Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-07

organization OF that body.
]. The effort to Investigate Mr.. Ham,
!. hond's connection with the Gunnlson
0tinnel Commission has been indeti-
!. nitely postponed.
A resolution has been Introduced In
the Senate to Investigate the manner In
which the last Senate journal was COM
piled. II IN said to be full Of blunders.
: The Senate adopted Senator Taylor's
. resolution .applauding the action OF
The Maryland Legislature In expung-
ing from NIL state libraries the third
volume OF Maclny's United States His.
tory. wherein he defames Admiral
). Schley.
: The State Supreme Court has been
asked TO pass upon the right of the
Legislature to repeal any or all OF the
constitutional amendments which VIII
be voted upon by the people this fall.
, The matter was presented to the court
Friday by Senator Taylor.
A resolution by Senator Rush was
adopted. holding that the term OF Of
fice OF the Thirteenth General Assem-
bly, employees terminated when the
Legislature adjourned. thereby giving
; the extra session free hand to elect
whatever new employees II saw Ut.
Representative Luebcrs has n resolu-
tion UP his sleeve that calls for nm In
ve~tirntion OF the governors contin'
| gent fund. The chief executive Is al.
lowed certain sum each year for In.
cidcntnl expenses In connection with
his office. He IL no, expected to make
nm accounting To any one. He Is to
use II ns he thinks best. and for what
he thinks II proper.
There IL feeling that the Senate
mny place itself upon record ms OPP
posed to nm endless number OF bills.
That viii bc done by the adoption OF
. n resolution Introduced by Senator
tnrwcll limiting the business OF the
Senate To the consideration Of the
revenue hin. the Worlds Fair bill.
the employers liability biil nnd the
,t;unnison canal and ditch bondin.
tpEopasiiion.
y 4 petition was presented from Gree
ley. asking that the mineral lands bc.
lonsinEing to the land grant companies
L. taxed. These corporations dispose
of large ar-n-. but reserve III. right TO
work valuable iodcs thereon which
mny later bc discovered. These rr.cr.
vations constitute an important asset.
nnd IL Is probable ihnt the revenue bill
Twill h- 40 amended ns To pincc them IN
Dthc assessors schedules.
Mondays debate was the iiyciic~t So
far heard In the House. Speaker Mont
soni-ry d.nounccd Judge Rincr nni his
decision IN the r~s-nu- sa~- nnd ir.
ciaFcd that the Wyoming jurist wns
mot nciuaici by an honest desire 10
Determine tho law. hut 10y wish to
please tile corporations lie made q
lengthy defense of the law nni dc.
clnrs-i that he would soancr consent To
recognize the s;nt- beard OF ciuaiisa.
ton ns an assessing body.
senator iiuckiin has received word
that his r-lsart ou the Australian tax
system hai irrrn Incorporated In the
Congressional ii-euEi AMI would bc
frank-,i to nii parts Of tho country.
senator Hen 1Iiiman Of South Carolina
has manifested much iatcrwst In the
RESULTS Of senator Iuckiin's visit to the
an,iro-iss. nni il responsible for put.
ting u In the svcuEd. Within the next
nsanih or two u is expected that II
will hr sent To every vo;-r Ia Colorado.
Two important memorials to Con-
Erv>. were presented in the lIausr
Thursday nni will he passed ns so"n
as the rules viii permit. one wa. by
Madden Of Weld asking Coner-ss not
to- reduce the tariff on eurar. aud rvpp.s
scntins that such action would cripple
the sugar b-ct industry OF this state.
The other was by Harris Of Morgan.
and urged Congress to make apprcpria'
,ions for the construction of storage
reservoirs for the irrigation OF The arid
region.
The Senate committee for invcstisai.
ing the theft Of the roil.call ON the
third vote on the employers liability
hill held meeting Wednesday. immc.
,iia,.iy upon the adjournment of the
Senate. senator Moors. chairman Of
the COMMITTEES. states that the gentle
men have decided to conduct thc tc.
search behind closed doors. believing
that they will b. more likely to arrive
at n solution Of the mystery In that
way. The committee IL thoroughly In
earnest. and means TO find shc guilty
person or persons.
The Senate Tuesday adopted the fol.
lowing: 'licsoivci. That from the sum.
init Of the Rocky mountains the Cen.
tcBnial State Senate sends greeting
and congratulations to the Senate OF
the state OF Maryland for Its patriotic
action in ordering stricken from tile
public libraries an Infamous volume
that attempts TO traducc the honest
name Of Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
Schlcy. one Of the worlds greatest ma.
val heroes: and. Resolved. That an en-
rolled copy OF this resolution l., sent TO
Admiral scblcy and to the Maryland
State Senate
The governors message was pro
scntcd TO the join; assembly at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Owing TO
the iudispositiou OF the governor. Lieu.
tenant Governor Coates read the doc.
ument. II deals with all the subjects
embraced in the call. but desiguatcs
the revenue bill as the principal topic
for consideration. An important
amendment is suggested in the shape
Of n change in the method Of assess.
ing undcvclopcd mining claims. Ills
cxcellcncy desires that value OF the
ground rather than the outpu, consii.
tutc the basis for the assessors valu.