The Meeker herald., 1901-02-16
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE

The House bin to provide for the
payment Of the funeral expenses OF
ex-&enatOr a A W. Tabor has been
reported for printing
Senator Fred ". Parks Of Denver,
formerly 4 Silver Republican. has
sixned The Democratic caucus agree
nenf n q Democrat
The speaker appointed as the com
mff1ee to investigate the abilities OF the
clerks Of the House: MessrA- Schwei-
cert, Bailinger. Madden, Garcia and
MCGUIRE.
The House passed Mr.. Etubb's bill.
Fl. B. II. restoring the death penalty,
and substituting electrocution for
banxtnx. BIZ 4 rote Of IL to "a. after in
e6ectuai attempts to amend 1t 70 as TO
restore hanging.
9. B. 70. by Mr.. AnDear. provideH for
the election Of \ labor commissioner
by the people, giving the head OF the
labor department the appointment as
his assistants. two boiler inspectors,
two coal mine inspectors and 4 clerk.
The Denver News, after mentioning
q number Of the orators" in the Leg
stature. adds: -And last. there are
some who do not talk Mr.. Taylor is
m example. But those who think be
doesn't know all that passes should
note how promptly he votes when his
name il called"
Senator Taylor Of Glenwood Springs
recently took occasion to call the At
tention Of the Senate to the numerous
mistakes made in the records. He
charged that many illiterate and In
competent clerks were drawing pay
and intimated that they had no bust
Dess to be there.
Governor Orman recently appointed
three members of the state board Of
health. The only member rcappoint-
ed was Dr. Hubert Work OF Pueblo.
The two new members are DR.. John
A. Whiting of Teller county and DR..
o. J. Mayne Of Park county. These
two succeed DR.. L. +. Lemen of Den
yer and DIR. d. I. Christopher. These
are unsalaried places.
An important labor bill before the
Legislature lis Mr.. Tanquary's s. B. 80.
which provides for free employment
agencies and free reading rooms in
connection with agencies. the entire
system to be under the control of the
state labor commissioner. The bill
provides two free employment offices
for Denver. and one free employment
office in Pueblo. Leadville, Colorado
Springs and Cripple Greek. total Of
six Separate apartments for men and
women are provided for In the bill. in
addition to q reading room at each
place.
The following bills have been favor
ably reported to the House: By the
committee ON education. H. B. 242, for
. Uniform per diem for boards Of con-
troll. By the committee on state insti-
tutions, n. b. 90, to appropriate $15,-
900 for q barn at the state agricultural
college. By the committee on Ash, for
estry and game, n. b. 249, for the
preservation Of state forests; II. b. III,
to estabiish 4 fsh hatchery in the up
per part Of the South Platte river val-
ley. By the committee on counties and
county lines. H. B. 254. relating to the
removal Of county seats.
Senator Moore's eight-hour amend
ment, which has been recommended
for passage by the Senate in commit
tee Of the whole, reads as follows:
1.-THE General Assembly shall provide
by law and shall prescribe suitable
penalties for the violation thereof, for
. period of employment not to exceed
eight hours in any twenty-four Except
in cases Of emergency, where life or
property is in danger for persons en-
ployed in underground mines or un-
dergfound workings. blast furnaces
smelters. or any ore reduction works or
other branches of industry or labor
that the General Assembly may con-
slider Injurious or dangerous to health,
life or limb"
Mr.. SeIdomridge has introduced a
joint memorial to Congress condemn
ing the methods of our government in
the Philippines, and declaring that
1--WE have betrayed their good faith.
have invaded their territory. burned
their homes, laid WASTE their lands
and killed many thousands Of their
Inhabitants in unrighteons warfare"
The memorial which Is quite lengthy,
quotes the sayings of number Of our
great statesmen and concludes as fol-
lows: I'm view of these considerations
your memorialists beg Of your honor
able body that the provisions Of our
treaty with Spain be no longer neglect
ed; and that acting in the spirit Of true
AmericAnism. pledge of liberty and
of Independence should at once be ex-
tended to the Philippine people,"
senator James W. Bucklin Is receiv-
Ing letters from all parts Of the world
In relation to his proposed constitu-
tutional amendment to introduce the
Australian land tax in Colorado. He
originally had published 1000 copies OF
his report on the subject, but this issue
was long ago exhausted and he has
ordered 10000 more. Senator Bucklin
has opened letters from nearly every
state and territory in the Union, from
most Of the provinces Of Canada, from
Cuba, the Hawaiian islands, Australia,
Alaska and other countries. Many are
from members Of legislative bodies and
tax commissions.
It IL said to be the purpose Of the
House to bunch all bills bearing on
revenue and consider them all in con-
necuon with H. B. 1 when 1t comes