The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-23


The Senate refused to concur in the
resolution sent over from the House
which called for a iunketing trip TO
state institutions.
The Kelly pure food bill, II. B No.
-, was unanimously passed on thlro
reading in the Senate and will become
q law as soon as the House has con
CURED In the Senate amendments and
the governor signs il
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel entertained
the members OF the Senate and their
families Tuesday night at the Cham
beriain observatory Of the University
Of Denver, Of which he Is chancellor.
All had an opportunity to test the big
telescope, after which refreshments
we're served
A memorial against the Drake local
option bill was presented in the House
from the Womens Federation. Inc
Till was denounced as being SO am
biguous and uncertain that, II MADE
into a law, It would do nothing Tor the
Temperance OF communities. The me
mortal was signed by number OF
prominentn club wome, among them
oarah Platt Decker. Thalia Rhodes and
n. A. b. ConiEe-
The following bills were passed on
third reading in the Senate FRIDAY the
18th: Defining a common drunkard
and making il crime to sell MIN
liquor S b. 1877, Stephen-An act re-
pealing the state board of arbitration.
S. B. l42. De Long-Enlarging the
powers of humane officers. S. B. 16l.
De La Vergne-Making ore stealing
felony. S B. 1s4. Harrison-Holding
agents working on commission respon-
sible Ior entertainments.
The house in committee OF the whole
killed H. b. liz. by Mr.. Dilts. to per
init voters who. like railroad men, are
on the move between two cities. to reg
lister at both places and vote in the
preclrct where election day shall find
them. The members from Denver OBJ
1ected to the bill on the ground that
Il would give opportunities. no matter
how safeguarded, for the names 10 be
voted IN both cities. Up to within the
last wear the city of Denver had, they
said suffered so from such frauds that
they were suspicious Of any measure
that would tend to reopen the doors
Accordingly the bill lost its enacting
clause.
The commits sioner of public printing,
w. A. Platt, has let contracts on
three classes OF printing. bids for
which were received several days ago.
The state printing is divided in six
classes bids being received on three
OF these In one year and on the three
others the alternate year. OF the six
contracts the Smith Brooks Company
now holds four, the kistler Company
one and the Franklin Company of
Pueblo one. No further contracts will
be let until next February. All the
contracts now in force are much lower
than those of previous years and some
Of them the lowest known in the his
tory Of the state.
Senator Sapp's duplication OF stu
dies bill was discussed in the Senate
Tuesday, but, owing to the absence OF
certain members, went over without
action. The bill is one providing fer
the appointment of a commission to
determine the branches of study to be
taught in the various state educational
institutions and making it unlawful to
establish any special branch Of instruc-
ton in any institution that is dupli-
cation Of a branch already established
In some other state institution. Sena-
tor Anfenger a member of the inveS-
tigation committee of hold-over sena-
tors, said there was d great necessity
for such an act, as many studies are
duplicated. and the state might be
saved many thousands Of dollars by
striking half of them out. The domes-
tic science department at the State
Normal School and State Agricultural
College We're cited as indicated.
The ready reference file of bills was
received from the printers Monday. 1t
shows some remarkable facts, among
which is that the judiciary, appropria-
tions and roads and bridges commit
tees of the House handle more than
half of all the measures presented. OF
the 502 bills put into the house, ninety
eight went to the judiciary committee
on first reference. eighty-three to the
appropriations committee, and sixty
seven to the committee on roads and
bridges. Adding the seven bills that
were afterwards sent to the judiciary
committee the total for the three Is
265. Senator Fry is the only member
OF either body who did not put in bill
during the session. Senators Adams,
Crowley, Meyer and Morgan each in
troduced one. Senator Bardwell, a
new member, led both houses with
thirty-seven. Senator Taylor and Rep
resentative Kelly tied with thirty-four
each. Senator Anfenger introduced
thirty-three and Representative Collins
twenty y-seyen.
The House, in committee OF the
whole, killed Representative Fetzer's
bill to provide for tenure OF Office to
school teachers. The bill was to pro-
vide that after two years service
teachers should be held on the pay roll
OF the districts, unless grave charges
were proven against them. Mr.. Can
non favored the bill 1t was. he said.
In line with legislation attempted at
former sessions. when 1t had been pro-
posed to pension teachers after twenty
years OF service. This bill would be a
forerunner Of the other, he explained