Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-04-05

night OF April LIST 1.-THE legal hour for
the session 90 cl0se), but the clocks
In both chambers are supposed 10
have been stopped and there was much
difference In the time shown by the
watches OF the members.
The last bill TO be passed was House
Bill No. ]. the much'tiisputed reve'
nue bill. by Mr.. Montgomery. the
Senate concurring In the House
amendments las the Denver Repubii-
can statesl at $40 o'clock In the morn
Ing.
Protests were entered against the le-
rality OF the passage OF the bill by
Senators Newell and Farweil In the
Senate and Representative Riley In the
House.
In the Senate 3st bills were intro
duced and In the House 40. making
total OF IA. or these sixty-two Sen
ate bills and fifty-four House bills
We're passed. or llG In all.
The Twelfth Assembly introduced
1861 bills and passed 100. Of which
l5s became laws. The Eleventh
General Assembly had sevcnty-elrht
bills bccome laws. and the Tenth III.
niiis Passed BY the Asseuasiy.
Following Is a lis; Of the bills which
have been passed by both the Senate
and the House OF Representatives and
sent To the governor. as given by the
Denver Republican April :nd. the
morning OF adjournment:
=. II. III. by Scldomrldgc. af'
ter bcinE passed by both branches
OF the Legislature. was signed by Gov
crno: Ormnn February 18th. II au-
;horixcs the ccsslon TO the United
States government OF certain tract
Of Las Ia IN 1k..
used for pos;oiiic, building.
:. II. Is. by Moore. nppropri-
ntcs $4,000 for the current cS-
pcnscs OF maintaining the Assembly.
II was passed with the emergency
CLAUSE and signed by che governor
February 18th.
=. II. u. by Moore. was signed
by the governor February 10Th.
II Is u law regulating the number OF
hours to be worked by railroad en-
ploycs. II provides thin, no employee
shall work more than sixteen cons.cu-
tive hours. except In cnsc OF n casual.
~. Each cmployc must have Mt least
ten hours rest u day.
:. Il. .. by Newell. amends
the charter OF the city OF Black Hawk.
II was approved by the governor Feb
ruary 18th.
In. the incorporation act Of the city
OF Black Hawk 50 ms to allow the city
TO acquire Its own water plant. Wa.
ter rates are fixed by the hill and they
are made lien upon real estate.
=. II. It's. by Ammons. was
was approved by the governor Fcbru.
nry 18th. IL approprintcs $4,000 to
pay part OF the expenses OF main.
tcnnncc OF the copitol building and
grounds. The emergency clause was
attached.
s. II. 30. by W. II. Adams.
approved by the governor February
18th. fixes the terms OF court In the
Sixth judicial district.
$. Il. 1G1. by Lewis. was
approved by the governor March LIST.
II provides $4,000 for the main
tcnnncc OF the state insane asylum and
from the cncroachmcnts OF the Arknn-
sas river. The emergency clause was
attached.
$. u. 50. by Moore. which
provides for the submission to the
people Of n constitutional amendment
creating nm cight-hour law. was signed
by the governor March 18th.
The Rush Biii.
S. b. 9. by Rush. is generally
known ms the Rush consolidn-
ton bill. II provides for an amend
mcnt to the constitution whereby the
city Of Denver and county OF Arapa-
hoe shall be consolidated. the new cor
poration to be known as the county of
Denver. 1t was signed by the COVER
nor March 18th.
$. y. 292. by Tanquary. appro-
printed SIl1.i5 to pay the ex-
pcnses Of the Legislative committee in
vcstigating the coal strike. 1t was ap-
proved by the governor March 18th.
$. b. 2G2. by Newell. provides
dcbtedncss of the city of Central in
Cured in buying water works. APP
proved by the governor March 10Th.
$. b. II. by J. +. Adams.
was introduced in order that the city
OF Denver might accept the bcQucst
made by George W. Clayton. 1t is In
the form Of an amendment to the city
charter, authorizing the city to accept
requests, and to hold and sell prop
erty. 1t was approved by the gov
crnor March 18th.
s. Il. 317, by Taylor. provides
for an amendment to the consti-
tuition so as to hold county and state
biennial elections Mt the same time.
By It's terms district attorneys are to
be elected every four years and coun-
ty judges will have their terms of Of
flee likewise extended from three to
four years.
S. 3. 13. by Parks, was an
proved by the governor April LIST. 1t
requests the Congress of the United
States to call a constitutional conven-
ton for the purpose of proposing an
amendment to the constitution where
by United States senators are to be
elected by direct vote of the people.
This is the last bill which Governor
Orman signed yesterday.
House Bills signed.
The House bills 30 which the gov
ernor has affixed his signature are as
follows:
II. i. 1903, by Rawalt. appro
priating $4,000 for the expenses of