The Lamar register., 1903-02-25

Senator RuSh mas pTeSenteu Tue oeh
| ate with petition signed by l,Ooo peo-
| pie. asking that no law be passeu IN
| terfering with the practice OF osteo-
pathy.
A delegation of ranchmen from the
Arkansas valley appeared before the
agricultural and irrigation committee
to protest against the bill before the
Legislature that abolishes the oInces
of the district superintendent OF lrri-
cation and puts the work on the state
engineer. The ranchmen were unanl-
nous In their opinion that the system
in vogue is better than the one con-
templated.
The contest of r. W. Bonynge for
the seat of ]. +. Shafroth, congressman
for the First district. is being heard In
Denver. Under the federal statutes,
ninety days are allowed the contest
ant Mr.. Shafroth may take 1orty
days for his side and Mr.. Bonyhge
fifty. which includes ten days ior re-
buttal. Both sides are expected 10
take their full allowance OF time.
which will carry the contest forward
until the middle of May.
A memorial by Senator Taylor. ask
ing Congress to pass the pending Dill
appropriating $20O00.000 for national
highway construction, has been passed
and sent to the House. The memorial
requests that $3.50 Of the $2o,OOo.-
900 be specified for expenditure In COL
orado, Senator Taylor believing that II
could be applied to perfect his long
projected road across the Continentai
divide, which he hopes will some day
be link in the national railway from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
Tho judiciary committee of the SEN
ate, after discussing the many anu
trust bills presented and hearing ar
guments from John w. Springer. pres
ident of the National Live Stock Asso-
ciation. who has made a study OF the
trust question. decided to recommend
for passage Senator Ballingers bill,
No. 229, drafted on the plan OF the
Texas antitrust statute. The Dill de.
fines the words trust" and monopoly
and designates the classes OF business
corporations and companies that are
to be adjudged trusts for the purposes
of prosecution. 1t then declares tnat
any such corporation organized uhoer
the laws of Colorado. or doing business
under a state charter, which shall at
tempt to fix or maintain prices by pool
or otherwise. shall be deemed guilty OF
a conspiracy to defraud. Upon con-
yiction the corporation shall violate fts
charter rights. All companies dong
business in the state shall annually
certify under oath to the secretary OF
state that they are not members OF any
trust or combine.
The bill of G. w. White of Lake
county for the creation of the Office OF
supervisor of state printing was agreed
to by the House in committee OF the
whole and recommended for passage.
The bill provides for supervisor OF
state printing. who shall hold once
for two years and he must have the
qualification of being n practical print
er and he must have been actively en-.
gagged at the trade or in the printing
or publishing business for five years
and he must be resident of Colorado
year before his appointment, and he
must give bond of $50. 900. All print
ing rllst be done by contract. but the
bill fixes maximum price for all
kinds of printing and binding. 1t Is
made the duty of the supervisor, wher-
ever practicable, to use the label OF the
International Typographical Union or
| Allied Printing Trdes Council upon all
work.
The Senate fish, forestry and game
committee decided on an amendment
to take protection off all fish except
mountain trout. and to liberalize the
law governing the importation OF nsh
for food to such an extent that deal
ers will not be harrassed as in the
past. Game and Fish Commissioner
Harris spent considerable time with
the committee, and advised the
changes, saying it was his Judgment
based on experience that this WAS the
only provision necessary for protecting
trout The committee also decided to
recommend provision by which an
arbitrary value is placed on all live
game and the state empowered to re-
cover by civil suit in counties other
than those where the game is killed.
Louis King of Ouray and H. l..
White of Canon City. members of the
State Board of Penitentiary Commis-
sioners, appeared before the Senate
| finance committee and made plea Tor
an appropriation for the State Peniten-
| tiary of s225 900, as against $3.50. 900 at
the last session of the General Assem-
bly,. The commissioners explained
| that during the last two years they
spent s241 600 OF this sum almost
| $4,000 was received from the sale OF
| lime rock This sum will not be
| Forthcoming the next two years. for
the land containing the rock has all
been thoroughly worked. and other
| land will have to be bought before
| further lime rock can be sold. Among
| the contemplated improvements is
new lighting and steam heating plant,
| which will cost 100000. 1t is intended
| to make a hospital of the woman's cell
| house and build new cell house. This
| would cost s25,000. Next a wash and
bath house will cost $4,000. = t.
At the request of State Auditor
| Holmberg Governor James H. Pea
body has appointed Louis b. Schwan-
| beck special examiner to investigate
| all books, papers. vouchers and other
| inatters nnrtaining to the fiat tax de-