Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-04-17

Gordon 40 chief deputy in district No
3. including the territory about Glen
wood.
The State Board of Pardons at its
meeting April Sd decided 10 recon-
mend parole for John c. Campbell.
serving an indcterminate sentence for
larceny of cattle. He was sentenced
In Weld county June Z. 1902. Appli'
cations from fourteen other conyicts
for pardons and paroles, considered
by the board. were refused.
Senator Lewis introduced joint res
olutIon that committee OF two sena-
tors and three members OF the House
be appointed To represent the lesisla-
tive department OF Colorado at the
launching OF the cruiser Denver on the
18th instant. The resolution was
adopted by the Senate. No expense Is
to be incurred by the state.
As the closing day OF the session
neared It's end there were many rumors
of an extra session. The trouble oc-
CURED over the long appropriation bill.
the House members showing dispose
tion not to concur in the amendments
by the Senate. The House clock was
stopped at li:iS and the Senate clock
ut 1873. The appropriations went
TO n conference committee composed OF
Representatives Breckenridge, Aitken
and Frewen and Senators owens ana
Darela. They were still wranglins at
midnight. II was reported that Gov
ernor Peabody had announced that he
would not call an extra session of the
Legislature unless the bill failed to
pass.
Governor Peabody has emphatIcaiiy
h.N he "a al "a "a
pointing n new iiTc and police board
and n new board OF public works for
Denver. Immediately after the adjourn
mcnt OF the Legislature. Il have given
no thought to the matter" said the
governor. In my opinion ! have moth
ing whatever to do with the affairs OF
the city. Unless some one shows TO me
beyond doubt that ! not only have
the right bu, am In duty bound TO np-
point new boards. shall tax. no such
action. A legal opinion on this question
will not be sought by me. either. for
have no desire to tax. any hand In mu-
nIcipal Affairs As far ns ! am coa-
ccrued, that question is settled
The Denver News on the morning OF
April 7th says: The Fourteenth Gen
cral Assembly may not have broken
any records In the number OF bills
passed. but II certainly did Its share
toward iillirE the Statut. books. Just
how many of the bills passed will be-
come laws, II IL up to Governor Pea
body to say. To begin with. there was
n total OF SOL bills introduced In both
houses. The records OF the clerks OF
the two houses Mt midnight showed
that Of this number 1876 bills success
fully pasrsd both houses. The bills
Will be enrolled and sent TO the gov
cFnor ms fast as possible. In fact.
many o. them are already there. The
records In Governor PcabOdy's Office
last rIght showed that he has already
attached his signature to thirty bills.
and that nearly n hundred more are
awaiting his sIgnauTc. The bills not
already there are In the hands OF the
enrolling clerks. who nTe working day
and night. II Is expected that the last
bill will reach the governor In day OF
two"
Al the request Of Governor Peabody
Representative McEcrvc OF Fremont
county on the Sd instant requested
the House to suspend the rules and
ask the Senate to return his bill. pro-
vIding for the appropriation Of $50.
600 for the construction OF state canal
No. /. This was done and practically
kills the measure. which Is the object
OF the move. ..r. Mcscrvc bases his
action entirely upon the position TAX.
en- by the governor. who In turn de
cIded to be guided by the opinion OF
the attorney general against the bill.
When the measure first came up In
ilie iiuuSs II croycsed oro OF the most
bitter contests Of the session. It was
fought through by its introduccr and
sent to the Senate In good time. The
governors course was taken after he
had given consideration to an opinion
from Attorney General Miller. to the
effect that the construction of the ca.
nal might jeopnrdiZc the states po.
sition in the suit OF Kansas TO obtain
n United States Supreme Court deci.
sion holding that Colorado is not en-
titled to the waters Of the Arkansas
river for irrigation purposes. After
read the attorney generals decision"
explained the governor, II concluded
that the interests OF the entire state
were paramount to the interests of
one section and that II the Meserve
bill could interfere in any possible
way with the states defense Of the
Kansas suit II should not become a
law"
Organized DOdieS OF StOChmen III all
parts of the state have come to the
assistance OF the State Bureau Of Ami
NAL Protection, better known. as the
Humane Society. in the work of pro
tecting the live stock from abuse
through shortage Of food and neg
leCt. This Is the result of the action
Of the Colorado Cattle and Horse
Growers Association at the last an
nuaI convention In Denver. At the
convention Secretary Whitehead OF
the Bureau Of Animal Protection
called attention to the need for coop
Grafton from the stoCkmen. The asso
citation looked with favCr on the mat
| ter and instructed the secretary to no
| tify the local bodies Of its action and
request that these nominate competent
men to act as agents of the State Bu
reau. MIR. Whitehead having agreed
| that they should be appointed If found
! to be the right men. Two replies. tho
| first that have been received, came tC
| Mr.. Whitehead April Sth. One o
| these was from the SaEuaChe asso
citation and the other came from the
| North Park association. Each an
nounced that the associations had TAX
en- favorable action and nominations
for positions as agents were inclosed
| The SaguaChe association suggested
the following: d. s. Jones of Sa
| guache and Thomas holland Of Sa
| guache. Those chosen by the Nortl
| Park organization are Hubert c. Ched