The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-03-13

ceNinS tnelr vouchers from tne state
which were duly honored and paid 4
the treasurer's office. The paymen
OF the last semi-monthly vouchers hat
. been held up ill the attorney 70
, Treasurer Bent's bondsmen had rem
dered an opinion on the adjournment
. OF the House some time ago. as Il
whether II exceeded the three-da,
limit fixed by law. Attorney c. ]
Hughes. Jr.. WIS the lawyer in ques
lion. and as he has been out of ths
city. his opinion was delayed severa
days. He concurs with the opinion d
Attorney General Dickson that the ad
the limit, and the salaries were nc
cordingly paid.
The House committee on roads and
bridges has agreed to indefinitely
postpone II. B. G1, introduced by Mr.
Dulin. This Is the bill to provide fol
the appointment by the governor of a
highway commission of three mem
bers. 1t was Endorsed by the good
roads, meeting held in Denver. The
Chamber of Commerce and all the
commercial bodies of the state were
also interested in the measure. having
advocated it as likely TO aid in making
the Colorado highways what they
should be. the best in the world. Doc
tor Dulin is chairman CT the House
committee on roads and bridges. He
introduced the highway bill in the
House. while Senator Drake put ii on
the Senate list. Doctor Dulin stated.
! in speaking of the action. that the in
huence that killed the bill came from
the Senate and was so strong that.
though he is chairman Of the commit
tee, the majority was against him.
rho ho<
reading the Drake bill that passed the
Senate some time back. The only i'm
portant amendment made by the
House was to limit the application to
cities, towns. villages. districts. wards
or precints, whereas the Senate bill
permitted county as well as these le-
gal divisions and subdivisions to vote
on this question. Governor Buchtel
has worked like Trojan for such a
measure. and he succeeded in bringing
into line with him quite number of
Republicans who at first were inclined
to be extremely conservative The bill
that passed the House permits the PEG
pie of any city. town or subdivision to
decide for themselves whether they
want-saloons in their neighborhood. il
was felt that to permit a whole county
TO be included. and have a bare ma
gtllAN COUNTY wei VI
dry" as the case might be, would
work haldships. A county having a big
city would permit that city to rule the
county. In certain cases this would APP
pear as tyranny. But great care was
taken in the House to make a locality
that votes antisalouu to be dry. A
drug store cannot turn itself into a sa-
loon. In legislating against this form
of hypocrisy, the House went further
than the Senate.
Most of the time IN the Senate Tues
day was given up TO a consideration of
5. b. No. 81. by Senator De La Vergne.
in committee of the whole. This is the
Rittenhouse insurance measure. Thir
ty-two out of the seyenty-five sections
weie read and passed by the commit
tee, with but slight amendments. There
was small debate on the measure. with
the exception of rather heated argu-
nent on the question of child insur
aros The bill prohibited insuring chill
dren under the sse OF ten years. but
the age was raised 10 fifteen. owing TO
the great antipathy to this form of in
surGnce displayed by numerous mem
bers The amendments recommended
BY the committee on banking and in
surance. which were extensive. were
adopted without debate. Senator
Booth desired to take up only the sec
lions where there was any great diff
ference of opinion. owing to the length
of the measure Senator Harrison
made an address on the subject. re-
viewing the insurance investigations in
the East He said the bill was pre-
pared by E E Rittenhouse. deputy in
surance commissioner. who had
ciosely followed the investigations and
hau drawn his measure in accordance
with the BEST regulatory provisions
arreed upon by officials in all states.
/ HI said the committee had gone very
closely into the bill and the only pro
visions about which there had bee n
ar. great question were those affecting
Colorado companies He said the pres
enl bill conforms in the main to SINH
/ La bills introduced in every Legisla-
tuIe in the United States in session
this winter and thought its provisions
should meet with general approval
The appropriation committee is now
the storm center at the capitol. The
general appropriations bill having been
printed. and rs provisions becoming
known 10 all state employees. there has
been concerted movement upon the
chairman OF the committee TO have
lch1nses made in salaries. and. in some
instances. in the amount Of help given
eacE department Upon the top OF this
has come increased demands from al
the state Institutions for more money
than the committee feels that it car
give out Of The funds OF hand The
general appropriations bill. providing
FOR the conduct OF the states business
fol the next two years will use NJ
about s.. 900 $50 Of the funds estimated
to D. available. This will leave about
81 90 600 for all other purposes AMI
the state institutions will need neatly
ali Of this The committee has DE-
cided upon giving 100000 over Tbs
REGULAR ttWo-dfths OF mill to the Uni
ysrsity OF Colorado. which has raiseS
a row in that direction And thsr
eor.es another from Pue bio That CITY
. wished an decreased appropriation TO
ihs insane zsylum- including sl50-oo'
fol cottages. il also KANT d one TO
: n, State Fair. AID another Tor nor
! ma schcoi- The committee has siyel
50. 900 fer he cottage sys en- and hai
r ssid that Pueblo may have any one o
p The three things i, desires but not twl
. Iof The three. And 50 on through sacl
; h. hills IN n