Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-15

ex-senator ii. \. ". Tabor has been
reported for printing.
Senator Fred W. Parks OF Denver.
formerly Silver Republican. has
signed the Democratic caucus agree
meht as a Democrat.
The speaker appointed ms the com
| uittee 10 investigate the abilities OF the
clerks OF the House: Messrs- sehwei'
CERT. Baiiinser. Madden. Garcia AMI
Mcclure.
The House passed Mr.. Stubbs bill.
| II. II. n. restoring the death penalty.
and substituting eiectrocution for
hanging, by u vote OF II to -. after in
effectuai attempts TO amend II go as 10
restore hanging.
&. II. IS. by Mr.. Anncar. provides for
the election OF a labor commissioner
by the people. giving the head OF the
labor department the appointment as
his assistants. two boiler inspectors.
two coal mine inspectors and a clerk.
The Denver News. after mentioning
a number OF the orators" In the Leg
islaturc, adds: ''And last. there are
some who do not talk. Mr.. Taylor Is
an example. hut those who think lie
doesn't know NIL that passes should
note how promptly he votes when his
name IL called
Senator Taylor Of Gicnwood Springs
recently took occasion TO call the nj.
tcntion OF the Senate TO the numerous
mistakes made in the records He
charged that many iiiltcratc and In.
competent clerks were drawing pay
and iniImai.d that they had no busi-
ness to b. there.
Governor Ormnn recently appointed
three members OF the state board OF
health. The only member rcappoint-
ed was Dr. Hubert Work OF Pueblo.
The two new members nrc DIR. John
4. whiting OF Teller county and DIR.
q. J. Maybe OF Park county. These
two succeed Dr. l.. T.. L.mcn OF Den.
yer and DR.. u. I. Christopher. These
are unsaiaricd places.
An important labor bill before the
Legislature Is Mr.. Tnnaunry's :. II. IS.
which provides FOR free employment
agencies and free reading rooms In
connection with agencies. the entire
system to 10 under the control OF the
state labor commissioner. The bill
provides two free employment offices
for Denver. and one free employment
office In Pueblo. Lcadyilic. Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek. n total OF
six. Separate apartments for men and
women are provided FOR In the bill. In
addition TO n reading room Mt each
place.
The following biiis have been favor.
ably reported TO the House: By the
committee on education. II. u. go. for
n uniform per diem for boards OF con.
troll. By the committee ON state InstI.
tutlons. ii. II. 30. to appropriate Si5.-
600 for n barn Mt the state agricultural
college. by the committee on fish. for.
H
preservation OF state forests: II. II. III,
TO establish n fish hatchery In the up
per part OF the South Platte river val.
ley. By the committee ON counties and
county lines. II. II. 23i. relating TO the
removal Of county seats.
Senator Moorc's cight-hour amend.
mcnt. which has been recommended
for passage by the Senate In commit.
tee of the whole. reads as follows:
1.-The General Assembly shall provide
by law and shall prescribe suitable
penalties for the violation thereof. for
n period OF employment not to exceed
eight hours In any twcnty-four Except
In cnses OF emergency. where life or
property Is In danger for persons en-
ployed in underground mines or un.
dcrground workings. blast furnaces.
smelters, or any ore reduction works or
that the General Assembly may con.
slider Injurious or dangerous to health.
life or limb"
Mr.. Scldomridgc has introduced n
joint memorial to Congress condemn.
ing the methods OF our government In
the Philippines, and declaring that
I'VE have betrayed their good faith.
have invaded their territory. burned
their homes. laid vast their lands,
and killed many thousands of their
inhabitants In unrighteous warfare"
The memorial which Is quite lengthy,
quotes the sayings of n number of our
great statesmen and concludes rs fol-
lows: "In view of these considerations
your memorialists beg of your honor.
able body that the provisions of our
treaty with Spain be no longer neglect
ed; and that acting In the spirit of true
Americanism. pledge of liberty and
of independence should at once be ex-
tended to the Philippine people,"
senator James w. Bucklin is receiv-
ing letters from all parts of the world
In relation to his proposed constitu-
tutional amendment to introduce the
Australian land tax in Colorado. He
originally had published 1000 copies of
his report on the subject. but this issue
was long ago exhausted and he has
ordered 10000 more. Senator Bucklin
has opened letters from nearly every
state and territory in the Union, from
most of the provinces of Canada, from
Cuba. the Hawaiian islands, Australia,
| Alaska and other countries Many are
from members of legislative bodies and
tax commissions.
1t Is said to be the purpose Of the
House to bunch all bills bearing on
revenue and consider them all in con-
necuon with II. i. 1 when 1t comes
from the committee now considering
1t. This will enable members to sug-
gest amendments intelligcntly and com
bine the best thought of the House in
one biil, avoiding multiplicity of bills