Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-22

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amendments which give the rate-mak-
ing power and other features Of the ma
tional law.
The House on Tuesday struck out
the enacting clause OF the following
bills: II. b. 1876, Redd. concerning dc.
linQuent children; II. b. 3O6. Fetzer.
to amend the lien laws; II. b. 204, Can
non. for paddle wheel at the mouths
OF bitches: II. B. 297. Fetxer. revenue,
Congress passed q pure food law
dealing with all manufactures used In
interstate commerce. Colorado at this
session of the Legislature passed
supplemental law TO the federal law
placing state manufactures in the
same relation to pure food regulations.
The Rittenhouse insurance bill. one
OF the longest measures In the present
session, " AZ read at length and passed
unanimously on third reading by the
Senate. The only material change
made wes an amendment Of Senator
Booth nxing the time the act shall 20
iato effect at December 81. 1907. In
stead OF August. This In to give tho
companies opportunity to prepare for
the new provisions.
In considering II. B. No. 3C4. the
House struck out all reference to any
land along the banks Of the streams.
thus making II reserve to fishermen
only the beds and banks OF natural
streams. In Its original form. Il Ind
provided that hereafter the state
should reserve. on all lands sold. the
dshing rights OF all streams running
through them. together with the right
OF way along banks and bedx of
streams and nfty feet on each side OF
the stream.
Senate Bill No. :sa. Senator Pa-ks.
ITO facilitate the construction OF tcle-
graph lines" etc. ono Of four measures
generally known as telephone bills"
passed the Senate oa third reading. re-
ccivink barely the number OF votes
necessary to pass II. Three other simi.
lar bills were killed. The railroad
commission bill passed by the House
vas taken up. but little hcadway was
made. Senator Sapp tDem.) offered an
amendment to section IL. In commit
tee Of the whole. giving the commits
sion ratemakinx power. The discus
sion Of this amendment lasted until the
Scnnt adjourned. Senator Taylor's con
stitutional amendment cxcmpiinK res.
eryoirs from taxation was passed.
Senator Kcms primary election bill
was killed on an adverse report. be-
cause vinccnt's bill covered the same
subject matter. And twcnty.four hours
later tho Vincent bill. also. was killed.
this being the last reminder Of the
pledge to hasten tho election OF scna'
tors by popular vote. Roll can on
Do,ph's motion To excuse the commit
tee from reporting was ss follows:
Ayes. Adams. Bryan. Bunncy. cannoh.
Cohen. Collins. Dillingham;. Diiis.
Dodge. Doiph. Dray. Frank. Garcia.
Gsndcn, Grisham. HARRISON. Hickman.
| Kelly, Lines. Mosrcii. Paddock. Parker.
Parrish. Schmidt. Smith. Stewart. Tan
ucubsutn. Werner. Watson. Winters.
wolavcr. Young. breckenridge: total.
II. Nays. nawdcn. Beiicsncld. Diaincy.
Biatehford. DoisinEcr. Ebbcrt. Fall.
FAR. Hcaiy. Hoiicnbcek. Hudsins.
Hurd. KEN. Lawrence. trhrri''-r. Mae'
Keusic. Mct.achian. Napier. o'coancii.
Rubin. Vincent. Walker: total. ..
An effort Is being made BY certain
members Of the Sixteenth Assembly TO
have . railroad commission named
that would act largely as mediator be.
tween the railroads and the general
public. When 4, 10 shown tina, III"
railroads arc discriminating OF Swing
rebates or charging rate that "
palt.ably unfair to one shipper against
authority sn order this Illegal practice
stopped. And when II is shown tha,
railroad through negligence In falling
TO -quip a read or to keep Its tracks
in proper repair IL responsible for an
accident causing death. authority IL
given the commission TO order reforms.
The bill is before the State Senate on
second reading. having passed the
House. A Republican caucus after sew.
eYal meetings and long discussions ap-
proved very moderate measure. one
that would be effective. however. un.
der a strong commission. Several
amendments have been made and 9th.
ers are qendins.
The Drake local option bill. which
passed the House on the i5;h. has
been ame nded In two important par
,icuiars since Il passed the Senate.
especially In esemp,ins the counties
from It's provisions. In the original
bill provision was made that the resi-
dents Of any county. city. town. ward.
ward division. distric, or precinct.
nigh, appiy for an election TO have
the subiivision declared "an,isaioon
,erritory.- The elimination Of the
word county left ward and district as
the Iarsps. subdivisions that could an.
ply for tie right TO prohibit the sale
Of liquor within lis borders. Forty per
cent. Of the voters Of any political sub.
division may apply TO the county clerk
for an election on the question within
the territory. the petition 10 be fled a,
least thirty days before the general
election. Explicit provisions are given
for making up the petition. fline It
with the clerk. ard for the conduct Of
each Of the steps leading to the cleo
,ion and declaration of the result
When vote has been had in any sub.
division. the vote shall not be subject