Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-01-25
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE

cure uniformity.
The BuckiIn bill to abolish poll
taxes rcp.ais dead law. II does not
affect III. state military poll tax ana
only doss away with city and county
poll taxes
Up To January aOth there have been
ISL bills Introduced In the senate an"
isp In the House. but thcr. - yet con.
slicrabi. time To Introduce bills WITHIN
the thirty days limit.
\ bIll Introduced by Senator Ammons
provide, thnt In school districts where
ihcr an. no high schools the school
boards may pny out OF the special
funds the tuition of pupils who attend
high schools In other districts
A biii is to bc introduced maxim: nm
appropriation for the decoration OF III.
Hous. chamber above III. line OF the
galleries. II will also provide Tor the
decoration OF the mnln halls ana corri-
dors OF the building.
Among the bills that have passed
first reading In the house. II II. II. No.
l10. by Mr.. Meredith. to improve the
Normal Institutes by providing n fec
OF 81 for teachers examination. ana
TINT the money bc placed In the Nor
NAL school fund.
Appropriations viii bc held In abcy.
nncc until the matter Of revenue Is set
tied. This - the disposition. mt least.
OF the Senate finance committee. In
other words no appropriations will liz
made until II II seen where the money
is TO come from to pay them.
Senator Moorc's bill In relation to
hours OF employment for railroad EN-.
ploycs wns agreed To In the Senate. II
,.sn,.l.t.. st.us FnilrunI gnun luk
been ON u shift OF sixteen hours durn-
tlon lie cannot bc ordered TO work
again until after rest OF at least ten
hours.
Stntc Senator :. v. Newell OF thc
Twcnty.sixth district has announced
his Intention TO return TO the Hcpubli-
can party. This he will do ns soon rs
the present session OF the Legislature
ends, He says he feels II his duty to
his constituents TO act ns fusionist
for that time.
The Senate committee on constitution
| nj amendments reported fnvornbly four
constitutional amendments. one for the
introduction OF the Australian land tax
and uniform taxation: another for the
consolidation of Denver and Arnpahoc
county: another FOR the ihrcc-fourths
Jury law IN civil cases. and still an-
other Tor the slsht-Hour uHy.
Ex-Governor Baxter Of Wyoming,
now n member OF the Colorado State
Board OF Capitol Managers. IL In Cali
fornia. Otto Mcnrs Is In Washington,
Charles ]. Hughes. Jr.. IL III. This
leaves only two members OF the board
In Denvcr-Govcrnor Orman and Mr..
Thatcher. No board meeting can be
held. as there Is no quorum.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections reported In favor OF the
passage OF s. Il. 20 CPhilpD, an act
granting to voters OF election precincts
of the city Of Denver the right to de-
tcrminc by ballot at an election wheth-
or or not licenses to sell or give away
intoxicating liquors in such precincts
may be granted. issued or renewed.
Senator Hill's bill to place country
| 1iuuor sellers OH the same footing ns
city and town saloon keepers passed
second reading in the Senate. Under
the present law the country dealer
may sell liquor in quantities of one gal
| lon or more without any license mt all.
Senator Hilrs bill makes 1t necessary
to secure n license from the county
| commissioners.
In the Senate committee OF the whole
Senator Hll's bill, S. i. No. &C. was
killed by striking out the enacting
clause. The measure was to limit the
fees and pay OF receivers to maxi
mum of not more than $3.50 month.
Senator Parks fought the measure be
cause he said the fees rs now regulated
were proper and that for the handling
of some tremendous enterprise by Il
receiver $3.50 month was not enough.
Mr.. Stubbs has gone to the relief of
John W. Springer. who has been ar
rested. charged with bringing into the
state n horse with II dockcd tail, by
presenting bill repeating the act
which permits the docking Of horses
tails. The present law is very explicit
and widc-reaching in its provisions. as
Il prohibits the importation of horses
with docked tails, and under its provis-
ions they may not be brought into the
state even for exhibition purposes.
The Rush bill to prevent further par
ty squabblcs. such rs the Maloncy-
Thomas trouble In Ararahoc county,
was taken up in the Senate and amend
cd by the insertion of this clause:
"Within ten days after the adjourn
ment of the state convention of any
political party at which a state central
committee is selected. the secretary
and chairman of said committee shall,
under oath. file with the secretary of
state n full and complete roll of the
membership of the state central COM
mittee." The bill allows state commit
tees to decide as to the regularity OF
local organizations. 1t passed second
reading and is now on its final passage.
The 1876 Senate bills now before that
body nrc well sprnkled with appropri-
ations, the total proposed appropriations
in the Senate to date being S1,50S,o5O.
In the House many of the $50 bills If
passed will necessitate expenditure on
the part of the state, the appropriations
proposed so far in the house amounting
to $654,05O. This makes total of 81
253,5OO. But in some instances there
are publications as to state institutions
in particular. After careful Sitting