The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-19

George e. Ross-Lewin of the First
National Bank, Denver, testified be-
fore the bribery investigation commit
tee that he knew of no combination
among bankers to defeat section for
ty-seven of the revenue bill. No men,
ber of the House had offered 30 defeat
the section If bankers would form n
combination of enough money. The
First National had not been solicited
for funds to defeat it
Senate Bill No. POI Buckley, grant
ing to companies generating, transmit
ting and selling electrical energy the
right of eminent domain, was taken
up by the Senate in committee of the
Ahole and amended so as to require
&iie payment into the public treasury
of the city or county granting the
right of way the sum of one per cent.
by the corporation receiving the fran
chise. 1t was then recommended for
third reading and passage.
Senator Seldomridge has filed pro-
test against House Bill No 10, by Mr..
Rawalt with the amendments provid-
ing for the payment of deficiencies or
the last two administrations out of the
funds of the present biennial period.
Senator Seldomridge was the only one
who voted against the bill in the Sen
ate on its final passage, although 9th
ers opposed the measure. The grounds
of Senator Seldomridge's opposition
are purely legal. He believes that the
bill will, il enacted into n law, be de-
clared unconstitutional as soon as IL
reaches the Supreme Court
Senator Moore's proposed amend
ment to the constitution for an eight
hour day for the workers in mines and
other equally dangerous occupations,
is now as much law as 1t can be un-
til the people of the state vote upon it.
On the evening of the 11th instant,
lust before the Senate adjourned Lieu
tenant Governor Coates signed the bill,
after it had passed both houses, then
gave the new pen and penholder with
which he signed the measure to Sena-
tor Moore introducer of the measure.
The signature Of Governor Orman
will probably be added, but it is not
needed under the law.
Grand Army officials are particularly
anxious to secure the passage of two
bills now before the state Senate.
These bills are S. b. 25S, to appropri-
Dte So, 900 for improvements at the
Ssldiers' and Sailors Home, and S. B..
providing $4,000 for the mainte-
nance of the home for the present bi-
ennial period. The proposed amend
ments are in addition to all sums to be
provided by the federal government
for this home. Department Command
er III. NJ. Orahood, Colonel Thomas j.
Foote and Colonel Marshall S. Craw-
passage of these bills and they are be-
ing signed by all old soldiers.
The House on second reading, in
Il. l.,V. Il Il
for third reading and passage House
bills $40 and. 231. These bills provide
for dividing all the territory of Arapa-
hoe county left out of the Rush bill.
That on the south is to be South Arap-
ahoe. and that on the north Adams.
South Arapahoe extends as far east as
the east line of Elbert county, and pro-
vision is made in the Adams county
hill for distributing all east of that
line between the counties north and
south of the present Arapahoe county
lines. If these bills become laws at
this session Arapahoe county will be
cut down to the size mentioned in the
Rush bill for the city and county of
Denver.
The Jefferson medical bill passed sec
ond reading in the Senate, and was or
dered to a third reading and recon-
mended for final passage. Senator w.
A. Hill made a hard fight to protect
the public from the doctors as well as
from disease. He asserted that the
state was cursed by consumptive doc
tors who aided in spreading the dis
ease. He offered an amendment to eX-
clude them from practicing. Later he
altered it to make it apply only to
those who should come to Colorado in
the future. DIR. B. L. Jefferson, author
- the medical bin: protested against
tQe amendment. Senator Hlil asked
him IL lie did not admit that sick