Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-02-21
ThIrty.Seyenth Day.

oenate-S. d. 1NO. 10, IDoyu, uDOilSh-
ing capital punishment, was called up
on third reading. Senator Boyd said
that the bill ought to be amended in
certain portions. and he moved that the
measure be referred to the committee
of the whole. Agreed to. The Senate
then went into committee of the whole,
with Senator Fulton in the chair.
s. B. No. 80, Moody, regulating the
employment of deputy sheriffs, was
taken up. Senator Moody explained
that the bill was intended to prevent n
sheriff from going anywhere in the
state and raising an army. II such
powers were given the sheriff. there
was no use of having militia. The bill
was intended, the speaker said, to per-
NIT only the employment of electors of
the county in which the appointment
is made. A motion to strike out all
amendments and leave the bill as orig
inally introduced was carried and the
bill was recommended for passage.
s. B. No. 1T, Graham, amending the
statutes relative to ballot boxes, was
taken up. The committee on privileges
and elections recommended as a sub
stitute for the first section of the bill
providing that ballot boxes may have
fastened by one lock. After the bal
lots shall have been counted they shall
be sealed in an envelope and delivered
to the county clerk, avoiding the eX-
pensive transportation of the bulky
ballot boxes, which are frequently
broken while being conveyed over the
mountain roads. The bill was finally
referred to the judiciary committee for
amendment.
II. B. 6S, Clarke, relative to the ad-
vertisement of tax sales in German
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mittee. Senator Wheeler called the at
tention Of the Senate to the course pur-
sued by certain committees in report
ing bills to be printed contrary to the
rules, thereby causing unnecessary ex-
pense. The subject was fully dis
cussed, after which the Senate went
into executive session.
The Speaker appointed the following
committee on blacklisting investigation |:
Morris, Rockefeller, johnson, Morrell
and Lasell.
House-The church taxation bill was
very much in evidence in the House
in the morning. Immediately after the
reading of the journal, petitions in ia
vor Of and against it began to pour in.
Mr.. Collais presented one from Colo
RADIO Springs twenty-seven feet and
one inch long against the bill. Mr..
MlHOE DleSeHlOu Olt uNc lccl lohk lOE
1t from Boulder. Mr.. Warren and Mrs.
Klock presented petitions in favor of
the bill from citizens of Denver. Mr..
McWilliams presented petition in IA
vor sent him by his constituents, and
Mr.. Woodwork one from the students
of Colorado college on the opposite
side. Three memorials were also pre-
sented by Minor in favor of wagon
road through Buchanan pass.
H. B. JOG, the church taxation bill,
then came up for its third reading.
Mr.. Whittier said that it had been as
serted that the Justice of the measure
could not be denied. This was untrue.
for 1t was a tax on benevolence, upon
educational institutions, religion and
patriotism. He would not except n
single church. They all taught as
pure patriotism as any G. A. X. post.
He belonged to both the G. A. r. and
the church, and he knew. He made
long and fervent speech against the
bill, claiming that the churches were
purely charitable institutions, and
that the bill was direct thrust at
the poor and suffering Of the state. 1t
betrayed a sentiment like that which
animated the French revolution.
Mr.. Minor said the bill did not suit
him in every respect, but he believed
IL Wohu DC piopSiiy nhH 'e
would vote for it because be believed
the principle was right. Church prop
erty was free from taxation up to ST.
500, since the tax rate is made on one
third of the taxable property. He be-
lIeyed the little churches, the poor
churches and the Salvation army, with
no church at all, did more actual good
among the people than the great
church societies. Twenty churches,
worth $500. scattered about the city.
with 20 ministers at moderate salaries.
did far more good than one gre.. edi
flee worth $15O.OOO, with preacher
drawing a big salary. The generosity
of Trinity in sending relief to the suf
ferers in the eastern part of the state
had been instanced, but he yentured
to say that If the list of contributors
could be seen, a majority of them
would be found not members of Trim
ity, and many not members of any
church. All property should be tax
ed, and then the government should
apportion funds for relief as it SEEM
ed best, as 1t had in the relief bill re-
reutlv pxssed Charity was not con-