The Colorado statesman., 1907-02-09
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

tai Examiners, which will consist of
Theodore, Ashley of Canon City, Nal
loyCatlett of Victor and Howard i.
Chinn, Clarkson M. Guyer and f. II.
Sutherland of Denver. The appoint
ments were confirmed by the Senate
during the afternoon.
Organized labor has shown its dis
position to abide by the House rules
through the registration of George A.
Hally, president Of the State Fedora
tion of Labor, as a lobbyist in the
House of Representatives. Hally is the
first lobbyist to register, and his name
probably will remain lonesome until
that of President Pulver Of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly, who is
now out of the city, is entered upon the
book provided for registration OF loD-
lyists, says the Denver News.
| The Senate in committee OF the
| whole took up Senate Bill No. 30, py
Mr.. De La Vergne and gave 1t favor
able consideration. The bill amends
| the act authorizing cities OF the nrst
| or second-class to acquire and main
| tain parks, so the terms of park COM
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.
| In response to request from Pas-
| qualo Corte, Italian consul, Governor
Buchtel has undertaken an inquiry
| into the recent accident in the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company coal mine
at Primero, in the southern coal fields,
where a number of coal miners lost
their lives. He is most anxious to get
/ at the bottom and learn whether any
| thing can be done by the state to pre-
| vent such accidents in the future. he
has instructed the coal mine inspector
to go to the scene and make thor
ough investigation a second time.
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 OIL
the Board of Public Works, and Frank
C. Golf, engineer of the Board of Edu-
cation. The Columbia is the first ma
chine examined by the commission. 1t
will probably be inspected by the mem
bers of the Legislature also while at
the state house.
The State Board of Pardons met
February 1st, being the first meeting
held since Governor Buchtel became
member. The board declined to in
terfere with the sentences of any OF
those applying for pardon, the best
that was granted being that two cases
were laid over to another meeting.
Governor Buchtel does not incline to
granting pardons except in extreme
cases. where more than the ordinary
good reasons are urged in behalf OF the
applicant. The two whose cases will be
given further consideration were:
| Howard Fisher, sentenced from Lake
county for burglary and murder; VIII
liam Bell, sentenced in 1902 from
Arapahoe county for murder.
Richard w. Morgan of Boulder
county, senator from the twenty-sixth
district, was expelled from the state
Senate by a vote of % to 1. Those
absent and excused were Senators But
ton, Meyer and Sapp. Absent without
excuse, Morgan. Present and excused
from voting, Senators Burger and NIL,
|
against expulsion. The cause of Sen
ator Morgan's expulsion was his ack-
nowledgment of having accepted a
bribe during the gubernatorial 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 a bribe
from James M. 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
member of this body"
The bill before the Legislature, ask
ing for an appropriation of $15O,OOO
for the construction of mining tenn
pie in Denver, has the backing of the
American Mining Congress and sew
eral wealthy residents of Denver 1t
was at first suggested that an eight
story structure be erected and that the
larger portion of 1t be rented, so that,
eventually, the building would pay for
itself. This plan, it is said, did not re-
ceive the approval of David H. Moffat
and others, and so the Legislature is
asked to appropriate money for the
construction of mining temple to be
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 the
creation of mine draining districts.
Duplicate bills now in the hands Of
the mines and finance committees of
the Legislature, known as House bill
No. 259 aad Senate bill No. 252, and
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