The Meeker herald., 1901-02-02
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE

Senate bill 1873 was unanimously
passed by the Senate on third reading
with an emergency clause attached. IL
Ii by Senator Ammons and provides
for the appropriation of $4,000 for the
state capitol board deficiency.
| House Bill No. SO, by Pitschke, to re-
peal the act concerning boycotts and
blacklisting, was reported fayorably by
the judiciary committee, with some
slight changes, and was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Lorber's bill proposes to stop
the practice of employment agencies
of taking money from labOrers and
sending them of to some distant place
on the false pretense that they Will get
work. He makes tine penalty for such
an offense fine Of $1,000 or imprlson-
ment for year, or both.
The elections committee of the Sen
nte recommended for passage the bill
by Senator Hume Lewis to reduce the
number OF commissioners In counties
of less than 100000 population, from
Eve to three This would affect every
county in Colorado except Arapahoe,
and would save two salaries year In
each.
The Senate has had its picture taken
by the official photographer" Den
yer reporter lrreverently says: 1.-Two
years from now one of these pictures
will hang In cloak room. Four years
from now 1t will be found In some com
mittee room, and six years from now
search warrant and deputy sheriff
will not locate It,"
Senator and Mrs. I. NJ. Patterson
and Governor and Mira Or1nan received
more than 400 guests on the night of
January 9th, Mt the home Of Senator
Patterson on Eleventh and Pennsyl-
vania avenues The legislators and
their wives and daughters were enter
tanned. The house was decorated with
flowers and palms.
G. G. Pitschke has introduced bill
which defines policy as lottery and
provides severe penalties for all who
play the game or conduct'it. The pos
session II policy ticket is made prima
facie e-1dence OF guilt. One-third Of
the penalties collected are to go to the
informer, One-third to the prosecutor,
one-third to the school fund.
Mr.. Insley, chairman of the fish,
forestry and game committee, goes
about the work of his committee en-
Enthusiastically. He is soliciting sug
gestions from all sources on the ques-
ton OF necessary laws to protect fish,
game and forests and has succeeded in
interesting large number of people in
the meetings Of his committee.
The State Land Board has made the
following appointments: John I.
Joyce, Lake, register; E. G. Redman,
Denver, deputy register: A. p. Toombs,
Ell Paso, appraiser; w. O. Jameson,
Del Norte, assistant appraiser; Miss
Josephine Marion, Denver, chlef clerk;
Mrs. ]. Low, Otero. lease clerk; Miss
Eta Burgf, Denver, stenographer.
Senate Bill No. 200. by Mr.. Parks, to
Great a civil service commission for
Colorado, and to regulate by 1t the ap-
pointment and discharge of the EN-
ployes of the state and the counties
and of cities having over 10000 inhabi-
tants, whether such cities are operating
under special charter or the general
law, was referred to the judiciary COM
m:ttee.
Among the bills intended TO increase
the state revenues is House Bill No.
233, introduced by Mr.. Schweigert. pro-
widIng for inspection of petroleum to
be used for Illuminating purposes. The
fee for inspection Is made cents and
It is thought that such law would
produce revenue in excess of $1OO,O0O
A similar bill has been introduced in
the Senate.
Among the bills reported for pass
age in the House is Mr.. Judkins House
Bill No. 1O2, to amend the school act
by inserting a requirement that In ev-
cry school two lessons a week, of not
less than ten minutes each, should be
given in kindness to animals. There
was considerable discussion, several
members Directing strongly to any ad-
dition to the school curriculum, which
they regard as already overcrowded.
Thursday, January 31st, is the last
day upon which bills can be introduced
ut the present session of the General
Assembly. After that there will be no
more chances to start laws in motion.
and the work OF the law makers will be
either in urging for passage or In en-
deavoring to kill of several score of
bills. It now looks as If the total num-
Der of bills would be about two-thirds
the number Of two years ago.
Mrs. Evangeline Hearth has with
drawn her bill providing for the states
mining its own coal 10 make additions
in accordance with suggestions re-
ceived from interested friends. When
reintroduced, the bill will propose that
the money received from the sale of
coal, over and above the expenses, shall
be devoted to the opening Of new mines
on other land owned by the state, 80
that In the end great deal more than
the original investment will be made.
Governor Orman has appointed
julius G. Gunter of Trinidad
Judge of the Court Of Appeals
to succeed Judge Bissell, Re-
publican. The appointment was taken
to the Senate by Horace w. Havens,
the governors private secretary, who
started to read 1t in open session, as
he, dill nOt spp tho ,ISe Of nm oxa,,,+iyo