Gilpin observer., 1903-03-12

atOrS SeldomNdge, Griffith and Ewing,
to investigate the House appropriation
bills. The recommendation of the
committee that the contingent fund
be reduced from $3S, 900 met with no
opposition from the Republican MEM
bers. On the contrary, it was Senator
Wood, Republican. who moved that
it be still further reduced to SIS 900.
and the amendment prevailed. There
was 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 q
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,
lis $4,000, and to this must be added
a third more who will take advantage
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 five
train-loads. Too much attention cam
not be given by the people of this city
to the question of housing these
people. / am going to see some of the
school people to see if they cannot ar
range to, have the school houses turned
into dormitories."
There was much discussion over the
state employment agency bill, offered
by Mr.. Garman, in the committee Of
the whole of the house. AS amended by
the house it provides for $4,000 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, one 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 superintendent at
800 a 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 for
an appropriation of $4,000, $4,000 of
which shall be paid during the year
1903 and $4,000 in 1904; also the ap-
poirtment 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 bill pending, in which an ap-
preparation of $1,000 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.
Tomkins' initiative and referendum
bill, H. B. No. So, occupied the atten-
tion of the house for nearly two hours
before 1t was finally sent back to the
COMMITTEES 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-
z.xh Il 81
of section 1 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
1t to all the electors the same as If it
had been initiated by petition. and IL
approved by a majority of those vot-
ing thereon, It shall become a law of
the state, Notwithstanding anything in
the constitution to the contrary. No
law approved by the electors, by a
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
house explained the changes that had
been agreed upon by the committee
om the two branches. He said that
She increases agreed upon by the COM
mittees amounted to $1,000. making the
total called for by the measure as
$177 ,033.80. AS amended by the senate.
which made increases OF about $4,000,
the bill called for $171 1880. In his
explanation Mr.. Breckenridge said
that the contingent fund called for
20,31309. He said that the amount
provided for the payment OF senate
guards. their food and incidentals is
81 1.476; 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