The Lamar register., 1909-07-14

Denver, July 13.-The Kaleidoscope
scenes still continue to be transacted
in the capitol building between the
state auditor and the other members
of the executive department OF the
state government. Mr.. Kenehan re-
turned to Canon City this morning
and trouble started ten minutes after
ward.
The first Of the Democratic vaude-
Vile shows opened at 1O:1O O'CLOCK
at the meeting OF the state auditing
board. 1t will be remembered that
the session laws Of the last general
assembly are not yet printed. The
law Of the Legislature provided an ap
preparation Of $4,000 for legislative
printing, this to include the incident
al printing bill. the printing OF the
journals and the sessions laws. The
printing bill amounted tt
$4,000 leaving $4,000 in that fund
The printing company managed to
secure a contract OF 500 journals OF
the house and 500 Of the senate
These cost $4.763 leaving tota!
balance Of 1927.
The session Laws must be printed
and the other members of the audit
ing board desire to borrow from som
other firm a sufficient amount to
pay for their printing and then re
turn the amount when they are sold
This Kenehan refuses to do. He
positively declines to draw a single
warrant on any other fund. and this
led to a wordy war between his staff
and the governor this morning. One
word brought on another; the COVER
nor charged him Of being incapable
Of running an office and threatened
to mandamus him. This made kene-
han mad, and. shaking his fist in the
governors face. he accused all OF
these at his command and told the
gosernor where he could head in and
also where he could go.
MIR. Kenehan among other things
said:
'.You can mandamus all you want
but III not draw that warrant You
spent the money for house and SEN
ate journals which are never used
Now you re out OF cash and want me
to use some other fund. III see
you In the middle Of the hereafter
looking for o cake Of ice before III
give you a penny. That legislature
that enacted those laws was NO goo
any way. 1t was a bum lot. cost the
state 100000, and what the hell dc
you want to spend another 10000 for
anyway. You have no use for them
and roasted them to a fare-you-wel
about two weeks before you were
through What's the use OF adver
Using them toinorrow? And, again
why do we need the laws printer
Any man with little common sense
can get along without Laws. It's
only used by those who haven't any
sense"
Rhody had delivered himself and
he stalked out OF the room.
The governor had the appearance
off a defeated candidate. Attorney
General Barnett. the other member o
the auditing board. looked across the
table at the governor and said:
"You nominated him John.
didn't"
In the afternoon another meeting
was held and the same subject TAX
en- up, but Auditor kenehan would
leave the room every time a vote
came up on the question, thus break
ing the quorum.
What makes you leave the room
Rhody? Stay here and let's fight
It out. Don't break this quorum.
said Governor Shafroth.
ITO hell with you-you did ii
when you were in congress; III dc
1t now" retorted the state audfeoi
and the governors memory OF his
congressional days caused him tc
realize that the auditors statement
was correct.
At last the attorney general and
the governor ordered the printing
company to print the laws and they
would stand the voucher for the
$4,000 on the emergency sum and the
printing company could mandamus
the state auditor to pay the amount.
A little bit later in the day spe
cial messenger emerged from the
governors office and delivered, tc
the head Of each department, mes
sage which read something like the
following:
''You are hereby notified to in
struct your employees that from now
on the telephones are to be used for
state service only"
Well what do you think Of
that" was the statement made in
every office. The outgoing telephone
calls cost 2 cents each and 1t was
with a view Of saving expense that
the order was issued. 1t was author
ICED BY the state board OF capitol
managers that It y the first time