The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-03-20


House and inserted number OF
amendments which give the rate-mak-
ing power and other features OF the ma
tional law.
The House on Tuesday struck out
the enacting clause Of the following
bills: ii. b. 1875, Redd, concerning de-
linquent children; III. b. 306. Fetzer,
to amend the lien laws; II. b. 2O4. Can
non, for paddle wheel at the mouths
of bitches; II. B. 297, Fetzer. revenue
Congress passed pure food law
dealing with all manufactures used in
interstate commerce. Colorado at this
session of the Legislature passed a
supplemental law to the federal law
placing state manufactures in the
same relation to pure food regulations
The Rittenhouse insurance bill. one
of the longest measures in the present
session, VAS read at length and passed
unanimously on third reading by the
Senate. The only material change
made was an amendment of Senator
Booth fixing the time the act shall go
into effect at December 81, 1907. in
stead of august. This is to give the
companies opportunity to prepare for
the new provisions.
In considering II. B. No. 364. the
House struck out all reference to any
land along the banks of the streams,
thus making 1t reserve to fishermen
only the beds and banks of natural
streams. In its original form. it had
provided that hereafter the state
should reserve, on all lands sold, the
fishing rights of all streams running
through them, together with the right
of way along banks and beds of
streams and fifty feet on each side of
the stream.
Senate Bill No. 2S3, Senator Parks,
ito facilitate the construction of tele-
graph lines" etc, one of four measures
generally known as telephone bills"
passed the Senate on third reading, re-
ceiving barely the number of votes
necessary to pass it. Three other SINH
lar bills were killed. The railroad
commission bill passed by the House
was taken up. but little Roadway was
made. Senator Sapp (Dem.) offered an
amendment to section Is, in commit
tee of the whole, giving the commits
sion rate-making power. The discus
sion of this amendment lasted until the
Senat adjourned. Senator Taylor's con-
stitutional amendment exempting res
ervoirs from taxation was passed.
Senator Kem's primary election bill
was killed on an adverse report, be-
cause Vincent's bill covered the same
subject matter And twenty-four hours
later the Vincent bill. also, was killed.
this being the last reminder of the
pledge to hasten the election of sena-
tors by popular vote. Roll call on
Dolfh's motion to excuse the commit
tee from reporting was as follows:
Ayes, Adams, Bryan, Bunney. Cannon,
Cohen, Collins, Dillingham;, Dilts,
Dodge. Dolph. Dray. Frank. Garcia.
Graden, Grisham. HARRISON. Hickman,
Kelly, Lines, Morrell, Paddock, Parker,
Parrish, Schmidt, Smith, Stewart. Tan
nenbaum. Werner, Watson. Winters,
Wolaver, Young, Brecke nridge; total,
80. Nays. Bawden, Bellesfield, Blainey,
Blatchford, Bolsinger. Gilbert. Fall,
Farr, Healy. Hollenbeck. Hudgins.
Hurd, KEN. Lawrence. Lehrritter. Mac
Kenzie, McLachlan, Napier, O'Connell,
Rubin, Vincent, Walker; total, %.
An effort is being made by certain
members of the Sixteenth Assembly to
have railroad commission named
that would act largely as mediator be-
tween the railroads and the general
public. When 1t is shown that the
TallTOauS are vi th'hh6
rebates or charging rate that Is
palpably unfair to one shipper against
another the commission is to be given
authority to order this illegal practice
stopped. And when 1t is shown that a
railroad through negligence in failing
to equip a road or to keep its tracks
in proper repair is responsible for an
accident causing death, authority Is
given the commission to order reforms
The bill is before the State Senate on
second reading. having passed the
House. A Republican caucus after sew
eral meetings and long discussions ap-
proved a very moderate measure, one
that would be effective. however. un-
der a strong commission. Several
amendments have been made and 9TH
ers are qending.
The Drake local option bill. which
passed tn. House on the 18th, has
been amended in two important par
ticulars since It passed the Senate,
especially in exempting the counties
from its provisions. In the original
bill provision was made that the resi-
dents of any county, city. town, ward,
ward division, district or precinct
might apply for an election to have
the subdivision declared "anti-saloon
territory" The elimination of the
word county left ward and district as
the largest subdivisions that could ap
ply for the right to prohibit the sale
of liquor within its borders. Forty per
cent. of the voters of any political sub
division may apply to the county clerk
for an election on the question within
the territory, the petition to be filed at
least thirty days before the general
election. Explicit provisions are given
for making up the petition, filing 1t
with the clerk. and for the conduct OF
each OF the steps leading to the cleo
ton and declaration Of the result
When a vote has been had in any sub
division, the vote shall not be subject
to reversed at any time within twenty
three months. The sections referring
to the devices to evade the law con
tain some provisions that are new. No
selling or giving away of liquor within
the district is permitted, except that
Il man may have wine at a dinner. for
the benefit of his guests. without beins'
subject to either fine or Imprisonment.
Prosecutions under the act may b.
started on filing of information. One
exception was made to the operation
of the act in the original bill, this per-
hitting drug stores to sell liquor I'm