Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-01-18

the house on the iirst day FOR the In
PRODUCTION OF bills.
Senator Whitford has introduced a
bill for the support and better reIula-
ton OF the public schools OF the city OF
Denver.
Senator Moore has Introduced n Dill
10 submit nm amendment To the consul.
sutton providing for the Initiative ana
referendum.
Representative Insley thinks that
stealing. bicycles should he classed ms
grand larceny. and has introduced u
hill TO that effect.
Hy unanimous consent Senator Buck
ley Withdrew :. u. 81. introduced by
himself. establishing "a State Normal
school nj Mon'rosc.
Representative Hearth Introduced n
bill amending the constitution 40 as To
provid. for the establishment OF u
board OF arbitration.
Senator Philip introduced bill 60
prevent WRONGS TO children ana dumb
animals, and to establish bureau OF
child and animal protection.
Representative Dickcrson has intro
lucci bill TO punish by death attacks
on any of the employees or officers con-
ncctcd with or IN charge Of railway
train.
Senator Adams Inns introduced bill
to submit nm amendment 10 the consti-
tuition providing for chang" In the
salary OF members OF the House nnd
Senate.
senator Buckley rcin,roduccd :. Il.
o.. providing for n state normal school
nt Montrosc. with the amount OF the
appropriation raised from S..,Vo 10
$4,000.
A house Joint memorial asking Con
rrcss to remove the stamp tax ON min
Ing stocks was introduced by Mr.. WI.
Its and referred to the committee on
mines and mining.
The rcpor; OF the Senatorial Revenue
Commission was submitted nnd re-
fcrrcd To the committee on finance.
This Is the famous Bucklin report on
the Australian land value tax.
Representative Garcia Introduced n
bill for mn amendment 10 the constiiu-
ton enabling counties and towns to cS.
cmpt improvements from taxation. but
not applying TO franchises and rights
Of way.
Colorado IL to have mn nn'i.kidnnrih
| inw-that II. II Senator Rush has MS
way. Senate Bill No. ljo. introduced
by him. provides a penalty Of from ten
TO thirty years imprisonment for Kid
napinc for ransom.
=. Il. 81 IL for n constitutional amend
mcnt. and has the support Of large
part OF the legal fraternity. II does
away with the Court OF Appeals. ana
Increases the number Of supreme
Court Judges to seven.
An cmpioycrs' liability hill has been
placed before the senate by Mr.. Tan
quarry. chairman OF the labor commit.
tee. a new cieht.hour amendment nhd
another capital punishment bill has
also been brought forward.
one senate hill provides for new
buildings at the state insane asylum
another makes appropriation FOR M.
other cdificc Mt the state school or
mines. and still another establishes n
state normal school at Mon,rosc.
Senator Hailctt has introduced a bill
relating to exemptions OF the proceeds
OF policies of life and accident insur.
ancc from liability for the debts Of the
assured and In certain cases from lia.
bi,i,y for the debts Of the beneficiary.
Representative 1Iollcnhcck intro.
luccd u bill to limit municipal indebted.
ness TO three per cent. OF the assessed
ctpaIity except In eases where the debt
he incurred for supplying the city with
water.
The committee on labor has recon.
mcn,lcd =. II. ~ for passage. This Is
n bill by Senator Moore which provides
tina, no railroad company permit any
cmployc who has been on continuous
duty for sixteen hours. TO again go on
duty until lie has had at least ten
hours rest.
Senator Scliomridgc's bill. No. 13j.
prpposcs n constitutional amendment
TO provide FOR the creation Of a bonded
Indebtedness hy the state. The meas
urr aims to refund old obligations and
make possible the clearing away Of
old debts that have been practically
outlawcd.
House concurrent resolutions asking
the Colorado representatives in Con
rrcss to secure federal legislation for
the building of reservoirs on the head.
waters OF the Rio Grnndc. rlatt and
Arkansas rivers Were introduced by
Mr.. Chisholm and referred TO the COM
mittcc on public lands.
In the Senate. :. Il. ~. by Parks. IA
yoring the election OF United States
senators by direct vote OF the people:
and $. II. rs. by Moore. making an
emergency appropriation Of S"5.0OO for
the Canon City pcnitcntiary. were re-
ported FOR passage by the committee OF
the whole.
A, least one member proposes TO stop
the holding IN OF dcfcncclcss passcn-
c,rr.s OH Pullman cars by the Ethiopian
rnctoium who fixes up the beds and
runs the buffet. He has introduced Il
hill making the giving and taking of
"tlus" n crime punishable by fine and
imprisonment.
AFTER slight amendments the commit
,,,, an labor has recommended for pas.
s,,,r Senator stewards bill. providing
TINT all private corporations. except
roilrond companies. shall pay their en-
,luyrs every fifteen days. viz. on the
L.. nnl 10Th of nnCh mmmlll. and stipil.