Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-02-07
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
Twenty-Fourth Day.


Immediately after the reading of the
Journal a memorial from Yuma, WASH
lngton and Logan counties was read,
asking that artesian wells be sunk in
each county, to ascertain the value Of
the underfow for irrigation. The peo-
pie have lost In ruined crops enough,
they say, to irrigate the entire section
Of the state. They went there without
knowing the arid conditions of the
country. They also desired a member
Of the board Of agriculture selected
from the plains portion of the state.
Among new bills introduced were the
following:
By Kennedy. appropriation of $4,000
for reformatory.
BY Leddy, to place IS 1000 to the cred
1t of the capitol building fund.
By Leddy, appropriation of $3.50, 900
for the completion Of the state capitol.
By Leddy, authorizing the capitol
managers to beautify and ornament
the capitol grounds and appropriating
$4,000.
By Bolsinger, fixing freight rates on
the Colorado Central.
By Bolsinger (by request), to regu-
late freight, express and passenger
charges. Two and one-half cents a
mile Is fixed as the maximum passenger
rate.
By Hartzell, giving witnesses and
Jurors 10 cents a mile for distance act
ually Travelled.
The Senate then went into executive
session which lasted an hour. The ap-
pointments of Frank Church, Charles
F. Wilson and A. w. Hogle on the fire
and police board, and e. Monash on the
board of public works, were referred
a. n&1k tv~-k
The following bills were introduced:
tice of presenting bills for exceptions.
To create the county of Auro, a sub
stitue for the bill to create the county
Of Loveland.
In the House Mr.. Funderburg pres
ented a petition from citizens of Baca,
setting forth the need of a system of ir-
rigation.
Mr.. Williams presented a petition
from Yuma county, asking for the pass
age of a relief bill.
Another petition from the same coun-
ty protested against the recommends
ton of the appropriations committee
that the bill providing relief and seed
grain to the farmers Is unconstitutional.
legislature visit them and see their con-
dition-that 1t is most deplorable.
New bills were presented as follows:
By Holly, to make 1t the duty of
peace officers to arrest truants.
By Lowell, to appropriate $13,2S7. 80
to pay the balance due to Henry l..
Acker, ]. H. Goldsworthy and Maurice
@. Hayes as Inspectors Of metalliferous
mines.
By Funderburg, to provide for the
time of holding court in the Tenth ju-
dicial district.
By Lowell, for the protection of the
forests, game and fish.
By Soprs (by request), to appropriate
81, 600 for 1895, 81, 1000 for 1896, and $81
to cover deficiency in the 1894 appro-
priation for the state board of pardons.
By Wordsworth, to provide for the
display of Colorado products at the
Cotton States Exposition at Atlanta,
Ga, and make an appropriation there
for.
By Brown, to prevent the writing of
insurance by nonresident agents.
By Brown, to prohibit fire Insurance
companies making contracts not speci-
fed in policies.
shall mid the resistance of the service
of warrants by officers.
BY Murfitt, to divide counties into
road districts and provide for the cleo
tion of a road overseer.
By Campbell (by request), to provide
for the appointment of state agent to
prosecute to final decision in the courts
the claims Of the state against the Unit
ed States for the uprising of the Ute
Indians.
By Stuart, to prevent railway COM
panies from charging or collecting ex-
cess fares.
By Holly, to amend statutes in rela-
ton to guardians and wards"
Adjourned till Thursday. 2 p. m.