Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-18
COLORADO LEGISLATURE


Of the Philippines. to be erected In the
state capitol grounds a, cost not sI
ceeding $4,000.
The Taylor bill. preventing appeals
being made to the consolidated Su
preme Court when the amount in
yolyed Is less than $500, oceasioned a
lively discussion In the Senate. The
bill met warm opposition from the mo
ment OF It's announcement and was
finally Killed by striking out the enact
ment clause.
The House adopted the joint rnemor-
ial b. Mr.. Baer asking Congress 10 re
peal the section CT the land laws wsich
prohibits stockmen from fencing in
springs and water courses on the pub
lie domain. but to provide that ~srn
springs are SO fenced In the water shall
be conducted to the outside. where
stock could drink without trampling
the source Of supply.
The Dodge civil service bill whent
through the House of Representatives
with no amendments Of any nJte. The
only change made was 10 provide that
nremen and policemen were under its
provisions at all times. Other officers
Of state. county and city might be free
from danger OF the law when not In
their Offices. The change vas TO more
effectually keep fircmen and policemen
from inteFfe ring in election matters.
The committee on stock OF the House
decided TO report fayorably on keez-
er's bill TO make larceny OF chickens
after dark a felony. Most OF the mem
bers confessed TO having suffered from
the depre dations OF the aft.r-dark fra
ternity, and were unanimous In the
sentiment that the penalty proposed
was far short OF the enormity Of the
crime. The committee did not look
favorably upon the bill for the sup
preston Of dog fighting. chicken fight
ing and similar diversions Of the
brutal. and the bill VIII be reported in
for indefinite postponement.
Chairman Breckenridge OF the
House committee on appropriations
has almost completed the work on the
general appropriation bill. The com
mittee Is trying to reduce some Of the
amounts to be Appropriated. on the
theory that the state will have much
less money TO handle in the next two
years than IL had In the two just
passed. The appropriations committee
is having some trouble in making up
its estimates. for many bills carry ing
appropriations we're sent to other com
mittecs. and there has been no means
Of footing up the totals asked for.
Sections Of the short appropriation
bills signed by Governor Adams up to
the pre- sent time include expenditures
as follows: Legislative expenses. sC0.-
coo. executive and judicial expenses.
..si.lc2gs. State Reformatory, sl2.-
frA -. al
sl2 600. Soldiers and Sailors Home.
81. 900: penite ntiary. 10000. The ap-
propriation 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
lie Senate chamber at the state house
Sunday. February l2th. were charac.
terized by beautiful decorations and
impre ssiye csre monies. Under the d.
r,ction OF Sergeant at Arms Berry the
Senate chamber had been handsomely
decorated with raes and potted plants.
The desk of the late Senator Buckley
vas draped In appropriate mourning
aad a bowl Of beautiful flowers had
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 best
ever delivered in Denver
The fiatistics OF bills introduced In
the House show that the Fifteenth
General Assembly will be most re.
markable in one respect Five mem
bers OF the House did not introduce a
bill. In past legislatures there have
sometimes been case where more
than one member failed TO put In q
bill. but history does not record q
similar occurrence to five members
falling to do so. The Ave members
to put in no Hills were Griffith. AcIn-
tyre. Mcclure. Bolsinger and Street
Mulqueen. O'Connell. Veldez. Johnson
and Sherwin put in one bill each. On
the other hand. bromley introduced
thirty five bills. keezer thirty-three aud
Thomas thlrty-one. Three members
thus introduced ninety niue bills of the
40s put in. almost one-fourth OF the to-
tai. And all three OF these members
were from Denver.
BY special order. at II 80 a m. on
the 7th inst. the Senate paid tribute
to the memory of the late Senator
Buckley. The resolution adopted was
in part as follows: Realizing the ir-
reparahle loss resulting 10 the Senate.
10 the constituency he represented ard
to the state st lcfse. from the death
of Senator Bdokley. we. his colleagues.
members of the Senate OF the Fif.
teenth General Asse mbly. pause in our
discussions. our deliberations. our diff
ferences. and in the discharge OF our
duties. to bear witness TO the worth,
the integrity. the manhood and the
citizenship OF our departed brother.
As friend William s. Buckley was
true. steadfast and reliant A vigor
Gus partisan. be fought from the open
with honest. manly weapons. As a
husband and father. Senator Buckley
approached the domain of the perfect