The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-26
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

Inc DOlpll JILL, eAtllDLINS llOlh eo<No
ton lands set aside for use of the pro-
posed forestry schools at Colorado
Springs was passed by the House.
The House passed the Laton libel
bill, which permits the institution or
civil suit for damages in case of defam-
atory publication where the publisher
has been negligent in efforts to ascer-
tain the facts.
President Harper of the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell, De La
Vergne and Lewis to serve on the JOINT
committee of seven, which will inves-
tigate the estate of the late Wlnheld
s. Stratton. This committee will be-
gin its inquiry at the earliest possible
date, as it has but thirty days in whlch
to work.
Monday, January 21st was the nrsl
pay day of the present legislative ses-
sion. The state treasurers office pald
out approximately $4,000, covering the
salaries and mileage of members ana
the salaries of employees. The ex-
penses of the assembly from this time
on will average about $1,000 per day.
Among the bills reported favorably
by the committee of the whole and
confirmed by the Senate were Senate
bills Nos. 10. II and 12, by Senator An
fenger, relative to the determination
Of heirships, the descent of real estate
and amending the divorce laws. Also
two bills of Senator Parks abolishlng
the mileage for certain officials, which
Is calculated to save the state approx
mately $4,000 per year, and to pay the
actual expenses of said officials.
Representative Redd has introduced
bill to provide a separate juvenile
court for the city and county Of Den
yer. 1t is designed to take the affairs
of the juveniles away from the county
court, in order to place them in the
hands of judge who has nothing else
10 consider. Another bill on the same
matter was to provide detention
house, where youthful prisoners might
be instructed and started on the right
way to begin life.
REPRESENTATIVE w. A. Smith from the
committee selected in the Fifteenth
Assembly to select a site and make the
ARRANGEMENTS for a monument on the
Capitol grounds to the soldiers of the
Civil War, has reported the action ta-
ken. The committee selected a spot
directly before the west entrance and
contracted for the construction of a
granite monument in six pieces. Large
bronze plates bearing appropriate in
scriptions will be attached to the
sides. and above will be erected cav
alryman, also in bronze.
The judiciary committee Wednesday
reported for favorable action several
measures, among them one that county
treasurers shall not deposit more than
$50, 900 in any one bank; another COM
pelling coroners to extend stenograph-
ers' notes taken at inquests; one eX-
tending the time of chattel mortgages
when a part of the principal has been
paid, and another referring to the guar
anteeing of official bonds by surety
companies. The committee on tenn
perance recommended for enactment
H. B. SO, the local option measure.
Favorable action was taken by the
Senate committee of the whole on S. b.
NJ. rs. Senator Taylor, which seeks to
procure a proper division of the ten per
cent derived from grazing fees do
mated by the government to counties
upon which forest reserves are located.
There are 100000 acres of forest
reserves in the state, reaching into
thirty-eight out of the fifty-nine coun-
ties. The federal government charges
certain fees for the use of these re-
serves, and now offers to return ten
per cent to the counties. The bill
seeks to divide the bonus according to
the proportion of reserves in each
county, the money to be turned into
the road fund.
Most of Tuesday morning in the
Senate was given over to considera-
ton of the Crowley resolution calling
for an investigation of the Morgan
bribery case held over from last ses-
sion. The resolution was read sec
ond time, and when final action was
taken, after much debate, the matter
was placed in the hands of special
committee to be appointed by the chair.
This special committee of three men,
bers will investigate the entire matter
and make a report to the Senate by
January 31st. 1t will also make rec
concentrations regarding the disposi-
ton of the $3.50 alleged to have been
given Senator Morgan as a bribe,
which is still il keeping of the dis
trict attorney.
When H B. 20, the pure food bill,
came up for third reading ir the House
Mr.. Wilder moved its recommitment
for purposes of further amendment
His objection, he said, was to section
4, which provided that actions under
the law could be commenced only by
the secretary or members of the State
Board of Health. He believed that any
citizen of the state should be permitted
to bring actions. Mr.. Kelly replied
that the same matter had been passed
upon by the House twice, and had been
voted down both times. There was,
therefore, he said, no good reason for
recommitment. The House refused to
agree to the motion. The bill was
therefore placed on third reading and
final passage, going through without
a vote being registered against it.
The rules of the House for the pres
ent season were formally adopted at
the sessions of that body Wednesday,.
A number Of the Republicans who had