Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-02-04

Bill No. IL. by Sours, was passed. 1t
provides restrictions for the annexa-
ton Of towns to Denver.
Bill No. 1S, introduced by Senator
Painter, prescribing the qualifications
of candidates for county judges and
requiring them to be at least 25 years
of age, q practitioner before the Su-
years within the state and an elector
within the county for which he Is elect
ed, was passed.
Senator McCreery's bill, providing
for the repeal Of the act creating the
bureau Of immigration and statistics,
brought on a lively discussion of the
derived by advertising
Colorado through this bureau. The
bill was recommended for passage.
Bill No. 35, by Senator Painter, reg
ulating the proceedings In certain cleo
ton cases, was recommended for pas
sage.
ELL No. %. by Senator Evans, relat-
ing to the prevention Of infectious dis
ease among cattle, was recommended
for passage.
wages subject to attachment from $50
a month to 60 per cent. OF the amount,
was ordered printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Crowder commit
tee Of three. consisting Of Messrs
Crowder, Rhode and Grove, was
named by the speaker to select the
names OF employees that should be
dropped temporarily from the roll on
account of the invalidity of the law
Of 1895, providing for their appoint
ment.
A joint memorial by Mr.. Greene OF
Pueblo praying Congfess to cede the
public lands to the state to hasten their
reclamation and utilization was con-
sIdered. 1t provides that such cession
be so conditioned that irrigable and
farming lands and lands suitable for
homes shall be sold or leased to actual
the forest. coal. iron and precious min
eral lands and lands suitable only for
pasturages shall be reserved from
sales. The memorial was unanimously
adopted. 1t will have to be read a
third time, according to the rules.
The bill to prevent county tr.asurers
from holding office more than one term
was discussed and vote In favor OF
the bill resulted. 1t will probably be
fought vigorously on final passage.
A bill by Mr.. Bucklin to amend the
laws dealing with horticulture was con-
sidered. 1t Is designed to protect orch
ards from pests that affect trees and !s
much on the same line as law In
force In California. II permIls OF
county commissioners. on application
OF Is owners OF orchards. TO appoint a
horticultural inspector. who shall re-
ceIve 81 n day while actively engaged.
The bill prohibits the Introduction Of
fruit trees or cuttings into u county
where an inspector has been appointed
without being examined by him. No
action.
Saturday. Janun-y 3Oth.
Scnate-The matter OF payment OF
employees was discussed but no new ac-
ton taken.
Senator Painters bill. No. -. relat.
ing TO cstrays. was recommended for
passage. The bill provides that no per-
son shall take up an estrTy except in
the county where he resides and Is a
householder. When any person takes
up an estray he or she shall within five
days record n written description OF
the animal with the county clerk. who
shall he entitled to a fec OF % cents
for recording such description In the
cstray book. The taker.up of an cstray
shall be entitled to mileage to and from
the county clerks office at 10 cents per
mile He shall have the cstray ap-
praised by two houscholders. who shall
be sworn, and they shall receive 1.JO
each for such appraisemcnt. The TAX
cr.up shall advertise such cstray for
four consecutive weeks In paper pub.
lished In the county and he shall hold
such stock until claimed. proven and
taken In charge OF by the owner
Only two new bills were introduced.
House-The bill to prevent the re.
election of county trcasurcrs was called
up and defeated by a rote of thirty
seven to twentyfour.
On recommendation OF the commit
tee on mercantile and manufacturing
affairs. the bill introduced the previous
day to appropriate 10000 to make n
display at the Omaha exhibition next
year was defeated.
A bill to require county commission.
crs, in making new roads. to provide n
bicycle path was reported back for pas
sage by the committee on roads, and
the report adopted.
A bill to permit OF the Pueblo CITY
Council nppropriating funds to the AS.
sociated Charities passed third reading.
In the afternoon the House Mt once
went into the committee of the whole
on the second reading OF the bill TO
create the new county of Sylvanitc.
The bill provides that the county seat
shall be established at the town OF
Cripple Greek temporarily" and at
the first general election the question
of n permanent county scat shall be
submitted to the people The governor
shall appoint the temporary officers un.
til the election in November. For tho
fec system the county shall be of The
second class. 1t Is to he attached 10
the Fourth judicial district. and TO
have -four terms OF the district court n
year at the county scat. II Is made n
part of the Third senatorial district
am. attached to El Paso county for
purposes.
In moving for the second reading of
;.c bill. Mr.. Hurlbut made some state.
mcnts about the prospective county.
The proposed county would embrace
700 square miles. and left | 900 square
miles for the old county. Including
Pixies Peak the scenery and the health
and pleasure resorts. The old county
would still be third In population ami
third in valuation among the counties
Of the state. while the proposed county
would be fourth in population and sew.
cnth in assessed valuation. The os.
scssablc valuation of the city of Grin.
pie Creek alone was over $1,000 OOO
The estimated population OF the Dro.
posed county was 10000. The vote nj
the last election was 12.723. Its bust.
ness nt the county seat of El Paso
was 40 per cent. of all the bus.
mess transacted. The statement of the