The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-02-13

vide the state with an Art commission
to oversee improvements on the Capt.
tol grounds. was killed in the House
; House Concurrent Resolution No. 4
by Mr.. Hurd. welcoming The National
Order Of the Sons of the American
In Colorado April Both. was unani-
mously adopted by the Senate.
Mr.. brakes Senate bill to regulate
the practice of barbering was brought
up in the Senate on third reading and
final passage. having been received
, from the printer in amended form. A
number of minor amendments were
made by unanimous consent and the
bill passed by vote of "A to 6.
President Harper Of the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell. De La
vsrgne and Lewis to serve on the Joint
committee Of seven, which will inves-
tigate the estate OF the late Winfield
8. stratton. This committee will be-
gin its inquiry at the earliest possible
date, as 1t has but thirty days in which
to work.
! Senator Parks amendment to arti-
Gle OF the constitution, increasing
the salary of the governor to $4,000;
the pay OF the private secretary to
$500, that of the Supreme Court JUS
trict Judges In the Second district to
$4,000 each, and In the other districts
to $4,000, was killed in the Senate by
striking out the enacting clause.
The appropriations and state institu-
lions committees of the House are pre-
pairing for a'visit to five of the state
Institutions, the trip to be entered on
within week or two. The institu-
lions to be visited are: School for the
deaf and blind at Colorado Springs, in
sane asylum at Pueblo. penitentiary at
Canon City, reformatory at Buena
Vista and the Soldiers and Sailors
Home at Monte Vista.
Mr.. Cannon's bill to give power of
arrest to agents of the Humane Soci-
ETY. came up Wednesday to involve the
House in debate that promised to be
endless Mr.. Lawrence led the attack
on the bill. which was due to COM
plants made of the actions OF agents
of the society. Most of the represen-
tatives from the southern counties
supported Mr.. Lawrence, SO that the
bill was killed by striking out Its en-
acting clause.
The following telegram from G. L..
Agyers, formerly prominent business
man of Denver, now In Seattle. was re-
ceived by the speaker Thursday and
read in the House: To the Speaker of
the House of Representatives. Den
ver.-The Colorado Society of wash
infton, 1000 members, sends greet
ings. The Washington Legislature
has appropriated 100000 for the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
What will Colorado give?
Senate bill 224. Senator Willard.
amends the registration law as 1t ap-
plies to cities of over 5000 population.
where the town and county precinct
lines conflict. In such cases the
county clerk shall appoint whatever
additional registration committees are
necessary. Senator Willard explained
that in Boulder 1t was almost impos-
sible to hold an election this spring
without this amendment. The bill
passed the senate with the emergency
clause.
The commission appointed by Gov
ernor Mcdonald before his retirement
to look into the proposition Of procur-
ing voting machines for use in Colo
RADIO elections. met Tuesday to exam
Inc the Columbia voting machine.
which is being exhibited by agents Of
the company. The commission con-
sists of Albion X. vickery. county
clerk: John B. Hunter, engineer Of
the Board of Public Works. and Frank
C. Goff, engineer of the Board of Edu-
cation. The Columbia is the first ma
chine examined by the commission. 1t
will probably be inspected by the mem
bers Of the Legislature also while at
the state house.
Senate bill No. As, Senator Harri-
sons anti-lobby act, was killed in the
Senate, the enacting clause beint;
stricken out after long discussion.
Senator Scott said II lobbying was in
herently wrong. then bill to license
It was a greater evil. The object OF
the oil was TO prevent an evil, he said,
but It made a lobbyist of him who was
not lobbyist He thought 1t honor
able, ss an attorney, to appear before
the Senate committees or the Senate,
or the individuals constituting the
Senate, in behalf of a ditch company
or a railway, or any legitimate bust
ness. at seems to me this bill is sim,
ply confession" he said. "of the
moral and intellectual weakness of the
members of this body"
Senator Woods bill in relation to
coal mime inspectors was favorably
considered by the Senate and recon
mended for final passage. 1t is bill
repeating section II of the existing
laws concerning coal mine inspectors
and substituting another section in
lieu thereof. Senator Wood explained
that the proposed change increases
the number of coal mine inspectors to
three instead of one, and increases
their salaries and expense allowances
He said that the output of coal mines
had increased from 100000 tons per
year to about 100000 tons. and tina;
the present office force of the state
coal mine inspector is entirely made
quate to visit the important mines OF
the state. The salaries of inspectors
were fixed at $4,000 each per year
with necessary travelling expenses.
Richard w. Morgan of Boulder
county, senator from the twenty-sixtl
district, was expelled from the state
Senate by a vote of 20 to 1. Those
absent and excused were Senators But
ton, Meyer and Sapp. Absent without
excuse, Morgan. Present and excused
from voting. Senators Burger and Mil
lard. Senator Lewis alone voter
against expulsion. The cause of Sen
ator Morgan's expulsion was his ack
nowledgment of having accepted {
bribe during the guberna. orial contest