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

position to abide by the House rules
through the registration of George A
Hally, president of the State Fedora
tlon OF Labor, as a lobbyist in the
House OF Representatives. Hally Ia the
first lobbyist to register, and his name
probably will remain lonesome until
that OF President Pulver Of the Denver
now out OF the city, ia entered upon the
book provided for registration Of lob
lyists. says the Denver News.
The Senate in committee OF the
whole took UP Senate Bill No. IS. by
Mr.. De La Vergne and gave 1t favor
able consideration. The bill amends
the act authorizing cities of the frst
or second-class to acquire and main
tain parks, 30 the terms OF park COM
missioners shall be two years instead
of six years. The author Of the bill
explained that General Palmer Of Colo
RADIO Springs desires to donate certain
property to that city for park usage,
and Its donation depends largely on
the park board regulations.
Representative Kell of Pueblo has .
bill in the House to compel jewelers.
and those selling jewelry to mark all
such in way to explain Its actual com
position. That is, an eighteen-carat
ring may be SO marked, but II four
teen-carat ring is sold as an eighteen
carat one. the jewelr may be pun
ished. Any imitation goods must be
plainly marked. The bill II drawn in
/ conformity with a national law that
was signed last June. European coun-
tries have had such laws for many
years. but the legislation is new In the
United States.
The bill before the Legislature. ask
Ing for an appropriation of $150,O0O
for the construction OF mining tenn
pie in Denver, has the backing OF the
American Mining Congress and sew
eral wealthy residents OF Denver. 1t
was at first suggested that an eight
story structure be erected and that the
larger portion of 1t be rented, SO that.
eventually, the building would pay for
itself. This plan, 1t Is said, did not re-
ceive the approval of David H. Moffat
and others, and SO the Legislature Is
asked to appropriate money for the
construction of mining temple, to be
| used exclusively for permanent ex-
hibit of the states mining resources.
| The bill provides that the money asked
for shall not be used until an equal
amount is raised by subscription. The
congress also is interested In other
measures of interest to the mining In
dustry, one for the protection of min
ing investors. and the other for the
creation Of mine draining districts.
Duplicate bills now in the hands OF
| the mines and finance committees Of
the Legislature, known as House bill
No. 269 aad Senate bill No. 2s2. and
providing for 2 geological survey in
Colorado. are the subject of much dis
cussion at the present time. The mea-
sure has attracted attention largely
through the influence 1t will have. II
passed, and those aware NJ Its exist
ence are awaiting what action will be
taken with more than casual interest.
Forty states Of the Union have con-
Quoted geological surveys, and twenty
nine of these organisations are still
active. Michigan, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and New York have carried on
survey work with but short Interrupt
lions for over nifty years. The annual
appropriations for the work range az
high as 100000. At present New York.
Illinois and Kentucky are each spend
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The investigations undertaken are
mainly along the line Of economic
geology proper, but In a number of
i Chbtb inc otuuy Vi oOubs Wdt0I re-
! sources. water power and other mat
cluded. In few. general natural his
tory Is made part Of the work.
II the present plans Of the State
Board Of Capitol Managers are carried
/ out, the State Horticultural Board, the
mining bureau. the war relics museum
and the State Historical Society will
l. - ~
officials in charge OF these offices are
Lyman White, Custodian W. w. Fer.
guson and Curator VIII C. Ferril
They are now preparing to fight the
expected order OF eviction. The CAPT
tol board has no objection to these
officials in particular but 1t takes the
position that the files Of papers be
longing to the State Horticultural So
ciety. which are stored in the basement
and sub-basement, are menace to the
whole building on account of the pos
sibilities they offer for fire. Further
more, they argue that the business Of
the state is increasing to such an ex
tent that the space occupied by the
exhibits of the departments named is
actually needed for executive purposes
The board proposed at an outlay ol
| $ll,oVU 10 Duy lne Two vacant iOts
across from the capitol building, al
Sherman and East Fourteenth aven
ues, and upon these lots to erect q
suitable fireproof building in which
the valuable exhibits owned by the
four departments might be established
A meeting Of the Senate committee
on agriculture was held after adjourn
ment Friday to consider S. B. Nos. 81!
and 220, by Senator Drake. These
bills provide that the land original,
donated to the state by the fedora
government. known as state lands.
be taken out of the entire jurisdiction
of the State Land Board and placed ir
the Joint control of that board ant
that of the State Agricultural College
at Fort Collins. Originally these land:
were given to the state by the gov
eminent for the support of the Agri
cultural college, but out of the origina
10000 acres only 10000 remain. Othei
states, as was explained by Eugene
Grub of the Agricultural college
board, have parted with all the land.
given them by the government at low
prices. Mr.. Grub urged that the state
should retain the balance of Its landi
for the reason that IL 1t does so the