The Elbert County tribune., 1903-02-26
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

The Senate judiciary committee
agreed to report fayorabIy a civil-serv-
ice bill. In which will be included tho
best features OF the Lewis and Graves
bills 1t will provide civil service
among civic employees In all cities hay-
ing 10000 population and over
Thomas J. Downen OF Pueblo has
been appointed as a member OF the
board of control of the State Industrial
School for Boys at Golden. Mr.. Down
en- ia n real estate man and has resid-
ed in Pueblo for many years. He has
aI.vavs taken an interest In the moral
training of children, and 1t was for
this reason that his appointment on
the board of control was urged.
The State Land Board at recent
meeting acted on the advice OF Attor-
uey General Miller. took decided
stand on the question of renting culu-
yated state school lands. raising the
price Of rentals 100 per cent 1t is es-
tImated that these cultivated school
lands in the northern part of the state.
at Greeley. Fort Collins. Fort Morgan.
Loyeland and other points. aggregates
about 10000 acres and the rental price
has been raised from 30 cents year
per acre 10 go cents.
w. II. Sweeney. Jr., who has Just
been appointed assistant adjutant gem
eral has been a member Of the Ma
tional Guard since April %. 1883, and
served MS second and first lieutenant,
tommissary and quartermaster of
Company C, Second Colorado Infantry.
He became first lieutenant of Company
Il, Colorado volunteers, at the com
mancement of the war with Spain, and
was promoted to be regimantal adJu-
tant, becoming chaplain May 1, 1900.
and on April 16. 1901, was appointed
to be colonel and inspector general.
The Senate fish, forestry and game
committee decided on an amendment
to take protection of all fish except
mountain trout. and to liberalize the
law governing the Importation of fish
for food to such an extent that deal
ers will not be harrassed as in the
past. Game and Fish Commissioner
Harris spent considerable time with
the committed, and advised the
changel. saying II was his judgment
based on experience that this was the
only provision necessary for protecting
trout. The committee also decided to
recommend a provision by which an
arbitrary value is placed on all live
gamc and the state empowered to re-
than those where the game is killed.
The House committee on elections.
after a careful hearing. decided to re-
port favorably the registration bill in
troduced by Perry Keen OF Pueblo. The
speakers at the hearing were Deputy
Attorney General II. j. Hersey, J. C.
Starkweather. w. ID. Howland and Mr..
Keen. The bill provides for bi-par-
tisan precinct registration on the house
to house plan, and is claimed to do
away with padding. carrying over a
list of dead napes" and other former
registration evils. 1t is also alleged
that 1t will cost less than the present
method. Mr.. Howland in his talk
showed that last falls registration and
purging of the lists cost the county
Sl1.550 while the political parties spent
at least $4,000 on registration work in
addition. The bill applies to cities of
the first and second class. or TO any
city of over $1,000 in population
Game and Fish Commissioner Wood
ard, Governor Peabody's new appoin-
tee. was at the Office in the capitol yes
terday afternoon and received eight or
nine applications for the position of
game warden. One of these applicants
is Miss Emma Kellogg of Routt coun-
ty. She wants to be game warden for
district No. 2. embracing Routt and
Rio Blanco counties. and small por-
ton of Larimer She says she knows
every trail in this district and has
come to Denver to camp on Commits
sioner Woodard's trail until she gets
the coveted appointment. She says the
men are afraid TO do their duty in dis
trict No. 2. but she is not. She can
=
cinch pack like man, and believes
she can give an influence and tone to
the office impossible with men. Com
missioner Woodland has not named any
wardens and will not announce any
names until the latter part of March.
He will have the appointment of five
regular game wardens and about $50
specials without pay.-Denver News