Gilpin observer., 1903-02-26
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

The Senate judiciary committee
agreed to report favorably a civil-serv-
ice bill, in which will be included the
best features of the Lewis and Graves
bills. 1t will provide civil service
among civic employees in all cities hav-
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- is real estate man and has resid-
ed in Pueblo for many years. He has
always taken an interest in the moral
training of children, and it was for
this reason that his appointment, on
the board of control was urged.
The State Land Board at a recent
meeting acted on the advice of Attor-
ney General Miller, Z, took a decided
stand on the question of renting culu-
waited 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,
about 10000 acres and the rental price
has been raised from 80 cents year
per acre to 60 cents.
Wv. H. sweeney, JI., WIZ las JuSl
been appointed assistant adjutant gen.
eral. has been member of the Ma
tional Guard since April 22, 1889, and
served as second and first lieutenant,
tommissary and quartermaster of
Company G, Second Colorado infantry.
He became first lieutenant of Company
E, Colorado volunteers, at the COM
mencement of the war with Spain, and
was promoted to be regimental adju-
tant, becoming chaplain May l, 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 off 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 committee, and advised the
changes, saying it was his judgment
based on experience that this was the
only provision necessary for protecting
trout. The committee also decided to
recommend provision by which an
arbitrary value is placed on all live
game and the state empowered to re-
cover by a civil suit in counties other
than those where the game is killed.
The House committee on elections,
after 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 H. ]. Hersey, J. c..
Starkweather. w. D. Howland and Mr..
Keen. The, bill provides for bi-par-
f,o, 81 Tot, 10 hN,,
to house plan, and is claimed to do
away with padding, carrying over a
list of dead names" and other former
registration evils. 1t is also alleged
that it will cost less than the present
method. Mr.. Rowland in his talk
| showed that last falls registration and
purging of the lists cost the county
1850 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 $4,000 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 Enema Kellogg of Routt coun-
ty. She wants to be game warden for
district No. 2, embracing Routt and
Rio Blanco counties, and a small por-
tion 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
ride the range, bust a broncho, or
cinch pack like man. and believes,
she can give an influence and tone to
the Office impossible with men. Com
missioner Woodard 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