Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1901-03-08

Tho Rush hIii. to amend the consii,u'
tinn hy adding u new article 10 IL en-
titled article Twenty. City and Coun'
~ OF bcnv,r." finally came up In the
Senate ns n special oricr nnd was
passed by vote OF - to I.
senator Taylor has finally carried his
point In cTari 10 night sessions. the
Senate voting to hold sessions hereafter
on Tuesday Hni Thursday nights. The
House has hc-n holding meetings
nightly for some time. II il arparcn,
that IL will H. impossible to- properly
consider NIL III" imior;an; measures t-c'
fore the Legislature.
The ''Iinc up'' on different sections
Of the revenue biil battles any classiii.
cation on the lines OF any so.callcj
majority" or minority" Members
divide either upon their own juds.
mcnt or the interests OF their constit.
ucnts as they see them. Tile majority
in one section is rnrciy composed OF
the same persons ns that on another
section. There Is evidently no ''coin.
hinc''' for or asains, the Till rs a
whole.
The state board Of capitol managers
will reverse one OF the policies Of the
last administration. For the last two
years the positions OF janitorS. watch.
men and the like have tr,rn given out
largely for political Influence. From
now on. according TO the decision OF
the board. politics. save in n very lin.
itcd degree. will not IL permitted TO
cnicr into the selection Of employees at
the state capitol under the supervision
OF the toar,i uf managers. The present
force will bc Kept so long as 1t is ctii.
cicnt.
Senator Bucklcy's hin. Senate bill
col. opens an important question. the
granting Of the right OF eminent do.
main to electric companies. In defend.
Ing IL the author said that in the near
future. from Mexico TO Canada. every
line Of railway VIII bc propelled by
electricity. The Telluride Power
Transmission Company. for the benefit
Of which this hill il introduced. is n
large one. with branches operating in
Provo. Utah. Washington and Mon.
tnnn. II furnishes power to all the
mines within radius Of twenty-five
miles. taking in the towns OF Telluride.
Durny aud bjihir. and Is at present or.
Grating without law and without any
right Of domain. II asks for this. OK.
pcCting. ns the hill provides. to make
Just compensation" for such right OF
way.
The Arapahoc senators. to whom was
referred Senate hill iUI 1Whitfori,.
will recommend the following amend
mcnts: In case school districts 1.
and IL. known Hs East Denver. West
Denver and North Denver. are consol-
idatcd. the tax rate for general school
purposes may reach n maximum OF
mills ON the dollar. provided the rrvc.
nuc derived thCrCfrom shall not exceed
si20.UDJ for any one year. This is the
q mills would produce on the
present valuation. The salary of the
is fixed at $500 nnnu. |
ally, and no person is to bc employed |
rs teacher. or otherwise. in any
school unless he or she bc n bona fide |
resident OF Colorado nt the time. All |
books and supplies shall he purchased |
only upon open competitive bidding. |
after advertisement for bids for ten |
days. All meetings of The school board |
shall be open TO the public. and notice |
Of all such meetings shall he given ln |
the daily press at least three days prior |
to holding the same.