The Springfield herald., 1907-01-31


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
hers will investigate the entire matter
and make a report to the Senate by
January 31st. 1t will also make rec
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 "anti-saloon 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-
ton of the word "liquor" for saloon"
would destroy the effect of the entire
measure, The motion to substitute
was lost, being supported only by nine
votes.
Archuleta county comes to the front
with a new method of forcing the leg
islature to make better provision for
tne 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 recent meet
ing of the Board of County Commits
siopers resolutions were adopted urg-
ing Representative Wilder to secure
q refund from the state of the amount
specified, and, also. to use his influ-
ence to get a larger appropriation for
the insane asylum, so that counties
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 ap.
pointed by Governor Buchtel to pass
upon all voting machines used in Colo
rado, has met and organized. Frank
C, Goff 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 1t de-
sires to use, and the same rule applies
to every city and town IN the state,
provided the machine selected is ac.
ceptable to the commission. The other
member of the commission is j. B
Hunter, city engineer of Denver. Mr.
Hunter and Chairman Goff are me
chanical engineers. as the law passed
requires that two members of the com
mission shall be of this profession in
order to prevent any machines being
accepted which may be turned to il
legal uses. The only machine yet sub
mitted to the commission is the Stand.
ard, but there are at least half dozen
in the field. and these will all be exam
ined and passed upon.
The rules of the House for the pres
ent season We're formally adopted at
the sessions of that body Wednesday
number of the Republicans who had
refused to support the rules at pre-
yious session returned to their allie
glance, enabling the rules, as prepared
by the committee. to be adopted by
the close vote of thirty-four to thirty.
one. AT the pivotal stage of the pro
ceedings the vote was even closer, be
ing thirty-three to thirty-two. bare
majority, this being on the motion OF
Chairman Dolph to amend the rule re
storing the clause making the assent
of two-thirds of the members neces
sary to suspend the rules. The re
mainder of the rules were speedily
agreed to. just as reported by the com.
mittee. Among them is the rule com,
pelling lobbyists to register with the
speaker, and to bar them all from the
floor of the House at all times, both
during ana before and after sessions.
Any outsider who shall attempt to in.
fluence a member will be placed on the
lobbyist list and compelled to remain
away from the House. A resolution
was adopted to have printed on large
placards and displayed or the en-.
trance doors both the rule regarding
privileges of the floor aud that re.
garding lobbyists.
Senator Taylor has introduced a bill
into the Senate to require insurance
companies doing business in this state
to accept state courts in ali disputes
instead of insisting in going into the
federal courts. 1t is claimed that in.
surance companies through defending
suits as foreign corporations put the
insured to a great deal of inconve.
nience and cost. A citizen of the state
resident in the remote part of Colo,
RADIO, when he brings suit, has to have
it transferred from the local court to
the United States court in Denver,
Then If an appeal is taken it must go
to st. Paul to the United States Cir
cult Court and perhaps to the United
States Supreme Court at Washington.
In Kentucky the Legislature passed a
law requiring insurance companies to
appear in state courts. Recently the
United States Supreme Court affirmed
the constitutionality of that measure
The Taylor bill provides that no for
eign insurance company doing bust
ness in this state shall without the
consent of the other party to any suit
brought by or against citizens of the
state remoye the s,,it IN tn, foaor,,