The Lamar register., 1901-01-30

Is by Senator AmmOnS ana proSiueS
for the appropriation of $4,000 for the
state capitol board deficiency.
House Bill No. SO. by Pitschke, to re-
peal the net concerning boycotts ana
blncklisting. was reported favorably by
the judiciary committee, with some
slight changes, and was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Lorber's bill proposes to stop
the practice of employment agencies
of taking money from laborers and
sending them Off to some distant place
on the false pretense that they Will get
work. He makes the penalty for such
an offense n fine of $1,000 or impr1son-
mcnt for year, or both.
Tie elections committee of the Sen
ate recommended for passage the bill
by Senator Hume Lewis to reduce the
number of commissioners in counties
of less than 100000 population, from
five to three. This would affect every
county in Colorado except Arnpahoe,
and would save two salaries II year in
each.
The Senate has had It's picture taken
by the ''official photographer" A Den
YER reporter irreverently says: Two
years from now one of these pictures
Will hang in n cloak room. -Four years
from now it will be found in some com
mittec room. and six years from now
search warrant and n deputy sherin
will not locate it,
Senator and Mrs. r. NJ. Patterson
and Governor and Mrs. Orman received
more than 400 guests on the night OF
January 2lth. at the home of Senator
Patterson on Eleventh and Pennsyl-
vania avenues. The legislators and
their wives and daughters We're enter
tained. The house was decorated with
flowers and palms.
C. C. Pitschke has introduced bill
which defines policy MS lottery and
provides severe penalties for all who
play the game or conduct it. The pos
session If n policy ticket is made primn
tncie e-!dence OF guilt. One-thlrd of
the penalties collected are to go to the
nformer. one-thrd to the prosecutor,
one-third to the school fund.
Mr.. Insley. chairman of the fish,
forestry and game committee. goes
about the work of his committee en-
Enthusiastically. He Is soliciting sug-
gestions from all sources on the Qiies-
tion of necessary laws to protect hsli,
game and forests and has succeeded In
interesting n large number of people In
the meetings of his committee.
The State Land Board has made the
following appointments: John Il.
Joyce. Lake. register; +. G. Redman,
Denver. deputy register: a. T.. Toombs,
Ell Paso, appraiser: w. o. Jameson.
Del Norte. assistant appraiser: Miss
Josephine Marion. Denver. chief clerk;
Mrs. j. Low. Otero. lease clerk: Miss
Eta Burgh, Denver. stenographer.
Senate Bill No. 900. by Mr.. Parks, to
Great civil service commission for
Colorado. and to regulate by 1t the ap-
pOintment and discharge of the em-
ployes of the state and the counties
and OF cities having over 10000 inhnbi-
tants. whether such cities are operating
under special charter or the general
law. was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Among the bills Intended to increase
the state revenues Is House Bill No.
233. introduced by Mr.. Schweigert. pro-
viding for inspection of petroleum to
he used for Illuminating purposes. The
fee for inspection is made 3 cents and
It is thought that such n law would
produce revenue in excess of 100000.
A similar bill has been introduced in
, the Senate.
Among the bills reported for pass
Bill No. 1O2, to amend the school act
by inserting n requirement that in ev-
| cry school two lessons week, OF not
| less than ten minutes each. should be
| given in kindness to animals. There
| was considerable discussion. several
| members objecting strongly to any nd
| dition to the school curriculum, which
they regard as already overcrowded.
Thursday. January 31st, is the last
day upon which bills can be introduced
! at the present session of the General
| Assembly. After that there will be no
| more chances to start laws in motion.
| and the work of the lawmakers will be
either in urging for passage or in en-
deavoring to kill off several score Of
bills. 1t now looks rs II the total num-
ber of bills would be about two-thirds
the number of two years ago.
Mrs. Evangeline Hearth has with
drawn her bill providing for the states
mining It's own coal to make additions
in accordance with suggestions re-
ceived from interested friends. When
rcintroduced, the bill will propose that
the money received from the sale of
coal, over and above the expenses. shnll
be devoted to the opening of new mines
on other land owned by the state. so
that in the end a great deal more than
the original investment will be made.
| Governor Orman has appointed
julius C. Gunter of Trinidad
Judge of the Court of Appeals
to succeed Judge Bissell. Re
publican The appointment was taken
to the Senate by Horace w. Havens,
the governors private secretary. who
started to read it in open session. ms
he did not see the use of an executive
session. Senator w. ii. Adams object
ed and the matter was referred to an
executive session for later considera-
ton. In executive session the appoint
ment was read and after some discus.