The state herald., 1905-02-24

| creasing the salary of the attorney gen
eral, was passed on third reading in
the Senate.
| Upon motion of Senator Owen, House
Bill No. 1l3. which provides an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the maintenance
of the state capitol building, was
placed Mt the top of the calendar, and
was adopted unanimously on third
reading.
A bill introduced by Representative
KeeZer provides for the erection of n
monument to the memory of members
OF the First Colorado volunteers, Army
Of the Philippines, to be erected in the
state capitol grounds at cost not ex'
ceeding $4,000.
Senator Cornforth's bill to increase
the salary of the attorney general, was
lost on third reading. The bill pro
posed TO increase the salary of the at
tornoy general to $4,000. 1t is $4,000
now, which is not as much as some de-
partment clerks get.
Sections OF the short appropriation
bills signed by Governor Adams up to
the present time include expenditures
as follows: Legislative expenses, &c.,
900; executive and judicial expenses,
sISi ,lG2GS. State Reformatory; $l2.'
900; State Industrial School for Boys.
$4,000: Soldiers and Sailors Home.
$4,000: penitentiary. $4,000. The ap
preparation for legislative expenses
was signed by Governor Peabody at
the beginning Of the session. The
short appropriations will be charged
out of the general appropriations, the
amounts of which will be fixed later.
The Lincoln memorial services In
the Senate chamber at the state house
Sunday. February 18th, were charac.
terized by beautiful decorations and
impressive ceremonies. Under the di.
rection of Sergeantat-Arms Berry the
Senate chamber had been handsomely
decorated with flags and potted plants.
| The desk of the late Senator Buckley
was draped in appropriate mourning
and n bowl OF beautiful flowers had
been placed upon II. Rev. Orin Pal.
mer Wright, chaplain OF the house OF
representatives, presided over the
meeting. Rabbi Friedman was the or
ator Of the day. His Grafton on Lin.
coin was declared to be one of the oost
ever delivered In Denver.
The House committee on couaties
and county lines has hung up the
Platte county bill, not for all time, bu,
until the similar bill introduced In the
Senate shall be acted upon by the
higher body. The Senate bill provides
that the county shall be called McKin.
ley. The House committee on counties
and county lines also agreed to report
back House Bin No. S5. 10 provide that
majority OF the voters Of county
may move county seat. with two
amendments. One provides that II
shall effect only counties Of the fourth
class, division II. thus affecting only
about nine OF the counties OF the state.
and the other that elections shall not
be held oftener than once in four
years. a bill to affect the salaries Of
officers In counties Of the third class
also will be reported fayorably. This
will affect Boulder. Weld. Las Animas
and Lake counties.
The bill room clerk took an order
to Chief Clork Harper OF the House
recently that asked 10 have delivered
TO the bearer all the printed bills re-
turned that day. Although the order
bore the signature Of the chief clerk.
tho writing was not his. and the dis.
coYeiy wss made that extensive for.
/ gerles 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 a 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 got the required documents.
Early In the session tho House made
rule that bills should be given out
only on orders from members or ON
GERS OF the House.
A lively debate cane up on the third
reading OF Senator Hill's bili which
provides for interest on damages fol.
lowing personal injuries. II socks TO
have interest begin In case of accident
where damages are occurred and run
10 tho conclusion Of the suit A simi
lar measure was killed In tho -Four.
tccnth General Assembly. senator
Hughes spoke NJ length against Il a.
being unjust. He stated that interest
II now paid from the time Judgment H.
secured. and this would be double In.
toroHt He held that the Jury alone
could assons damages. and that the
Jury takes into consideration Interest
In It's findings, Senator lilll declared
that he believed the bill constitutional.
II would tend 10 force corporations 10
compromise and not nght suits In tho
higher courts. Senator Owens do.
nounccd tho bill rs freak legislation
and declared II about tlmo that Colo.
RADIO ceased having experiments OF this
Kind dumped on her. The committee
arose before the consideration OF the
bill had ended.
Tho Republican members OF both
houses ar. said 10 have agreed upou
pushing the election bill drawn no bv
Judge u, u. Lindsey. aa containing The
most likely provisions 10 prevent olec |
lion frauds. The bill was put into Inc |
Senate by Senator Booth and into tho |
House BY Mr Thomas.
Bill No, 7s. by owen. was adopted in
the Senate on third reading by unani |
nous yo,eH, twenty.seyen being pres. |
unt and voting. This bill anenda The |
law covering the practice OF dentistry |
and nsoA penalty of imprisonment |
for those who nro convicted of itn via. |