The state herald., 1905-02-10

Ray Is. Leese was unanimously re.
appointed secrettry of the State Board
OF equalization and clerk OF the Board
Of Auditors at recent meeting OF the
board.
The House In committee of the
whole took up the Frewen medical bill
and after considerable debate on the
section referring to n state board OF
instruction for BARRIERS. that section
was stricken out.
Auditor Bent has issued an order
that hereafter printing for his Office
shall go through the hands OF ;he state
commissioner OF printing. Heretofore
the ordering of these supplies. which
amount to $1,000 a year. has been done
by the auditor himself.
The town of Edith in Archulcta
county will be divorced from Colorado
and become a portion OF New Mexico.
and Colorado will lose eight square
miles OF Its southern boundary II n
bill presented by Representative Me.
Even In the House is passed. The bill
calls ffS tn adoption OF the recent
United States geographical survey.
weich nulliiies the survey OF 1866 TO
the disadvantage OF the state OF Colo.
rado Action by the State Legislature
adopting the survey OF the government
Is necessary before the survey is rec
ognlzed as Official,
The House committee on temper.
ance. medical affairs and public health
has been giving hearings on local op.
tiun bills. Speaking before the com.
mlttee Bishop Lawrence said. Thirty.
nine states have some kind of prohib.
ltory LEGISLATION. In Tennessee pro.
hibltory Legislation prevails Ia all
parts OF the state. except eleven cities.
The bill presented to the Colorado
Legislature contains the result OF 100
years OF study Of the question. Mrs.
Wilkinson, president of the Florence
Crltlcnton homc, urged the passage Of
the bill or of any measure that would
restrict the sale ol liquor. IN the Crit
tcntun home Il was found almost i'm.
nossihlc to save those Girls who had
nequlrcd the drink habit.
4 labor bill Introduced by Senator
DE La Ncrgne gHA eaid to have been
drafted by President j. e. Craig of
the citizens alliance contains some
very stringent features. The ompow.
oring OF Incorporated unions TO mako
binding waRc contracts with
employer. with penalty for
violation Of contract and the
compelling NJ incorporated unions
10 disclose proceedings Mt secret meet.
inRa. when called upon TO do 10 by en-.
plbycra. are sumo of the features of the
bin. Certified copies of tho true min.
dtoa Of n meeting must be furnished
corporations employing any number OF
men belonging 10 the union Hh.n such
demand II made. II nm incorporated
union violates u wage contract for,
fuiiurn % Slu0 OF nny larger sum
agreed upon must hc made. Agents
for incorporated unions who attempt 90
act for the Incorporated union may ho
punished hy nno Of from $50 TO $500
and imprisonment from ten days 20
ais mnnthH
A proposition To give tho state con.
troll uf nil the oil rrilnrrlra within itn
borders. nud ihuH enable the ruiincrioA
10 work ln piie of opposition from
the standard OF Company. n sub.
mltlrd in I'M which Representative
g, " Wilder has introduced The hiil
is similar ~ the ono Just passed by
tho knnrAH Legislature. II creates n
state department 10 supervise tho In
iluHity with board ~ oil commits,
al0nutHi Tho hoard IL Ia have cuntrol
NJ hll the fulnefluH ~ the state, 10
Wpth ihum IN such manner 10 Will both
develop the resources uf Colorado In
The matter NJ oil production and also
y'old ih" state u return for It's labor