The Delta independent., 1907-03-01

reading in the Senate and Will DecOme
law as soon as the House has con
Cured in the Senate amendments and
the governor signs 1t.
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel entertained
the members of the Senate and their
families Tuesday night at the Cham
berlain observatory OF the University
of Denver, OF which he is chancellor.
All had an opportunity to test the big
telescope, after which refreshments
were served.
A memorial against the Drake local
option bill was presented in the House
from the Women's Federation. Inc
ILL was denounced as being so am
biguous and uncertain that, IL made
into a law, it would do nothing for the
temperance OF communities. The me.
mortal was signed by number or
prominentn club wome, among them
Sarah Platt Decker. Thalia Rhodes and
NJ. A. B. ConiIe.
In the House Wednesday Mr.. Fet-
zers bill to make haZinR misde~
meanor was agreed to. with Two
amendments. One of these was to cut
out the reference to tossing In blan-
ket. and the other limited the penalty
elision Of that part making n Jail sen
tcnce a possible penalty He argued
that hazing was merely the "ebulition
of the high spirits of boys"
The following bills were passed on
third reading in the Senate Friday the
18th: Defining n common drunkard
and making 1t crime to sell him
liquor. S. b. 1877. Stephen-An act re-
pealing the state board OF arbitration.
S. B. 142, De Long-Enlarging the
powers of humane officers. 5. b. l6l,
De La Vergne-Making ore stealing Il
felony. S. b. 164 Harrison-Helding
agents working on commission respon-
sible Tor cmbezzlcments.
The house in committee OF the whole
killed H. B. 1l2. by Mr.. Dilts, 10 per.
nit voters who, like railroad men. are
on the move between two cities, to reg
lister 1T both places and vote in the
precluct where election day shall find
them. The members from DCuYer OBJ
jected to the bill on the ground that
1t would give opportunities. no matter
how safcguarded. for the names 10 be
voted IN both cities. Up to within the
last year the city OF Denver had. they
said. suffered so from such frauds that
that would tend to reopen the doors
Accordingly the bill lost its cnacting
clause.
The commissioner Of public printing
W. A. Platt, has let contracts on
three classes OF printing. bids for
which were received several days ago.
The state printing is divided In six
classes. bids being received on three
OF these ir one year and on the three
others the alternate year. OF the six
contracts the Smith-Brooks Company
now holds four. the kistler Company
one and the Franklin Company of
Pueblo one. No further contracts will
be let until next February. All the
contracts now In force are much lower
than those OF previous years and some
OF them the lowest known in the his
tory OF the state.
The Senate and House took contrary
action Wednesday on the same point.
relative to bills introduced without
proper enacting clauses. The Senate
regarded its bill as nonentity and i'm
properly before the body for consider
alton: the House put In the cnacting
clause and will give the measure n
chance in the courts. The House bill
was by Stewart and related to receiver
ships. Tt Senate bill was an import.
ant piece OF Legislation framed for the
purpose of letting inmates Of certain
state institutions make clothing for
those In certain other Institutions. II
was introduced By Senators Lewis. Ba-
rcla aud Anfenger. The suggestion
was made in the Senate that the en-
acting clause be inserted and the bill
ha u n ri In hpf
not prevail.
The ready reference file OF bills was
received from the printers Monday. 1t
shows some remarkable facts. among
which is that the judiciary. appropria.
tions and roads and bridges commit
tees OF the House handle more than
half of all the measures presented. or
the 502 bills put into the house. ninety
eight went to the judiciary committee
on first reference, eighty.thrce to the
appropriations committee. and sixty.
seven to the committee on roads and
bridges. Adding the seven bills that
were afterwards sent to the judiciary
committee, the total for the three Is
255. Senator Fry is the only member
OF either body who did not put in n bin
during the session. Senators Adams.
Sio""S' "NS'i anu ah''Shn 'h'l III
troduced one. Senator Bardwell, a
new member, led both houses with
thir,y-seven. Senator Taylor and Rep.
resentative Kelly tied with thirty.four
each. Senator Anfenger introduced
thirty-three and Representative Collins
twenty-seven.
The House, In committee of the
whole, killed Representative Fctzcr's
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 1. had been pro.
nnsed To nenRiOn teachers after twenty