The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-01-29

Senator Taylor provides for carrying
out the recommendation of the COVER
! nor relative to the redemption of GER
tain outstanding warrants and the ap-
pointment of committee to examine
said warrants and report thereon. This
resolution provides for the appoint
ment of joint committee of two SEN
ators and three representatives to eX-
anime into the warrant issue of 1888
and 1889. 1t looks to the utilization of
the $4,000 which has been lying idle
in the state treasury for ten or5eleven
years, for the payment of such of
these outstanding warrants as have not
been declared void. and which are
drawing interest at the rate of six per
cent, constant loss to the state. The
Legislature Of two years ago passed
resolution requiring State Treasurer
Fessler to pay out this money, but this
the treasurer declined to do
A bill introduced by Senator A. T.
Stewart establishes so far as Colorado
Is concerned n new class of criminals
to be known as habitual criminals.
These are to be considered degenerates
| under the bill. The measure is Senate
| Dill IL and provides that whoever has
been twice convicted of n crime and
sentenced and committed to prison in
this or any other state or once in this
and once at least in any other state for
| terms of three years or more shall be
| deemed an habitual criminal when
again convicted and shall be
punished by Imprisonment for
twenty-five years. The bill makes
the proviso that If n convict has
been pardoned that particular case
shall not be counted against him. The
bill empowers the governor to parole an
habitual criminal. If an habtual Grim
inal violates his parole he must serve
his entire original term. The measure
| Is urged by many of the reform ele-
ments in the state and by the state
board of charities and correction.
One of the antitrust bills before the
Legislature is S. b. T6 by Senator C. T.
| Philip. 1t provides that all arrange
ments, trusts or combinations between
persons or corporations made with
view to restrict full and free competi-
tion in the manufacture, importation,
transportation or sale of any articles
| of commerce or consumption shall be
unlawful. Any agreement to enter into
any such arrangement is also declared
| unlawful. Further sections of the bill
| propose that ANY corporation charter
| ed under the laws of this state, which
shall violate any of the provisions of this
act, shall thereby forfeit its charter and
| its franchise, and its corporate eNis-
tence shall thereupon cease. Every for
elgn corporation which shall violate
any of the provisions of this act, is
hereby denied the right to do business
in this state. 1t is made the duty of the
attorney general of the state to enforce
| this provision. 1t shall be the duty of
the district attorneys of Colorado to
prosecute any violators of this act
| within the judicial districts for which
they shall be elected. Fines may be
imposed for such conspiracies and dam
ages collected by those injured by
| them.
| Governor Orman sent the following
communication to the Legislature:
'.To the Honorable, the Thirteenth
General Assembly of the State of Colo
rado: Since assuming the office of
governor, the presence and growth of
an epidemic of contagious diseases in
| different sections of the state have
| been of an unusual and alarming char
acter. The state board of health has
reported its inability to me to properly
care for the afflicted and inaugurate
proper measures for the prevention of
the spread of these diseases on account
of the lack of funds necessary for the
purpose. The board has therefore re-
quested at your hands an immediate
emergency appropriation of $1,000 for
the suppression of said epidemic. In
my judgment the sum asked for is
| badly needed for the purpose men
| toned. and the welfare of our citizens
demand that immediate steps should
be taken to enable the board to eff
fectively cope with the situation.
| therefore urge upon you the necessity
| Of Immediate action in this matter
and recommend that an appropriation
of 81 900 be made with all convenient
| Snpa1 ~ tha rp1Iipg of ha
nication in the House Mr.. Rawalt i'm
mediately arose and introduced II. B.
| ISL, making the appropriation recon-
mended by the governor
The state board of charities has
agreed upon six bills which it will
| have introduced and which it will
urge for passage. The first is a meas
ure to authorize the state board of
charities and correction to receive
complaints as to the management of
private institutions and to make in
| Quiry as n result of such complaints.
The inquiries are to be public and to
be made at the request of the Gov
ernor, the General Assembly, or on
the sworn complaint of any two re-
putable citizens. The private institu-
tions are to report to the charities
| board annually and to be licensed,
no fee being charged for the license.
The second bill provides that county
commissioners shall pay out of county
| funds the expense of maintaining
| feeble-minded residents at private in
stitutions until such time as the state
| shall secure a home for the feeble
minded. The third bill proposes to
| supplant the present unsystematic
! pay system for members of boards of
control with uniform system for all
| members of 50 day and mileage.
This recommendation applies to the
eight institutions over which the char
| tiles board has general supervision. 1t