The daily tribune., 1903-07-28
An Interesting Story.

An Interesting Story.
Monday afternoon the following re-
solution was introduced in the senate
by Senator +. A. Moore:
"whereas, The people of the state
by 40. 900 majority, a vote of more
than two to one. adopted the eight.
hour constitutional amedment, and
Whereas, Said constitutional
amendment made it mandatory that
the legislature should pass an eight
hour hill to carry into effect the pro.
visions of that amendment, and
Whereas, The senate at the regu-
lar session passed two eight hour
bills, both of which the house of re-
representatives. smothered and killed,
ana
Whereas. The governor in disre-
gard of tie mandate of the constitu-
tion, omitted from his call the mat
ter of the passage of an eight hour
bill, thereby leaving this session pow
erless to act in the premises; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby ex-
press to the governor our earnest
desire that an eight hour bill be ensct-
ed in conformity with the constitu-
tioDal amendment. and we hereby
pledge ourselves, if the governor
will issue IA supplemental call for that
purpose, to speedily pass such bill
in the senate.
The above resolution passed the
senate Tuesday and was sent to the
governor. = Ex Parte, July "a.
HOW BILL WAS KILLED.
When thinking about the eight
hour law it is good thing to re-
member what became Of the last one.
1t is claimed to have been killed
by democratic senate in return for
promised support for the home rule
amendment from a source where the
The democrats wanted the home rule
amendment to be a democratic monu.
ment and they knew where to turn to
have the monument set up. The
O. f. & l. is claimed to have made
the deal and assured the democrats o.
support for home rule in consideration
of the killing of the eight-hour law.
Now AS to the actual death agoniel
of the eight. t.hour law.
A bout 7 O'Clock in the evening on
the last day of the session the Moore
eight-hour bill, which the senate
had passed, fell into the hands of d
join.Vonference committee composed
of Senators Moore and Wood and
Representatives Stubbs, Kimball and
Wnyte of Lake. These gentlemen
first went down town and ate supper,
taking their time, and then wen,
bscx to the capitol to room 33.
Very soon after their return to the
ages followed them and was delivered
at room 33. There was case OF
wine and such other liquids as are re.
freshing to various throats in legis.
lative night watch. The liquors are
claimed to have come up as result OF
the generous feelings of Cass E. Her.
rington of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company and of Col. W. r. Freeman,
who was hepling Mr.. Harrington do
odd jobs about the legislature last
winter
The consideration of the eight hour
law began. but there were many in
terruptions by callers and everybody
had TO take drink whenever any
caller entered the room All except
Senator Wood He was foxy man
from the @. F. and l. country of Las
Animas and Huerfano and it was nee
essary that one man should keep a
cool head.
To understand the game still deeper
it is only necessary to say that Kim.
ball is now credited with an appoint
ment rs sales agent for the c. F.
and /.
AT midnight there was no report on
the eight hour law and some of the
members of the committee were get.
ting husky. The plan was to keep the
committee out until about Q O'Clock,
when it WAS thought the Legislature
would adjourn and the committee
could rush in at the last moment, but
too late to report on the eight hour
This game was spoiled
by the house remaining in session all
night. The vigil was too long for