The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-05
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISL AZURE

| ly apply to debts contract and secur-
ity given, from and after the date of
the going into effect of the act.
The provisions of the employers liza
bility bill as it passed second reading in
the Senate are as follows: That every
corporation, company or individual
who may employ agents, servants
or employees, such agents, servants
, or employees being in the exercise
of due care shall be liable
to respond in damages for
injuries or death sustained by any
such agent, employe or servant, result
ing from the carelessness, omission Of
duty or negligence of such employer,
or which may have resulted from the
careleSSness, omission of duty or negli-
gence of any other agent, servant or
employe of the said employer, in the
same manner and to the same extent
as If the carelessnesss, omission of du-
ty or negligence causing the injury or
death was that of the employer"
Mr.. Rawalt has introduced a bill
amending the McCreery law so as to
allow the House eleven more employees,
eight of whom are clerks and o4R
stenographer. The bill provides {Ont
the appointeeS under it must pass an
examination before a committee of the
House as to competency. In regard to
1t Mr.. Rawalt said: I'VE do not propose
to have legislation delayed and at the
last of the session have seven or eight
reading bills at the same time, as dur
ing the Twelfth session. Such proceed
ings are disgrace. No bear pit scenes
will be enacted this time. We want
work done in time so that proper con-
sideration can be given every bill be-
fore it becomes n law, and we must
have necessary clerks to do it. These
clerks will be employed only when the
House orders it and they are needed,
not before. This is reasonable and it is
business"
Senator Cashmere Barela has intro
duced a bill for constitutional con-
vention. He says: THE constitution
is in sad need of amendment, and the
thirty amendments now proposed in
both houses attempt to correct many
evils, real or supposed. Now, since
six amendments alone can be proposed.
some of those which may be among
the most desirable must be left out,
because of the limit imposed by law.
OF the half dozen to be submitted to.
the people, it is quite possible that
some will be defeated. Thus, even af-
ter the next state election there will
be many needed changes in the state
charter. The election for n decision of
the people on the six amendments to-
be proposed will cost fully 800, 600,
and u charter convention for new
state constitution can be held for
much less than that amount, and this
would be by far the best solution of
the problem"
No more bills can be introduced dur
ing the life of the present General As
sembly. Thursday, January 31st, ~
the last day and bills in both hous
especially in the lower house-fel1 on
the reading clerks desk In pairs, and
sometimes almost dozens. The total
number introduced during the Thir-
teenth General Assembly in the Senate
is 344 and in the House 400. This is 4
total of 773 in both houses. In the last
General Assembly the total was 511 in
the House, or total of lob. Thus the
total for this session is 240 less than
two years ago. The Senate introduced
few more proposed laws than the
House two years ago, but this session
the Honse made record of nearly 100
more than the Senate. The last day
witnessed the Introduction of 119 bills
in the House and but fifty-nine in the
Senate. Two years ago the record for
introduction of bills on the last day
was 1S9 in the House and 119 in tho
Senate.
Senate bill No. 197, by Senator Whit
ford, provides for the construction of a
building for the state museum. 1t au-
thoriZes the state board of capitol man.
ayers to purchase such n site as may
be desired, but limits the location to-
one of the sites in blocks adjoining or
near to the state capitol grounds, the
building to be constructed under the
supervision of the state board of cap
itol managers and after its completion
to be managed and controlled as is the
capitol. The bill further provides:
''The capitol managers, in the CON
struction of said building, shall provide
accommodations for the collection be-
longing to the state and controlled by
the State Historical and Natural His
tory Society Of Colorado and its futulh
collections; for the war relic collectiQ
If the same belongs to the state;
the museum of mineralogy and all
ture additions thereto; also for state
gallery of art; and also for any other
appropriate exhibit in reference to the.
resources of the state or to the achieve
ments Of its citizens; provided, that ALI
property accorded space in said build
ing shall belong absolutely to the state
of Colorado" The bill carries an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to purchase the
site and begin construction.
James L. James, the deputy state
dairy commissioner, has prepared n
pure food bill which will be introduced
in the House. 1t provides for the ex-
tension of the title of the dairy commits
sioner to state dairy and food commits
sioner," and gives more power to that
official. Under the bill this commits
sioner is to receive $1,000 n year and
his assistant $1,000 year, both to be
appointed by the governor. An appro-
priation of $1,000 for laboratory is
asked for. Under the bill the commits