The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

| 10 ON0fB60 improvements on tue Sdpi
tol grounds. was killed In the House
House Concurrent Resolution No. I
by Mr.. Hard. welcoming he Nations
Order Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution to hold its next convention
In Colorado April 3oth. was unani
mously adopted BY the Senate.
Mr.. brakes Senate bill 70 regulate
the practice Of barbering was brought
up IN the Senate ON third reading ant
nnal passage. having been receive<
from the printer in amended form. A
number Of minor amendments wer<
bill passed by vote Of ~ to 8.
President Harper Of the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell. De Il
vsrgns and Lewis to serve on the joint
committee Of seven. which will inves
tigats the estate of the late Winneld
8. etratton. This committee will BE-
date, a. 1t has but thirty days IN which
to work.
Senator Parks amendment to arti
Gle of the constitution, increasing
the salary of the governor to $4,000;
the pay of the private secretary to
81, 500, that of the Supreme Court jus
-
trict Judges ip.the Second district to
&c, 900 each, and in the other districts
to $1,000, was killed In the Senate by
striking out the enacting clause.
The appropriations and state institu.
tions committees of the House are pre-.
pairing for a visit to FIVE Of the state
institutions, the trip to be entered on
within. a week or two. The institu-
tions to be visited are: School for the
deaf and blind at Colorado Springs. In
sane asylum at Pueblo, penitentiary at
Canon City, reformatory at Buena
Vista and the Soldiers and Sailors
Home at Monte Vista.
Mr.. Cannon's bill to give power OF
arrest to agents of the Humane Soci'
ETY. came up Wednesday to involve the
House in a debate that promised to be
endless. Mr.. Lawrence led the attack
on the bill, which was due to com
plants made of the actions of agents
OF the society. Most Of the represen'
tatives from the southern counties
supported Mr.. Lawrence. SO that the
bill was killed by striking out Its en-
acting clause.
The following telegram from G. L.
Aggers, formerly prominent business
man Of Denver, now in Seattle. was re-
ceived by the speaker Thursday and
read in the House: To the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives. Den
ver.-The Colorado Society of Wash
intSton, 1000 members. sends greet
ings. The Washington Legislature
has appropriated 100000 for the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
What will Colorado give?
Senate bill 224, Senator Millard,
amends the registration law as 1t ap-
plies to cities OF over 5000 population,
where the town and county precinct
lines conflict. In such cases the
county clerk shall appoint whatever
additional registration committees are
necessary. Senator Millard explained
that In Boulder 1t was almost impos-
sible to hold an election this spring
without this amendment. The bill
passed the senate with the emergency
clause.
The commission appointed by Gov
ernor Mcdonald before his retirement
to look into the proposition Of procur
ing voting machines for use in Colo
RADIO elections. met Tuesday to exam
inc the Columbia voting machine
which is being exhibited by agents Of
the company. The commission con
sists of Albion X. Vickery. county
clerk; John b. Hunter. engineer OF
the Board of Public Works, and Frank
C. GofY, engineer of the Board OF Edu
cation. The Columbia is the frst ma
chine examined by the commission. II
will probably be inspected by the mem
bers of the Legislature also while al
the state house.
Senate bill No. 4s. Senator Harri
sons anti-lobby act. was killed In the
Senate, the enacting clause beint
stricken out after q long discussion
Senator Scott said II lobbying was In
herently wrong, then a bill to licensf
1t was a greater evil. The object o.
the oil was to prevent an evil. he said
but it made a lobbyist Of him who wa
not a lobbyist. He thought 1t honor
able, ss an attorney. to appear beforS
the Senate committees or the Senate
or the individuals constituting tht
Senate, in behalf of ditch compan,
or a railway, or any legitimate busl
ness. "It seems to me this bill is sim
ply a confession" he said. ''of thu
moral and Intellectual weakness OF th'
members OF this body"
Senator Woods bill in relation t.
| coal mine inspectors was favorabl.
considered by the Senate and recon
mended for final passage. 1t is bill
repeating section II OF the existin,
laws concerning coal mine inspectors
and substituting another section II
lieu thereof. Senator Wood explained
that the proposed change increases
the number of coal mine inspectors II
three instead of one, and Increases
their salaries and expense allowances
He said that the output of coal mines
had increased from 100000 tons pc
year to about 100000 tons. and tha
the present office force of the stat
coal mine inspector is entirely made
quate to visit the important mines o
| the state. The salaries of inspectors
were fixed at $4,000 each per year
with necessary travelling expenses.
| Richard w. Morgan of Boulde
county. senator from the twenty-sixtl
district, was expelled from the stat
Senate by vote of 28 to /. Thos
absent and excused were Senators But
ton, Meyer and Sapp. Absent withou
excuse, Morgan. Present and excuse.
from voting. Senators Burger and MI
lard Senator Lewis alone vote
against expulsion. The cause OF Ser
ator Morgan's expulsion was his acE
nowledgment of having accepted
bribe during the guberna.orial contes
two years ago. The report of the Ser
ata oopn,ritfaa which was aGODte