The new era., 1911-01-19
Board of Pardons.

lions OF penitentiary sentences have
been made to the number of twenty
eight, by the board of pardons, ana OF
iafI sentences to the number of fifteen.
''I believe that the most deterrent et
fect upon the commission OF CRIME is is
the knowledge that when sentence Is
imposed, 1t is reasonably certain ina.
the party will be compelled to serve out
his term.
State Engineer.
"The work in the office of the state
past two years. The filings made
therein indicate that there is an era of
IRRIGATION development. ii, nov %,s taR1ng neYes
been equalled in its history. During
the biennial term the number of filings
to the humber OF 2,751. The estimated
cost OF construction OF storage reseI
yoirs. filings for which were y MADE noa ood IN
The estimated cost for new bitches was
$l,O02, 100000.
CodIncation 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 harmonl-
Gus and consistent scheme of state con-
trol.
'rhe work of supervising and con,
trolling the streams of the state. anu
heretofore entered. has been given to
the state engineer In combination with
his duties in connection Win roaas'
These latter duties should be trans
ferred to the highway commission.
1T seeI ena s9
way of meeting the situation presented
in respect to the use of our naturai
streams, is to appoint committee OF
three hold-over senators to draft
code of laws concerning every phase OF
the subject and report %a dher,i the SANE assem no
bly, for it's consideration and adoption.
Il further suggest an appropriation
of So 900 to meet whatever expenditures
make in the drafting of the bill.
Land Commissioners.
THE present state board of land
commissioners consists of the attornees e
State State Superintendent OF public instruc-
tion and the governor. -
when we entered upon the duties cf
that board. we found that the state
was upon the eve of a great irrigation
development. We believed that II we
permitted all the waters Of the state
to be appropriated and applied TO prl-
vate lands, that there would be no
water that could be obtained in & the &edIs fu-
determined that we would enter upon
the policy of selling large portion OF
the state lands, SO that school lanus
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 wits OF
error by the supreme court to the dis
involving i'Hs ing a freehold or franchiseJ, in
OF w't1, costs, ' exceeds % the sum of $1,000.
The cost of appealing cases to the
supreme court is SO great that II ms Is
claim of only. $1,000. not to appeaL I,
even if he is ultimately successful; the
cost OF maintaining the 81 supreme nn dotnr. Gours,
mined, shows the average expense 20
be considerable, and, therefore, the
action of litigants, who often appeal
because their anger overcomes their
better judgment. 1900,
an act submitting to the peopiie p,ie,o an 4
Of the SEnsttuton OF wrts sis of
shall lie from the supreme court 10
every final Judgment of the county
court, and inserted in lieu thereof,
that writs of error may lie. from the
supreme court to such final judgments
of the county court, and in such man
Fort Lewis School.
The United States government has
for years maintained an Indian school
at the Fort Lewis reservation, In Ia
Plata county. Two years ago IN tFe ~
Indian appropriation bill. congress OF >
fered this reservation to the state oil
Colorado. ~,
| be passed accepting the grant rendered
| by the national government, upon me
terms prescribed. and making sutfl-
| branch of the agricultural college there
as is recommended by President Lory.
Election Frauds.
| There have been presented to me
numerous affidavits alleging thai
| frauds were perpetrated at the recent
election at certain precinct sin Las An
imas, Huerfano and Costilla counties
1T is time that we in Colorado, pos,
| systems in the Union, should insist that
| no voter should be allowed to receive
| assistance except for physical disablI-
ity.
Educational Institutions.
i THE educational institutions OF our
state, during the past two years, nave
| had degree of prosperity which mas
been almost unequaled at any period ot Of
! their history. In the past two years
| the number of students at the unlyef-
sity has increased from AGA to 5li me
of Mines has increased from S49 to
| 375. The number of students at the
| State Normal school has increased from
l,O25 to 1900. These institutions are DO
| ing most excellent work under their
respective presidents. Previous to the
present administration each of these St
| The State School of Mines has paid its
! debt in full; the State Normal school
| has paid its debt in full: the state AZ
ricultural college has reduced It's depl
| t othe sum of $4,000, and the uniVer-
sity has reduced Its debt to the sum OF
/ $36,000. 80.
Il suggest to the General Assembly
that bills be passed appropriating SUI
/ ficient moneys to liquidate all of the
| Indebtedness of these institutions, so
that they may start again without any
/ hindrances in their excellent work, ana
further suggest that they be allowed
reasonable increase of their mainte-
| nance fund.
| THE only officer, to my knowledge,
| who failed to do his duty was my first
appointee as boiler inspector. whom l
. removed from office"
Would Regulate Voting.