The Holly chieftain., 1905-02-24
COLORADO LEGISLATURE


The Dodge civil service bill passed
the House on third reading by . vote
Of IS ayes To IA nays.
Senator Cornforth's bill. No. G7. in
creAsing the salary of the attorney gen
eral. WAS passed on third reading in
the Senate.
Upon motion Of Senator Owen. House
Bill No. Ii3. which provides An apprO-
priation Of 41l 900 for the maintenance
Of the state capitol building. was
placed ut the top Of the calendar, and
Was adopted unanimously on third
reading.
The Republican memDers OF both
houses are said to have agreed upon
pushing the election bill drawn hp by
Judge b. Il. Lindsey. As containing the
mort likely provisions TO prevent cleo
tor frauds. The bill WAS put into the
Senate by Senator Booth and into the
House by Mr.. Thomas.
IT . bill now befc-e the Senate be-
comes 4 Law. the present method OF
committing the insane OF the state to
asyiums or hospitals Will be changed
completely. The bill WAS introduced
by Senator Robertson. but WAS drafted
by DR.. Hubert Work Of the Work san
itaiium Of Pueblo. The chief features
III which II differs from the present
Law IL In the creation Of commits
sioa to pass upon the sanity of per-
sons. aud In the provision for appeal
from the accession Of this commission
to jury In the County Court.
senator Booths bill to regulate the
legislative employees came up on third
reading and caused considerable de-
bate. II was finally adopted with
amendments which cut out the COM
mission feature, but require all clerks
TO be stenographers excepting reading
clerk, bill clerk. docket clerk, printing
clerk and one other. The measure en-
countered good deal of opposition al
though 1t did not take the appointment
OF employees away from the members.
me rely named commission of Senate
officers and members who should ex-
anime appointees and fiji them into
places they were competent to fill.
Only two votes were recorded in the
House against the passage of the
Stephen eight-hour bill as amended.
Representative Mackenzie of Custer
strongly arraigned the influences
which he believed to have been
brought to bear upon the measure by
the corporation lobby. but voted for
It because he thought 1t better than
no bill. Mr.. Pomeroy of Lake was dis
satisfied with the bill in the form in
which It passed, but felt compelled to
support 1t rather than secure no leg
islation. One or two Republicans did
not approve Of an eight-hour law, but
bowed to the will of the people as ex-
pressed In the constitution. Represen-
tatives Cameron and Melton voted
against the measure.
The bill room clerk took an order
to Chief Clerk Harper OF the House
recently that asked TO have delivered
to the bearer all the printed bills re-
turned that day. Although the order
bore the signature of the chief clerk.
the writing was not his, and the dis
covery was made that extensive for
geries of orders had been made in
order to get bills from the clerk. The
order in question was found to have
been written by one of the messengers
Of the House There was hot inter
view between the chief clerk and the
messenger after which all odds laid
were that the chief clerks name would
be forged to no other orders during
the session. Others of those who de-
mand bills each day are understood
to forge the names of members to
orders to get the required documents.
Early in the session the House made
a rule that bills should be given out
only on orders from members or OH
GERS of the House.
The House committee on agriculture
recommended House Bill No. 300.
amended so as to increase the ray of
water commissioners. The com,littee
on fees and salaries recommended
House Bills Nos. 6S. as, &C and sSS. all
changing salaries of officers in coun-
ties of different classes. The commit
tee on fish, forestry and game recon-
mended House Bill No, lSS, to protect
the forests Of the state: House Bill No.
IS. establishing the open season on diff
ferent kinds Of game. This las, COM
mittee laid House Bill No. II on the
table. as House Bill No. sS had been
amended 10 cover its provisions, These
amendments provide thar the fish from
fifty per cent. of the spawn taken from
the Gunnison river must be returned
to that stream The committee on In
dian and military affairs reported fav-
orably on House Bill No. lSi. concern
ing the military fund. and. killed House
I Bill No. lsl. as the first named COW
cred the same matters.
A lively dees'e came up on The third