The Lamar register., 1901-01-23

For roads i4,ou
For bridges ................ 2l.Oop
General and special. ....... 1,5O25oO
Iotnl .............. l'ooo,ooo
The totals of proposed appropriations
so far introduced in the lower house
are:
For wells -o,op
For bridges and viaducts. 1O5.5OO
For reservoirs ............... 22,ooo
General and special nppropria-
tons .............. t3o'ooV
IOtul .Sbpf'ooV
A bill introduced by Senator A. II.
Stewart establishes so far as Colorado
Is concerned n new class of criminals
to be known as hnbltual criminals.
These are to be considered degenerates
under the bill. The measure Is Senate
bill 1S and provides that whoever has
been twice convicted Of 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 IL 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 nn habitual 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
hon ri nj nh ri tins md rorraptiOn
One of the antitrust bills before the
Legislature is S. B. 7G by Senator c. L.
Philip 1t provides that all arrange
ments, trusts or combinations between
persons or corporations made with a
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 exis-
tence shall thereupOn cease. Every for
eign 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.
Mr.. Mclean has in his hands bill to
provide for uniform system of text
books throughout the state on much the
same lines as that introduced by him
two years ago. In the Twelfth Assem-
bly, it wns stated and proved, that no
uniform system of text books could be
provided for in the state unless n con-
stitutional amendment were passed.
To provide for this contingency n con-
stitutional amendment will be propos-
ed at the same time that the other bill
Is introduced. The school book bill
provides for n state commission of four
members, chosen with reference to
their knowledge of the Colorado school
system and also with reference to their
business and literary qualifications.
The state superintendent of public in
struction is to be n member ex-otficio
and president of the commission. The
term of office of the commissioners is
to be five years. The branches of study
included are chart, reading. spelling,
English grammar, arithmetic, geo.
graphy, history, civil government,
physiology, bookkeeping. penmanship,
natural philosophy, elementary algebra
and all in the English language. The
commission must perform its first duty
by session of not more than thirty
days, during which time 1t will draw
IS day for each member, and is enti-
tied to clerk at So day. Vacancies
in the commission may be filled by the
governor, who also has the original ap-
pointments. The act does not apply to
school districts that have population
of 100000, or those that furnish text
books free to scholars. The contractors
who are successful must state the
prices. both by contract and by mail,
for all the books. The bill differs from
all others introduced on the same sub
ject, as 1t makes a maximum price for
all books, over which the commission
ers may not make any contracts to
pay. The schedule is: Spelling books,
- cents: first readers, -; second read
er, 20; third reader, %; fourth reader,
35; fifth reader, 45; mental arithmetic,
%: intermediate arithmetic. IS: COM
plete arithmetic. 40: lelementary geo.
graphy. 80; completeegeography, 10;
elementary English grammar. %; COM
plete grammar. 40; physiology and hy-
giene. SO; primary history, 40; advanc-
ed United States history, 60; clements
of natural philosophy, 55; physical geo.
graphy. 90; elementary algebra, GO;
bookkeeping, 45; writing books. 5 cents.
The bill designs to appropriate $4,000
for the expenses of the board. One ad-
vantage Mr.. Mclean had in drawing
up his bill is that he has sold school
BOOKS Tor a good many years and Is
acquainted with the prices paid and
demanded.