Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-02


been presented favorlng the new local
option bill.
Committees from both branches were
appointed to attend the funeral Of Rev.
Myron w. Reed.
So far there have been 26S bills In
troduced In the House and $50 in the
senate-a total of 55I.
The bill to admit ex-Confederates tc
the Soldiers and Sailors Home seems
to meet with general favor.
The anti-scrip bill of Mr.. Bell has
been recommended for passage in the
House by committee of the whole.
Representative Mclean has intro
duced bill appropriating money for
bridge across the Arkansas at Granada.
A petition has been presented by thir-
ty-four taxpayers of Florissant asking
that IL FL Paso county be divided they
be retained in the old county.
The citizens of Dolores county peti-
ton for an appropriation of S3,50O 10
build Il wagon rond from Rico to Nav
aio basin.
A committee has been appointed to
Investigate the survey of the Mnxweii
land grant, about which there are
many complaints.
The committee appointed to !nvesti-
gate the marble used in the construc-
tion Of the capitol building Is bringing
out much diverse testimony.
Representative Dickerson of Elbert
county made lengthy and carefully
prepared speech in the House Wedncs-
day in reply to the speech of Mr.. Bryan
OF Nebraska.
An appropriate resolution upon the
3dcath Of Miss Helen Maxwell. daughter
OF Senator Maxwell. presented by the
special committee appointed for the
purpose. was adopted.
Mr.. Garcia has introduced bill for
nm artcsian well on state land In Con-
Jos county. which Is designed to wa
Ter lands that have been bargnincd FOR
by the Mormon colony in that section.
The bill TO do away with party em-
blems on the ballot seems to be cham
pioncd In the Senate principally by
Senators Ammons and Harris. II Is
opposed by McCrcery, Barcla, Adams
nd Whitford.
Representative Adams intends to
mend the election law SO that among
be Illegal acts that come under the
Pad OF bribery will he the hiring or
hrriagcs or other vehicle for the pur-
ose of conveying voters to the polls.
Senator Hill has introduced bill to
prohibit the publication OF the ballot
advertisement In daily papers in coun-
les Of the fourth and fifth class. Pa
bcrs. the author states. have been es-
|nblished In the small towns of the
|tate for the sole purpose of printing
he ballot advertisements mt the time
NJ elections.
Illuminating oils are TO be looked
ftcr by state Inspector. whose sal
Try will be. II the bill passes. $500 n
Fcar. He is to inspect every barrel of
bil and mark 1t. MS Is done In other
|tates. the flash test Mt 10 degrees.
being the proof. The deputies he may
3ppoint are to receive salary accord
hg to number of barrels OF oil in
)pected.
4 bill Is being prepared for introduc-
on into the Legislature providing that
upcrintcndcnts Of irrigation and irri-
ation commissioners be paid by the
Rate. Under the present law the COM
lissioners are paid by the different
ounties. the small county of Phillips.
pr instance. paying Just us much us
he large county Of Arapahoc.
4 majority of the House committee
b counties and county lines, led by
hairman Morris. favors the passage
the bill for the new county of Tel
kr. Two members of the committee.
oncs and Cannon, have declared
gainst the present consideration of the
III. Mr.. Jones will. 1t is understood,
otc against the new county, and Mr..
cannon Is undecided.
The protest OF Representative Me-
Jean against the payment OF the extra
Employees provided for by the law OF
kg5 has been sustained. Ten en-.
loyes of the house. all OF the pages
nd the docket clerk of the Senate
rc interested. The decision cuts down
be pay of the docket clerk 81 day.
tduccs the pages 10 cents and leaves
be other employees named without
bs.
A bill to tax gifts, lcgacics and cs-
tcs seems to meet with favor. Ac-
riding to It's provisions all legncies. life
surance and estates are to be taxed
different rates, according to their
lsh value. Those which are valued at
IS than 5000 are exempt: those rep
sentlng between 5000 and $4,000
I'll pay tax of three per cent; be-
cen $4,000 and $4,000 n tax of ten
fr cent. and all above $4,000 n tax OF
teen per cent.
Representative, ovington is having
II prepared to provide for the estnb-,
khment of a board of examination for
inc superlntendents, mine bosses and
Re bosses of coal mines. The bill pro-
des that the governor shall appoint
no men to assist the coal mine inspec-
r in these examinations, and thnt no
an shall be employed In any Of the
bsitions named who hns not certih-
ties to show that lie Is experienced.