Gilpin observer., 1901-03-28
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COLORADO LEGISLATURE

sentence was cut out so that the as
SCISSOR of each county may now tax
lines situated within his own county.
Senate bill 45 q. f. Adams) creating
the Colorado highway commission and
139 (Ammons) concerning roads and
highways, have been indorsed by the
Gentlemen's Riding and Driving Club,
the Denver Athletic Club, the Cham
, ber Of Commerce, the Denver Wheel
Club, the Arapahoe County Good
Roads Association and the League of
American Wheelmen.
House Bill, No. 17S, relating to re-
ports of state officers, was recon-,
mitted to committee of the whole by
the House. House Bill No. ITO, max
ing train hold-ups n felony, was read
and passed. Senate Bill No. GO, to
provide for disconnecting outlying ter
ritory from towns and cities, was re-
committed to committee of the whole.
House Bill No. 100, to create the office
of curator of the State Historical So
ciety, was read and passed. \
In the committee of the whole, Of the
House, Senate Bill No. 266, to trans
fer the money in the stock brand fund
to bounty for coyotes and mountain
lions was read and recommended for
third reading and final passage. House
Bill No. 2SS, to pay certificates 3,S43
to 2,S49, issued for insane asylum cot
tage, was recommended for third read
ing and final passage. House Bill No.
46, appropriating $4,000 for heating
| and lighting plant for the State Nor
NAL School at Greeley, was recon-
mended for third reading and final
| passage.
In the House. Senate Bill No. 266, to-
transfer money from stock brand
fund TO the scalp bound fund.- was
passed, as was House Bill No. 2S7, to-
provide for participation by the state
in the st. Louis Exposition, commem-
Grating the Louisiana purchase. House
Bill No. IA, appropriating $4,000 for
erection of additional building at the
State School of Mines House Bill No.
23S, appropriating 5000 to pay GER
tificates of Indebtedness of the insane
asylum cottage fund, was passed.
House Bill No. 149, consolidating the
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals,
was defeated on final vote.
The following bills have been,
passed by the Senate: Senate Bill No.
124 (Clayton), to amend section three,
laws of 1899, page 326; Senate Bill No.
1886 (War6; Senate Bill No. 1856 CLAY
tom, relation to irrigation; Senate Bill
missioners; Senate Bill No. 217 Iew-
is), to make official certain medals CIV
en- those who served in the army or
navy during the war with Spain: Sen
ate Bill No. 1856 (Stewart, providing
for the elementary education of child
rem; Senate Bill No. 2S4 (Barea), Gre
ating office of register; Senate Bill No.
252 Philp), to establish parental and
truant schools.
The Stewart amendment to sections.
twenty and twenty-one of the revenue
bill was the occasion of sharp discus
sion in the Senate. 1t was finally Or
dered printed The main features of
the amendment are n provision that
makes every applicant for license DEM
onstrate to the county judge that he is.
fit man to sell liquor; if the Judge
fails to see it that way the would-be-
saloon keeper can appeal to the Dis
trict Court: it also leyies n tax of 2h
cents on all alcoholic drinks and II
cent on malt drinks. He says there are
1,6OO saloons in the state and this tax
would yield revenue of nearly ST.
100000 year. The buyer is to pay the
tax.
Governor Oman has appointed John,
Wellington Finch of Teller county
state geologist. Two other appoint
ments We're made at the same time.
Tyler ID. Heiskell was put on the.
board of trustees for the Soldiers AMI
Sailors home. Mr.. Heiskell comes,
from Morgan county and was the de-
feated Fusion candidate last fall for
representative in the lower house. Rob-
ert @. McNutt of Silverton was also ap-
pointed on the board of trustees for
the Soldiers and Sailors Home. w. l..
Dayton was appointed ON the Board
of Pardons by Governor Orman. He
was first appointed on the board by
Governor McIntire. and will now serve
his second term. James Doyle of Vic
tor was appointed on the board, to
take the place of II. II. S. Schooley.
The state auditing board has decided
to allow pay for the Thomas revenue
commission out of the emergency fund
Mt the disposal of the chief executive
Of the state. At the time the commits
sion was appointed G. S. Thomas, then
governor, said that he hoped such n
course would be pursued at the proper
time. There Is not enough money in
the emergency fund to pay all the
claims at the present time, but the
fund no doubt will be replcnshed by
the general appropriation bill. There
are seven members of the commission.
Two of them did most OF the work,
Senator Clay B. Whitford and IL. Il.
Wells. They are to receive 81 900 each,
while the other five members, Speak
er B. +. Montgomery Il. Il. Whtted, J.
A. Israel, Senator w. S. Buckley and
l.. II. Twitchell will receive $500 each.
There are few small bills for work
of stenographcrs and clerks and these
were ordered paid. The total charge
for the work Of the commission is
5000.
What Is known rs Senator whit
fords public utilities bill was passed in
the Senate with practically no opposi-