The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1901-01-18
COLORADO LEGISLATURE

ials shall be chosen at the same time.
This would do away with the cleo
tons occurring next fall, for instance,
for county officers The cost of every
general election is somewhere near
$25U,OO0, so this measure would of 1t
self be n great assistance as rellef
to the overtaXcd revenues of the state.
An employers liability bill has been
placed before the senate by MIR. Tan
quarry, chairman of-the labor commit
tee. a new eight-hour amendment and
another capital punishment Dill mas
also been brought forward.
One senate bill provides for new
buildings ut the state insane asylum;
another makes appropriation for an.
other edifice mt the state school of
mines, and still another establishes Il
state normal school mt Montrose.
s. Ii. 81 is for constitutional amend
ment, and has the support of a large
part of the legal fraternity. 1t does
away with the Court of Appeals. and
increases the number of Supreme
Court judges to seven.
Eighty-two bills We're introduced in
the house on the first day for the in
production of bills.
House concurrent resolutions asking
the Colorado representatives in Con
gress to secure federal legislation for
the building of reservoirs on the head
waters OF the Rio Grande, Platt and
Arkansas rivers were introduced by
Mr.. Chisholm and referred to the COM
mittee on public lands.
A house joint memorial asking Con
gress to remove the stamp tax on min
ing stocks was introduced by Mr.. VIII
Its and referred 10 the committee on
mines and mining
Senator Philip introduced bill 80
prevent wrongs to children and dumb
animals. and to establish bureau of
child and animal protection.
Representative Garcia Introduced n
bill for an amendment TO the constitu-
tion enabling counties and towns to eN-
empt improvements from taxation. but
not applying to franchises and rights
of way.
Representative Hearth introduced Il
bill amending the constitution so as to
provide for the establishment of n
board of arbitration.
AT least one member proposes to stop
the holding up of defenceless passen-
gers on Pullman ears by the Ethiopian
factotum who fixes up the beds and
runs the buffet. He has introduced n
bill making the giving and taking of
tips crime punishable by fine and
Imprisonment.
Senator Moore has introduced Il bill
to submit an amendment TO the consti
tuition providing for the initiative and
referendum.
Senator Whitford has introduced Il
bill for the support and better regula-
ton of the public schools of the city of
Denver.
RNr n a n
ley withdrew s. b. "a. introduced by
himself, establishing State Normal
school Mt Montrose.
The report of the Senatorial Revenue
Commission was submitted and re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
This is the famous Bucklin report on
the Australian land value tax.
Representative Inslcy thinks that
stealing bicycles should be classed as
grand larceny, and has introduced n
bill to that effect.
A report has been presented from
Orla Il. Adams. ID. w. Robbins. G. T.
Nash. C. $. Aldrich and X. b. Wallace.
the commission appointed two yeASs
ago to consider the proposed removal
of the Soldiers Home from Monte Wis
tn TO Denver. Colorado Springs, Pueblo,
Golden or Brighton. The report recon-
mended that no change be made. The
only institution that could be given to
the people of Monte Vista in return is
the Industrial School for Boys at
Golden, and Monte Vista people did
not favor the exchange The commits
sion recommended the repair of the
present buildings of the home. The re-
port was referred to the committee on
state Institutions.
Senator Adams has introduced bill
to submit an amendment to the consti-
tuition providing for change in the
salary of members of the House and
Senate.
Representative Hollenbeck intro.
duced bill to limit municipal indebted
ness to three per cent of the assessed
valuation of the property of the NUM-
cipality except in eases where the debt
be incurred for supplying the city with
water.
Mr.. Rawalt of Gunnison is in favor
of capital punishment for assault com
mitted upon children under twelve
years of age. He does not believe in
hanging. nor is he strongly in favor
of electrocution; he believes in an air
tight cell that could be so charged with
carbonic acid gas us to cause instanta-
neous death. This would relieve the
warden and guards of much of the hor-
ror of their present gruesome task.
Senator Hnllett has introduced bill
relating to exemptions of the proceeds
of policies of life and accident insur-
ance from liability for the debts of the
assured and in certain cases from liza.
bility for the debts of the beneficiary
Senator Buckley reintroduced S. B
"a, providing for n state normal school
at Montrose. with the amount of the
appropriation raised from $4,000 ia
$4,000.
Senator Seldomridge's bill. No. 1875
proposes constitutional amendment
to provide for the creation of Il bonded
Indebtedness by the state. The meas
IRE aims to refund old obligations and