The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10

tnere Tor every state lnStltutlOn, ana
thus save many. thousands of dollars
to the tax payers. At the same time
nobody is going to be hurt because
these things are In lines where they do
not interfere.
Ray B. Leese was unanimously re-
appointed secretary of the State Board
of equalization and CLERK. of the Board
of Auditors at recent meeting of the
| board.
Auditor Bent has issued an order
that hereafter printing for his Office
shall go tlifough the hands of the state
commissioner of printing. Heretofore
the ordering of these supplies. which
amount to IS 900 a year, has been done
by the auditor himself.
During the past fiscal year Frank S.
Tesch, commissioner of insurance, re-
cesved in fees from insurance compa-
nk.s the sum of $1G3, 103.94. Since the
close of the year he has received
s5SG55. His expenditures in the fiscal
year were $1G,527.01. leaving balance
4 of STAG 6,576.93 turned over to the treas
ufer.'
The largest single fee ever paid to
the State of Colorado by an insurance
company was paid to Deputy Commits
sioner Frank S. Tesch January goth.
in the shape of check for $13,G71.99
by the New York Life Insurance Com
pany. The amount was due the state
as three per cent. tax on aggregate
premiums for 1904, together with 500,
the regulation fee.
Representative Keezer has intro.
duced bill to prevent the larceny OF
| the domestic fowl" and to provide that
the stealing of such fowls after the
hour of the setting of the sun shall be
grand larceny. The bill is aimed at an
industry that thrived nightly in Den
yer year or two ago and which has
been lively one in Larimer county
during the present winter.
beautiful vase of flowers was
placed on the desk of Mr. White yes
terday. Mr.. White was elected to the
assembly, but never took his seat, as
his last illness overlook him the day
before the opening of the assembly.
| Mr.. Gordon noticed that no flowers
had yet been on the desk set apart for
Mr. White, though 1t had been properly
draped in black. and he raised q fund
TO correct the omission.-Denver Re
| publican.
In the senate Mr.. Anfengers bill
to repeal the act of 1897, creating a
| board of arbitration, was taken up,
and the favorable report of the com
| mittee to which it had been referred
was adopted. Senator De La Nergne.
who is chairman of the board, and
other senators declared the work OF
the board a failure and that it is a
useless expense to the state. There
was no opposition to repeating the act
and the bill was adopted on second
reading and sent on to the committee
! on revision
The town sof Edith in Archuieta
( county will be divorced from Colorado
| and become a portion of New Mexico.
! and Colorado .Will lose eight square
! miles Off its southern boundary il a
! bill presented by Representative Nc
Even in the House is passed. The bill
1 calls for tn adoption of the recent
| United States geographical survey,
which nullifies the survey OF 1866 TO
the disadvantage of the state of Colo.
! RADIO Action by the State Legislature
adopting the survey of the government
is necessary before the survey is rec.
ognized as official.
The House committee on temper
ance, medical affairs and public health
has been giving hearings on local op
tion bills. Speaking before the com
mittee Bishop Lawrence, said: Thirty.
nine states have some kind of prohib
| itory legislation. In Tennessee pro
hibitory legislation prevails in all
parts of the state, except eleven cities
| The bill presented to the colorado
| Legislature contains the result OF loo
years Of study of the question. Mrs
Wilkinson. president of the. Florence
Crittenton home, urged the passage OF
hat Al
restrict the sale Of liquor. In the Crit.
! tenton home it was found almost i'm
possible to save those girls who Had
acquired theatlrinl, habit ~
A labor bill intr6duced' by Senator
De La Vergpe ande said to have been
drafted by. President j. c.. Craig OF
the citizens alliance contains some
very stringent features. The empow
ering of incorporated unions to make
binding wage contracts 4%ith
employers; with u penalty FOR
! violation of CONTRACT and t the
7 compelling of incorporated unions
4 to disclose proceedings at secret meet
] ings, when called upon to do SO by EN-.
! ployers. are some Of the features OF the
4 bill. Certified copies of the true min
4 utes of a meeting must be furnished
| corporations employing any number Of
| mon belonging TO the union When sucH
4 demand is made. If an incorporated
! union violates n wage contract u for.
I feiture Of 500 or. any larger sum
agreed upon must be made. Agents
for incorporated unions who attempt to
act for the incorporated union may be
\ punished by fine OF from $25 to. $500
/ and Imprisonment from ten days 80
six months.'
Mr., Alexander has introduced & bin
providing that counttos OF the state
may establish fish hatcheries and that
the state may furnish spawn to them.
one of Mr.. Aexander's bills pro
| vides for the appointment of a state
forester, TO look after the timber OF
Colorado. The bill is to preserve as
much of the present forests as can be,
providing against destruction by fire
or by cutting down. All sheriffs and
road bosses are made fire wardens,
with power to arrest all who, through
4 design or carelessncss in any manner
iniure the growing trees on state or