Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-08
LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND GOSSIP.

counties.
Friends of the Drake bill claim tbs,
the Kelly bill is SO worded that "
does mol apply TO Denver.
The ant.-pass section of the original
Mccarthy bill was introduced. whicn
precipisaiec considerable discussion
Senator Scott offered an amend
ment, lowering the rate per mile 70
three cents and abolishins passes at
the same time.
An amendment OF Senator Mccarthy
giving the commission rate-nxins pow
ers was lost. He also substituted pof'
ton OF his original bill to take the
place OF section 10. but this was lost
The House has passed on third read.
ing: 8. b. Z. AnfenEer-Appiicauon
OF real estate to widows and orphahn
| allowance. 8. B. .. Anfenger-pe,sr.
mipation Of hsIrship In settlement OF
estates. s. b. 81. Parks-To establish
Colorado day.
The Senate adopted the favorable re-
port OF the committee OF the whole on
8. b. No. IS. tho railroad bill. Friday
after a debate lasting through the en-
tire afternoon. The morning session
1
railroad hill was put through. after
adopting an amendment Strengthening
the right ul individuals TO recover dam
ages sustained in addition to the de-
murrase charge Of 81 per day.
In the House las, Friday the railroad
bill was reconsidered. Senator BARD
well offered an amendment strengthen
Ing the damage section so that snip
| pers may recover all actual damages
for failure on the part OF the railroad
to furnish cars. as well as the demur'
rage of 81 per day. Adopted. Senator
Mccarthy moved TO strike out that part
Of section ], which eSemp's certain
mountain railroads from the WORKINGS
Of the Law. The amendment was lost.
The amendments were voted upon
separately and both lost. The commit
toe rose and reported favorably TO the
Senate. On the motion to adopt the Ia
vorabic report. Senator Clayton nj.
tempted 10 substitute the Sapp bill
again, bu, this was defeated by vote
OF twenty nays 10 thirteen ayes. Sena.
tor Campbell then substituted the orig.
inai Mccsrthy bill. The amendment
was los, BY vote OF seventeen nays TO
fourteen ayes. Senator Mccarthy Ia
vored II.
s. u. No. 30. Sapp-Providing for
commission to examine the courses OF
study Mt state educational Institutions
and eliminate Implications 50 Tar Ms
possible. was taken up on third readin
In the Senate Friday. Senator Clayton
opposcd the measure. He said the
State University and other Institutions
had been able to save certain sums out
Of their maintenance funds. and the
cost OF teaching the various studies
was not too great. He defended the
kindergarten and training departments
nj the Greeley Normal school. stating
that such departments were necessary.
Tho bill carried by the exact eons'itu'
tiouai vote Of eighteen ayes. ending one
Of the sharpcst fights Of the session.
| The vote was uS follows: Aycs-An.
fengcr. Bardweil. Barcia. Bohn. Booth.
| Burger, Button. De In Vergnc. De
Long, Harrison. Lewis. Mccarthy.
Parks. Robertson. Sapp. stephen. To-
bin, Wood. Nays--Adams. Alexander.
Campbell. Clayton. Crowley. Drake.
Ehrhart, Fry. Harris. Jefferson. Ken.
ncdy. Mii!ard. Scott, Taylor.
The Republican legislative caucus
took action on the railroad bill Mon.
| Gay. A delegation. headed by Its pres
ident. from the Colorado Manufactur.
ers' Association. appeared before the
| "stecring'' committee OF the Repub-
lean legislative caucus. and made
Zach plea against rate making pow.
crs In the proposed railroad measure
that this committee reported to the
caucus against such q step. and rs
result section Is was amended to elm.
mate the rate.making power. The
law to be passed will not have rate.
making section. as has the Roosevelt
| federal law. but will only give power
&c adjust railroad made rates as be-
tween different shippers. The Pull.
man lines and private passenger
coaches are also eliminated from the
bill. giving these interests special
privileges. The power given in the
| first caucus bill to appoint commits
sion which would last six years was
tak-1 away from the governor. He
after the next state election. at which
time three men will be elected. There
was n section in the first bill that ap-
reals Of rate commission decisions
| should take precedence In the Supreme
Court SO that people could quickly OBJ
tain relief. This was cut out. There
was a section providing for the com.
mon use of terminal facilities by all
bona fde railroads. but this section,
No. 81, was cut out in its entirety.
leaving not even suggestion that 1t
ever was In the proposed law.
Senate Bill No. 10. by Sapp. provid.
ing for commission to determine the
branches Of study to be taught in the
various educational institutions and
making 1t unlawful for one state insti.
tuition to duplicate the studies Of an.
other. was discussed by the Senate
Monday. Senator Drake moved to
strike out the enacting clause. Sena.
tor Sapp could not understand the
change of heart on the part of Sena-
tor Drake. Two years ago he favored
the bill, when 1t passed the Senate
without opposition. He spoke at some