The Dolores star., 1903-02-27


pathy.
A delegation of ranchmen from the
Arkansas valley appeared before the
agricultural and irrigation committee
to protest against the bill before the
Legislature that abolishes the offices
of the district superintendent of irri-
CATION and puts the work on the state
engineer. The ranchmen were unani-
nous in their opinion that the system
in vogue is better than the one con-
templated.
The contest of r. W. Bonynge for
ths seat of J. +. Shafroth, congressman
for the First district, is being heard in
Denver Under the federal statutes,
ninety days are allowed the contest
ant. Mr. Shafroth may take forty
days for his side and Mr.. Bonynge
fifty, which includes ten days for re-
buttal. Both sides are expected to
take their full allowance of time,
which will carry the contest forward
until the middle of May.
A memorial by Senator Taylor, ask
ing Congress to pass the pending bill
appropriating s20.000.0 900 for national
highway construction. has been passed
and sent to the House. The memorial
requests that s1i5, 900 of the $4,000
600 be specified for expenditure in Col
orado, Senator Taylor believing that it
could be applied to perfect his long
projected road across the Continental
divide, which he hopes will some day
be link in the national railway from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
The judiciary committee of the Sem
ate, after discussing the many anti
trust bills presented and hearing ar
guments from John w. Springer. pres
ident of the National Live Stock Asso-
citation. who has made a study of the
trust question. decided to recommend
for passage Senator Ballinger's bill.
No. 229. drafted on the plan of the
Texas antitrust statute. The bill de-
fines the words trust" and monopoly"
and designates the classes of business
corporations and companies that are
to be adjudged trusts for the purposes
of prosecution. 1t then declares that
any such corporation organized under
the laws of Colorado, or doing business
under a state charter, which shall at
tempt to fix or maintain prices by pool
or otherwise, shall be deemed guilty of
a conspiracy to defraud. Upon con-
viction the corporation shall violate its
charter rights. All companies doing
business in the state shall annually
certify under oath to the secretary of
state that they are not members of any
trust or combine.
The bill of G. w. White of Lake
county for the creation of the Office of
supervisor of state printing was agreed
to by the House in committee of the
whole and recommended for passage.
The bill provides for supervisor of
state printing, who shall hold Office
for two years and he must have the
qualification of being practical print
er and he must have been actively en-
gagged at the trade or in the printing
or publishing business for five years
and he must be resident of Colorado
year before his appointment. and he
must give bond of $4,000 All print
ing must be done by contract. but the
bill fixes a maximum price for all
kinds of printing and binding. 1t is
made the duty of the supervisor, wher
ever practicable, to use the label of the
International Typographical Union or
Allied Printing Trdes Council upon all
work.
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
ftz, nlr .ln J1l
recommend a provision by which an
arbitrary value is placed on all live
game and the state empowered to re-
cover by civil suit in counties other
than those where the game is killed.
Louis King of Ouray and H. l..
White of Canon City. members of the
State Board of Penitentiary Commits
sioners, appeared before the Senate
finance committee and made plea for
an appropriation for the State Peniten-
tiary of s225.00 as against $4,000 at
the last session of the General Assem-
bly,. The commissioners explained
that during the last two years they
spent $241 600 OF this sum almost
$4,000 was received from the sale of
lime rock. This sum will not be
forthcoming the next two years, for
been thoroughly worked, and other
land will have to be bought before
further lime rock can be sold. Among
the contemplated improvements is
new lighting and steam heating plant.
which will cost 100000. 1t is intended
to make a hospital of the womans cell
house and build n new cell house. This
would cost $25, 600. Next a wash and
bath house will cost $1,000.
At the request of State Auditor
Holmberg, Governor James H. Pea
body has appointed Louis B. Schwan-
beck a special examiner to investigate
all books. papers, vouchers and other
matters pertaining to the fiat tax de-
partment in the state auditors office.
and to submit his findings to the exec
utive. Mr.. Schwanbeck has full auth
ority, and is instructed by the gov
ernor to go into the records of the
department thoroughly. About two
weeks ago there were mailed from the
auditors Office 5000 notifications to
corporations informing them that their
fiat tax was due. and that, under the