The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14

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 COIN
missioners shall be two years instead
OF six years. The author of the bill
explained that General Palmer of Colo
rado Springs desires to donate certain
property to that city for park usage,
/, and its donation depends largely on
the park board regulations.
| Senate bill No. As, Senator Harri-
sons anti-lobby act, was killed in tho
Senate, the enacting clause being
stricken out after a long discussion
Senator Scott said II lobbying was in
herently wrong, then a bill to license
1t was a greater evil. The object OF
| the DILL was to prevent an evil, he said.
but II made lobbyist OF him who was
not a lobbyist. He thought 1t honor
able. ss an attorney to appear before
| the Senate committees or the Senate
or the individuals constituting the
Senate, in behalf of ditch company
or a railway or any legitimate busi-
ness. "It seems to me this bill is sim
ply a confession" he said. "of tho
moral and intellectual weakness of the
members of this body"
Senator Woods bill in relation to
|
considered by the Senate and recon-
mended for final passage. II is n bill
repeating section II OF the existing
| laws concerning coal mine inspectors
and substituting another section in
| lieu thereof Senator Wood explained
that the proposed change increases
| the number of coal mine inspectors to
| three instead of one. ana increases
their salaries and expense allowances.
| tI..N . st, ttf.s
had increased from 100000 tons per
year to about 100000 tons, and tina.
the present Office force OF the state
coal mine inspector is entirely made
quate to visit the important mines of
| the state. The salaries of inspectors
were fixed at $1,000 each per year.
with necessary travelling expenses.
Richard W. Morgan Of Boulder
county. senator from the twenty-sixth
| district, was expelled from the state
| Senate by vote of 28 to /. Those
| absent and excused were Senators But
ton, Meyer and Sapp. Absent without
excuse. Morgan. Present and excused
from voting, Senators Burger and MIL
lard Senator Lewis alone voted
against expulsion. The cause of Sen
ator Morgan's expulsion was his ack-
nowledgment of having accepted n
bribe during the guberna.orial contest
two years ago. The report of the Sen
ate committee, which was adopted
reads: "That said Richard w. Morgan
is guilty of having accepted bribe
from James NJ. Herbert or Daniel Sulli-
van in the city and county of Denver,
on or about the second day of March,
A. d. 1905. etc. In pursuance OF the
above finding, we, your committee,
recommend that the said Richard w.
Morgan be forthwith expelled as a
member of this body"
The bill before the legislature ask
ing for an appropriation of $150,000
for the construction of n mining tenn
pie in Denver. has the backing of the
American Mining Congress and sew
eral wealthy residents of Denver. IL
was Mt first suggested that an eight.
story structure be erected and that tho
larger portion of 1t be rented. SO that.
eventually, the building would pay for
itself. This plan, 1t is said, did not re-
ceive the approval of David II. Moffat
and others, and so the Legislature is
asked to appropriate money for tho
construction OF a mining temple, to bo
used exclusively for permanent ex-
hibit of the states mining resources.
| The bill provides that the money asked
| for shall not be used until an equal
| amount is raised by subscription. The
| congress also is interested in other
| measures of interest to the mining in
dustry, one for the protection of min
ing investors, and the other for tho
creation of mine draining districts.
Giving OF bonds by surety companies
1 for public officers and the segregating
of the Denver juvenile court from the
| County Court were the two matters
| that took up the greater part of the
| time in the House of Representative
Monday. The first developed some
wide differences of opinion, while the
latter gave an opportunity to discuss
the good work done by the juvenile
| court as 1t has been maintained.
third question that developed much ar
gument was the bill proposing to in
| crease the salary of the speaker of the
House. AS only the first of these
measures survived the ordeal through
which they were compelled to pass,
the bill-killers appeared to have the
i best of the day In taking up the bill
| to make the juvenile court a separate
| judicial department in Denver, Mr..
Redd explained that the docket of the
County Court was kept in such a con
gested condition that Judge had no
time for any other matters. The pres
ent Judge had made the Juvenile
DTdHcH OF MS COURT MS own speciii
pet, and had undoubtedly done much
good. 81 do not agree with the poll
tics of Judge Lindsey" he said, land
do not approve of his actions last
| fall. but that does not blind me to the
| good he may be doing. II his court is
accomplishing anything, and we have
much authority for saying that II is, !
believe 1t should be so placed that it
will Eeep on doing good. But there is
so much to be considered in the
County Court itself, which handles SO
many and such important matters.
| that n aennratn coiIrt is needed ;, ME-