The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-24

Senator CornlOftll : Dill. NO. %, 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. ll3. which provides an appro-
priation OF $4,000 for the maintenance
Of the state capitol building, was
placed at the top of the calendar, and
was adopted unanimously on third
reading.
The Republican members of both
houses are said TO have agreed upon
pushing the election bill drawn np by
Judge b. Il. Lindsey, as containing the
most likely provisions to prevent cleo
lion frauds. The bill was put into the
Sci ate by Senator Booth and into the
House by Mr.. Thomas.
r. bill now before the Senate be
comes a law. the present method of
committing the insane of the state TO
as,lums or hospitals vii! be changed
completely. The bill! was introduced
by Senator Robertson, but was drafted
by DR.. Hubert Work OF the Work san
italium of Pueblo. The chief features
in which it differs from the present
law is in the creation OF a commits
sion to pass upon the sanity of per
sons, and in the provision for appeal
| from the nccision OF this commission
to jury in the County Court.
senator Booths bill to regulate the
legislative employees came up on third
readng and caused considerable de
bate. 1t was finally adopted with
amendments which cut out the com
mission feature, but require all clerks
l,.. har N
clerk. bill clerk docket clerk, printing
clerk and one other. The measure en-
countered "A good deal of opposition al
though it did not take the appointment
OF employees away from the members,
merely named Il commission of Senate
officers and members who should eN-
anime appointees and fit them into
places they were competent to fill.
Only Two votes We're recorded in the
House against the passage Gl the
Stephen eight-hour bill as amended.
| Representative Mackenzie of Custer
strongly arragned 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 ii better than
no bill Mr.. Pomeroy OF Lake was dis
satisfied with the bill in the form in
| which it passed, but fel, compelled to
| support it rather than secure no leg
| islation. Cne or two Republicans did
not approve of an cight-hOur law, but
bowed TO the will of the people as en-
pressed in the constitution. Rcprescn-
| rariyes Cameron and Melton voted
against the measure.
The bill room clerk .ook an order
! of Ia, I,.rr
| recently that asked to have delivered
| to the bearer ali the printed bills re
turned that day Although the order
bore the signature cf the chief clerk,
| the writing was not his. and the dis
/ cuvcry 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
! Cf The House. There was a hot inter
| view between the chief clerk and the
| messenger after which all odds laid
| We're that the chief clerks name would
he 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
| rule that bills should be given out
| only on orders from members or Off
| GERS OF the House.
| The House committee on agriculture
| recommended House Bill No 300.
! amended 50 as to increase the ray OF
| water commissioners. The comJ.ittee
: on fees and salaries recommended
| House Bills Nos. G3, 10 7G and 253. all
changing salaries of officers in coun-
ties of different classes. The commit
tee on fish, forestry and game recon-
mcnded House Bill no. lSS. to protect
| the forests Of the state; House Bill No.
| 80, establishing the open season on dif-
| fercnt kinds of game. This last com
| mittec laid House Bill No II on the
| table. as House Bill No 50 had been
| amended to cover its provisions. These
| amendments provide that 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. l5i, concern
ing the military fund. and killed House
Bill No. l2l, as the first named COY
cred the same matters.
A lively debate came up on the third
reading Of Senator Hill's bill which
provides for interest on damages fol-
lowing personal injuries. II seeks to
have interest begin in case of accident
where damages are secured and run
TO the conclusion Of the suit. A simi-
lar measure was killed in the Four
teenth General Assembly. Senator
Hughes spoke at length against it as
being unjust. He stated that interest
is now paid from the time Judgment is
secured, and this would be double in
terest He held that the jury alone
could assess damages. and that the
jury takes into consideration interest
in its findings. Senator Hill declared
that he believed the bin constitutional |
II would tend to force curUCrat!Ons to |