The Dolores star., 1903-06-19
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

close at noon Saturday during the
| months of June. July and August.
A large calendar, is being prepared
for the July meeting of the State Board
of Pardons. Over thirty cases will be
taken up and considered at that time.
Governor Peabody has appointed ].
Q. Waggener to be water commission
er in District 81, which comprises
Montezuma, San Miguel and Montrose
counties.
Joe Fuller. who was paroled Jan
uary 1st, while serving his third term
in the penitentiary for thievery, has
doubly violated his parole by leaving
the state and engaging in larcenous
practices in Chicago. AS result.
Governor Peabody has revoked the pa
role and Fuller will be brought back
to serve out the rest of his term.
The G. A. r. museum of war relics
az the capitol will not be decorated
with Confederate battle flag unless
permission is granted by Congress. A
letter from Assistant Adjutant General
Ferguson to the secretary of war re-
questing the loan or gift of such a flag
has received negative answer. it ap-
pearing that Congress only has the
power to dispose of the war flags.
The Denver Republican quotes Gov
ernor Peabody as saying that an eight
hour law will not be included in the
call for an extra session of the Legis-
lature. should the governor find it nee
essary TO issue such a summons. Nei-
ther will the initiative and referendum
be included. Unless some other emer-
gency develops. the appropriation bill
will be the only point mentioned.
The State Board of Pardons at its
meeting June 5th commuted the SEN
tence of j. W. Moore to nine months.
setting him free at once. Moore, No.
1894" was sentenced from Boulder
county, October %. 1902. to term of
from one year to fifteen months, for
forgery. He was formerly a Boulder
merchant of high standing and his fall
was caused by drink He is So years
of age and has an invalid wife and four
children
At meeting of the Democratic state
central committee held June Sth at the
Democratic Club it was decided to hold
the state convention of the party in
this city on September 7th to nominate
candidate for the Supreme Court
bench. The party dispute over the or
ganization in Adams county was re-
ferred back to the county organization
and failing a settlement, the chairman
of the state committee and the state
executive committee will take up the
matter and dispose of it within a
month.
The election contest instituted by
Robert w. Bonynge against John f.
Shafroth in the First Congressional
district. has now passe1 to Washing
ton, the evidence having been all taken
and sent to the chief clerk of the
House. 1t will be opened and briefed
and referred to one of the three stand
ing committees on privileges and eloc-
tions. The committee will not report
on it to the House until April or May,
probably. and in the meantime Con-
gressman Shafroth will retain his seat
as he holds the certificate of election.
State Treasurer Newton has declined
to honor warrants for deficiency claims
on the ground that the act of the Leg
islature appropriating certain surplus
revenues for this purpose was not le-
gal. He has the advice of attor-
neys on this point. The attorney
general has been asked for an opinion
on the question. At present there is
available for the payment of these
claims about s42, 600 The state audit
ing board yesterday approved claims
amounting to about $4,000. Under the
law making the appropriation the
claims are supposed to be paid in the
order of their seniority, and the list
was prepared by the auditors force in
this manner.
If it can be done without special
act of Congress and the passage of
bill by the Legislature, the State Land
Board will Immediately consummate
the exchange of 1000 acres of
forest lands for an equal area of gov
ernment agricultural land An effort
will be made to exchange 10000 acres
of State University land for govern
ment property also. Attorney General
Miller is quoted as saying that for
NAL approval of the general land COM
missioner of the government would be
sufficient assurance that there are no
legal obstacles, and that il he takes
this position the trade can undoubtedly
be made. The negotiations so far in
dicate that the government officials
are satisfied that the transfer would be
perfectly legal.
Game Commissioner Woodward re-
Gently received word that Thomas G.
Higgins. chief warden of district No.
2, had secured the conviction in the
court at Gunnison of a man arrested
for shooting sage hens in violation
of the statute. A fine of SIS and costs
was imposed on the offender. The
warden considers the conviction i'm
portant, inasmuch as the wardens
have had much trouble in the past in
securing convictions for violation of
the game law in mountain counties,
because of the prejudices of the JUS
tees of the peace. He believes now
that the people in the same counties
are awakening to the realization that
the game laws are beneficial. He
does not anticipate a continuance of
the trouble which former commission
RS have had.
Eight languages will be used in
warning people of the provisions of
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