The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-04

| BY vote OF IS to = the House DC
feated n resolution looking to re-
organization of that body.
The Senate adopted Senator Taylor's
resolution ,applauding the action OF
the maryland Legislature in expung-
Ing from all state libraries the third
volume of Maclay's United States His
tory, wherein he defames Admiral
Schley.
A resolution by Senator Rush was
adopted, holding that the term Of of
flee Of the Thirteenth General Assem-
bly, employees terminated when the
Legislature adjourned, thereby giving
the extra session a free hand to elect
whatever new employees 1t saw fit.
Two bills were introduced in the
Senate Tuesday one by Senator Parks
of Arapahoe county, relating to jury
trials, and one by Senator Ammons
regulating damages railroads shall
pay for cattle killed by trains. Peter
Jennings of Lake county was elected
and sworn in as sergeant-at-arms.
There is a feeling that the Senate
may place itself upon record as op-
posed to an endless number of bills.
That will be done by the adoption of
a resolution introduced by Senator
Farwell limiting the business of the
Senate to the consideration of the
revenue bill, the Worlds Fair bill,
the employers liability bill and the
Gunnison canal and ditch bonding
proposition.
The Senate committee for investigat-
Ing the theft of the roll-call on the
third vote on the employers liability
bill held a meeting Wednesday, imme-
diately upon the adjournment of the
Senate. Senator Moore, chairman of
the committee, states that the gentle
men have decided to conduct the re-
search behind closed doors. believing
that they will be more likely to arrive
at a solution of the mystery in that
way. The committee is thoroughly in
earnest, and means to find the guilty
| person or persons.
The Senate Tuesday adopted the fol-
lowing: "Resolved, That from the sum-
nit of the Rocky mountains the Cen
tennial State Senate sends greeting
and congratulations to the Senate of
the state of Maryland for its patriotic
action in ordering stricken from the
public libraries an infamous volume
that attempts to traduce the honest
name OF Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley. one Of the worlds greatest ma
val heroes; and Resolved, That an en-
rolled copy of this resolution be sent to
Admiral Schley and to the Moryland
State Senate
| The governors message was pre-
sented to the joint assembly at .
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Owing TO
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tenant Governor Coates read the doc
ument. 1t deals with all the subjects
embraced in the call, but desgnates
the revenue bill as the principal topic
for consideration. An important
amendment is suggested in the shape
Of n change in the method Of assess
ing undeveloped mining claims. His
excellency desires that value of the
ground rather than the output consti-
tute the basis for the assessors valu
alton.
Representative ]. d. Adams, who
presented bill to the House
Wednesday for the repeal of
the Bucklin constitutional amend
ment, later conducted poll of
his colleagues for the purpose of learn
ing how they stood on the proposition.
/ He announced the following result:
For repeal, %; against, 20; non-com-
initial, Ii; absent. 4. Eleven of those
who recorded themselves in opposition
stated that they believed the amend
ments should not be withdrawn from
the people, but that If the House voted
to take them up they woud favor
knocking out the BucSlin measure.
Senator Bucklin and his friends ad-
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branches in favor of repeal, but they
contend that it is not supported by n
majority. They declare that the Legis-
lature is without authority to deal
with the subject at the present time.
| They deprecate the attempt to make
the bill party issue, claiming that it
] had as many Republican rs Democrat
1 ic supporters. The leaders of the Leg
islature, says the Denver News, are
undoubtedly opposed to any attempt
to reconsider the amendment and it is
! probable that the caucus will be asked
to make declaration to that effect.
Cannon of Arapahoe on Wednesday
called up the Insley resolution, recog
nizing Admiral Schley as the hero of
the battle of Santiago. and urged ita
adoption. Dunlavy of Las Animas
moved rs an amendment that it was
the sense of the House that Maclay's
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COLORADO BRIEFS.
| The local union at Erie of the United
! Mine Workers of America has posted n
notice of a special meeting for the pur
! pose of initiating all non-union miners
now at work in the mines of that camp.
| This Is to give the non-union men n
! oh To icira hnfarn INnl,riin LII