The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-03-09

The passage OF the Dill 10 cut DH
the salar,s of me embers of the boards
of control of state institutions has
raised a roint that is being discussed
among members. Does the salary of
each ana all stop at once. or do those
who have not yet served out tn air
terms draw up to the conclusion of
their time of service?
The Senate was IN session three
hours Saturday, during which consid-
erable important business was trans
acted. S. b. No. 1874, by Senator Booth,
was reported favorably by the commit
tee of the whole. This measure tones
up the present registration law in sew
eral points and will render it more eff
ficient. The conference committee
reported that an agreement had been
reached on the Kelly pure food bill
amendments the House agreeing to
accept all amendments but one, and
the Senate being asked to make GER
tain notifications in this, which will
undoubtedly be done. II. j. X. No. 6.
by Representative Cannon. was read
and placed on passage. 1t seeks to
call convention to propose an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States to prohibit polygamy. Some OBJ
lection was made to an immediate
vote on the resolution without refer
ring it to a committee and it was or
dered so referred. S B. No. Is. Bard
well. admitting certain evidence in lit
igation over estates. as competent,
passed on thir reading.
At the Tuesdays session OF the
House a reconsideration was had OF
the vote which had killed S. b. No. IS
on Monday. The bill provides for the
cutting off of all salaries of members
of board OF control of state institutions.
On the vote to pass the bill 1t was
carried by thirty-four to twentyfour.
Changes made by members ran the
yeas up to thirty-eisht. AS part OF
those who changed their vote had done
so with the evident intention of NOV
ing a reconsideration at a later ses-
sion, the friends of the bill moved "a
reconsideration at once and had the
motion laid upon the table. This ac-
tion disposed of the bill for all time
as far as the House is concerned
Other bills passed on third reading:
II. b. 1876 Parrsh-To add a judicial
district II. b. 81. Redd-Writs of er-
ror in criminal cases. II. b. l6S, Col
Iins-Cono erning larceny. H. b. 1872.
edd-Estabishing juvenile courts.
H. b. 21O, Healy-Public printing. H.
E. 229, Paddock-Concernn robbery
H. b. Pa, Fetzer-For read alons
grounds of home for dependent chill
Gren. II. b. 249, Redd-Proving or
book accounts. II. B. 313. kelly-Deed
of trust II. B. 345. Collins-Expense
of district attorneys
The appropriation committee is now
the storm center at the capitol The
general appropriations bill having been
printed, and its provisions becoming
known to all state employees, there has
been concerted movement upon the
chairman of the committee to have
changes made in salaries, and, in some
ins tances, in the amount of help given
eacE department. Upon the top of this
has come increased demands from all
the state Institutions for more money
than the committee feels that it can
give out of the funds on hand. The
general appropriations bill, providing
for the conduct of the states business
for the next two years, will use up
about 81 10000 of the funds estimated
to be available This will leave about
81, 100000 for all other purposes, and
the state institutions will need nearly
ali Of this. The committee has de-
cided upon giving 100000 over the
regular ttwo-fifthS of a mill to the Uni
versity of Colorado. which has raised
row in that direction. And then
comes another from Pueblo That city
wished an increased appropriation for
he insane asylum, including $l50,000
fol cottages: it also wanted one for
tho State Fair, and another for a nor
ma school. The committee has given
$50. 600 for the cottage system, and has
SAID that Pueblo may have any one of
he three things it desires. but not two
of the three. And so on. through each
of the items of all the bills to be
passed upon. Chairman Watson of
| the committee said yesterday that
there was money enough for the state
| cxbtn nses, and the state institutions,
brt that other proposed expenses
would have to be cut out unless some
urt xpected source of revenue could be
disc 'osod. Among the things that
miaht suffer would be the railway COM