Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-03-28
Seyonty-s secOnd Day.

sevonty- second Day.
Senate-Carney's BILL forbidding the
issuance of passes and to regulate
rates, was considered on an adverse re-
port of the railroad committee. The
minority found consideration In the
committee Of the whole, but the vote
resulted IA to IA, and Its final disposi-
tion was deferred.
The Senate refused to concur In the
House amendments to Felker's bill to
allow property of minors and Insane
persons to be mOrtgaged.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing bills were passed:
8. B. 173, Mills, appropriating $4,000
for an iron bridge across the Grand
river, at the town of DOtsero, Eagle
county.
8. B. II, Campbell, appropriating
5000 for a state wagon road from
Montrose, Montrose county, to a point
on the San Miguel near Naturita.
8. B. 90, Adams, appropriating
$4,000 for a state wagon road from
Juanita to Pngosa Springs In Archuleta
county.
8. B. 1853. Barela, appropriating $1O..
600 to repair and widen the state wag.
on road from Trinidad to StonewaIl in
Las Animas county.
8. B. 167, Painter, appropriating S5,-
600 for sinking an artesian well at
some point in the northeastern part Of
the state to test the flow Of artesian
water for irrigating purposes
s. B. 10Y, Newman, for the construc-
ton of q wagon road from Molus
Lakes, San Juan county, to point on
the Rico-ItockwOod wagon rond where
the Baker trail intersects the same In
La Plata county, and appropriating
$4,000.
s. B. 15i, Evans, to construct state
wagon road from Balloue, Larimer
county, to Steamboat Springs, carrying
an appropriation of $4,000.
s. B. Hartzell, regulating the prac-
tice of pharmacy.
S. b. Boyd, paying number of men
for work on the Twin Lakes reservoir.
H. b. regulating the care Of paupers.
II. B. 3D4, relating to the county COM
missioners.
H. B. 1873. concerning insurance COM
panies.
H. b. 1888. amending the mechanics
lien law.
H. B. IL, relating to the state blind
institute.
H. B. 70, requiring commission mer-
chants To give bonds.
Malchus' bill making 1t illegal to col
lect debts for liquors sold at retail, was
defeated by a vote OF II to IL. A mo
ton to reconsider carried, however,
and the bill will come up again.
H. b. 80, enabling towns and cities
to refund their indebtedness, was pass
ed, as was II. B. 40, amending the act
establishing Mineral county.
At the evening session the Senate In
committee of the whole agreed to the
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lication of agricultural statistics; ap-
propriating $3.50. 900 for completing the
capitol and grounds; to insure equal
rights Of colored persons In hotels, the
aters, etc; pay certificates Of indebted
ness issued to the national guard; ap-
propriating $4,000 for the continuance
Of wark on state canal No. 1; providing
that assessors shall construe the words
"full cash value" in its application to
corporate property to mean that in no
event shall any such property be as
sessed at less valuation than the
amount Of bonded or mortgoged in
debtedness upon such property.
House.-A number of committee re-
ports were acted upon.
H. b. 314, Stewart, providing for an
inspector of petroleum, passed third
reading.
.. b. Ok, MOTlO1 " tuuOlc COuhticO "
refund their bonded debts, passed third
reading.
The following passed second read
ing:
Il. B. 297, Lowell, to appropriate
SIS, 900 for the payment Of rent owned
by the state for the use Of offices In
the Equitable building.
H. b. SO, Marris, to appropriate $12,-
294.76 for the payment of outstanding
vouchers of the State Industrial schools
during the year 1894 upon which the
auditor refused to issue warrants.
81. B. 277, wilkins, to appropriate $6.-
900 for the construction Of a bridge
over the South Platte near Orchard,
Morgan county.
8. B. 1T, Graham, providing for the
transportation of election returns to
the various county seats by mail in
stead of courier.
8. B. III, Pease, making certain
civil cases.
8. B. 152, Newman, creating bureau
Of mines and defining the duties Of the
commissioners of mines.
8. B. 116, Drake, to elect one alder
man in each ward for two years In
stead of two aldermen for one year, in
cities of the first class.
H. B. $50. johnson, the general ap-
preparation bill, was read and referred
to the printing committee. 1t appro-
PIRATES the sum of S675,OOO. The sal
ary list is almost the same as that
passed two years ago. The appropria-
ton for the executive and judicial In
cidental expenses has been cut down
$4,000, and the contingent expense
fund increased in that amount