Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-15

| to oversee improvements on the Capi'
toi grounds. was killed In the House.
House Concurrent Resolution No, 4.
BY Mr.. Hurd. welcoming .he National
Order Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution to hold it's next convention
In Colorado April 30th. was unsni'
mousiy adopted by the Senate.
Mr.. brakes Senate bill to regulate
the practice Of barberink was brought
up in the Senate on third reading and
dnal passage. having been received
from the printer In amended form. A
number OF minor amendments were
made by unanimous consent and the
bill passed by a vote Of ~ to 6.
President Harper OF the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell. De La
Vsrgne and Lewis to serve On the joint
committee OF seven. which will inves'
tixate the estate Of the late Winfield
8. 9trattou. This committee will be-
gin its inquiry at the earliest possible
date. as II has but thirty days In which
to work.
Senator Parks amendment TO arti'
Gle OF the constitution. increasin.
the salary OF the governor to $4,000:
the pay OF the private secretary TO
q. 500. that of the Supreme Court jus.
tees TO $4,000 each. and that OF dis.
trict judges In the Second district TO
$4,000 each. and In the other districts
to $1,000. was killed In the Senate by
striking out the enactins clause.
The appropriations and state institu.
tions committees OF the House are pre-
pairing for q visit to nve OF the state
institutions. the trip to bs catered on
within q week or two. The institu'
tions TO be visited are: School for the
deaf and blind at Colorado Springs. In.
sane asylum at Pueblo. pcnitcntiary at
Canon City. rcformatory at Buena
Vista and the Soldiers and Sailors
Home At Monte Vista.
Mr.. cannon's bill to give power OF
arrest to agents Of the Humane Soci.
oty came up "Wednesday to involve tho
House In . debate that promised 10 be
endless. Mr.. Lawrence led the attack
on tho bill. which was due TO COM
plants made OF the actions OF agents
Of the society. Most Of the repros~n.
tatives from tho southern counties
supported Mr.. Lawrence. 10 that the
bill was KILLED by striking out its en-.
acting clause.
Tho following telegram from q. l.
AGyers. formerly prominent business
man ~ Denver. now In Seattle. was re.
ccivcd by tho speaker Thursday and
read in tho House: To the Speaker OF
the House Of Representatives.. Den.
rcr.-The Colorado Society Of Wash
inston. 1000 members. sends greet
inss. The Washington Legislature
has appropriated 100000 for the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
What will Colorado give!
Senate bill :2t. Senator Miliard.
amends the registration Law n II ap.
plies TO cities Of over 5000 population.
whcrc tho town and county precinct
lines conflict. In such cases the
county clerk shall appoint whatever
additional registration committees nre
necessary. Senator Millard explained
that In Boulder II was almost impos.
siblc to hold an election this spring
without this amendment. The bill
passed the senate with the emergency
clause.
Tho commission appointed by Gov.
crnor Mcdonald before his retirement
to look into the proposition Of procur-
ing voting machines for use In Colo
rndo elections. met Tuesday to exam
inc the Columbia voting machine.
the company. The commission con.
sists Of Albion X. vickery. county
clerk; John d. Hunter. engineer OF
the Board OF Public Works. and Frank
c. Goff, engineer of the Board Of Edu.
cation. The Columbia is the nrst ma
chine examined by the commission. II
will probably be inspected by the mem.
bers OF the Legislature also while nj
the state house.
Senate bill No. As, Senator Harri-
sons anti.lobby act. was killed In thc
Senate, the enacting clause being
stricken out after long discussion.
Senator Scott said II lobbying was In.
herently wrong. then bill to license
It was n greater evil. The object OF
the oil was to prevent an evil. he said.
but Il made lobbyist OF him who was
not u lobbyist. He thought It honor.
able, ps an attorney. to appear before
the Senate committees or the Senate.
or the individuals constituting the
Senate, in behalf OF a ditch company
or n railway. or any legitimate busi-
ness. 1T seems to me this bill Is stint
ply a Confession he said. ''of the
moral and intellectual weakness OF tho
members OF this body"
Senator Woods bill in relation to
coal mine inspectors was favorably
considered by the Senate and recon-.
mended for final passage. II Is bill
repeating section II Of the existing
laws concerning coal mine inspectors
and substituting another section in
lieu thereof. Senator Wood explained
that the proposed change increases
the number of coal mine inspectors to
three instead of one, and increases
their salaries and expense allowances.
He said that the output Of coal mines
had increased from 100000 tons per
year to about 100000 tons, and that
the present office force of the state
coal mine inspector is entirely made.
quate to visit the important mines OF
the state. The salaries of inspectors
were fixed at $4,000 each per year.
with necessary travelling expenses.