The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-03-13
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

during the debate on the report of the
special committee composed of Sem
ators Seldom>idge, Grifith and Ewing,
to investigate the House appropriation
bills. The recommendation OF the
committee that the contingent fund
be reduced from $4,000 met with no
opposition from the Republican mem
bers. On the contrary. it was Senator
Wood, a Republican. who moved that
it be still further reduced to SIS. 900.
and the amendment prevailed. There
was a spirited verbal combat over the
amendment to allow $1,476 for the ex-
penses of the Senate during the siege
incumbent upon the election of .
United States senator. The Republi-
cans fought hard against the appropri-
alton for these expenses, while the
Senate was in committee Of the whole.
but the bill was easily passed.
Clarence d. Boyd. excursion agent
Of the Missouri Pacific lines, with
headquarters at st. Louis has been in
Denver in connection with arrange
ments for the coming Christian En-
deavor convention. The lowest esti-
mate we can make for the attendance
on this convention" said Mr.. Boyd.
'is $4,000, and to this must be added
of the rates. Most all of the Indiana
and Illinois delegation will come by
way of Chicago. All members in Mis-
souri, and the city delegation OF st.
Louis have contracted with our road,
and We can assure now at least hve
train-loads. Too much attention can
not be given by the people of this city
to the question of housing these
people. l am going to see some OF the
school people to see il they cannot ar
range to have the school houses tsrned
into dormitories."
There was much discussion over the
state employment agency bill. onered
by Mr.. Garman in the committee of
the whole of the house AS amended by
the house it provides for $1,000 for sal
aries for two years and $1,000 for ex-
penses during this period, was ap-
proved. This cuts down the Offices to
three. cle in Denver. instead of two.
one in each Pueblo and Colorado
Springs. The bill was also changed to
provide that the deputy state labor
commissioner submit names to the
governor for appointment and that
one of the two employees in charge OF
the Denver Office be a woman. Ac-
cording to this bill the agencies are
to report to the state labor bureau.
Each is to have a superintendent at
500 month and an assistant sup
erintendent at SIS a month. Complete
records are to be kept and reports
made to the state bureau twice each
month.
The State Federation of Women's
Clubs is urging the passage OF The trav-
cling library bill. which provides fof
an appropriation of $4,000, $1,000 of
which shall be paid during the year
1903 and $1,000 in 1904; also the ap-
pointment Of the Colorado travelling
library commission" which shall con-
sist of five members. who shall serve
without salaries Two Of these MEM
bers are to be appointed By the gov
ernor. two by the state federation and
one to be selected by the governor and
the president of the federation. Mrs.
A. NJ. Welles. chairman OF the travel
ing library committee of the federation.
now has eighty-two libraries. valued at
IS 900. ready to turn over to this COM
mission. The stste library board has
also a bill pending, In which an ap-
preparation Of 5000 is asked to carry
on the work OF travelling libraries in
the state. and an effort will be made
to have the two bills consolidated.
Tomkius' initiative and referendum
bill, H. B. No. So. occupied the atten-
ton OF the house for nearly two hours
before 1t was finally sent back to the
committee on constitutional amend
ments. which will confer with the SEN
ate committee in order to choose one
OF the several measures on the Same
subject for general support. The prin-
cipal contest was on subdivision C
Of section / of the measure. which
reads: Whenever any law or part Of
a law shall have been declared uncon-
stitutional by any state court OF final
Jurisdiction. the executive shall submit
It to all the electors the same as II 1t
had been initiated by petition, and II
approved by a majority Of those vot-
ing thereon. 1t shall become a law of
the state, Notwithstanding anything In
the constitution to the contrary. No
law approved by the electors, by q
majority vote Of those voting thereon.
shall be held to be unconstitutional.
The house pasted the appropriation
bill with senate amendments Mr.
Breckenridge Of the conference COM
mittee. after reading the report to the
houbo cApihiucu tuo thauBeo th0e hau
been agreed upon by the committee
from the two branches. He said that
the increases agreed upon by the COM
mittees amounted to 5000. making the
total called for by the measure az
SIT, ,033.S0. AS amended by the senate.
which made increases OF about S38. 900.
the bill called for 3171 1880. In his
explanation MIR. Breckenridge said
that the contingent fund called for
$40. 0.31309. He said that the amount
provided for the payment OF senate
guards, their. food and incidentals Is
S1.476; house guards during the SEN
atorial contest. $997.s0. Expenses OF
the printing investigation were $1,000.
and the inaugural expenses $500.
Messrs. Fleming and Frewen voted
against the BILL Mr.. Frewen wanted an
itemized account He said: I'VE
want to know how many shotguns
were paid for and where they were
bought. ] was told that the guards