Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-08
SUMMARY OF The WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE

In the Senate, Mr.. Carringer intro
duccd bill permitting the Use Of vot-
Ing machines by towns. cities and coun.
ties.
Mrs. Heariz's precinct option bill was
considered 10y the House In committee
OF the whole and recommended for pas
sage.
Senate Bill No. $50. by Mr.. Copp, pro.
viics for n Colorado exhibit ai the
Buffalo Pan-Amerlcan Exposition next
summer.
After having as much fun as possible
over u ground hog day resolution. the
House ordered NIL proceedings In rcln.
;lon TO the subject cSpunscd from the
record.
Mr.. Eurwcil's "anti.ircatins" bill
was considered by the iions" in com
ml't"- OF the whole and evoked some
speeches. both serious nnd witty. II
WIS recommended for third reading
and passage.
one OF the Scnai. constitutional
amendment bills which has strong
hacking IL ihnt Of senator Taylor.
nj clishins III. Court Of Appeals ana
INCREASING the Supreme Court 10 seven
judges.
senator ". l.. Clayton Of Greeley
made strong plea for precinct option
In the Senate. urging that the Fhiip
precinct option bill which applies TO
beaver alone H. amended 80 as 10 np-
ply tn the -ntirr sin,-.
\ private poll Of the n-mi-rrs OF the
Senate. made 10y senator Ward. Is said
To- Indicate that iw-n'y.onr nrc In In
VuF Of r.s'orin. capital punishment nnd
thirteen Hr- oi'i-1s.-i TO u. One fi-sh'
i-r was absent ani his views were not
reported.
The introduction of hills in both
hoIis.-S Of the Assembly io tay the Fun
-Fai expenses of the late senator IL. y.
". TatSr were purify Eraiui'aus ."
far NJ Mrs. Tai-sF IL cunCrrn-i. She
mot only did nni r,uu"si u. hut objects
seriously TO their passage.
Speaker Montgomery has introduced
n hill the ptususr II which j. 10 ray all
the old debts Of the state Icy issuing
bonds. Mr.. MontsnmCTy's hill provides
for the arinininsn, af n nnu'IsaFtisan
committee of ihp'- who shall ascrFtain
all the outstanding indebtedness OF
the state.
The House appropriations cuinmitiC~
has decided io make no TsISHTt on bills.
CN~'pt that they may l., printed. until
all carrying appropriations arr IN its
hands. They will then H. cunsiicrcd
together AMI Recommendations made
with view {" keeping the amounts ab'
sSiHiciy within the state revenues.
As the House passed a resolution II
the beginning ut the session which
gives the revenue hill a clear riEhs "i
way ON the calendar nnd prrCc'lCnc"
over all appropriation hills except th"s"
- - naaaFs. ~
anSiuusly awaiting the report OF u"
i1ju, finance committee on that hill.
MIR. Martin has introduced hill
which provides n trustee Z" take car"
uf rraI estate which may remain un'
claimed Ly heirs or ticvlsr-s after ad'
minisifaii6n II an estate has t-rSn
closed and final report been made.
This trustee will max" regular REPORTS
and Use means to iiud heirs. II ih"r"
H. any.
The state senators are classified by
OCCUPATIONS thus: Eight lawyers four
siprgmrn. ave mining men. three FAR
mcTS. two physicians. two merchants
a dentist. a banker. n commission mcr'
chant n tClcgrapIcr. an insurance
agent. an up-rator Of n pumping sta
iiDu. an ice maker. carriage maker.
Iumt-r man. a newspaper man ana
contractor.
I, is probable that instead uf having
different hills TO cover the emergency
debts Of the various state Institutions
nil may IL, covered by II. u. Is'. by IN
Crrasinr the contingent item of sls."''
ma,I. TO cover old debts Incurred to run
,h., state government. II i$ thought
this plan may present fewer difficulties
than that II having n separate act Tor
each institution.
Mr.. srraruc's II. II. 3J2 seeks to pre-.
ven, the larceny uf small quantities "t
orr. rrturts pr concentrates by bc'iginE
about the handling aud sale of 1uanu-
ties under n ton in weight with rcsiTlc.
,jons which enables them to be uaC'i
To- the place from which they come.
RECORD must bc made Of all sales nnh
shipments and evidences Of ownership
h. open to inspection.
Mrs, IIenrtz proposes TO apply the
rriuciplc Of equal civil rights Of men
and women 10 practical purposes. t'
n. II. 2I3 requires consent of hoth nus.
hand and wife to any inCumhrancc 81
property exempt by law from cNccu'
lion. Several states have such laws
bu, in those states consent OF bnth nus
rani and wife is necessary Ia convey
,i,ic ,n rcal estate owned by either
whether exempt ns homestead or not.
Senate hill. No. l2a. introduced by
senator Taylor at the request OF the
s,ntr Editorial Association. has
nnsscd the Senate and is now before
,bc House. This hill fixes the price
of ali kinds Of legal advertising at
cents a line for the first Insertion ana
4 cents for each subsequent Insertion.
.rbr association feels under many Oh
,ivn,inus to Senator Taylor for the IN
tcrrst he displayed In pushing this bi'l.
Six labor unions sent in petitions
which were read at the same time
fayoring Senator Bucklin's hill and the
rrnposcd amendment to the constitn-
lion. making an cirht.hour workdhy.
iThc unions sending these petitions
-, the Miners union Of Telluride.