Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-19
WHAT THE COLORADO
LEGISLATURE is DOING

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taxation levied In each county for all
county purposes during the past five
wears: fourth, any other data which the
auditor may think valuable for the
members of the legislature to consider
in connection with the framing OF Dill
to revise and adjust the state revenue rese1En
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Representative Eugene Engley has
introduced his pet measure, n. y. No:
151, relating to the rearrangement OF
the congressional districts of the state.
Under his arrangement the First con-
gressional district consists OF: Arapa-
hoe, Boulder, Cheyenne, Douglas,
Eagle, Elbert, Gilpin, Grand, Garfield,
Jefferson Kit Carson I4arimer Logan,
Lincoln. Morgan, Park, Phillips, Routt,
Rio Blanco. Sedgwick, Summit. Wash
ington. Weld and Yuma counties. The
Second district Is composed Of: Archu-
leta, Baca. Bent, lChaffee. ConeJos, Cos
tilla, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Ell Paso,
Fremont, Gunnison, Hinsdale. Huer-
fano, Kiowa. Lake. In Plata, Las AMI
mas, Mesa, Mineral, Montezuma, Mont
rose, Otero, Ouray, Pitkin, Prowers,-
Pueblo, Rio Grande. Saguache, San
Juan and San Miguel counties.
The House expressed Its opinion that
the $15O.OOO loaned from the internal
Improvement income fund to the state
capitol fund should be returned, with
interest. "A bill will doubtless follow,
detailing how the return is to be made.
Mr.. Montgomery, who evidently spoke
for the Capitol Commission, told the
House plainly there was no money In
the hands Of the managers to repay this
loan, and that they were nearly half
million behind in paying current war
rants. Herinsisted that the internal Inn
provement fund did not need the
money now, anyway, and that II gath
cred there 1t would endanger the safe
ty Of state interests by leaving a
chance for the establishment of a "cor-
ruption fund" The Supreme Court
had decided that the improvement
fund could be used only on such i'm.
provements US roads and bridges.
Senator Evans bill in regard to pay
ment of county officers contemplntes
the wiping out Of the fee system. His
measure on the subject Is intended to
apply to all counties. In 1t the fol-
lowing salaries are fixed: Sheriff. in
counties of the first class. 5000 per
annum; second class, $4,000 per an
mum: third class. $4,000 per annum:
fourth class, from 1900 to 1880 per
annum. County superintendents Of
schools in counties of the first class are
$Z,4OO each year; in the second class,
S1,SOO, and In all others not to exceed
20 per day for each day actually EN-.
ployed. In counties OF the first class
county judges are limited to $3 500 per
year; second class, 5000, and third
class, $1,000. County treasurers under
Evans arrangement would get $1,000
per year In counties OF the Iirst class,
$1,000 in counties of the second, 81, 800
In counties Of the third: from 81 200 to
$1,000 In counties of the fourth, md
fifth grade counties $1,000 per year.
The proposed road from Pueblo to
Leadville, to be constructed by con-
vlct labor, will cause, 1t Is said, con-
siderable expense, Notwithstanding
the state will not be obliged to'pay the
laborers. The road will be built only
on condition that Senate bill No. 1850,
by Senator Ehrhart, becomes n law
This bill, II passed, will provide
salaried positions to, fifteen persons
and incur an expense of $25, 900. The
bill provides that the road shall be
over the most convenient course of
travel, and that the Board of Peniten-
tiary Commissioners, together with the
wardens and superintendents Of the
road, shall devise means to establish
headquarters at suitable points. A
superintendent will be chosen to have
charge of the whole undertaking and
i NAS WIN WAl. CalIEltu. Oh Uy Two
gangs of convicts under two gang
bosses, to be selected and paid $50 a
month. One gang will start from the
reformatory and the other from the
state penitentiary. 5i-sa rliss5l',,
Senate bill 123, introduced by Sena-l
tor Crosby, attempts to grapple with
the problem Of the state insane asy-
lum. 1t provides for n state board of
| lunacy commissioners of three men,
bers, one of them a woman. The
board shall be appointed by the gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate;
holding office for six years and serving
without pay. They shall have full con-
troll in every way of the state insane
asylum; appointing as superintendent
a fully qualified medical practitioner
of not less than ten years practice.
and five years experience in n hospital
for the insane. The superintendent
shall reside in the hospital, giving his
entire time and attention to 1t, receiv-
ing, $1,000 a year and maintenance.
Two resident physicians. one of them
a woman, shall be appointed by the
commissioners to receive no compen-
sation except lodging. board and wash
ing. The state treasurer shall be treas
urer of the asylum.
Members of the committee on cleo
tions, although reticent about the mat
ter, evidently believe that there Is
something to the protest of Lee A. Tan
quarry against Albert Il. Fisher in the
contest for the seat from the Twenty
seventh district, representing Pueblo
and Huerfano counties. Senators Por-
terrified, chairman of the committee,
presented n memorial to the Senate
asking that power be conferred to
summon Clerk Greer of Huerfano
county before the committee, and also
compelling the clerk to bring certain
records with him. Among the docu-