The Ordway new era., 1907-03-01

On third reading the following billS
were passed by the Senate: S. b. 32S
The bill providing for the creation Of
'rainage districts by special elections
aud agreements between land owners.
S. B. l79-An act to establish disputed
corners OF land In various counties;
passed on third reading S. Is. So
authorizing the State Penitentiary. re-
formatory and State Industrial School
for boys to make wearing apparel ap-
parel for other state institutions:
Iussed ON third reading by vote OF
twenty.eight TO five.
whole, killed Representative Fetzers
bill to provide for tenure OF Office to
school teachers. The bill was to pro-
vide that after two years service
teachers should be held on the pay roll
OF the districts. unless grave charges
were proven against them. Mr.. Can.
non favored the bill. 1t was. he said.
In line with legislation attempted at
former sessions. when 1t had been pro-
posed to pension teachers after twenty
years of service. This bill would be a
forerunner OF the other. he explained
A plain pension bill might be ineffec.-
i've, as school boards would then be
able to discharge q teacher who had
served almost long enough to be en-
titled to pension. and thus they
would avoid incurring the expense to
the district. But with the tenure of
employment bill in force. boards would
be unable to discharge teachers with
out very good cause Mr.. Smith oh.
jected to the bill on the grounds urged
in its favor by Mr.. Cannon. He was,
he said, opposed to the idea OF civil
pensions. believing any opening Of that
kind would give too many chances for
abuse. Mr.. Cannon: DO you not
draw pension?" Mr.. Smith: "Yes.
sir; do. A pension because Of five
years and six months service In the
army" This statement drew applause
from the House. which was followed by
a greater outburst when he paid trib-
ute to the old soldiers.
s. B. No. 1876, Lewis, Barela. An
fenger-Permitting convicts in the
State penitentiary to mine coal for all
state institutions. came up Wednesday
in committee OF the whole In the Sen.
ate. Senator Wodd. who opposed the
bill, said he had desired a hearing be-
fore the committee on state instiu-
tions, which had not been granted. He
moved to re-refer the BILL. Senator
Lewis said the bill had been printed
for weeks and Senator Wood could
have arranged for a hearing at any
time. He did not think Senator Wood
was acting in very good faith. Sena-
tor Anfenger called attention to a
statement of Senator Wood, two
weeks ago, to the effect that he
wanted hearing. At that time he had
been invited to bring on his constitu-
ents. Senator Wood replied that the
bill had been on the calendar, favor
ably reported by the committee, and
that a hearing would have been of no
avail. There was much debate on this
bill before the motion TO recommit
was put. Senator Barela said he had
heard no complaints against the
measure among the coal miners of Las
Animas county. Senator Scott spoke
heartily in favor of the bill. He de-
humanitarian purpose. The motion to
recommit was lost. Senator Campbell
thought he saw an effort to open a
mine on particular section Of land
at heavy cost to the state. He moved
to strike out the enacting clause.
Senator Drake opposed the bill on the
ground that the opening of mine on
state land would require the building
and maintenance of railroads and run
up to heavy expense. Senator Wood
said the project would cost the state
fully 100000 before ton Of coal
could be mined. Senator Lewis said
the land proposed to be leased in the
bill belongs to the Fred Reynolds es-
tate, but he was now satisfied It could
not bo produced, and had no objection
to an amendment striking out this spec
ificotion. The minority continued It's
fusillade against the bill, which was
defended by the authors. Senator
Campbell finally withdrew his motion
to strike out the enacting clause in
viSM Of certain amendments removing
the specific tract Of land to be leased.
Senator ~ Long moved to strike out l
section 1, and offered Q substitute Al
lowing The peqitentiary commissipnern f
70 leepe any Axallahle tract from the
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