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Show ! COLORADO KILLS I lit mm DILI DENVER, April 25. Tho senate today to-day effectually killed the Coruforth racing bill, 'which provided for pari-nuitual pari-nuitual betting and passed the Moffat tunnel bill on second reading. The house appointed a committee to investigate the charge of attempted bribery in connection with tho tunnel bill in ihe houso. The bribery investigation inves-tigation committee announced a meeting meet-ing for tomorrow at 2 p.,m., at which Senator Bellesfleld, author of the charges will be questioned The racing bill came up In the senate sen-ate on motion of Sonator Metz for reconsideration. re-consideration. After filibustering for two hours, the motion was carried but tho bill failed of oassago over the governor's veto by exactly tho same vote given -when it first came up for passage over the veto of the governor. Meaz and Twining, who voted with the governor 'before deserted him today, to-day, but Crowley and O'Connell, who were for passing tho bill over the governor's veto whon the measure came back from the executive, Joined with him today and offset Metz and Twining. O'Connell was the only one to explain ex-plain his change, and he said that ho was influenced by the fact that he had discovered that the bill was unconstitutional. un-constitutional. The tunnel bill which was finished In committee of tho whole yesterdav. was passed on second reading, 20 to 15. |