The Lamar register., 1901-02-13


payment of the funeral expenses of
ex-senator II. A. w. Tabor has been
reported for printing.
Senator Fred w. Parks of Denver,
formerly II Silver Republican, has
signed the Democratic caucus agree
ment as a Democrat.
The speaker appointed as the COM
mittee to investigate the abilities of the
clerks of the House: Messrs. Schwei-
CERT, Ballinger, Madden, Garcia and
Mcclure.
The House passed Mr.. Stubb's bill,
II. b. II. restoring the death penalty,
and substituting electrocution for
hanging, by vote of Al to "a, after In
effectual attempts to amend it so as to
restore hanging.
S. B. rs, by Mr.. Annenr, provides for
the election of labor commissioner
by the people, giving the head of the
labor department the appointment as
his assistants. two boiler inspectors,
two coal mine inspectors and clerk.
The Denver News, after mentioning
number of the "orators" In the Leg
islature adds: "And last, there are
some who do not talk. Mr.. Taylor Is
an example. But those who think lie
doesn't know all that passes should
note how promptly he votes when his
name Is called
Senator Taylor of Glenwood Springs
recently took occasion to call the at
tention of the Senate to the numerous
mistakes made in the records. He
charged that many illiterate and in
competent clerks We're drawing pay
and intimatcd that they had no busi-
ness to be there.
n
three members of the state board of
health. The only member reappoint-
ed was Dr. Hubert Work of Pueblo.
The two new members are DIR. John
A. Whiting of Teller county and DIR.
o. j. Mayne of Park county. These
two succeed DIR. l.. Il. Lemen of Den
yer and DIR. ID. |. Christopher. These
are unsalaried places.
An important labor bill before the
Legislature Is Mr.. Tanluary's S. Il. SO.
which provides for free employment
agencies and free reading rooms in
connection with agencies. the entire
system to be under the control of the
state labor commissioner. The Dill
provides two free employment offices
for Denver. and one free employment
office in Pueblo, Leadville, Colorado
Springs and Cripple Greek. total of
six. Separate apartments for men and
women are provided for in the bill, in
addition to n reading room at each
place.
The following bills have been favor
ably reported to the House: BY the
committee on education, H. Il. 242, for
n uniform per diem for boards of con-
troll. BY the committee on state insti-
tutions, ii. Il. 2j9. to appropriate S15.-
600 for n barn at the state agricultural
college. BY the committee on fish, for
estry and game. II. B. 249. for the
preservation of state forests: III. Il. III,
to establish fish hatchery in the up
per part of the South Platte river val
ley. BY the committee on counties and
county lines. ii. Ii. 23l. relating to the
| removal of county seats.
Senator Moores eight-hour amend.
ment. which has been recommended
for passage by the Senate in commit
tee of the whole, reads as follows:
1.-The General Assembly shall provide
by law and shall prescribe suitable
penalties for the violation thereof. for
| period of employment not to exceed
| eight hours in any twenty-four Except
in cases of emergency, where life OF
! property is in danger) for persons EN-.
/ ployed in underground mines or un
derground workings, blast furnaces
smelters. or any ore. reduction works oil
other branches of industry or labor
| that the General Assembly may con
slider injurious or dangerous to health
| life or limb"
Mr.. Seldomridge has introduced 4
Joint memorial to Congress condemn
| ing the methods of our government in
| the Philippines, and declaring thai
1--WE have betrayed their good faith
have invaded their territory. burned
their homes, laid waste their lands
and killed many thousands of theil
| inhabitants in unrighteous warfare
The memorial which is quite lengthy
quotes the sayings of n number of oul
great statesmen and concludes as fol
lows: "In view of these considerations
your memorialists beg of your honor
able body that the provisions of oul
treaty with Spain be no longer neglect
ed; and that acting in the spirit of true
Americanism, pledge of liberty ant
of independence should at once be ex
tended to the Philippine people,
senator James w. Bucklin is receiv
ing letters from all parts of the world
in relation to his proposed constitu
tutionnl amendment to introduce the
Australian land tax in Colorado. He
originally had published 1000 copies ol
his report on the subject, but this issut
was long ago exhausted and he ha.
ordered 10000 more. Senator BuckliI
has opened letters from nearly ever!
state and territory in the Union, from
most of the provinces of Canada, from
Cuba. the Hawaiian islands, Australia
Alaska and other countries. Many arr
from members of Legislative bodies ant
tax commissions.
1t is said to be the purpose of thu
House to bunch all bills bearing oil
revenue and consider them all in con
nectlon with II. b. 1 when it comes
from the committee now considerin: