Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-20
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LEGISLATIVE
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Denver.-Fourteen bills were intro
duced In the Senate Monday and were
referred to committees. It was the
first appearance Of proposed legisla-
ton in the Eighteenth General As
sembly.
Committee assignments were agreed
upon In a Democratic senatorial eau
Gus and were approved by the Senate.
The Senate assembled at 1 o'clock
and proceeded to the House chamber
to listen to the biennial message Of
Governor Shafroth. Following the
reading Of that document the House
adjourned until II o'clock Tuesday
morning. After a short session. dur
ing which the fourteen bills were pre-
sented, the Senate also adjourned.
The first bill introduced in the Sen.
ate was by Senator West, providing
an appropriation Of $4,000 to take
over and make a branch agricultural
college at the Fort Lewis Indian
school, near Durango. This has been
abandoned by the federal government
and turned over to the state on condi-
ton that the school there be continued
and Indian pupils admitted free Of tui-
tion. The school property comprises
between 5000 and 1000 acres, contain
ing valuable coal deposits. 1t is said
mat they will yield the state royalties
amounting to upwards of $3.500.O00.
Road Building Bill.
A bill designed to take road building
out Of politics was introduced by
Senator Carringer. 1t provides for
the election of road overseers for road
districts to be established by the board
OF county commissioners. Road over
seers at present are appointed by the
commissioners. This bill calls for the
repeal of section $3.50 and the amend
ment Of section $3.50 OF the revised
statutes for 1908.
Tubereuiosis sanitariums.
A bill introduced by Senator Car.
ringer calls for the regulation OF tu-
berculosis sanatorium locations. Un.
| der Its provisions such an institution
cannot be established except upon Pc
tition Of one-half the electors living
within one mile Of the proposed loca-
ton. The measure II made to apply
to all sanatorIums now established in
the state.
Regulating Working Hours.
Senate bill No. 2 Is by Senator Gar.
man. It is an act to regulate tho
hours Of women employed In fac
tories. Laundries, hotels. restaurants
and mercantile establishments arc
also covered by II. Eight hours is tho
specific provision. but an exception is
made In the case OF retail stores dur.
ing the week before Christmas.
Twelve hours per day will be allowed
during that time. Penalty for viola
tion Of the proposed law In fixed at
not less than $50 nor more than $500.
or not less than 30 days In jail nor
more than six months.
To Prevent -courts' Delay"
In a bill introduced by Senator Mac
Arthur, he would limit tho time OF ac-
tions in courts Of Justice. remedying
long drawn out litigation.
Senator Carringer introduced bills
providing for the short and long ap-
propriations for the State Industrial
school at Golden. Two other bills by
the same senator provide for addition
water rights on land for the Industrial
school at Golden, and for an amend
ment to the law relating to the ex-
pense OF district Judges.
Would Amend Constitution.
To exempt reservoirs from taxation.
Senator Skinner introduced a bill call
ing for a constitutional amendment.
Senate Roster.
Following is the roster Of Senate
committees:
Judiciary-Gove. chairman: Cary.
| Tobin, Burris. McCue, Irby. O'Connell.
Hits. Van Tilborg. Carpenter. Corn
forth. Hayden and Stephan.
Revision and Engrossment-Gar-
! man. chairman; Carringer. Skinner.
Bellesfleld and Stephan.
Finance--Napier. chairman: West.
Tobin, Joyce, Van Tilborg. Hits. Cary.
Croke. Crowley. Irby. McCue. Parrish
and Stephan.
Banking-west, chairman; Cary.
Casaday. Burris. Cove. Hecker. Van
Tilborg. Cross and Hayden.
Insurance-Hilts. chairman: Skin
ner. Bellesfield. Joyce. Carringer.
Blakey and Stephan.
Railroads-van Tilborg. chairman:
Mccue. West. Cary. shnrpley. Burris.
Barela.
porations-Casaday. chairman:
McCue. Napier. Sharpley. Tobin,
Cary, Garman and Hayden.
Education and Educational Institu.
| tions-Joyce. chairman: Tobin. Casa
day, Bellesfield and Carpenter.
Mines and Mining-O'Connell. chair
man; West. Joyce. Twining. Blakey.
Casaday. McCuc, Hayden and Barela.
Agriculture and Irrigation-Croke.
chairman; Crowley. Cross. Napier. To
bin, West, Burris. Casaday. Cove. Car.
penter. Macarthur and Parrish.
Ssock-Tobin. chairman; West.