Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-09
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.


has passed the Senate.
The Senate finance committee las re-
ported adversely to the bill for state
canal No. /.
The House has decided TO hold three
night sessions each week until the caleh-
dc. is cleared.
Last Thursday the House killed twen-
ty-three appropriation bills designed
to aid Internal Improvements.
Governor Thomas made personal ey-
animation of affairs ut the insane
asylum ut Pueblo few days ago.
The governor has signed the bill per-
mttting Pueblo to issue bonds for
street paving and other improvements.
Governor Thomas las sent to the
Senate his appointment of DIR. Chip
man. DIR. Hall and DIR. George f.. Ty-
Ter as members of the State Board of
Health.
House bill No. $50 was amended to
compel assessors or their deputies to
attend the meeting of the State Board
of Assessors, and was recommended
for favorable action.
Philips precinct license bill was con-
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afternoon. No vote was reached on
the bill and 1t was made special or
der for o'clock Friday.
The three women members of the
House, to whom was referred the res
olution to permit smoking, are not
agreed In their report. Two Of them
would permit 1t. while the third is op-
posed.
The Senate passed the following bills:
To publish records of Colorado volun-
,eers; concerning security for costs; to
repeal general section 1851; to enable
counties to refund Indebtedness; to en-.
able school districts to refund indebt-
| edness; to enable counties to Issue
bonds In satisfaction of judgments.
The House was amused the other day
by ]. Max Clark, who asked permission
to sit with his hat on. The Weld coun-
ty member said the room was so chilly
that he could hardly endure 1t. His re-
quest was granted and throughout the
morning he wore his hat. In the after.
noon he merely wore his ovcrcoat.
g BY parliamentary coup Mr.. Cam
I non forced his medical council bill
Through the House on second reading
Saturday. Only two-thirds of the
Ncit plCsSut, thS AiiShio
of the bill had majority of about 4.
The opponents of the bill say they
have no fear but that they can defeat
the bill on third reading, when all the
members are present.
The House has decided against any
cut in the salaries of legislators. The
bill to cut the compensation from 81
n day to SIS was introduced by Mr..
In rly ,f Vol 1,O1 a n
real chance for its life. Little cere
mony was mixed with the funeral SER
yice. Mr. Clark was allowed to make
his address for the bill, and having
observed all due courtesy the House
Hstruck out the enacting clause.
The local option bill was defeated in
the Senate Friday after prolonged and
ncrimonious discussion by the follow
Eing vote: In favor of the measure,
lannon's. Evans. Hill, Maxwell, Nc
Creery, Newell, Philip, Portertield, Roe,
Schermerhorn, Stratton. Swink, West
-13. Opposed, Adams, Barela, Brown
ing, Crosby, Felton, Fisher, Gaymon,
Harris, Parks. Smith, Stewart, Taylor,
wheeler, WhitfOrd-14. This vote
killed the only temperance measure
asked of the present Legislature.
Just before the House took recess
Monday evening, Mr.. Montgomery,
Prom the committee on revision and con-
Btitution. reported back Senate Bill No.
81, the Teller county bill, with the rec
fermentation that it be engrossed and
placed on third reading. The report
NIessrs. Rallinger, Montgomery, Ham,
mond, Drumm, Murray, Hollenbeck,
Bartels, Rawalt and Judkins. Those
opposed to the measure made hot
light against 1t and it finally went over
until Wednesday.
The House committee to inquire into
he existence of trusts has reported
Is follows relative to coal trust:
Your committee are of the opinion
hat, while the said coal dealers organ
cation may not be technically called
trust, yet from the limited testimony
concerning Its operations, methods and
fleets OH the price of coal, that It is a
conspiracy against commerce and COM
Petition of the most vicious kind and
hat the consumers of coal are victim
Eed of hundreds of thousands of dol
prs annually MS result of their ne
arious operations"
The Senate judiciary committee has
eported adversely on the following
ills: Mr.. Stewards bill, in relation to
municipal corporations; Mr.. Thomas
judiciary district bill, Mr.. Thomas
beasure to amend the civil code, Mr..
ewell's bill defining burglars, Fishers
hunicipal corporation bill, all on the
Found that they are covered by other
heasures. Parks bill, to make bonds
ecessary In civil actions, on the
Found that 1t is hardship; Mr. Parks
II. to punish larceny of bicycles by
10 years imprisonment; Mr.. Parks
IL, to revolutionize procedure.
The House committee on marble in
estigation has agreed on report
pat was presented Wednesday. The |
eport is not what the majority |