Gilpin observer., 1903-04-23
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Lawyers, Bill Vetoed.


One of the bills of Senator Rush and
a measure that received the support
of many lawyers, H. B. 325, was ve-
toeG " the governor on the 18th inst.
This measure provided that Mills An
notated Statutes should be the law
and that future editions of the book
should have equal force. The princi-
pal reason for the veto was that the
law would have meant conflict in
the statutes. The governors reasons
for the veto are:
"First-The bill provides, among
other things, that each and every edi-
ton and revision thereof mills An
notated Statutes and Mills Annotated
Code) and supplement thereof is here
by recognized and declared to be legal
and Official l believe it would be I'M
wise to attempt to legalize and make
official the editions, revisions and sup
plements of this very meritorious
work, not yet in existence, for who
can say what may be included or con-
tanned in future editions, revisions and
supplements thereof.
"Second-The annotations and cita-
tions contained in Mills Annotated
Statutes form very large portion of
the work, which, under the provisions
of this bill, shall be deemed to be the
law, unless the contrary is made to
appear This provision, If enacted
into law, would doubtless lead to con-
fusion. The bill should have been
drawn SO as to confine it's scope to
the text of the statutes, emitting the
annotations and citations"
Governor Peabody on the 18th inst.
appointed the following water commits
sioners: District No. 81, George S.
Lovett, La lara; district No. %, John
c. Dalton, Manassa.
The governor has signed the bill
| providing for the cutting off of the
| eastern end of Adams county and add
ing this territory to Yuma and Wash
ington counties. By the results thus
obtained the people of a large section
will escape a journey of nearly 200
miles in going to their county seats.
H. B. 80, providing funds for the
maintenance 81 State Normal
| School at Gunnison, was vetoed be-
cause the governor thought the ben
| efits to be derived therefrom were not
commensurate-the amount of money
required, $1S.000-considering the
state treasury.
he 6ONtIuOI S-Sutu Tie measure
providing for the codification of the
probate laws. These have been badly
mixed ever since the organization Of
the state. Lawyers say that the laws
were so confusing that even they were
sometimes at a loss to determine the
proper method of proceeding. This
will now be remedied.
The registrar of state lands has an
| +lo - T ID
| Smith to be timber inspector. He takes
recently appointed to the newly Gre
ated position providing for a more
| rigid collection of the states share OF
| revenues from mineral lands.
Governor Peabody has decided that
he will take no hand in the trouble at
the School of Mines at Golden. He was
visited by a committee from the trus-
tees, composed of Otto Thum, ]. s..
Jaffa and ]. S. Ward, but the matter
was not discussed when the governor
announced his decision.
Senate bill 27S, appropriating $2O,-
900 towards the construction of the
West Fourteenth or West Colfax ave-
nue. viaduct, was vetoed because the
entire expense Of examination and
surveying might fall upon the state,
and because the provisions of the bill
would take the handling Of the money
out Of the hands Of the state.
William w. Cowdery of Louisville,
Colorado. has been appointed superin-
tendent of the mineral department of
the state land board-the new office
created under the Davis House bill
No. All. There is tax on mines on
state lands and the creation of the Of
flee, it is expected, will net the state
an additional revenue of $4,000 an
nually.
]. r. Hezmalhalch of Denver has
been appointed chief clerk in the Office
of the State Land Board, to succeed
Miss Josephine Marion. Register
Woodruff made the appointment on the
18th inst. and his action was confirmed
by the board. Mr.. Woodruff said he
had no statement to make as to the
causes for the change. Miss Marion
has protested vigorously at her dismiss
sal. but the board has not taken any
cognizance Of her statements.
The governor signed a number of
road and bridge bills April 18th. Each
OF these carries an appropriation from
the internal improvement fund. The
bills are: S. b. No. 20. 81 1000 for road
in Summit county; S. b. No. 321, 81.
for bridge over Clear creek connecting
Jefferson and Adams counties; s. b.
No. 347 $4,000 for road fran Buena
Vista to Red Cliff S. B. No. 70, 81, 1000
for the Ouray and San Juan wagon
road; S. b. No. 67, s450p for wagon
road in Logan county; S. b. No. 21S,
bridge over the Arkansas in Otero
county, $4,000; S. B. No. 291, $500 for
bridge over the Arkansas in Pueblo
county.
House bill No. 206. by Representa-
tive Garman, has now become a law.
1t is designed to regulate the sale of
convict-made goods and provides that
any person wishing to act us an agent
for convict made goods shall give
hnnd nf 3E o.. l,aA Ia L.