The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-13

bSA''i III toHuttllou Will dllduES-
ments for the coming Christian En-
deavoT convention. The lowest esti-
mate We can make for the attendance
on this convention" said Mr.. Boyd,
lis 10000. and to this must he added
third more who will take advantage
of the rates. Most all of the Indiana
and Illinois delegation will come by
way oi 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 can
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 10 have the school houses turned
into dormitories."
There was much discussion over the
state employment agency bill, offered
by Mi 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 81, 500 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-
cordiAg 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 $75 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. $1,000 OF
which shall be paid during the yeal
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,
no s gIs, eighty two libraries. valued at
$1,000, ready to turn over to this COM
mission. The state library board has
also bill pending. in which an APP
preparation of $4,000 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.
The Senate, in committee of the
whole. considered Senate bill No. 100,
by Senator Rush. providing for the
merging of corporations and the pro-
lection OF stockholders and the public,
and made several amendments. 1t con-
tains the following stringent provisO:
provided, that no corporation owning,
controlling, operating or furnishing
any public utility in this state shall be
permitted to merge or consolidate as
in his act provided, unless application
first be made to the District Court of
the district in which the principal
business of such corporation is situate.
nor until said court shall appoint three
competent, disinterested persons ap-
praisers, who shall proceed forthwith
to appraise all the property owned by
said corporation, exclusive of franchise
values and make report thereof to
said court, and the court shall have
power to hear objections upon behalf
OF the corporation and upon behalf of
the users of such public utility, and
Shall thereupon determine the business
and fairness of such appraiSement,
which determination shall be final.
The value so fixed for the several cor
porations merging or consolidating
shall be and constitute limit of cap
itaiZation of the new or consolidated
company, and at no time shall 1t be
lawful for any such consolidated or
merged company to charge rates to
the users of any such public utility in
eyress of such rates as shall yield eight
per cent. net upon such capitalization
The house passed 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
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 as
Sll1 ,033.30 AS amended by the senate.
which made increases Of about 5000,
the bill called for $17l,973.S0, In his
explanation Mr.. Breckenridge said
that the contingent fund called for
$40 213.09 He said that the amount
provided for the payment of senate
guards, their food and incidentals is
81 SO: house guards during the sem
atorial contest s997.S0. Expenses OF
the printing investigation were $1,000,
and the inaugural expenses $500.
Mossrs. Fleming and Frewen voted
against the bill, Mr.. FreweT wanted an
itemiZed account. He said: I'VE
want to know how many shotgunl
were paid for and where they were
bought. l was told that the guards
were here for the purpose of keeping
You out, Mr.. Belford" turning to the
Denver member. Again | was told
that they were to keep the Republicans
out. because the Democrats would not
come in, and in fact some OF them
could not even be found. Now let
us have an itemized account. | have