The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-10

Wilson was confirmed by unanimous
vote of the Senate.
The enacting clause was stricken
from Representative Aitken's House
bill No 1856, to abolish the State Board
OF Pardons, by vote of II to 10, after
a long debate in the Senate.
Governor Peabody has appointed ia
cob Fillius, Robert j. Pitkin and J. G.
Starkweather, all of Denver. as Colo
RADIO commissioners for the promotion
of uniformity of legislation in all the
states.
The Worlds Fair bill. appropriating
h50 600 for an exhibit at st. Louis
next year. was first killed in the House
and then reconsidered and passed by
vote of "a to 27. There was long de-
bate before its passage.
Governor Peabody has appointed
Rev j. p. Lucas of FL Paso county to
be chaplain of the state penitentary,
vice Rev. r. A. Wheeler, term of Office
expired. Rev. Mr.. Lucas is member
of the Christian denomination and has
been resident of Colorado Springs for
many years.
Governor Peabody has appointed
George w. Swink of Rocky Ford a
Llt1llDtI VI lIlt Dldlt I1odlu VI iiol
culture, to take the place of j. II.
Crowley resigned The governor has
also appointed Harper Leiper of Den
yer member of the State Board Of
Library Commissioners.
Senator Lewis introduced joint res
olution that a committee of two sena-
tors and three members of the House
be appointed to represent the legisla-
ri nf fnInraUn the
launching of the cruiser Denver on the
25th instant The resolution was
adopted by the Senate. No expense is
10 be incurred by the state.
The State Board of Pardons at its
meeting April Sd decided to recon-
mend a parole for John c. Campbell,
serving an indeterminate sentence for
larceny of cattle. He was sentenced
in Weld county June 7, 1902. Apph-
cations from fourteen other convicts
for pardons and paroles, considered
by the board, were refused.
In buckling down to work on the
closing night the Senate adopted every
means to finish the business before 1t.
Ills were read in concert, at one time
seven of them being reeled off at a
time by the clerks and volunteers from
the ranks of the senators. Nobody but
the readers knew what the bills were,
but this scheme was of great assistance
in forwarding business.
The Senate on April Bird passed the
Moore eight-hour bill on third reading.
1t was known as Representative Ste
pbens House bill No. l. and bore little
of the text which the Stephen meas
ure contained when the House sent it
to the Senate month ago. Before the
Senate passed the amended bill Sena-
tor Owen made al attempt to secure
unanimous consent that stamp mills be
inserted among the industries to come
under its provisions. but this was re-
fused, and it went to the House just
as adopted by the Senate in commit
tee of the whole last Monday. Thirty
two senator's voted for the bill three
being absent.
AS the closing day of the session
neared its end there were many rumors
of an extra session. The trouble oc-
Cured over the long appropriation bill,
che House members showing disposi-
tion not to concur in the amendments
by the Senate. The House clock was
stopped at As and the Senate clock
at 11:19. The appropriations went
to conference committee composed or
Representatives breckenridge, Aitken
and Frewen and Senators Owens and
Barela. They were still wranging at
midnight 1t was reported that Gov
ernor Peabody had announced that he
would not call an extra session Of the
Legislature unless the bill failed to
Novernor Peabody has emphatically
denied that he had any intention of ap-
pointing a new fire and police board
and a new board OF public works for
Denver Immediately after the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature. II have given
no thought to the matter" said the
governor. In my opinion have moth
ing whatever to do with the affairs OF
the city. Unless some one shows to me
beyond doubt that | not only have
the right but am in duty bound to ap-
point new boards. shall take no such
action. A legal opinion on this question
will not be sought by me, either, for I
have no desire to take any hand in mu-
nicipal affairs. AS far as am con-
cerned that question is settled
The Denver News on the morning OF
April 7th says: The Fourteenth Cen
eral Assembly may not have broken
any records in the number OF bllis
passed, but it certainly did its share
toward filling the statute books. Just
how many of the bills passed will be-
come laws. it is up to Governor Pea
body to say. To begin with there was
total of S04 bills introduced in both
houses. The records of the clerks oil
! the two houses at midnight showed
| that of this number 1875 bills success
l fully passed both houses The bills
Hill be enrolled and sent to the gov
srnor as fast as possible. In fac',
l many of them are already there. The
records in Governor Peabody's Office
last night showed that he has already
attached his signature to thirty bills.
l and that nearly a hundred more are
awaiting his signaure. The bills not
Il alrnadx ihora aro In ihe hands of the