The Meeker herald., 1903-03-28
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL


Governor Peabody. on the 18th inst.
hgned Senate bill No. IS. apDroprtattn1
S25 900 for maintenance OF the peniten-
tiary. and Senate bill No. 70. providing
for an additional district Judge In thu
Eighth (Boulder) district. a
The Colorado State Federation Of
Labor has issued statement calling
for action in the initiative and refer
endum bill. In the call 1t II stated that
the bill In marked for defeat" A brief
review OF the situation in both houses
IL given. 1t il said that four stand by
the bill and that many In the legisla-
ture are lodging the vote. People are
urged to write their representatives
urging them to work for the measure.
House bill No. 1856. by Watson. to
provide for local option by city. county
or precinct as to whether saloons
shall or shall not be permitted.
was passed by the House on second
reading on the 18th inst. with but three
votes against 1t. H. e. Garman Of Den
yer was the only member who openly
spoke and worked against the measure.
He, with C. e. Stubbs and Daniel De-
laney, furnished the three votes In OPP
position.
On Monday, March 10th, resolu-
ton was introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Baliinger that the Legislature ad-
dourn sine die on Saturday. March 2lst.
A good many OF the senators had re-
gsrded the resolution in the light OF q
bluff, introduced for the purpose OF
compelling them to get down to busi-
ness, but when motion to table 1t
was lost by q vote Of 16 to 10 1t was
evident that the situation was serious.
Senator Rush. who had opposed the
resolution. insisted on . call OF the
Senate. The absentees came in and
the fight pro and con upon the resolu-
ton was resumed and continued holly
for half or three-Quarters OF an hour.
The only speakers in favor Of the reso-
luton among the Democrats were Sen
ator Ballinger and Senator w. n.
Adams. The first because he thought
nothing was being done. and the latter
because nothing needed to be done. ex-
cept to pass the general appropriation
bill and there was plenty OF time to DO
that. The Republicans who wanted to
quit and go home were Senators Drake
and De Long. The former was tired
of the wilful waste of time and didn't
believe there was an intention to do
anything. The motion was defeated
by vote OF 3 to Il.
The Senate ON the 18th inst. passed
on second reading Senator Wards
bill authorizing two-flfths levy for
the State University at Boulder and
recommending that It be read third
time and passed. The revenue expect
ed under this levy will be about $685.
600 q year, or double the amount re-
celyed by the university during the
last two years. when the revenues were
secured from q one-fifth mill levy. The
university asked for an appropriation
OF about $500, 600 for new buildings and
the arguments which friends on the
floor OF the Senate advanced for the
doubling OF the levy included prom
fse that the regents and the faculty
would 10 finance the institution on
this amount that = sum would remain
each year beyond maintenance expense
which could be diverted to a building
fund. Senators Ward, Buckley, Taylor,
West. Roberts, Jefferson and FArwell,
OF the finance committee. signed the
majority report recommending the bill
do pass In committee of the whole.
Senators Hill, Lewis. Grinhth. Clayton,
Mcclure and Pryor, In minority re-
port. recommending indefinite post
ponement of the bill "for the reason
that its enactment into law would pro-
duce . complete revolution in the
financial arrangements OF the state"
Attorney General Miller proposes
that the officers of all the state insti-
buttons shall hereafter be required to
give an accounting Of every cent re-
ceived and disbursed. He says that his
investigations show that the state gov
eminent has been conducted from year
to year without knowledge by anybody
Of the exact expenses Of each depart
ment. Succeeding Legislatures made
appropriations nearly conforming to
the demands and recommendation Of
the onicials holding these offices. the
basis having been what was spent in
the preceding two years. The appro-
priation bills directed the moneys APP
priated to each department might be
checked out by Its head and he was
not compelled to give an accounting OF
Its use. IN the next appropriation
BILL" says Mr.. Miller, Il have
advised that specific provision
be made for the keeping OF an
expense account by each department.
1t must contain an account Of every
cent disbursed. Then, possibly. wheE
the next Legislature attempts to dis
cover what has become Of the peoples
money 1t will be q comparatively easy
task and the responsibility can be
placed where 1t belongs for any mis-
application Of funds. Heretofore when
the Legislature did make these inves-
legations the responsibility was in
doubt"
In the Senate on March 18th the
Sanford medical bill was further
amended during debate on = motion to
adopt q committee Of the whole report.
AZ recommended by this committee
Christian Scientists are to be exclud-
ed from practicing in cases OF contag-
ious and infectious disease. Senator
Ballingsr led night against this pro-
hibition. which he said was unjust. He
declared they had q right to treat can
Ger, diphtheria. scarlet fever and
tubercuYosis. He recalled instances OF