The San Francisco call., 1905-01-06
EXPECT LIVELY
TIME IN DENVER
Legislature of Colorado
Is Ready to DO Things"
at It's Session To-Day

DENVER, Jan. 5.-To-morrow the
Colorado Legislature will commence
to do things" When the joint session
of the House and Senate was dissolved
at $50 o'clock this afternoon all the
preliminaries to the canvassing Of the
vote for State officers had been swept
away.
1t is known that Lieutenant Cover
nor Haggott is of the opinion that the
courts are the proper place for the ad-
justment of political contests, and an
effort may be made to induce or force
him to give way to Speaker Dickson,
who is favored by those members of
the Legislature who believe that the
contest between the rival candidates
for the Governorship should be settled
by the Legislature itself.
The message of Governor Peabody
read by the Governor. dealt, for the
most part, with recommendations con-
cernIng reports from the various State
institutions. On the subject of the
militia, he touched briefly, referring the
Legislature to- the executive report of
Adjutant General Sherman Bel, which
was so large that the Governor de-
clared that he could not attempt to
epitomize il. On the question of cleo
tions, the message was as follows:
The fraudaleus conduct OF elections under
our present system demands your immediate
and concerted action In a general way II
seems sufficient to say that IA modern primary
and registration law should be enacted and
the adgisa piiity OF introducing voting machines
should be considered. In sorrow We must ad-
Denver. has been sadly misused and prosti-
tuted. a patient people protest and these OUT
raocs should BE ended.
On the labor troubles the Governor,
after urging the adoption of a reason
able eight-hour law, said:
Early in my administration certain organ
ization E1own as the Western Federation of
Miners, claiming public consideration under
the name OF labor, whose officers and those in
direct charge OF Its mana cement are bold,
careless reckless men, attempted TO ferment
trouble il several industrial sections OF Col
crado, TO the enc that that particular organi-
tion ard management OF the mines mills and
sFnelters, wherever located in the State, which
eISfis cuiminateo IN the arbitrary calling OF
the most senseless, causeleEs. unjustifabie and
inexcusabe strikes ever known in this or any
other country
L recommend the passage OF an act by your
honorable body prohibiting boycotting. picket
ing, unfair lists or other interference with the
provide suitable penalty therefor.
Both Democrats and Republicans in
sist that everything will pass off peace
ably. The sole prophet to the con-
trary was Representative Bromley,
VINO with comic seriousness objected to
railing being placed across two of the
three archways in the rear of the
House. Representative Freeman pro-
posed the railing with the idea Of pro-
tecting the members in the rear seats
from the crowdiug by spectators. Rep
resentative Bromley. who sits in the
last row, declared that he wished no
railing behind his seat
There may be things doing in this
room before long," he asserted. "and
may want to get out quick
The roar of laughter that followed
his words effectually disposed Of the
proposition TO build the railing.