clause from the repeating bill. The
Cannon law Is now before the Supreme
Court. and If that tribunal decides 1t to
be unconstitutional previous legisla-
tion on the subject will stand
Mr.. Insley's ii. b. % ought to tiiscour-
age bicycle thieves. 1t provides that
the stealing of bicycles shall be deemed
grand larceny. 1t passed second read
ing in the House without any opposi-
tion whatever and 1t will doubtless pass
third reading in the same manner. a
penitentiary sentence will certainly be
deterrent. The crime is so easily
committed. discovery so difficult and
cycles has become an almost daily oc-
currence in every city of the state. A
I law such as is proposed by this bill
will render this particular crime unpop-
ular with the light-fingered gentry.
There are two ways of looking mt
things. While speaking on the en-
ployes' liability hill before the labor
committee OF the House. ID. G. Beaman
paid his respects to the rule Of the
Twelfth General Assembly excluding
lobbyists from the floor. ~ have nj
ways understood" said the Judge,
"that the members of the Legislature
were not only willing hut anxious to oc-
casIonally confer with their constitu-
ents. When n Legislature passes
rule shutting itself on from all COM
munlcation with constituents. and max
Ing itself sort OF exclusive body TINT
knows more than II can be told, then It
needs close watching"
The committee Of the Legislature mp
pointed TO investigate the coal strike
has divided by mutual consent into
two subcommittee. One committees Is
composed Of Senator Charles Is. Ward,
senator TnnIuary. Representative
Kennedy and Bradley. II will consid-
rr and prepare general report on the
situnt0n In the northern fields. The
other committee is composed OF Sena-
tor Frank a. Moore and Representa-
tives Martin and Rancy. II will pre-
pnre the findings and dIgested evidence
M to the southern fields. When both
subcommittee reports are ready, the
entire committee will meet md CON-
bine them In one general finding.
Mrs. Heartz, the only woman In the
Legislature. has introduced two i'm
p0rtnnt bills TO further protect the
property rights of women. One Of
these Is House Bill 1902. which reads ns
follows: "Sectl0n I. All property &C.
qulred or accumulated after marriage
by either husband or wife, or both, ex.
cept such ms may he acquired by de-
scent, devise or request. shall DO consid-
cred community property. Sec. 2. Mel.
ther husband nor wife shall sell, mort
gngc or lncumbcr community property
without the written consent Of the 9th.
or party" In almost every other state