Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-13

ment, was killed by a vote OF is TO II
In the Senate. the enacting clause be-
Ing stricken out.
The State Land Board on March 4th
granted leases on the following lands:
Seventeen hundred acres in Routt
county; 932 acres in Saguache county;
l.0i2 acres In Las Animas county; $40
acres in Adams county: 800 acres In
..ostilia county; lao acres In Sasu-
ache county.
Senator Baliinger's bill No. l5t.
making IL the duty OF all sheriffs and
other peace officers and all agents OF
the state bureau OF child and animal
protection to enforce laws for the pre-
vcntion OF wrongs and cruelty TO chill
dren and animals was passed on sec
ond reading In the Senate.
Governor Peabody has approved Sem
ate bill No. 81. fixing the compensation
OF baiiIffs OF District Courts and estab-
fishing the salaries at 81 500 a year In
counties OF the first class. and $3.50 "a
day for each and every days attend
ance on court in all other counties.
The bill carries an emergency clause.
The House and Senate are having
some difficulty in agreeing upon bills.
The Senate refused TO agree to the
House amendments to the Clayton bill
wages from execution. and has also
refused to agree to the House amend
menis to the Bailey juvenile delin-
quent bills.
Senator Tayior's bill No. 1877. to make
legal holidays OF New Years. Christ
mas. February 22nd. February 18th
u.incoln's birthday. Fourth OF July
and Thanksgiving. was passed In the
Senate on third reading. When such
holidays fall on Sunday the bill pro-
yides the following Monday shall be
the legal holiday.
Expert Lewis Il. Schwanbeck has
made report to the House committee
appointed to examine into the amount
OF outstanding state warrants. and the
committee has reported the same TO
the House. The report shows that
warrants have been issued to the
amount Of ss25 .053.i5: interest. 3115.-
3.6.35: total. $i.coi. .379.5i.
Senator Rush's bill No. ~. prohibit
Ing the state board OF land commission
crs from selling timber less than four
teen inches In diameter from school
land. was agreed TO In the Senate on
second reading. after having been
amended by the addition OF several
features suggested by Senator Tnylors
bill No. i02. making II the duty OF
school directors to notify the land
board Of cncroachments on state tim
bcr land.
Hydro.rnphcr A. l.. Fellows OF the
State Geological Survey. has been
called to Washington to consult with
Professor Newell regarding the Gunni-
son tunnel. II ls probable that ar
ranIcmcnts will be made to open head
quarters here for the western states In
ciudcd In the Geological Survey. The
state engineer is confident that work
on the GunnIson tunnel will be taken
up by the federal government without
| delay.
Bills No. go and e3e. taking parts
OF old Arapahoc county from Adams
| county. to which they were added
when the latter county was created.
and attaching them to Yuma and
Washington counties. were passed
unanimously In the Senate on third
reading. Several senators voted yea
on this question who were doubtful Of
| the practicability OF the propositions
until the decision on the Rush amend
mcnt was rendered.
Former State Auditor Charles W.
Croutcr has been ordered to pay into
the registry OF the District Court Mt
Denver the sum OF i2.3G3.5i. the
amount In litigation In the suit brought
against him by the United States Re-
duction and Refining Company to re-
cover money paid under the fiat tax
law. The order was made on the
motion OF the attorneys OF the plain
tif. The amount represents the tax
paid by the reduction company, and
| the companies which assigned their
claims to II.
Concurrence In House amendments
to Senator Bailcy's juvenile bills was
refused in the Senate after the sem
ators discovered that the name OF
Representative Whyte had been at
tached as co-author. Changes OF this
character were denounced by the senp-
tors as unprecedented and without
warrant. The objections of the Sem
+, ate to the innovation were again raised
| when the committee on conference re-
ported on Senator Clayton's bill. No
SO, otherwise known rs the exemption
! bill" This committee recommended
that Representative Aiilers name be
added to that OF Senator Clayton. CIV
ing the appearance that both men were
| the originators of the idea. The re-
port of the committee was rejected and
the senators decided Senate bills
passed in the House must carry the
name OF the introducer only.
The Denver Real Estate Exchange
will vigorously oppose what is called
the community Of interest" bill now
before the Legislature. with the sup
| port OF various organizations Of
women. By the terms of the measure.
| property held by either husband or
wife is deemed to be held by both in
common and can neither be sold or
mortgaged without the signature of
both to the instrument In resolutions
adopted by the exchange 1t is pointed
out that as the law stands now there
| is so much doubt and uncertainty in
conveyancing that sales are continual
| ly being held up while defects are be-
ing remedled. Most of these defects
arise from failure to identify the vend-
ors with the vendees of the last preced-
ing deed. and II II becaf1ie necessary in
examining nm abstract to make sure
that where only one signed n deed that
he or she was not married, or where
two signed n deed that the wife or the
husband was the only and law
ful. wife or husband. then the
delays and uncertainties of the
real estate business would be more
than doubled. I'm Missouri. where