The Lamar register., 1903-03-25

| Eighth (Boulder) district.
The Colorado State Federation of
| Labor has issued statement calling
| for action in the initiative and refer
| endum bill. In the call 1t Is stated that
| the bill is marked for defeat" brief
review of the situation in both houses
is given. 1t is said that four stand by
the bill and that many in the legisla-
ture are lodging the vote. People are
urged to write their representatives
urging them to work for the measure
House bill No. 296, by Watson, to
provide for local option by city, county
or precinct as to whether saloons
shall or shall not be permitted.
was passed by the House on second
reading on the 18th inst with but three
votes against it. II. E. Garman of Den
We. was the only member who openly
spoke and worked against the measure.
He. with C. Il. Stubbs and Daniel Do
Ianey, furnished the three votes in op-
position
On Monday, March 10th, resolu-
ton was introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Ballinger that the Legislature ad-
iourn sine die on Saturday. March 2lst.
A good many of the senators had re-
garded the resolution in the light OF
bluff introduced for the purpose OF
compelling them to get down to busi-
ness, but when motion to table 1t
was lost by a vote of l6 to ~ 1t was
evident that the situation was serious.
Senator Rush, who had opposed the
resolution, insisted on call OF the
Senate. The absentees came in and
the fight pro and con upon the resolu-
tion was resumed and continued hotly
for half or three-quarters OF an hour.
The only speakers in favor OF the reso-
luton among the Democrats were Sen
ator Ballinger and Senator w. II.
Adams. The first because he thought
nothing was being done, and the latter
because nothing needed to be done, ex-
cept to pass the general appropriation
bill and there was plenty of time to do
that. The Republicans who wanted to
quit and go home were Senators Drake
and De Long. The former was tired
of the wilful waste of time and didn't
believe there was an intention to do
anything. The motion was defeated
by vote of to 21.
The Senate on the 18th inst. passed
on second reading Senator Wards
bill authorizing a two-fifths levy for
the State University at Boulder and
recommending that 1t be read third
time and passed. The revenue expect
ed under this levy will be about S125.-
900 a year, or double the amount re-
ceived by the university during the
last two years. when the revenues were
secured from q one-flfth mill levy. The
university asked for an appropriation
of about $300,0 for new buildings and
the arguments which friends on the
floor of the Senate advanced for the
doubling of the levy included n prom
Use that the regents and the faculty
would so finance the institution on
this amount that sum would remain
each year beyond maintenance expense
which could be diverted to building
fund. Senators Ward, Buckley, Taylor,
West. Roberts. Jefferson and Farwell.
of the finance committee. signed the
majority report recommending the bill
do pass in committee of the whole.
Senators Hill. Lewis. Griffith. Clayton,
Mcclure and Pryor. in a minority re-
port, recommending indefinite post
ponement of the bill "for the reason
that It's enactment into law would pro-
ducs complete revolution in the
finsucial arrangements of the state"
Attorney General Miller proposes
that the officers of all the state insti-
tutions shall hereafter be required to
give an accounting Of every cent re-
ceived and disbursed. He says that his
investigations show that the state gov
ernnent has been conducted from year
to year without knowledge by anybody
of the exact expenses of each depart
ment. Succeeding Legislatures made
appropriations nearly conforming to
the demands and recommendations of
the officials holding these offices, the
basis having been what was spen. in
the preceding two years. The appro-
priation bills directed the moneys ap-
tot tn lnnn YtJ might
checked out by its head and he was
not compelled to give an accounting of
it's use. "In the next appropriation
bill" says Mr.. Miller, II have
advised that specific provision
ba made for the keeping of an
expense account by each department.
1t must contain an account of every
cent disbursed. Then, possibly, when
the next Legislature attempts to dis
cover what has become of the peoples
money it will be comparatively easy
task and the responsibility can be
placed where it belongs for any mis-
application of funds. Heretofore when
the Legislature did make these inves-
legations the responsibility was in
doubt"
In the Senate on March 18th the
Sanford medical bill was further
amended during debate on a motion to
adopt a committee of the whole report.
AS recommended by this committee
Christian Scientists are to be exclud-
ed from practicing in cases of contag-
ious and infectious disease. Senator
Ballinger led a fight against this pro-
hibition, which he said was unjust. He
declared they had right to treat can
Ger. diphtheria, scarlet fever and
tuberculosis. He recalled instances of
| cures of those diseases accomplished
| Inv Christian Scientists Hecharped Sem