The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-14
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

employment of a second assistant.
Representative Fetzer's bill to pro
vide the state with an Art Commission
to oversee improvements on the Capt
tol grounds, was killed in the House.
Secretary of State O'Connor asks
new clerk in the tax department,
whose salary is to be $1,000. He also
asks AN increase in the salary OF the
index clerk to $500.
Secretary Hagar of the State Board
of Charities and Correction wants his
salary increased from 1890 to $1,000;
wants an assistant secretary at $1,000,
and stenographer at $1,000.
Martha A. Shute, secretary OF the
State Board of Horticulture, who re
ceives n salary of $1,000. wants to con
tinue in her present position at $1,000
per annum. She also wants an allow
ance of $1,000 for stenographer.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 4,
by Mr.. Hurd, welcoming .he National
Order of the Sons of the American
Revolution to hold its next convention
in Colorado April 30th, was unani-
mously adopted by the Senate.
Curator Ferrill of the State Hstori
cal and Natural History Society wants
an increase in the salary of his mu
scum assistant of 5000. that individual
now receiving $500 He also asks an
allowance of $500 for two 5000
clerks.
Governor Buchtel wants an increase
in the salary of his private secretary
from $1,000 to $2,100; an allowance of
400 for the salaries of two stem
| ographer-clerks. If the allowance for
two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is made. the
,Ifa4lr
at $500 will be abolished.
Mr.. brakes Senate bill to regulate
| the practice of barbering was brought
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 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 Winfield
| s. Stratton. This committee will be
gin its inquiry at the earliest possible
| date, as It has but thirty days in which
| to work.
Senator Parks amendment to arti-
| Gle 5 of the constitution. increasing
the salary of the governor to $4,000;
| the pay of the private secretary to
| $500. that of the Supreme Court JUS
| tices TO $4,000 each. and that of dis
trict judges in the Second district to
$4,000 each, and in the other districts
to $4,000, was killed in the Senate by
striking out the enacting clause.
| Mr.. Cannon's bill to give power OF
arrest to agents of the Humane Soci-
ETY. came up Wednesday to involve the
| House in a debate that promised to be
endless. Mr.. Lawrence led the attack
on the bill, which was due to 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 its en-
acting clause.
The following telegram from G. l..
Aggers, formerly prominent business
man Of Denver, now in Seattle. was re-
ceived by the speaker Thursday and
read in the House: To the Speaker of
the House of Representatives. Den
ver.-The Colorado Society of Wash
ington, 1000 members, sends greet
ings. The Washington Legislature
has appropriated s1,0O0.0O0 for the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
What will Colorado give?
Senate bill 224, Senator Millard,
amends the registration law as 1t ap-
plies to cities of over 5000 population,
where the town and county precinct
| lines conflict. In such cases the
county clerk shall appoint whatever
additional registration committees are
necessary. Senator Millard explained
that in Boulder it was almost impos-
sible to hold an election this spring
| without this amendment. The bill
passed the senate with the emergency
| clause.
The Board of Health has been max
| ing ends meet on $4,000 year, but the
passage of the pure food bill will in
CT ease the work of the Office, and make
necessary an allowance estimated at
$4,000. OF this $4,000 is the sum
| specified as directly due to the duties
| imposed upon the board by the pure
food law-if 1t passes, and $5,400 addi-
tional Is wanted for use In the ordi
nary course of business, of depart
ment which claims to have been sadly
neglected in the past.
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 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 lob
| lyists, says the Denver News.
1t is understood among the Repub-
lican members that work on bank
| ing blll will be started the moment the
Bardwell investigating committee com
pletes and publishes its report on the
three failed institutions which 1t
looked into. This report will be
taken as basis for bill whose chief