Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-23

AIlOlueE uhStEuCelub ShSouhtCi soon
lace In the Senate Monday. Senators
|tcwart and Philip were the partici.
|nnts. But for the intervention of
|icnds 1t is believed they would have
|bmc to blows.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
Ias held In Representative hall Mon
Ely night, when leading citizens OF
)cnvcr appeared before the temper
hce committee In behalf of the local
6tion bill. Although the opposition
nd been invited to be on hand. none
/ them appeared. 1t has been long
|me since the church and moral ele-
ent in the community have been SO
)lite4 on political measure.
krhe joint meetings of finance and ap.
fopriations committees OF House and
knate bave nearly reached the Sought
r oud-rcvenue measures that Will en-
lie the state to meet It's obligations for
ensuing two years. The commit
rs have evolved revenue measures
bit will. the members think, bring In
700. 900 Of revenue for the two years
rning. This is 100000 more than
S at first thought possible. A close
nvass of the bills carrying appropria-
ns introduced In both branches
ces the sum at $1.32O.OOO.
Governor Thomas has signed II. B.
155, to pay the expenses of the
rcutive and judicial departments for
first four months of the fiscal year
il n portion of the legislative expcn-
for the first three months. There
b section added to the bill recrenting
old auditing board and providing
It It shall handle the contingent ex-.
bse accounts of nil state officers. As
re Is no pnrt of the title that pro-
es for the board, It will have rs H.
pl an existence us during the past
years. Instead of apportion-
contingent funds to the different
bartments one fund of $4,000 IL
en to the auditing board, which Is
posed to divide 1t properly. The
ke auditor Is to plnce In his biennial
brt an itemized statement Of how
contingent fund has been ex-
tled. 81.
representative Bell is not satisfied
tho refusal of the Supreme Court
ass upon his anti-truck system bill.
believes the action of that body Is
dedly In favor Of the bills fulfill
all constitutional requirements.
bill IL. / think" he said. "far
re Of public question than Is Sen
Thomas district consolidation
Workers In mines all over the
nre vitality Interested In 1t. The
teme Court hns already twice
ed upon truck system bills. Two
ago reason given for not giving
ecifc answer was that no question
asked on specific point. To COW
hat objection I detailed forty-one
Is In questions and asked them to
le. Not NIL the questions were
ssary, but asked them all SO that
he points might be covered. do
think the court has done as It
Id. But the court did not declare
bill unconstitutional, and evidently
ed a point that might come be-
1t Mt some later time. That leads
10 believe the bill Is all right"
prtsmen of all classes and from
barts OF the state are to be seen
Il the legislative halls these days
on similar missions, NIL relating
le alteration Of the existing game
Their interest seems to center In
Senate, in which body three meas
for the relief of the huntsmen
been introduced. The one which
net with the greatest favor is that
kred by Senator Taylor. It Is sim
n It's provisions, but strikes the
that has been aimed Mt since the
age of the law Of 1907. 1t ex-
the open season on deer to No
per list instead OF October 18th,
giving the residents Of the west
lope nt least three weeks of hunt
while 1t nrranges for sixteen
open season on elk, from October
to November 9th. But one fault
been found with this bill. 1t does
|emedy the defect in the old law
enabled the FL Paso County
to declare II unconstitutional.
ly. the title. "Flsh, Forestry and
l." the constitution requiring that
tie of one law shall relate to only
ed subjects. However, 1t Is
ised that this defect shall be re-
4 by amendment.
J.. Rocknfcllow. representing the
City Chamber of Commerce, and
Is. johnson. Tyson and ex-senator
from the Pueblo Business Mems
iation, appeared Friday night be-
be subcommittee of the finance
ittec of the Senate and the
e and appropriations committees
House to urge further work on
canal No. /. 1t wns shown that n
ctor had offered to build the ca
bout the penitentiary land for
DO, and to build the whole ditch
0,0OO. This was presented to
the fallncy of the claim that ST.
would be necessary to COM
he canal. 1t was also urged that
ilding of the canal would furnish
For the convicts. Nearly all 9th.
IS Of work had been closed to
by objections of lnborlng men,
he proposition for farm having
ith most determined opposition.
Pnvicts could be put on the state
without interfering with any
of free labor. for II the work
ot done by that labor It might
be done. The estimate Of the
ftor on the work showed TINT 1t
be done for reasonable nppro-
p. In opposition to the claim
the water OF the Arkansas was
rinted II - shown that 1.SOO
1,nl - n fpI n flor