Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-08
LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND GOSSIP
AntI.PoIyoamy Resolution.


duced the following:
"Whereas, II appears from invest.
CATION recently made by the Senate OF
the United States. and otherwise. that
polysamy still exists In certain places
In the United States. Notwithstanding
prohibitory statutes enacted BY tho
several states thereof. and
Whereas. The practice Of poly
gamy II generally condemned by the
people Of the United States. and there
is demand for the more cfiectual pro
hibition thereof by placing the sub
ject under federal Jurisdiction and con-
troll. ut the same time reservtnE to
each state the right to make and en-.
force its own laws relating to marriage
and divorce: now. therefore
Resolved III the assembly concur).
That application be and hereby 10
made to Congress under the provision
of Article 8 OF the Constitution OF the
United States for the calling OF q con-
ventton to propose an amendment to
the constitution OF the United States.
whereby polygamy and polygamous Co
habitation shall be prohibited. and
Congress shall be given power to en-.
force such prohibition by appropriate
Legislation.
Resolved. That the legislatures Of
all other states OF the United States
now IN session, or when not convened.
be and hereby are respectfully re-
Quesled to Join In this application by
the adoption Of this or nm equivalent
resolution.
Resolved. further. That the secro-
tary OF state be and hereby is directed
to transmit copies OF this application
to the Senate and House OF Represent.
ativcs Of the United statcs. and to
several members Of said hodics repre-
scntiuE this state therein: also trans.
nit copies hereof to tho legislatures
Of all other states OF the United
States"
In m address ai tho Methodist So
ciai Union Monday night. Governor
puchtci said that he will ask tho attor.
ucy general to designate his power
over subordinate executive heads. He
added that he thought this power
greater than generally believed and
would address communications to all
subordinatcs asking them TO do all In
their power to help him carry oui
his program for tho moral bss.
tcrmcnt Of the state. 'whes.
ever thcrc In n chance for
graft" he said. Il have told the
men I appointed that they had such an
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minis,ration moro free from graft than
any In tho history Of tho state. They
AL have assured me that they wanted
to help Eivc an administration nbso-
iuiciy free from Il. I will keep In con.
slant communication by letter with
every position In tho state where Rraft
Ii possible. and those appointed know
that stroke Of the pen can remove
them as Il appointed them"
In an interview In relation to the
Drake railroad commission bill. Intro.
duccd by Senator Drake. Governor
Buchici II quoted AZ saying: There
arc serious disiicul,ics In making rail.
way rate Law. The peril II that capital
may BE- frightened from Colorado. Tho
purpose of the bill as now introduced
IL TO place abundant power In tho
hands of the railway commission and
q, the same time sivc a sense Of L..
curity to capital. Il IL believed that
this rcsui, has tccn attained In the
provisions Of this bill. This bill pro
poses that the commission shall hear
complaints and II the disicultics arc
not adjusted by tho commission IN .
friendly way. tho commission then has
authority To make change in ratcs.
The change. however. II not to
go into effect until an appeal has been
taken. both to the District Court and
the Supreme Court. The bill provides
that this business shall take prccc.
dcncc over all other business In the
courts excepting only criminal bust.
ness. So I, would be possible to sc.
, cure a finai decision at the end of ap.
proximatciy ten days or two weeks. as
In election cases"
The members Of tho Stale Aericul.
turai College faculty. who hold posi-.
tions ct the experiment station. and all
experts In horticulture and entomology
in the Fort Collins district. are using
every opportunity TO say good word
for House bill No. ali. introduced by
Representative Hoyt of Mesa county.
This hill has for It's objec, the prutcc.
ton Of the horticultural interests ot
tho state. II IL known as tho horticul
turai inspection bill. and provides for
the inspection OF all nursery stock
coming into Colorado for 'hc purpose
Of keeping out so far as rossiblc inju.
rious insects and plant diseases that
do not already occur here. The bill also
provides for the determination Of in.
sect pests and fruit disease that are
likely TO be disseminated to the injury
Of fruit growers wherever they may be
found in the state. The bill makes the
cntomologists Of the agricultural col.
lege. state entomologist. and makes II
his duty to look after the enforcement
Of the inspection Law within the state.
II provides for horticultural inspectors
In the various counties OF the state
where fruit In grown. the duty OF the
horticultural inspectors being to carry
out the provisions Of the act in their
respective counties. The inspectors
are appointed by the county commits.
aioners In each county. The bill fur.
thcr provides for the inspection Of all
the nurseries within the state for the
purpose Of preventing them from send.
ing out TO purchasers any dangerous
insects or diseases that may be found
In them. The nurseries of the country