The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-23
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

, Mr.. Kiel, in the House. has intro
duced a bill prohibiting the use OF gas.
oil or other infiammable substances
for the lighting of any cars or trains
used upon any railroads within the
state for the transportation of passen-
gers.
The first of the important measures
calculated to carry out Republican
platform pledges was introduced in
House Bill No. Al by Representative
George S Redd of Denver. This is
an antitrust law. modelled after what
is known MS the Valentine law in eff
feet in Ohio.
Representative A. b. Hoyt intro
duced resolution. which was carried.
that souve mir book canvassers and
others of kindred calling be prohibited
from plying their trade on the floor of
the House at any and all times. and
that the serEeant-at-arms be instructed
to see that this is carried out
Senator Tom Ehrhart of Chaffee
county. who is in Denver attending to
his duties in the Legislature. has en-
tered a steer in the Western Stock
Show. which opens Jenuary 1sth-26th,
that will attract much attention. The
steer is being fattened entirely on
peas. which grow to perfection in
Senator Ehrhart's locality.
Morris Lehman OF Telluride. has
been reappointed chief clerk of the In
surance department by State Auditor
Statlor. He has been in the depart
ment during the past two years and
did very efficient work under Deputy
Commissioner Rittenhouse. Miss Bees
sic Budrow has been appointed stem
f.fs 81 ~, 4
Representative Dolph has presented
bill to amend the law against the
docking OF horses tails. The amend
ment is to strike out that provision
against the Importation OF horses hav-
ing tails already locked. Some ques-
tion has always been raised regarding
the constitutionality of that portion OF
the bill. though the rightfulness of the
provision against docking tails has
never been disputed.
Representative Lehrritter has intro
duced a bill to keep the game commits
sioner from placing trout fry in any
stream controlled by any but the
state. The object is TO keep the public
fish out of those streams that are on
private property. the owners of which
decline to permit fishermen on their
land. II is also aimed At those asso-
Citations that have acquired fishing
rights from source 10 mouth of the
best trout streams
A simple little title line on bill
introduced by Mr.. Cannon has its work
in store for those men arrested on
charges OF non-support. The bill title
reads. Providing for the employment
OF prisoners in jails," and its effect is
that men imprisoned for non-support
will be. along with others. furnished
eight hours work each day But the
one class Of men is to get so cents
day. the money to be paid to the
families in need Of the recAlcitrants
services.
Representative Parrish has intro
duced bill providing for new judi
cial district to be composed Of the
counties OF OteTo. Bent, Prowsrs, HI
owa and B2ca- AT present Otero and
Kiowa are attached 10 the Pueblo dis
trict. while Bent, Prowers and Baca
are in the Las Aninas district The
growth Of the five counties and the
Importance Of the judicial business in
them has made the formation Of the
new district almost 4 necessity for
the proper conduct of business within
its proposed borders