The silver star., 1901-02-08
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO STATURE

county, extending from the Denver line
to In Sale, will be created the county
of Adams. of which Brighton will be
the county seat The, bill was re-
ferred to the committee which Is con-
sidering the Rush bill.
Election contests are expensive The
bill for the Pueblo contest as indorsed
by the House provides for payments as
follows: For the expenses OF the con-
testors Ponchon, Hart and Park. $269.-
~; expenses Of contestees, Repub-
licans, Keen, Dorthenback and Walk,
$1S1. IL; expenses of committee, $54.S3.
Attorney Rizor for the contestors and
Attorney Elwell for the contestees
were each given $500 for their fees.
They presented bills for $500. but the
House committee decided to cut their
bills.
Among the last bills introduced in
the Senate on the last day for the intro
duction of bills, We're two affecting the
Carter Museum enterprise and like
projects. One was to appropriate $4O.-
600 for the Carter museum and the
other to give the authorities in charge
greater powers as to police protection
and the like. Senator Stratton came
forward with an appropriation bill for
the Girls Industrial School, which pro-
vides $1,000 to finish the purchase Of
the property now being used at Fort
Logan. $4,000 for buildings and 5000
for water facilities and like improve
ments.
Senator T.. NJ. Ammons. chairman of
the Senate finance committee. has in
troduced in the upper branch of the
house a series of separate bills to pay
the deficiencies of the past two ad-
ministrations. He did so to get such
measure before the Legislature in all
possible forms before the time for the
introduction of bills is passed. Then
whichever course IL decided upon there
will be proper bills before the Legisla-
ture to act upon. State Auditor Crou-
ter is credited with promising that IL
such emergency bills are passed In
proper form lie will do all In his power
to see that they are paid.
After an all day fight the employers
liability bill passed second reading in
the Senate by a decisive vote which in
dicated that 1t would pass third read
ing and go to the House for rejection
or approval. The labor leaders who
frequent both houses say that they are
certain Of the passage Of the bill by
both houses In the three Legislatures
previous to this the employers liability
bill has failed. The great effort OF a
strong minority was to strike out the
word individuals and make corpora
tions alone, and not individuals as well
responsible as employers for injuries
to employees. An amendment to this ef-
feet was lost.
One Of the important measures intro
duced in the Senate is a proposed con-
stitutional amendment offered by W.
II. Adams and providing for the fund
ing of the SI0O,OOO OF outstanding cap
itol building indebtedness. The bill is
numbered =. Il. 23S. and was reported
out for printing by the joint finance
committees of the two houses as soon
as received. 1t provides for taking up
the warrants, certificates of Indebted
ness. etc, outstanding against the
fund for the building and maintenance
of the state capitol and issuing bonds
therefor to bear four per cent. interest.
As the present warrants bear six per
cent. this would make n saving to the
state OF two per cent, or nearly $4,000
per nnnum.
The provisions of the employers lia-
bility bill as II passed second reading in
the Senate are as follows: That every
corporation, company or individual
who may employ agents, servants
or employees, such agents. servants
or employees being in the exercise
Of due care, shall he liable
to respond in damages for
Injuries or death sustained by any
such agent, employe or servant. result
Ing from the carelessness. omission Of
duty or negligence Of such employer,
or which mny have resulted from the
carelessness. omission Of duty or negli-
l ne
employe Of the said employer, In the
same manner and to the same extent
MS II the carelessnesss. omission OF du-
" or negligence causing the injury or
death was that OF the employer"
Mr.. Rawalt has introduced q bill
amending the McCreery law 10 Ms to
allow the House eleven more employees,
eight OF whom ARE clerks and one q
stenogrnpher. The bill provides that
the npp0nteeS under II must pass an
examination before u committee OF the
House as to competency. In regard to
1t Mr.. Rnwalt said: I'VE do not propose
to have legislation delayed and at the
last OF the session have seven or eight
reading bills at the same time. an dur
Ing the Twelfth session. Such proceed.
ings are a disgrace. No bear pit scenes
will be enacted this time. We want
work done In time no that proper con.
siderntion can he given every bin be-
fore 1t becomes a law. md we must
have necessary clerks to do II. These
clerks will be employed only when the
House orders Il and they are needed,
not before. This In reasonable and II 10
business"
SENATE bill No. 107. by Senator Whit.
ford. provides for the construction OF a
building for the stnte museum. Il au.
thorixes the state board Of cnpitol man.
ayers to purchase such site M may
be desired, but limits the location 10
one or the sites In blocks adjoining or
near TO the state capitol grounds, the
building to be constructed under the
supervision Of the state b0ard Of CAP.
Ito! managers and after its completion
to be managed ana controlled a. Ia tho
capitol. The bill further provides:
'rhe capitol managers, In the con.
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