The state herald., 1903-03-27

Governor feaDOdy, on the 18TH inst.
signed Senate bill No. 35, appropriating
5000 for maintenance OF the peniten-
tiary. and Senate bill No. 73. providing
for an additional district judge in the
Eighth (Boulder) district
In the Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 6, by Senator Ward, asking Con-
gress to provide for amending the
United States constitution so that
United States senators may be elected
by direct vote, was adopted unani-
mously.
The general appropriation bills, the
short and long ones. have been COM
pared by several of the members inter
ested In figures, and the present bills
are found to appropriate $1l3OS3.53
less than those of two years ago. The
short appropriation bill of the Thir-
teenth General Assembly disposed of
S342 .459.S4. including the $25l. 500 of
contingent fund that has disappeared,
and the long appropriation bill dis
posed OF $5ss,S17.49. The short appro-
priation bill of the Fourteenth General
Assembly authorized the distribution
of $171 1,973S So and the long appropria-
tion measure will disburse $646.200.
1 mo hihouht' hoWcNci' huy pS IA
creased before the blu is passed.
II. b. No. 212. by Mckenzie, an act
to prevent women or children under
fourteen in smelters or underground
mines, was agreed to by the House in
committee of the whole almost with
out debate. The bill in part is as fol-
lows: Section /. Any person who
shall take, receive, hire or employ any
child under the age of fourteen years
in any underground works or mine. or
in any smelter mill or factory. shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than $50 nor more than $500, and
shall be imprisoned in the county Jail
not less than thirty days nor more
than six months. Section 2. II shall
be unlawful for any woman or any
minor over the age or fourteen and un-
der the age of eighteen years to work
or be employed more than eight hours /
per day in any underground works or
mine. or in any smelter. mill or fac
tory. Any person who shall take, re-
reive, hire or employ any woman or
minor person in violation of the pro-
visions of this section shall be pun
shed as provided in section one of this
act"
In the Senate on the 10th the medi-
cal bill was taken up in committee OF
the whole and the amendments pre-
viously agreed TO were incorporated
without discussion. AS soon as the new
law goes into effect the present board
will go out of existence, and the COVER
nor will appoint new board of nine
just as he pleases. without
regard to school, age. sex, color or pre-
rious condition. This board will then
fix general standard for schools that
shall be recognized. Any person who
Is not graduate of any school can
take an examination before the entire
board In anatomy, physiology, chemis-
Try. pathology. surgery, obstetrics.
and toNicology. There
Is no examination in materia medica,
practice or therapeutics. Any person
to practice any system must
produce certificate from the state as
sociation of the school he claims TO
represent The act does not apply TO
dentists or Christian Scientists, save
and except In contagious or infectious
diseases. when the Scientists will not
be permitted to try mind cure on their
patients. The salary OF the secretary
Is fixed at not to exceed 81 200 a year.
Senator Rush offered one or two adj
verse amendments which were defeat
"a and the medical bill was recon-
nended TO the favorable action OF the |
Senate. /
Attorney General Miller proposes |
hat the officers OF all the state insti- |
utions shall hereafter be required to |
give an accounting OF every cent re- |
,eived and dlsbursed. He says that his |
Investigations show that the state gov
,rnment has been conducted from year |
o year without knowledge by anybody /
II the exact expenses OF each depart
nent. Succeeding Legislatures made |
nearly conforming to |
he demands and recommendation OF |
he officials holding these Offices. the |
basis having been what was spent In |
he preceding two years. The appro-
,riation bills directed the moneys ap- |
,riated TO each department might be
'hecked out by Its head and he was
rot compelled to give an accounting OF |
is use. In the next appropriation |
lill," says Mr.. Miller. Il have |
tuNietu Nuui spfNiHt pEoNihioH !
be made for the keeping OF an
Expense account by each department. |
Il must contain an account OF every !
'ent disbursed. Then. possibly. when |
he next Legislature attempts TO dis
over what has become OF the peoples
money II will be n comparatively easy
ask and the responsibility can be
placed where II belongs for any mis-
application OF funds. Heretofore when
he Legislature did make these inves-
legations the responsibility was In
,oubt."
In the Senate on March i7th the
Sanford medical bill was further
amended during debate on n motion TO
adopt committee OF the whole report
As recommended by this committee
Christian Scientists are to be esclud-
ed from prac,ic!ng In cases OF contag-
ious and infectious disease, Senator
Bailingcr led fight against this pro-
hibition. which he said was unjust. He
declared they had a right TO treat can
GER. diph,heria. scarlet fever and
He recalled instances of
cures OF those diseases accomplished
by Christian Scientists Hecharsod SEN
ntor Rush with having broken faith
with the scientists In his reccn. fgh,
against the bill aE u was originally
drafted. Senator Rush denied this i'm
plication and declared that he didn't
believe In turning people loose 10 prac-
,icc In cases Of contagious and inicc-
tiouS diseases II they could not pass
an examination provided In the bill.
Senator seldomrldge offered an amend
mont which was accepted. permitting
Chrlatian Scientists to practice In caHen