The state herald., 1907-02-01
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

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 mem
bers will investigate the entire matter
and make a report to the Senate by
January 31st 1t will also make rec
concentrations regarding the DISPOSE
ton of the $3.50 alleged to have been
given Senator Morgan as bribe,
which is still in keeping of the dis
trict attorney.
,, The Senate Thursday, In committee
of the whole, took up the long-deferred
local option measure, S. B. No. 40, by
| Senator Drake. Senators Jefferson,
Wood and Adams led the sharpshoot.
ing against this measure. Senator Ad.
ans offered an amendment to change
the words "antisaloon territory" to
"anti-liquor territory" If liquor could
not be sold in saloons, he didn't want
it sold anywhere. He professed to be
perfectly honest in his attitude, as did
Senator Wood. Defenders of the
Drake bill. including Senator Booth,
said the object of the bill was to al.
low the people by popular vote to set
| aside certain territories where saloons
could not operate, and that substitu.
80 tln I'D - 60
would destroy the erect Of the entire
| measure. The motion to substitute
was lost, being supported only by nine
votes.
Archuleta county comes to the front
with n new method of forcing the leg
islature to make better provision foI
the care Of the states insane. Repre-.
sentative Wilder introduced bill ask
ing an appropriation of $2,013.15, as
reimbursement for Archuleta county
for sums paid out in private institu'
tions for the care Of the county's in
sane. Since 1897 the state asylum
has refused to receive patients from
Archuleta, on the ground that the asy.
lum is overcrowded. At a recent meet
ing OF the Board OF County Commits
sioners resolutions were adopted urg
ing Representative Wilder to secure
refund from the state Of the amount
specified, and, also. to use his influ'
ence to get larger appropriation fol
the insane asylum, so that countie;
will not be obliged to continue bearing
double burden of caring for the in
sane at their own expense and con
tributing to the support Of the state
asylum.
The voting machine commission mp
pointed by Governor Buchtel to pass
upon all voting machines used in Colo
RADIO, has met and organized. Franl
| c. Con was elected chairman and Mr.
Vickery secretary. The commission
will Immediately take up the consider
alton OF all voting machines which are
competing for selection. Each county
may select the style OF machine II de
sires to use. and the same rule apple,
to every city and town IN the state
provided the machine selected is nc
ceptnble TO the commission. The othel
member OF the commission Is J. p
| Hunter, city engineer OF Denver. Mr.
| Hunter md Chairman Con are me
| chanical engineers. as the law passed
| requires that two members OF the com
mission shall be OF this profession II
order to prevent my machines beini
| accepted which may be turned to II
legal uses. The only machine yet sub
mitted to the commission Is the Stand
ard. but there are at least half dozef
In the field, and these will all be exam
ined and passed upon.
The rules OF the House for the pres
ont season were formally adopted N
A number OF the Republicans who hat
refused to support the rules Mt n pre-
vious session returned to their allie
glance. enabling the rules. az prepared
| by the committee. to be adopted b,
the close vote OF thirty.four to thirty
one. At the pivotal stage OF the pro
| ceedings the vote was even closer. bo
Ing thirty.three to thirty-two. n bar,
majority. this being on the motion o
Chairman Dolph to amend the rule re
storing tho clause making the assem-
OF two-thlrds OF the members ncces
sary TO suspend the rules. The re
maindcr OF tho rules wero specdil,
agreed TO. Just as reported by the com
mittcc. Among them is the rule com
pelliNs IouDylsth 10 rtEihttf WIN tnt
speaker. and to bar them all from the
floor OF tho House at all times, both
during ana before and after sessions
Any outsider who shall attempt TO in
nuencc n member will be placed on IN,
lobbyist list and compelled to remain
away from tho House. A resolution
was adopted TO have printed on large
placards and displayed or tho en-
trance doors both the rule regarding
privileges Of the floor aud that ro
garding lobbyists.
Senator Taylor has introduced n bill
into tho Senate 10 require insuranc,
companies doing business In this state
TO accept state courts In all disputei
instead Of insisting In going into III,
federal courts. II In claimed that In
suranco companies through dcfcndint
suits ns foreign corporations put III,
insured TO great deal OF inconye
nicncc and cost A citizen Of tho state
resident In the remote part Of Colo
RADIO. when ho brings suit. has to have