Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-02-01

Senate bill 1873 was unanimously
passed by the Senate on third reading
with m emergency clause attached. II
| In by Senator AmmOns aud provides
for the appropriation Of $4,000 for the
state capitol board deficiency.
House Bill No. 50. by Pitschke, to re:
peal the act concerning boycotts ana
blacklIsting. was reported favorably by
the judiciary committee. with some
slight changes. and was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Lorbcr's bill proposes to stop
the practice OF employment agencies
of taking money from laborers ana
sending them on to some distant place
on the false pre'ense that they will get
work. He makes the penalty for such
an offease fne OF $1,000 or inprison'
ment for II year. or both.
The elections committee OF the Sem
nte recommended for passage the bill
by Senator Hume Lewis to reduce the
number of commissioners In counties
Of less than 100000 population. from
i've TO three. This would affect every
county In Colorado except Arnpnhoe.
and would save two salaries year IN
each.
The Senate has had Its picture taken
ny tHc A'"-
yer reporter irrcvcrcntly says: Two
ycnrS from now one Of these pictures
will hang In cloak room. Four years
from now II viii bc found In som. com.
mittrc room. and six years from now
a search warrant and deputy sheriff
will not locate H."
Senator and Mr.. r. N. Patterson
ani Governor ani Nrs orman received
morc than i1D guests on the night OF
January :tth. nj the home Of Senator
| Patterson ON Eleventh nnd fcnnsyi.
vnnia avenues. The legislators AMI
their wIvc. nnd daughters wcrs enter.
tnin-,i. The house was d.,,<A'.si will
flowers and palms.
e. q. Pit.ci,E- Inns introduced bill
which define. policy as a lottery aud
, provides severe rcnniii-. for NIL who
play the game or conduct II. The pos.
session u n policy ticket il made priin
faci- r.,dcncr OF guilt. onc''hird OF
che penalties collected arr 10 go 10 tbs,
.nformcr. oh--thini TO the prosecutor.
onc-ihiri to the school fund.
Mr.. in.i~y. chairman OF the iish.
/ for~s'r. and game committee. goes
afraut ;h~ work Of Ill. cointnIttr- en-
Enthusiastically. lie 10 soliciting stiE.
E-.iions from all sources on the au.~-
ton OF necessary law. to protect fsh.
snm- nnd forest. and has succr~ird in
interesting large number of irsoplc in
the meetings of his committee.
The State Land Beard has n,ndc si,e
following appointments; John Il.
Joye-. Lake. register: y. e. Ns,iman.
Denver. deputy register: \. T.. Tcotntss.
~ rasa. appraiser: ". u. jrH-san.
Del NuTt-. assis;zn, appraiser: Miss
joscrhinc Marion. beaver. rhi-f clcEk:
Mrs J. Low. o,-ru. lease ebert: Miss
E;,n Eurrh. b-nr-r. si-n.-raphcT.
Senate Ein No. so. by Mr. Parts. To
Great n civil srrvic- commission for
Z Colorado. and 'o regulate i,y II the ap-
poin;p.n, aud discharge af the ctIi.
rlayC. .f the state AMI the counties
and Of cities having over .,,."S iuhnbis
'an,s. whether such cities ar Operating
under special charter ar the general
law. was referred to the judiciary cutn'
m:''--.
Nmans the tiii. iuiru,irsi TO Increase
the state Fuyruu-s is House isIii No.
:.EJ. Introduced hy MF. sshwciErri. pro.
sis.tuE for Inspection Of petroleum 10
/ ibc us,-i for illuminating purposes. The
/ fee for inspection is made 3 crnts AMI
/ l. IL thought that such Law would
produce revenue In cSc,r<s of SiSn.rn.
/ A similar bill has brcu introduced in
/ The Senate.
Among the bills reported for pass
[ age in the House is Mr.. Iudkin's House
| Bill No. i1s. TO amend the school act
| by inserting Requirement that In cv-
/ cry school two lessons week. Of not
| less than ten minutes each. should br
I given in Kindness to animals There
I was considerable discussion. several
members obicctinT strongly IN any al.
dI,Iun TO the school curriculum. which
they regard as already ovCrCrowdc,i.
Thursday. January 5is,. il ;hc las,
day upon which hills can H. introduced
| at the present scs1icn o. .hr General
Assembly. After that there will iss no
more chances to start laws in motion.
and the work Of the lawmakers viii be-
either in urging for passage or in en-.
deavorinz to kili on several score Of
tilis. II now looks as II the total mum.
her Of bills would he about wo.thiris
the number Of two years aso.
Mrs. Evanrrlins Hsar7z has with.
drawn her hill providing for the states
mining Its own coal 10 make additions
in accordance with suggestions re.
cciveJ from Interested friends. When
rcin,roducc,i. the bill will propose that
the money received from the sale of
coal. over and above the expenses. shall
b. devoted 10 the opening uf new mines
on other land owned by the state. so
that IN the end a great deal more than
the original investment will lsc made.
Governor orman has appointed
Julius e. Guntsr Of Trinidad
judge Of the Court Of Appeals
to succeed Judge BtssclI. lie.
publican. The appointment was taken
10 the Senate by Horace ". IIavcns,
the governors private SECRETARY. who
started to read II in opcn session. as
he dill not see the use Of an executive
session. Senator W. II. Adams object.
ed aud the matter was referred 10 an
executive session for later copsi,irra.
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