The Lamar register., 1905-02-22

day of February, 1905. wherein 1t was
charged by me that certain members
were intimidated with reference 10
their votes on House bill No. l.; and
the same made by me is without
foundation or truth, and that | have
no evidence to present to your COM
mittee in proof of the same.
(Signed) &C. E. STREET.
Senator Cornforth's bill, No. ca, 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. 1l3. 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.
A bill introduced by Representative
Keezer provides for the erection OF
monument to the memory of members
of the First Colorado volunteers, Army
of the Philippines, to be erected in the
state capitol grounds at a cost not e1-
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
| torney general to $1,000. 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, $780,
600; executive and judicial expenses.
sis4, ,lG2.GS; State Reformatory, $12.-
900; State Industrial School for Boys.
I - n 4 San
$4,000; penitentiary, 100000. The dp
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
Lie Senate chamber at the state house
Sunday, February 18th, were charac-
terized by beautiful decorations and
impressive ceremonies. Under the di-
rection Of Sergeant-at-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 bowl of beautiful flowers had
been placed upon 1t. 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 oest
ever delivered in Denver.
The House committee on counties
and county lines has hung up the
Platte county bill. not for all time. but
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 Bill No. S5. to provide that
majority of the voters of a county
may move county seat, with two
amendments. One provides that 1t
| shall effect only counties of the fourth
class, division d, 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 favOrably. This
will affect Boulder, Weld, Las Animas
and Lake counties.
| The bill room clerk took an order
to Chief Clerk Harper of the House
recently that asked to have delivered
to the bearer all the printed bills re-
turned that day. Although the order
bore the signature of the chief clerk.
the writing was not his. and the dis
coveiy 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
of the House. There was 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 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.
lively debate came up on the third
reading OF Senator Hills bill which
provides for interest on damages fol-
lowing personal injuries. 1t seeks to
have interest begin in case of accident
where damages are secured and run
to the conclusion of the suit. A SINH
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 bill constitutional.
1t would tend to force corporations to
compromise and not tight suits in the
higher courts. Senator Owens de-
nounced the bill as freak legislation
and declared it about time that Colo
RADIO ceased having experiments of this
kind dumped on her. The committee
arose before the consideration of the
bill had ended.
The Republican members of both
houses are said to have agreed upon
pushing the election bill drawn up by
Judge b. B. Lindsey. as containing the
most likely provisions to prevent cleo
ton frauds. The bill was put into the
Senate by Senator Booth and into the
House by Mr.. Thomas.