The Colorado statesman., 1907-02-02


Glenwood Springs.
One week further time was granted
the committee in the State Senate ap-
pointed to investigate the charges
against Senator Richard w. Morgan.
He is now absent from the Senate ow-
ing to the death of his brother. Chair
man Bohn of the committee has his re-
port prepared, but does not desire 10
announce it until Senator Morgan is
present.
The state auditing board has author
lied the payment of $4,000 on the IN
debtedness of the University OF Colo
rado In 10000 the Legislature appro-
priated $4,000 to this institution, but
the money was never paid over owing
to lack of funds. 1t was advanced,
however, by Boulder banks, and the
$4,000 now appropriated out OF the ex-
cess revenue fund will apply on this
Indebtedness.
Senator Taylor's joint resolution me-
morializing Congress to call constltu-
tional convention to consider the
proposition of affording the people an
opportunity to choose United states
senators by direct vote, was read in
the Senate and passed. This resoiu-
tion is in accordance with the platform
desire of the people to have direct bal
lot on this office.
Governor Buchtel has announced the
appointment of Edward j. Wilcox as
a member of the board Of control OF
the State Industrial School for Girls,
to succeed Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell, who
recently resigned from the board. Mr..
Wilcox is very well known in Colorado
particularly in mining circles. He
owns and operates what is known as
the Argentine Central Railroad on
Gray's peak. He is member of the
Prohibition party.
Mr.. Parrish has introduced a bill in
the House to curtail the power of the
Humane society. 1t will prevent, If II
becomes a law, the agents OF the So
ciety going on farms and ranches to
demand that stock be removed to other
places. He also introduced bill TO
provide that text books once adopted
in q school district, must be retained
for at least five years. Under the pres
ent system, he says, changes may be
made rather often, causing great deal
of unnecessary expense.
Among the petitions read in the
Senate Thursday morning was
one presented by Senator But
d.
dent of the Denver Real Estate Ex-
change. The communication asked
that the present Legislature appropri-
ate $250,00O to purchase plot OF
ground Immediately across from the
state house on Grant avenue and upon
this erect a governors mansion. The
letter was placed on file. This site has
been frequently spoken of as favorable
for IN executive mansion, but the sum
of $250,000 for its construction is the
largest vet mentioned. If a mansion
should be undertaken of the size sug-
gested, 1t would probably necessitate
purchasing the entire block for that
purpose.
In an address at the Methodist So
cial Union Monday night, Governor
Buchtel said that he will ask the attor-
ney general to designate his power
over subordinate executive heads. He
added that he thought this power
greater than generally believed and
would address communications to all
subordinates asking them to do all in
their power to help him carry out
his program for the moral bet
terment of the state. 'Wher-
ever there is chance for
graft" he said, Il have told the
men / appointed that they had such an
opportunity, but that | expected an ad-
ministration more free from graft than
any in the history of the state. They
all have assured me that they wanted
to help give an administration abso-
lutely free from it. | will keep in con-
stant communication by letter with
every position in the state where graft
is possible, and those appointed know
that stroke of the pen can remove
them as II appointed them"
The Senate committee on state in
stitutions in its report says: On ac-
count of the enormous amount ex-
pended for coal, for fuel and other pur-
poses by the state institutions, and
beinS advised by the warden of the
state penitentiary that additional means
should be devised for the work and
employment of the prisoners in that
institution, and being further advised
that the state owns a tract of land on
which are coal deposits, your commit
tee believes that 1t would be wise and
economical al well as a great help in
the discipline of the prisoners at the
State Penitentiary IL the prisoners
were set to work developing operating
and mining coal on the coal lands of the
state for the purpose of supplying coal
as far as possible for the use of the
penitenuary ana otner state lnStltu-
tions. The present warden of the pen
itentiary heartily favors this idea, and
the committee recommends that the
necessary laws be enacted to carry 1t
into effect.
A new railroad commission bill,
drafted by the attorney general on the
lines of the national measure, has
been introduced in the Senate. 1t is
the result of number of conferences
held by the Republican members of
the Legislature and party leaders, says
the Republican, which goes on to say:
This new measure, which was intro
duced by Senator Drake, makes the
State Board of Equalization the rail