Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-02-22
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE

Representative James C. Dunlav,
and Miss Ruth Locke Mccoy were mar
risd at Trinidad ON the 18th instant
II was church wedding and there wal
large attendance.
Frank Bond. of the Office Of irriga
ton Investigations. left Cheyenne few
days ago for Louisiana. where he vii
attend the annual meeting OF the South
ern Rice Growers Association.
The House passed the bill providing
for the pure and unadultered foods
with regulations to secure the same
and the bill providing for the con
struct.on OF a hospital at the State Sol
diers' and Sailors Home ut Cheyenne
The Invitation to the Utah Lesisla
ture to visit the Colorado Legislature
has uncovered another plan. That u
for the Colorado Legislature to visit
the Utah Legislature. The plan may
not be sprung until the Mormon advent
In Denver.
The House passed the Senate bill 70
create a commission TO ndJudicnte the
claims OF United States citizens against
Spain. which the government OF the
United States assumed by the treaty
of Paris. after having amended the bill
so rs TO refer the claims to the Court OF
Claims Instead Of to n commission.
l.. Bailey Is forming a stock COM
pnny to run n telephone line between
Lander and Casper. II is proposed to
have the line follow the old stage road
via woiton. There will be several sta.
tons along the route. II h estimated
that the line will cost between $4,000
and $1,000
Both houses OF Congress have passed
the bill permitting settlers owning
homcstcads on the Fort Fcttcrmnn res
ownership ut Si.25 per acre. not mort
than quarter section OF the pubic
lands on the sections adjoining che en-
try ms pasture or grnzinz lands.
The appor,ionmcnt bill was killed In
the Senate by indefinite pos,poncmcnt.
II Is not thought likely any other bill
on the matter will be introduced this
session, rs IL could not muster enough
friends to make hard fight for T..
Laramie county Is hurt the most. rs II
loses two representatives and one sen.
ntor by the defeat OF the bill.
In the chamber of the House on the
evening OF the 18th Inst, G. N. Hobbs
delivered his illustrated lecture on
.Colorndo and Switzerland Contrast.
cd" The grnndcst scenery OF Switzcr.
land and then OF Colorado was given
In large and naturally colorcd stcrcop.
tIcon views, which have been seen and
cnjoycd In many Of the towns OF the
state, and are never stale. no matter
how often the entertainment may be
repeated.
The Senate bill TO repeal Cannon's
prize-hght law failed OF passage In the
House by vote OF ,: to -. II was
shown that the effect OF the repeal
would be to wipe from the statute
books nll legislation on the subject.
leaving Colorado with no laws mt MI
concerning pueilism. On this showing
many voted TO strike the cnactins
clause from the repeating bill. The
Cannon law Is now before the supreme
Court. and III that tribunal decides II TO
be unconstitutional previous lcSisln-
ton on the subject VIII stand.
Mr.. Inslcy's II. Il. % ought TO liscour.
age bicycle thieves. 1t provides that
the stealing Of bicycles shall be deemed
sranu iniceny. u Pnsseu scconu rehG-
.ns VI ,ne ousc WI'", my opPosr
.n Wnn.sser anu u VIII uouotIess pass
80. $3.50 -. '
pcnitentiary sentence VIII certnihiy DC
u ue.e ,i ne crime " 30 easily
.op'iii'.'eu. u'se"Nss SO ui.ncuit anu
.ne penai'y 80 nsht that tnei. OF d.
=! cies mas pcto'he IN hiInost uaiiy &C.
surrence III every city Oh inc STATE. a
Jaw sucn hs Is proposed py this OIL
VIII renter ,his particular crime uhpop-
uiar win the heht-hhgereu gentry.
There are two WAYS of lacking nj
things. While speaking on the en-
ployes' liability bin before the labor
committee OF the House. ID. C. Benman
paid his respects to the rule OF the
iweitth General Assembly excluding
lobbyists from the hoor. Il have III
ways understood, said the Judge,
thht the members OF the Legislature
were not only Wiling but anxious to oc-
casionally confer with their constitu-
cnts. When Legislature passes n