The Delta independent., 1907-03-07
LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND GOSSIP

day to Monday. IL Hau pech coH-
tended by some that such adjournment
invalidated all succeeding acts OF the
body, and n few members held an i'm
promptu session Saturday to obviate
the danger. After hearing legal opin-
ions the speaker decided that the ad-
jouInment was legal and the House ap-
proved his decision.
{ The Senate in committee or 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 first
or second. class to acquire and main
| tain parks, so the terms OF park com
missioners shall be two years instead
of six wears The author OF the D!ll
explained that General Palmer OF Colo
RADIO Springs desires to donate certain
property to that city for park usage.
and It's donation depends largely on
the park board regulations.
Shortly before o'clock the com.
mittee arose. leaving consideration OF
the Drake bill unfinished. When the
report OF the committee was made 10
the House, Kelly moved to amend by
substituting his bill for the Drak"
measure This preClpitated parlia-
mentary sparring match lasting more
| than an hour. The final vote by whiCh
the Kelly bill took the place OF the
| Drake measure. stood as follows. FOR
! the report OF the committee OF the
whole as amended Beck. Bellesfield.
Blaincy. Bryan. Cohen. Dillingham;.
Dilts Dray. Dulin, Fall. Fetzer. Frank.
| Garcin. Grisham. HARRISON. Hcaly. Hol.
lenbeck. K!ei Kelly, KEN Laton, Law
renee. Mackenzie. Morrell. Napier.
Paddock. Parker. Parrish, Schmidt.
| Smith. Stewart. Tannenbaum. Turner.
Valdez. Walker. Wilder. Winters. To
tai thirty seven. Against the report
Adams. Bawden. Blatchford. Bolsincer.
Bunney. Cannon. Collins, Dodge. Dolph.
| Farr. Gradcn. Hickman. Hoyt Hurd,
Lehrritter. Lines. McLnchlan. O'Con-
nell. Redd. Rubin. Werner. Vincent.
Watson. Wolaver. Young. Brccken.
ridge. Total. twenty.siI. Absentees.
Ebbcr,, IIudgins
The House OF Reprcse natives al
.ourncd last evening Thursday. Feb
ruary 2ls') TO Monday morning, nm
action that II has declined to take On
| previous occasions Shon members dc
sired to rest from Thursday night 10
Monday. The action was taken. II wSs
| claimed. because the committee on ap-
| propriat.Ons had arranged = trip to he
| institutions in the Southern part OF the
state. and many Of the members would
lee out OF town until Sunday night. NJ.
Stewar, filed n strong Protest against
the adjoui nment. stating that the emo
lilies OF all bills passed rom this time
to the close would attack their consti.
tuiionality because OF the adjourn
incnt. Thr state constitution reads
| that neither House NAV adjourn ,or
more than three days withou, the con
| cent of the other. II hhd been held
| that an adjournment OF three days
would be construed by the courts just
as such Is construed IN law cases.
when three days means that the nc.
| ton contemplated must be within that
| limit II the Legislature SdjonrnR sor
three full days. the time, these au-
lhoritics held. would be more than
| three legal days before Il could rcas-
| scmble. Those who favored tho ad.
| journment says the Denver Republican
claimed to have taken legal advice and
to be sure the action was perfectly
Proper.
! According to the Denver Republican
the Denver Chamber of Commerce,
| supported by mining men all over the
state. will fight agains, the passage
o: the bill, now pending before the
| IcEislatu-. providing for the creation
Of the Office OF state geologist
and the appointment OF the professor
Of geology at the University OF Coo
| l ado to a. the position IN an cS-ofIicio
: capacity II the wishes OF the mining
COMMITTEES are carried out. Al n meet
ing OF the committee yesterday roso-
| luton was passed severely condcmn.ng
the bill and recommending the dircc.
| 'ors OF the chamber to use every
means in their power to defeat It.
The committees opposition to the
measure IL based on the grounds that
| the giving Of a position to one college
would create the hostility OF the other
| colleges. and that only one who can
devote all his time to the work should
I'll the position. Mining men and
| scientists all over the state are said
| TO be almost unanimous in their pro-
tests against the bill. Lyman White.
| fcrmcr state mining inspector. is sec.
| rotary OF the committee, and Is said
| 20 voice the sentiments of number OF
prominent men. There is another bill
| before the Legislature, also cmbodying
provision for the appointment OF "A
state geologist, but an expert who
holds no other position is asked for.
II was drafted by the Colorado Scien.
| tine Society and has the Endorsement
| Of those who oppose the other meas.
ure.
The subject Of local option was up
for discussion In the House last
Wednesday, though much of the time
was given over to personal explana.
tlons on the part OF members. charges
OF misconduct and the cracking OF
jokes. The Drake bill came up with
an amendment by Laton to strike out
counties. which was adopted. 80 to 20.
Then followed other amendments by
the score. Among the first to be
adopted was that which raised the re.
quirement on petitions creating anti.
| saloon territory from twenty to forty