The Colorado statesman., 1907-02-02


all other states of the United States
now In session, or when not convened,
be and hereby are respectfully re-
quested to join in this application by
the adoption of this or an equivalent
resolution.
Resolved, further, That the secre-
tary of state be and hereby is directed
to transmit copies of this application
to the Senate and House of Represent
atives of the United States, and to
several members of said bodies repre-
senting this state therein; also trans
init copies hereof to the legislatures
of all other states of the United
States"
Mr. Kelly has introduced a bill in
the House in reference to the G. w.
Clayton estate. The bill has been
agreed to, the introducer slater, by
both Moses Hallett, the administrator
of the estate, and R. w. Speer mayor
of Denver. The bill provides that the
will shall refer to property in the
county of Denver, instead of the
county of Arapahoe, and that the pro-
posed home shall be built in the county
of Denver instead of the county of
Arapahoe, these provisions being in
line with the expressed wish of the
maker of the will. The bill will also
permit the administrator to hold GER
tain real estate longer than the ten
years mentioned in the will Should
the sale be forced at the end of the
ten years it might result in loss to the
estate.
The Senate committee on state in
Stitutions recommends that the male
inmates of the various penal and re-
formatory institutions be provided
with the necessary equipment and ma
terial requisite for the making of the
necessary shoes and clothing for use
of the inmates of the state institu-
tions where the state is compelled to
furnish the same. This would provide
the inmates with facilities for learning
various trades, which would be of great
benefit to them after leaving the insti-
tutions where they are confined, and
at the same time would give them en-
ployment during their confinement.
which now appears to be great neces-
sity. The wardens and superintend-
ents of the institutions heartily favor
this idea, and the committee believes
that this system would also result in
a great financial saving annually tc the
state.
In an interview in relation to the
Drake railroad commission bill, intro
duced by Senator Drake, Governor
Buchtel is quoted as saying: There
are serious difficulties in making a rail
way rate law. The peril is that capital
may be frightened from Colorado The
purpose of the bill as now introduced
is to place abundant power in the
hands of the railway commission and
at the same time give sense of Sc
curity to capital. 1t Is believed that
this result has been attained in the
provisions of this bill. This bill pro-
poses that the commission shall hear
complaints and if the difficulties are
not adjusted by the commission in
friendly way, the commission then has
authority to make change in rates.
The change, however, is not to
go into effect until an appeal has been
taken, both to the District Court and
the Supreme Court. The bill provides
that this business shall take prece-
dence over all other business in the
courts excepting only criminal bust
ness. So it would be possible to Sc
cure a final decision at the end of ap-
proximately ten days or two weeks, as
in election cases."
One of the most important measures
to come before the present Legisla-
ture is n measure providing for the
state inspection of meat killed in small
slaughtering houses, similar to the
manner in which government experts
examine meat in the larger packing
plants. So little attention is paid to
this important matter that all of the
beef which is not fit for use in the
larger packing houses is said to be
turned over to the smaller houses,
where much of it is used and placed on
sale locally. In many instances the
presence of even decided tubercular in
fection is not detected, and more often
it is not looked for, It is alleged, Rep
resentative Cannon has introduced a
bill to provide for the inspection of
the small slaughtering houses. and al!
markets and cold storage plants. The
oili' as lr1..ouuced by Mr.. Cannon, has
been prepared by Dean Carlyle and
Dr. Glover of the State Agricultural
college, and DR.. c. G. Lamp, the state
veterinarian. at the request of the gov
ernor THE necessity for this bill will
be apparent" says Governor Buchtel,
when facts like the following are con-
sidered Dean Carlyle and Doctor
Glover, and DR.. C. G. Lamb visited,
incoSnito, one of the small slaughter
ing houses in Colorado, and were
present when the tubercular animals
were butchered. When the knife was
driven into the neck of one of these
animals sack OF tubercular puss, at
least half gallon in quantity, was
opened. The knife was not even wiped
off while the butcher went forward
with the work of dressing the car
cass. The carcass was then hung UP
in the cooler, awaiting a customer"