The state herald., 1903-02-27
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

The Senate judiciary committee
agreed to report favorably civil-serv-
ice bill, in which will be included the
best features of the Lewis and Graves
bills. 1t will provide civil service
among civic employees in all cities hay
ing 10000 population and over.
Thomas ]. Dowren of Pueblo has
been appointed as a member OF the
board of control of the State Industrial
School for Boys at Golden. Mr.. DOWN
en- is real estate man and has resia-
ed in Pueblo for many years. He has
always taken an interest in the morai
training of children, and 1t was TOT
this reason that his appointment on
the board of control was urged.
The State Land Board at a recent
meeting acted on the advice of Attor-
ney General Miller. took decided
stand on the question of renting culti-
waited state school lands, raising the
price of rentals 100 per cent. 1t Is es-
timated that these cultivated school
lands in the northern part of the state,
at Greeley, Fort Collins, Fort Morgan,
Loveland and other points, aggregates
about 10000 acres and the rental price
has been raised from so cents year
per acre to 60 cents.
w. H. Sweeney, Jr., who has just
been appointed assistant adju ant gem
eral, has been a member Of the Ma
tioral Guard since April %, 1889, and
serv..l as second and first lieutenant,
commissary and qunrtermaster OF
Company C, Second Colorado infantry.
He became first lieutenant of Company
Il, Colorado volunteers. at the COM
pnn pf ha w
was promoted to be regimental adju-
tant. becoming chaplain May /. 1900,
and on April 16, 1901, was appointed
to be colonel and inspector general.
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 fish
for food to such an extent that deal
ers will not be hsrrassed 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 a civil suit in counties other
than those where the game is killed.
The House committee on elections.
after n careful hearing, decided to re-
port favorably the registration bill in
troduced by Perry Keen of Pueblo The
speakers at the hearing were Deputy
Attorney General II. ]. Hersey. ]. c.
Starkweather. w. ID. Rowland and Mr..
Keen. The bill provides for n bi-par
tisan precinct registration on the house
to house plan, and is claimed to do
away with padding. carrying over a
list of dead names and other former
registration evils. 1t is also alleged
that II will cost less than the present
method Mr.. Rowland in his talk
showed that last falls registration and
purging of the lists cost the county
1850 while the political parties spent
at least $4,000 on registration work In
addition. The bill applies TO cities Of
the first and second class. or to any
city OF over 5000 in population.
Game and Fish Commissioner Wood
ard, Governor Peabody's new appoin-
tee. was at the Office in the capitol yes
torday afternoon and received eight or
nine applications for the position of
game warden. One of these applicants
Is Miss Emma Kellogg Of Routt coun-
| ~. She wants TO be game warden for
district No. 2. embracing Routt and
Rio Blanco counties. and small por-
tion of Larimer. She says she knows
fcvery trail In this district and has
come TO Denver TO camp on Commis-
| sIoner Woodard's trail until abe gets
the coveted appointment. She says the
men are afraid TO do their duty in dis
trict No. 2.sbut she is not. She can
ride the range. bust broncho. or
cinch pack like man, and believes
she can give an influence and tone to
the Office impossible with men. Com
missioner Woodard has not named any
wardens and will not announce any
names until the latter part OF March
He will have the appointment of i've
regular game wardens and about $50
specials without pay.-Denyer News.