The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-16
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

has To say about the proposed local op-
-ion law This Republican party
measure will first of all continue ex-
ernpr from saloons the territories now
exempt under special provisions IN
their charters. Next in order VIII be
provisions set down for the guidance
n, county commissioners in granting
saloon licenses. The road-noust mas
got 10 go. The strictest provisions
will be made in dealing with saloon Ii
ccnsas on the outside. Contiguous
u,onarry will be given something 10
saw: and the applicant must show good
character and proper conduct IN the
mast. Municipal option Is to be
granted for the present.
Senator Woods bill in relation 10
coal Iaine inspectors was faNoraoiy
considered by the Senate and recon-
mended for final passage IL is a Dill
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, AMI increases
their salaries and expense allowances.
He said that the output Of coal mines
had increased from 100000 tons per
year to about Il 100000 tons, and tina:
the present office force of the state
| coal n.ine inspector is entirely made
uuate to visit the important mines OF
the state The salaries OF inspectors
were fixed at $4,000 each per year.
| with necessary travelling expenses.
If the present plans of the State
Board of Capitol Managers are carried
out the State Horticultural Board, the
mining bureau, the war relics museum
and the State Historical Society will
! have to move from the capitol. The
officials in charge OF these oftlces are
Mrs. Martha Shute. Commissioner f.
Lyman White Custodian w, w. Fer
guson and Curator Will c. Ferril.
They are now preparing to fight the
expected order OF eviction. The capi-
tol board has no objection to these
officials in particular but 1t takes the
position that the files of papers be-
longing to the State Horticultural So
ciety, which are stored in the basement
and sub-basement are menace to the
whole building on account OF the pos
siblities they offer for fire. Further
more they argue that the business OK
the state is increasing to such an ex-
tent that the space occupied by the
exhibits Of the departments named Is
actually needed for executive purposes.
L
&11 900 to buy the two vacant lots
across from the capitol building, at
Sherman and East Fourteenth aven-
ues. and upon these lots to erect
suitable fireproof building in which
the valuable exhibits owned by che
four departments might be established.
The House spent all OF Thursday in
irving to transact business. two bills
encountered proving stumbling blocks
To progress The close was in another
OF the agitations over adjournment
that have been frequent occurrences
during the session After the commit
tee on appropriations had been ex.
cused from the session for Friday, In
order that its members might visit
the Normal school at Greeley, mem-(
bers suggested that the adjournment
be to Monday. Mr.. Redd raised the
three days allowed by the Constitu-
ton and would, therefore, threaten
the life of every bill passed after the
adjournment The speaker ruled that
the adjournment could be considered
as Of only three days. When the mo-
ton was put to adjourn to Monday
morning, thirty-two voted In favor and
only twenty-five against. But some OF
those who had voted yes dis
covered that the speaker had voted
no, and they fastened to get in line
with him. The motion was therefore
lost Had it passed, there is no doubt
the Supreme Court would have been
afforded an opportunity to pass upon
the constitutional question involved,
which would have set a precedent for
following assemblies. But the Six
teenth has so far declined to furnish
the occasion for appeal to that court.
Giving Of bonds by surety companies
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 Representatives
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 it has been maintained. A
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 blll-killers appeared to have th<
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
branch of his court his own special
pet and had undoubtedly done much
, good Il do not agree with the poll
tics Of Judge Lindsey" he said. "and
do not approve of his actions last
fall, hut that does not blind me to the
good he may be doing If his court Is
accomplishing anything, and we have
much authority for saying that it is,
believe it should be so placed that it