Gilpin observer., 1911-01-12
Board of Pardons.

feet. upon the commission of crime Is
the knowledge that when sentence Is
the party will be compelled to serve out
his term.
State Engineer.
'The work in the office of the state
engineer has largely increased in the
aI9 that The here filings mads a
irrigation development now taking
place in this state, which has never
the biennial term the number of filings
for irrigation enterprises has amounted
to the number of 2,751. The estimated
voirs. filings for. which were made in
1909 and 1910, is about $450.000,0 900.
The estimated cost for new bitches was
$1,0O2. 100000.
COdificati0n of Water Laws.
''The time has arrived when the laws
of the state dealing with the various
uses to which the waters may be ap-
piled, should be codified and revised In
such manner as to present a harmoni-
Gus and consistent scheme of state con-
troll. -
trolling the streams of the state, and
compelling observance of the DEGREES
heretofore entered. has been given to
his duties in connection with roads,
bridges and other improvements.
These latter duties should be trans
1T seems to me that the most eff
fective and permanently satisfactory,
way of meeting the situation presented
In respect to the use of our natural
streams, is to appoint a committee of
three hold-over senators to draft
the subject. and report the same to
the next session of the general assem-
bly, for its consideration and adoption.
Il further suggest an appropriation
of 81, 900 to meet whatever expenditures
the committee may deem necessary to
make in the drafting of the bill.
Land commissioners.
THE present state board of land
general. the secretary of state. the
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion and the governor.
When we entered upon the duties of
that board. we found that the state
was upon the eve of a great irrigation
development: We believed that if we
to be appropriated and applied to pri-
vate lands. that there would be no
water that could be obtained in the fu-
ture for state lands. We. therefore.
determined that we would enter upon
the policy of selling a large portion of
the state lands. so that school lands
would not be left high and dry after
the waters were all conserved and ap-
priated to other lands.
Litigation In Supreme Court.
In order to limit the ever increasing
number OF cases filed In the supreme
an act, limiting the right of appeal
from the district court to the supreme
court. and the issuance of writs of
error by the supreme court to the dis
trict court. to all cases except those
involving freehold or franchise). in
which the amount involved, exclusive
OF costs. exceeds the sum of $1,000.
The cost of appealing cases to the
gePPeraIfy sePerf % best for R tRe eh iitigant having
a claim of only $1,000, not to appeal,
even If he is ultimately successful; the
cost OF maintaining the supreme court,
divided hE the numher of deter
mined, shows the average expense to
be considerable. and. therefore. the
action of litigants, who often appeal
because their anger overcomes their
better judgment.
an act submitting to the people an
amendment to Section 23 of Article 8
Of the @ constitution OF r,, anis 8, state. state
shall lie from the supreme court to
every final Judgment of the county
that writs of error may lie. from the
supreme court to such final judgments
of the county court, and in such mani
ner as may be prescribed by law
Fort Lewis school.
The United States government has
at the Fort Lewis reservation, In La
Plata county. Two years ago in the
indian appropriati9n biti, eSSngress = OF If
Colorado.
Il, therefore, recommend that a bill
be passed accepting the grant rendered
by the national government, upon the
terms prescribed, and making suffi-
cient appropriation to maintain such
as is recommended by President Lory.
Election Frauds.
There have been presented to me
numerous affidavits alleging that
frauds were perpetrated at the recent
election at certain. precinct sin Las An
Hnnrfann and CoStilla counties
1T is time that we in Colorado. pos
sessing one of the finest free school
no voter should be allowed to receive
assistance except for physical disabil-
ity.
Educational InstitutIOns.
THE educational Institutions of our
state, during the past two years, have
been almost unequaled at any period of
their history. In the past two years
tPe number of students dent 81 the aniysp TGe
number of students at the State School
of Mines has increased from $40 to
375. The number of students at the
state Normal school has Increased from
1,O25 to 800. These institutions are do
Ing most excellent work under their
respective presidents. Previous to the
present administration each of these
institutions had accumulated a debt
The State School of Mines has paid Its
debt in full; the State Normal school
has paid Its debt in full; the state Ag-
ricuItural college has reduced Its debt
othe sum of $4,000. and the univer-
sity has reduced Its debt to the sum OF
$4,000.
II suggest to the General Assembly
that bills be passed appropriating suf-
ficient moneys to liquidate all of the
Indebtedness of these institutions, sc
that they may start again witncut any
hindrances In their excellent work. and
l further suggest that they be allowed
reasonable Increase of their mainte-
nance fund.
Of IN L. laI ra
who failed to do his duty was my first
appointee as boiler Inspector. whom
removed from office" .lt
Would Regulate Voting.