The Ordway new era., 1907-02-22
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

has been passed by the Senate, the
vote being 22 for and IL against.
The Senate refused to concur in the
| resolution sent over from the House
which called for IA junketins trip to
state institutions.
A memorial against the Drake local
| option bill was presented in the House
from the Women's Federation. The
bill was denounced as being so am
| biguous and uncertain that. II made
into law II would do nothing for the
| temperance of communities. The me,
mortal was signed by number OF
prominentn club wome. among them
Sarah Plat Decker. Thnlia Rhodes and
| NJ. A. p. Connie.
The following bills were passed on
third reading in the Senate Friday the
18th: Defining common drunkard
and making It crime to sell him
| liquor. S b. 1877. Stephen-An act re-
pealing the state board of arbitration.
S. B. li2. De Long-EnlarginC the
powers of humane officers. 5. B. l6l,
| De La Vcrgne-Making ore stealing
| felony. s. B. lGi. Harrison-Holding
! agents working on commission rcspon.
sible Tor embcZzlements
The House committee on constitu.
tional amendments is expected to re-
port favorably on Mr.. FetZer's bill pro
| viding for the funding of all outstand-
| ing legal warrants OF the state. issued
prior to 1897. The amount for which
the state is held Is sS25.93i.GS, and this
| is increasing each year. owing to the
interest charges. The bill provides for
constitutional amendment 10 legal
ize the issue of bonds. as It can be done
\ In no other way.
| The judiciary committee OF the
House has reported without recon-
mendation the bill to make June 2ith
| Pioneer Day. Also the bill to pro-
vide for n codification of the revenue
laws of the state. II has given favor
| able recommendation to the measure
to provide that municipal corporations
contiguous to each other may consoli-
| date. The latter is to enable the join
| ing into one city OF Colorado Springs
and Colorado City.
The Senate Monday passed
strong measure on third reading by
Senator De Long. providing penalties
| for statutory crimes which are not
! now on the statute books. Two me-
MORALS to Congress were passed, look
! ing to the welfare of the mining indus
| try. Senator Booth succeeded in in
| fuslng new life into his civil service
| measure. which was killed on third
reading the week before. 1t was fav-
orably reported by the committee OF
the whole and will now head the cal
endar on third reading again.
Senator Scott's Ant!-Pass Bill has
| been fayorably considered by the ju-
dietary committee of the Senate. The
bill prohibits the acceptance or use
OF free railroad passes, telegraph or
telephone franks by public officers and
is couched in the most drastic terms.
II provides that no railroad company
| on Or after May l. 1907. shfu issue
any free transportation. directly or in
directly. the penalty for violation be-
| Ing Z fine OF not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000. Similar provisions
apply to telegraph and telephone COM
| panles.
The House committee on criminal
Jurisprudence. which now has charge
of the bill to amend the docking law,
hello hearing Wednesday afternoon.
at which E. X. Whitehead, secretary of
the Humane society, and r. II.
Thomas, who framed the bill and Sc
cured its enactment into law. pre-
sented arguments against the repeal
of any part They spoke most en-
bhatically against allowing the impor.
tation of docked horses, stating that
any such action would practically null
lify the whole law. Mr.. Thomas spoke
both as the author of the bill and as
one deeply interested in the work of
the society.
The house in committee of the whole
killed H. b. 112. by Mr.. Dilts, to per-
init voters who, like railroad men. are
on the move between two cities, to reg
lister at both places and vote in the
precluct where election day shall find
them The members from Denver OBJ
jected to the bill on the ground that
1t would give opportunities, no matter
how safeguarded, for the names 10 be
voted in both cities. Up to within the
last year the city Of Denver had, tney
said suffered so from such frauds that
they were suspicious of any MEASURE
that would tend to reopen the doors.
Accordingly the bill lost its enacting
clause.
Senator Taylor's game bill was be-
fore the Senate in committee of the
whole on the 18th inst. The bill seeks
to forestall the open season on elk.
mountain sheep, antelope or deer.
which will commence next fall unless
shut of by new legislation. The bill
provides that on these animals the
open season shall not begin till 1911.
when 1t shall open on deer over one
year of age. from October 5th to Goth
OF each year. Senator Jefferson said
the deer have increased In Routt
county, and he favored an open season
at the present time. Senator Bard
well said the season should be kept
open. He amended the bill so the
year 1911 should read 1907. This