Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25

Europe. lie VIII De gone uuout tuuf
months. during which he will visit
most OF the countries Of Europe.
The pure food bill introduced by
Representative Kelly in the House Is
drawn in conformity with the national
law covering the same subject II has
been drafted with great care. in order
that all legitimate enterprises may not
suffer from its operations.
President Harper Of the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell. DE La
Eergns and Lewis TO serve on the joint
committee of seven. which will inyes-
'isats the estate OF the late Winfield
3. Stratton. This committee will be-
Sin Its inquiry at the earliest possible
date. ms II has but thirty days in which
To work.
Senator Stephen introduced a reso-
luton to have 500 copies Of the mes
sages of GOV. Jesse =. Mcdonald and
Gov. Henry a. Buchtei printed in Eng
iish and 800 in the Spanish language
They are To be prepared and distrib-
uted by members of the Assembly.
Upon motion of Senator Bar.la the
rules ~ef. suspended and the resoiu'
tion adopted.
Senator Campbsil's resolution TO In
yestisnte the status Of the Winfield 3.
Stratton estate came back from the
House with two amendments. one al.
lowing travelling expenses and another
extending the time of the inquiry TO
thirty days. instead OF twenty. The
resolution was then passed as
amended snd will go to the joint com.
mitiee.
Senator pcl.avcrsnc's proposed
conference of legislators from mining
counties. to consider bills affecting
that in,ercs; has been adjourned to a
later date. There sccmH 20 be- gen.
crai agreement that such measures are
mos, needed. which will result In IA
concentrated action To secure tho leg.
isiation. but the members wish to look
further into the proposed bills. and to
confcr with their constituents.
Legislators Of the state Of Kansas
have assured Representative Parker
that Kansas will appropriate an
amount equal to thn; given by Colo.
rndo for the erection OF memorial
hall buiidin. on Becchcr island. Sito
OF the last notable f.ht with Indians.
The two states have already coiinbo.
rated on tho erection of suitable
monument. In accordance with this
for an appropriation TO pay the Colo
rado share OF tho cost for the memorial
building.
Representative Parrish hns intro
duccd a bill providing for new Judi.
cinl district TO be composed OF the
counties OF Otero. Bent. Prowcrs. ki-
own and Baca. Al present otcro and
Kiowa arc attached TO the Pueblo dis.
trici. while Bent. Prowcrs and Baca
nrc in the Las Animas district The
growth Of the Ave counties and tho
Importance OF tho judicial business in
them has made the formation Of t1c
now district almost n necessity for
tho proper conduct OF business within
It's proposed borders.
In. the .oodly Erist OF bills intro
duced there are several old acqunint.
anccs. Senator Alexander has rein.
troduced his state arbitration bill OF
two years ago. and Senator Anfenger
has his bill for the protection OF hotel
keepers: Bnrcla has his Columbus day.
and his convict.constructcd highway.
and the publication OF the proceedings
u the constitutional convention:
Booth has the civil service: Drake
has the local option law. and the now
famous barber bill. and Sapp and Tay.
lor both have Western slope normal
school bills. Senators Scott, Wood.
Lewis. Button and Dc Lavergne have
banking bills.
Two hundred boxes OF books belong.
ing to the Colorado Travelling Library
Commission are scattered over the
state. and the commission has no
money to bring them back to It's head.
quarters In the capitol building. The
work Of the commission is virtually at
n stnndstill and unless the State Leg
islature comes to its aid It will have
to be either abandoned entirely or car
ried on as an auxiliary of the Colorado
Federation of Woman's Clubs. The
immediate cause Of the trouble is the
refusal OF the railroads OF the state
to furnish free transportation for the
books. as they did before the new
bill went into effect. The commission
has bill presented in the Legislature
which calls for an appropriation Of &c.
900 for the next biennial term. This
is $4,000 in excess of the money re-
ceived from the last Legislature. but
it is desired to enlarge the work as
well as meet the transportation ex-
penses.
A bill will be introduced into the
present session of the Legislature linn
itfng to three years after death OF
maker the time when wills may be pre-
sented for probate. This was the
conclusion reached yesterday at the
meeting of the State County judges
Association in Denver. A number OF
amendments to the probate law were
discussed, the one placing statute OF
limitations upon wills being the most
important. The present Inheritance
tax law was also found to need amend
ment in number Of particulars, in or
der to facilitate the collection of the
tax. Many of the judges complained
that the attorney general did not ap-
pear to represent the state, and that
the law should be strengthened so as
to give the state better opportunities