Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-01-28

miners, making them prior lien on
the mines, and to amend the Denver
city charter in relation to annexation.
Mrs. Hearth, the chairman of the
committee on towns and cities report
ed against the bill to allow cities max
ing appropriations for associated char
tiles as against public policy.
A bill to increase the bounties on
coyotes and wolves was defeated, on
the ground that the bounties were al
ready high enough.
Friday, January e2nd.
The Senate was not in session.
House.-Governor Atkinson of Geor-
pla. being present, was invited to adj
dress the House, which he did, after
wards holding an Informal reception.
A number of petitions upon various
subjects were read and referred. The
resolution to investigate the Leadville
strike was agreed to.
The appropriation bill to pay the per
diem and mileage of members and EN-
ployes passed third reading, but will
not be signed until Monday. 1t is the
only bill that has passed so far.
An invitation to visit the Home for
Dependent Children on Monday after
noon was accepted.
The House went Into committee of
the whole to consider House bill No.
90, by Andrew Park, to permit Of Pu-
eblo making appropriations for assO-
ciated charity organizations. The
committee on labor reported against
1t as being against public policy. After
discussion the bill was favorably re-
ported. Adjourned till Monday.
Monday, January abth:
Senate.-The bill introduced by
Senator Bromley providing for
the repeal of the act Great
ing the board of pardons was consid-
cred by the Senate and the abolish
ment Of the board of pardons was rec.
commended by the close vote of Is to
II. =
A concurrent resolution from both
houses of the Idaho Legislature, con-
graduating the Colorado Assembly
upon the reelection of Senator Teller
was read.
Senator Carney, chairman Of the COM
mittee on rules, submitted report of
his committee, amending the rules SO
that In the absence of the chairman of
any committee n majority of the men-
bers of such committee may act and
report upon any measure referred to
that committee.
The following bills passed third read
Senate bill No. 5 (by Reuter-, upon
Recommendation of the supreme COURT
Providing that all certificates Of nom-
nation which are In apparent confor-
nifty with the provisions of the elec-
tion laws, shall be deemed valid un-
less objection shall be made within
three days after filing of the same, and
In case such objection is made, notice
shall be mailed to all candidates who
may be affected thereby. The officer
with whom the certificate Is filed shall
pass upon the validity of objections
ana his decision upon matters of form
shall be final, and his decision upon
matters OF substance shall be open to
review, II prompt application be made.
The remedy In NIL cases shall be sum-
mary and the decision of any court
having Jurisdiction shall be final and
not subject to review, except that the
supreme court may review any such
judicial proceedings In summary
way.
Senate bill No. 3 Painter)-Amend.
Ing the attachment laws SO that caus.
es can be continued for twenty days.
and any other creditor OF n defendant
may come Into court and file his claim
ana receive the same remedies against
the plaintiff as are accorded to the
original plaintiff.
At the close OF the afternoon session
the state institution committees of
both houses visited the State Home for
Dependent Children upon the invita-
tlon of the board of managers, Ad-
journed.
House.-A bill to appropriate money
to the Benedlctine Sisters mt Canon
City to recompcnse them for damages
TO buildings caused by blasting for
the state canal was defeated on recon-
mendation Of the committee on state
institutions on the ground that max
Ing appropriations for sectarian pur-
poses was unconstitutional.
The judiciary committee recommend.
cd the defeat of bill to submit an
amendment to the constitution to re-
move the safeguards II places around
the letting of contracts for state sup
plies and the recommendation was
adopted.
The same committee recommended
that the bill TO prevent the disposal OF
chattel mortgaged property be de-
feated ms being impracticable, and the
recommendation was concurred In.
resolution was adopted against
any of the state institutions doing
printing for outside parties. Some OF
'he ueaI anu uuinD muteS at Colorado
Springs are experts and the institution
underbid outsiders on work.
Messrs. Allen. Gardner and Crowley
We're appointed n committee from the
House to investigate the cost of main-
tanning the different state institutions,
and to recommend reductions. They
will join two selected from the Sen.
ate.
The committee on finance. ways and
means from both branches intend to
meet and devise n scale of reduction
to extend to all departments of state.
Mr.. Englcy's bill to prevent children
under sixteen years Of age from work.
Ing for wnecs was discussed in com.
mittee OF the whole and defeated by
n vote OF 22 TO 81
A FATAL EXPLOSION AT WARD