Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND GOSSIP

a bin for an act to submit to the quail
fed voters of the state amendments
to the constitution establishing the
peoples veto through the optional ref
erendum. and direct initiative by Pc
tition.
Representative A. B. Hoyt intro
duced resolution. which was carried.
that souvenir book canvaBsers and
others OF kindred calling be prohibited
from plying their trade on the floor OF
the House at any and all times, and
that the sergeant.at-arms be instructed
to see that this is carried out.
President Harper Of the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell. De La
vergne and Lewis to serve on the Joint
committee OF seven. which will inves.
tiIate the estate Of the late Winfield
s. Stratton. This committee Will be-
gin its inquiry at the earliest possible
date. as 1t has but thirty days In which
to work.
An antitrust bill has been intro
duced In the House at the request OF
the Hotel and Restaurant Keepers AZ
sociatIon. While II is broad enough to
include all trusts. its particular OBJECT
Is to prevent combinations for raising
the prices of those articles used by no
tel men. Provisions. products OF farm
and garden. furniture and like necessi'
ties are those that are not to be raised
to high prices.
State Auditor Stntler has complied
n list of the outstanding bounty war
rants which have been issued by the
state for the killing of coyotes and
other wild animals. They aggregate
seI.57t. An appropriation measure
has been introduced In the Legislature
by Senator Tobin. calling for an nppro-
priation OF s5o.o0o for the payment OF
bounty claims. but the state auditor Is
OF the opinion that the outstanding GER
tincatcs demand first attention.
The judiciary committee "Wednesday
reported for favorable action several
measures. among them one that county
trcasurcrs shall not deposit more thhn
$50. 900 In any one bank: another COM
peliins coroncrs to extend sicno.raph-
crs' notes taken ut inqucSts: one ex-
tending the time OF chattcl mortgages
when a part OF the principal has been
paid, and another referring 20 the guar
an,rc.nS of ofiicial bonds by surety
companies. The committee on tenn
pcrancc recommended for enactment
IL. II. 50. tho local option measure.
Representative W. A. Smith from the
committee selected In tho Fifteenth
Assembly to select a site and make the
arrangements for monument on the
Capitol grounds to the soldiers OF the
Civil War. has reported tho action ta.
ken. The committee selected spot
directly before the west entrance and
contracted for the construction OF n
granite monument In six pieces. Large
bronze plates bearing appropriate IN
scripsions will be attached TO the
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airyman. also In bronze.
The judiciary committee OF the
House has recommended for passage
bill to provide that dss,r.e, attorneys
Of counties OF the secoad class may
collect their fees whether or no; con.
viction IL had. Mr.. Collins. Who pre-.
s-ntcd the bill. said that such paymcn;
| was authorized In all counties Of the
/ state save those Of tho second class.
The committee has also looked kindly
upon the bill TO provide tina, county
,rvasurcrs shall return TO school secrc-
/ tarics all cancelled warrants. TO be
kcp, by the latter fof the period OF
six years.
ravorabi. action vas taken by the
Senate committee OF the whole on :. II.
No. .s. Senator Taylor. which seeks TO
procure a proper division Of the ten per
cent. derived from grazing fees do
mated hy the government 20 counties
upou which tores, reserves arc located.
There arc 1900. 900 acres of sore.,
reserves in the state. reaching into
thirty eight out Of the afty-nlns eour.
ties. The federal government charges
certain fees for the use OF these rs-
serves. and no~ offers TO return ten
per cent to the counties. The bill
a. 4s.af.r -.
the proportion OF reserves In each
county. the money TO be turned into
the road fund.
a bill to reorsaaire the state mill.
tia. in compliance with the terms of
the Dick Law. passed by the national
Congress four years aso. vas PIE
.sntsd In the House by Mr. Kelly. The
bill seeks also TO take some of the
weight of the top of the state guard.
so that II vili no; be so much an affair
of officers. The regular army has dis.
earded the brigade formation. which
is retained by the Colorado guard.
making the latter sahjec; Of eTi,i.
cism whenever officers Of the two
meet to discuss military affairs.
should the bill become a Law. the aa.
jutant general would be the recognized
head Of the guard. II 1lso provides
for the organization OF an ordnance
departments
A stringent pharmaceutical Law will
result II n. II 90. Is enacted into Law.
1, provides that the Colorado Pharma.
ceuticai Association shall present to
the governor the names OF ten regis
tered pharmacists. from which the gov
eruor shall select beard of three. One
is to be president. one treasurer and
the third secretary. The members
will draw ss a day when engaged on
state business. the secretary to have
an additional saia.y Of $500 a year.
Strong regulations are Included gov
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