Gilpin observer., 1907-03-14


standing warrants for the period from
1887 to 1897, was passed by the House
on third reading Monday.
The House. of Representatives put
the banking bill through on second
reading Wednesday. The measure has
been changed but little from that as
amendments made in the committee
being in the way Of perfecting it.
Four bills by Senator Parks, relat-
Ing to telephone. telegraph and similar
franchises, occupied most of the time
some heated discussion. All of the
bills were passed on second reading
by narrow majorities.
The House has voted for the passage
Of joint resolution by Healy of Boul-
der providing for the submission of
constitutional amendment giving the
State University the right to remove
to Denver the schools of medicine, den
tistry and pharmacy for the last two
years of the course in each school.
The insurance bill passed second
reading in the Senate after two amend
ments had been adopted, one making
the minimum age at which children
may De IHSuTeu ulleeh ycdiS, uhu thS
other reducing the term of the COM
missioner to two years. The bill gives
the governor power to appoint the
commissioner.
The passage of the bill to cut off
the salaries of members of the boards
of control of state institutions has
raised roint that is being discussed
among members. Does the salary of
each and all stop at once, or do those
who have not yet served out their
terms draw up to the conclusion of
their time of service?
A bill that is being pressed for pas
sage as one that would add to the
progress of agriculture in the state, is
the Taylor bill for a proposed amend
ment to the state constitution exempt
ing from taxation reservoirs built for
serving adjoining land and which are
not used for storage of water for sale.
1t would place reservoirs in the same
position as canals and bitches used
for the same purpose. 1t has passed
second reading in the Senate.
The railroad bill passed third read
ing in the House on the 18th. The
vote was as follows: Yeas-Adams,
Bick, Blaney, Bryan, Bunney, Cannon,
Cohen, Collins Dillingham;, Dilts,
Dodge, Dolph. Dray, Dulin, Farr. Fet-
zer, Frank, Garcia, Graden, Grisham,
HARRISON, Healey, Hickman, Hoyt,
Hudgins, Kelly, Laton, Morrell. Pad
dock, Parrish, Redd, Smith, Tannen-
baum, Turner, Valdez, Werner, Vim
cent, Watson, Winters, Wolaver,
Young, Mr.. Speaker-forty-two. Nays
-Bowden, Bellesfield, Blatchford, Boil
singer, Fall, Hollenbeck, Hurd, Keil,
Kern, Lehrritter, Lines. Mackenzie.
McLochlan, O'Connell, Napier, Rubin,
Schmidt, Walker-nineteen. Absent,
excused and not voting-Ebbert, Stew
art, Wilder-three.
In the House Monday, Mr.. O'Connell
made speech in support of his bill,
providing for a constitutional amend
ment to make smelters to be public
utilities. Mr.. O'Connell charged that
the smelters annually took hundreds Of
thousands of dollars of the value Of
ore and made no report to the pro-
ducers of that ore. He also attacked
an interview which was credited to
Simon Guggenheim two years ago, In
which the latter gave figures on the
results to the miners OF ore sold to
smelters. His argument was that the
smelters should be declared public
utilities, that rates for smelling ores
should be fixed by public commits
sion. An extended reply was made by
Mr.. Dolph, who quoted from the re-
ports of numerous investigators to
show that ill-advised legislation
against trusts has resulted in making
the trusts stronger. At the conclusion
of the debate. which took up all of the
afternoon, Mr.. Dolph moved that the
enacting clause be removed from the
bill. Carried.
The Elsner collection Of minerals Is
to be removed from the charge OF the
state unless it Is paid for within a
short time. The collection is valued at
s15. 900, and is believed to be the most
extensive and valuable collection OF
Colorado minerals ever gotten to-
gether. When Harry A. Lee was COM
missioner of mines for the state he Sc
cured the collection on an arrangement
made whereby the state was to ac-
auire ownership. He paid Mr.. Elsner
$4,000 on account, but the balance has
never been paid. When Mr.. White
took the Office OF commissioners OF
mines he kept on with the work of try
ing to raise the balance due on that
collection, and also to pay for the
grand display of Mollie Gibson ores
now with the bureau. The latter, like
the Elsner collection, is unique among
displays and can never be duplicated.
A bill has been introduced in the pres
ent session OF the Legislature to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the purchase of
the two collections. Mr.. White Is es-
pecially anxious to have the bill en-
acted, as the specimens named have
won five first premiums at as many
Worlds Fairs for Colorado.
At the Tuesdays session OF the
House reconsideration was had OF
the vote which had killed s. b. No. SS
on Monday. The bill provides for the
cutting off Of all salaries OF members
OF board OF control OF state institutions.
On the vote to pass the bill 1t was
on rriad hx fhlrI Iy.foiIr tn twnni four