Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-26
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING.

Mrs. Belford has been confirmed as
n trustee of the State Normal School.
The remains of Ex-Governor Cooper
lay In state ut the capitol Monday
morning.
A. bill has been introduced in the
Senate to enable the people of Pueblo
10 bond themselves for paving pur-
poses.
Elmer f. Beckwith, secretary of
state, has officially named his wife as
his cattle brand clerk. Mrs. Beckwith
will receive 500 n month.
Speaker Smith has introduced n bill
TO appropriate $4,000 for hall OF
metallurgy at the State School OF
Mines and $4,000 for n heating plant.
The House. sitting as committee OF
the whole, has recommended for pas
sage bill to strike out the boycott
clause in the present blacklisting law.
The attorney general absolutely re-
fused to continue the insane asylum
investigation on the Sabbath, not
withstanding the almost unanimous
desire of the legislative committee.
Speaker Smith has denied the cour-
tesies of the floor to Il broker who has
transportation of members and ell
plcyes.
A bill to permit prize fights with
nve,ounce gloves, upon payment o,
$1,000 license fee, has been introduced
in the House. 1t was referred to the
committee on temperance.
Representative Dilts wishes to make
the diploma of graduation from the
ITsttH lntn frNNu
for teacher, without having to take
the examination regularly held by
county superlntendents.
On Wednesday Senator Ammons Of
fered concurrent resolution asking
Senators wolcott and Teller to vote
for the ratification OF the Paris treaty.
1t provoked n long discussion. but was
finally adopted by vote Of 10 to IL.
Senator Newell's bill for capital pun
ishmtnt Is intended to restore the
death penalty for murder without
giving the jury any option in the mat
ter. 1t provides for executions ut
4 Canon City in private.
Senator Seldomridge has introduced
bill providing for the publication OF
| the delinquent tax list for two inser-
tions only in either daily or weekly,
and permitting the commissioners TO
give It to the lowest bidder regardless
of circulation.
Mr.. Rawalt, of Gunnison. says the
people have grown tired of having the
government of the city of Denver NAH
ipulated by the state officers as ma
chine, the subject of charter reform
bobbing up Intellectually Mt every ses-
sion of the General Assembly and de-
laying necessary legislation.
Senator Gallagher, in filing with the
Senate s. b. No. 21S, aimed n blow Mt
the telephone companies operating In
the state. His bill has but two provis-
ions. one cutting the local rate for un-
limited service telephones in the busi-
ness districts of all cities from S12O per
annum to $50 per annum, and the 9TH
cr cutting the residence rate In cities
from $50 to $50 per annum.
The raid in 1891. when several thou
sand sheep We're killed, supposedly by
cattlemen. in Garfield and RIO Blanco
counties, has been recalled by n bill
introduced by Representative Kamm.
The measure recitcS that the sheep
werc killed by bands of armed men
who acted in "tumultuous and insur-
rcctionary manner" and that the au-
thorities were not able to prevent their
leeds. The bill provides that j. B.
lIurlburt be paid S339o for his sheep,
r. b. Brown S5.305 for his and Joseph
frranlor SG30.
The mileage of members of the Leg
bslature has been computed in the Of
Ice of the state auditor. and the first
nstallment of pay will be increased
hccording to amounts due under the
aw. Senator Anncar carries off the
palm. He is credited with 1904 miles
ls the round trip from his home in
southwestern Colorado to the capital
Ind will receive S1Gl. Representative
Short Is credited with 0G4 miles and
REPRESENTATIVE Taylor with $50. Mem
bers of Arnpnhoe county will be given
ho increased pay on account of mile
hgc.
The appearance of several members
Pf the Astor battery of New York in
lie gallery Thursday led Representa-
i've Estes to move that the sergeant
t-arms be instructed to bring them on
lie floor of the House. The resolution
Eas passed unanimously and the MEM
|crs applaudcd vigorously when the
|lue-coats took seats in the chamber.
|cnator Clark w. Roe, Representative
~ ohm w. Browning and Sergeant-at-
Arms vinpcourt escorted the men
bout the legislative chambers and
polk them down to the governors
BON.
Senator Taylor of Glenwood Springs
ms introduced what he classes as the
My official game bill Of the session.
b. No. PIG has received the indorse-
bent of the entire population of the
gestern slope, he says. md has been
RATED so as to suit all requirements
as simple n manner us possible. BY
provisions the open season upon
ger is extended from October 18th to
ovember 9th, giving the residents of
pc western slope an opportunity to
unit thirty days instead of ten, as un-