The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-16

The attorney genera Wan
tion ot $4,000 10 the annual sa-af: a
lcwaHee. OF this $500 is 70 go !o' '
emplS rlent Of d second assistant
Representative Fetzer's bill 20 Pr
vide the state with an Art com
20 oversee Improvements on me az
toI grounds. was killed in the MUS
Secretary Of State O'Connor ASKS
new clerk in the tax depaT mn -, =
whose salary is to be sl,2eY' ne 49,
asks an increase in the salaFE VI ''ie
index clerk TO $500.
Secretary Hagar Of the State l5oai ~ =
of Charities and Correction vans il! n!'
salary increased from sl.5uu to s-,pVo'
wants an assistant secretary al sI'oVV'
and a stenographer at sl,2oV.
Martha A. Shute, secretary OF tile
State Board Of Horticulture. VINO re
ceives a salary OF $1,000, wants 20 con, eiL
tinue in her present position at s-'Vup
per annurn She also wants an aI!o"
ance Of 81 200 for q stenosrapheF'
Curator Ferrill of the State Hlstori'
cal aud Natural History society wants
an increase in the salary OF MS ilu,
scum assistant of $500, that indlNiaua'
now receiving $500. He also ASKS an
allowance Of $500 for TWO s'oo
clerks.
Governor Buchtel wants an increase
in the salary OF his private secretary
from $500 TO $4,000; an allowance Oh
400 for the salaries of TWO stem
osrapher-clerks If the allowance lor
two stenograp apher-clerks is MADE 'he
present position of stenographer-cieI h
at $500 will be abolished.
Mr.. brakes Senate bill to regulate
the practice OF barbering was broush,
up in the Senate on third reading and
final passage. having been received
from the printer in amended form. A
number of minor amendments were
made by unanimous consent and the
bill passed by a vote OF "a TO 6.
President Harper OF the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell, De La
Vergne and Lewis to serve on the JOINT
committee of seven, which will inves'
tigate the estate OF the late "lnheio
Stratton. This committee will be-
gin its inquiry at the earliest possiole
date. as it has but thirty days In which
to work.
Senator Parks amendment to artl
Gle 5 Of the constitution, lncreaslns
the salary OF the governor TO $o'ooo'
the pay OF the private secretary u
81, 500, that Of the Supreme court Jus
tees 10 $4,000 each. and that OF DIS
trict judges in the Second district &c
SC, 900 each, and in the other dlstrlcls
to $4,000, was killed in the Senate oy
striking out the enacting clause.
Mr.. Cannon's bill to give power OF
arrest to agents OF the Humane Socl
ETY. came up Wednesday to involve tne
House in a debate that promised 10 DC
endless. Mr.. Lawrence led the attach
on the bill, which was due 10 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 lts en-
| acting clause.
The judiciary committee OF tht
House has reported without recon-
msndation the bill to make June 24tf
Pioneer Day. Also the bill to pro
vide for a codification Of the revenue
laws of the state II has given favor
able recommendation to the measure
to provide that municipal corporations
contiguous to each other may consoll
date. The latter is to enable the join
ing into one city OF Colorado Spring!
and Colorado City.
Senator Scott's Anti-Pass Bill ha'
been favorably considered by the lu
| dietary committee OF the Senate. Th'
| bill prohibits the acceptance or us'
| OF free railroad passes, telegraph o.
| telephone franks by public officers an'
| Ia couched in the most drastic terms
| II provides that no railroad company
on or after May /, 1907. shall ISSUE
any free transportation. directly or in
directly, the penalty for violation be
ing Z fine of not less than $500 no
| more than $1,000. Similar provision!
apply to telegraph and telephone com
! panles.
Senate Bill No. 2s4, by Senator
| Bardwen to regulate wage brokers
or loan sharks, as they are sometime:
called, has been favorably reported b,
the senate judiciary committee. Thi!
| bill provides that no person or asso
| citation shall establish or conduct thu
| business OF wage broker in the stat.
| without first procuring license from
proper authorities, consisting of thu
| board OF county commissioners in an!
particular county. A provision of tht
bill Is to the effect that no wage earnel
| can assign any part of his or he
wages which may not be earned within
a period of thirty days; that is to say
| that no one working for wages can as
sign more than a months salary at
| time. The interest to be exacted b,
| the broker shall not exceed twt
per cent. per month. which is t
include all commissions and othe
charges. No assignment of wages b,
a married man, who is the head OF ;
| family residing in the state, will b,
valid without the consent of his wife
who shall sign the papers with him
No minor shall make any assignmen
at all. There are other provision
which practically revolutionize tn,
present laws governing such loans.
Every person who attended the Re
publican legislative caucus Tuesda,
declared himself for railroad com
mission law, says the Denver Republi
can. So far. SO good. But there wa: