The Lamar register., 1901-03-06

The Rush bill. to amend the constitu-
ton by adding new article to be ell
titled ARTICLE Twenty, City and Coun-
ty of Denver" finally came up in the
Senate as n special order and was
passed by a vote of 30 to 4.
Senator Taylor has finally carried his
point in regard to night sessions. the
Senate voting to hold sessions hereafter
on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The
House has been holding meetings
nightly for some time. 1t is apparent
that it will he impossible to properly
consider all the important measures be-
fore the Legislature.
The "line up on different sections
of the revenue bill battles any classifi-
cation on the lines of any sO-cnlled
"majority'' or minority" Members
divide either upon their own judg-
ment or the interests of their constit-
uents as they see them. The majority
in one section is rarely composed of
the same persons as that on another
section. There is evidently no com
bine" for or against the bill as
whole.
The state board of capitol managers
! will reverse one of the policies of the
last administration. For the last two
years the positions of janitors, watch
men and the like have been given out
largely for political influence. From
now on, according to the decision of
the board, politics, save in n very linn
tied degree, will not be permitted to
enter into the selection of employees at
the state capitol under the supervision
of the board of managers. The present
force will be kept SO long as it is etfi
4, cient.
The coal strike committee reports as
follows in regard to the independent
mines: "Your committee wishes to say
that most of the independent mines in
the northern fields are now working
under an agreement with the men as
members of the United Mine Workers
and are paying an increased price for
mining, which, as the testimony shows,
is G2-3 cents per ton more than they
were paying prior to the strike. Some
of the independent operators testified
that they can pay the advanced price
and make reasonable profit. and such
mines are now being operated to their
full capacity, many of them working
two shifts
Senator Buckley's bill, Senate bill
201, opens an important question, the
granting of the right of: eminent do
ing it the author said that in the near
future. from Mexico to Canada. every
line of railway will be propelled by
electricity. The Telluride Power
Transmission Company, for the benefit
of which this bill is introduced. Is Il
large one, with branches operating in
Provo, Utah, Washington and Mon
tann. 1t furnishes power to all the
mines within radius of twenty-five.
miles. taking in the towns of Telluride,
Ouray and Ophir. and is at present op-
Grating without law and without any
right of domain. 1t asks for this, eX-
lust compensation for such right of
way.
The Arapahoe senators, to whom was
referred Senate bill 104 (Nhitford).
will recommend the following amend
ments: In case school districts l. =
and II, known as East Denver, West
Denver and North Denver. are cohsol-
idated, the tax rate for general school
purposes may reach n maximum of q
mills on the dollar, provided the reve-
nue. derived therefrom shall not exceed
$780, 900 for any one year. This is the
amount mills would produce on the
present valuation. The salary of the
superintendent is fixed at $1,000 annu-
ally, and no person is to be employed
as n teacher, or otherwise, in any
school unless he or she be bona fide
resident of Colorado at the time. All
books and supplies shall be purchased
only upon open competitive bidding,
after advertisement for bids for ten
days. All meetings of the school board
slsall be open to the public, and notice
of all such meetings shall be. given in
the daily press at least three days prior
to holding the same.