Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-23
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

state government, have appealed to
the judicial branch to override the en-
ecutive. Application will be made in
the District Court of Arapahoe county
next Saturday for an injunction re-
strnining the governor from appointing
any member of the board of county
commissioners of the county of Teller
or any sheriff. county Judge, assessor,
coroner or other officers for the county
OF Teller, and from doing any other
acts toward the organization Of the
proposed county until further ordered
by the court.
The following internal improvement
bills have been passed by the Senate:
State road from Denver to Grand June
tlon. Blue river bridge, state road TO
Creetle, state bridge across the South
Platte river In Morgan county. state
wagon road from Pueblo TO Leadville,
state road from Montrose to San MI
g1,el, state road from Trinidad to Stone.
wall, wagon road from Bellvuc to
Steamboat Springs. Grand river bridge
in Eagle county. bridge across the Ar
kansas river in Otero county. wagon
road In Ouray county. bridge across the
Roaring Fork river, Pitkin county,
wagon road from Silver Plume TO Me-
Rays ranch.
Several petitions have been circuln.
ted among the members of the lower
house recently by candidates for ap.
pointive offices In the new county OF
Teller. which Governor Thomas will
have the pleasure Of filling nt his con.
venience. Representative ]. w. Gaugh-
an is said to have received the lndorse-
ment OF the House members for the
position OF sheriff. W. T.. Seeds OF
l,..r., u.,I
John ]. Downey OF Independence for
county superintendent OF schools. Col
onel II. +. Montgomery. 1t IL said.
would not refuse the office of county
attorney. Other and numerous candi.
dates have made their appearance.
Mr.. Turney's bill. containing n new
plan for the protection Of brands. was
then taken up. The purpose OF the
measure is to revive the thousands OF
old brands which have long ago gone
ont OF use. the reason being that the
complicated brands disiigure the hides.
A fee Is to he charged for the use OF
brands under the provisions Of the bill
and these ARE TO he forfeited In cnscs
OF delinquency. The bill had been
carefully amended by the stock com.
mittcc. so as TO meet certain objections.
The same old fight between the small
and the large owner was fought out
ngain over the measure even In Its
amended form. The hill passed Sec
ond reading by a considerable major.
ity.
Legislative practice as regards the
dealing out OF patronage Is to bc
revolutionlzed by the Twelfth General
Assembly unless the House undoes
the work that has been SO carefully
accomplished by the Senate. A def.
mite step In the direction OF reform
was taken by the Senate the other day
when II passed on third reading $.
Is. No. II. the McCrcery salary bill.
which reduces visibiy both the num-
bcr and the pay OF the Assembly OIL.
GERS and employees. Under the law Of
1879 the last act OF the Legislature
passed on the subject. the Senate Is nj
lowed sixty officers and employees. and
the House Of Representatives seventy
officers and employees. making u total
OF 13O. The McCrecry bill reduces the
total to cighty-four. giving the Senate
thirty-scrcn and the house forty-scvcn.
BY cutting on forty.siS employees the
Legislature will save to the state
thousands OF dollars annually.
Mr.. Smiths bill to reduce palace car
rates was amended so ms to strike out
the provisions relating to burglar proof
safes md the measure then passed sec.
ond reading In the House. Following Is
the main section of the bill: at shall
be unlawful for any Individual or indi-
viduals. corporation or corporations or
associations. owning. leasing or opcra'-
ing my chr or cars commonly known rs
sleeping. boudOir. pnrlor or drawing
room cars. for the transportation Of
passengers over the lines of any rail-
road or rniloads within the boundaics
of this state. to make greater charge
than onc-half OF one cent per mile for
the use OF lower bcrths and onc-thlr,i
Of one cent per mile for the use OF up.
per bcrths In such sleeping ears: and
for the occupation of a seat In either
sleeping. boudoir. pnrior or drawing.
room cars. there shall not he charged
a greater rate than onc-half of one cent
per mile during the time such seat In In
use: providing. that no charge greater
than two dollars 5000 shall be charged
within this state, for such berth or seat
in said cars"
The general appropriation bill TO
support the state government for the
present biennial period Is now before
the Legislature. Chairman Briscoc Of
the House appropriation committee in.
trpduccd the measure Monday night
aud the title was read. II will probab.
~ he ordered printed today. The
Briscoc bill contcmplntcs n total appro-
priation of SGij. roo. hut this includes
S1n3.35T.5l appropriated by the emcrg.
cncy bill passed several weeks ago.
The appropriation two years ago was
SG0I 800. making an Increase of Si0.-
300. The bill runs from December |,
1893. to December /. 1900. Two sec.
tions OF the bill contain important pro-
visions. One of them seeks TO make
the governor. the auditor and the at
torney general an auditing board to
pass upon incidental bills. instead of
distributing the incidental fund among
the departments. ns is now done under
the present law. The other provision