The Lamar register., 1907-01-30
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

erendum. and direct Initiative by pc
tition.
Representative A. b. Hoyt intro
duced n resolution. which was carried
that souvenir 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 sergeant-atarms be instructed
to see that this is carried out.
President Harper OF the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell. De La
Versne and Lewis to serve on the joint
committee of seven, which will inves-
tigate the estate OF the late Winfield
s. Stratton. This committee Will be-
gin It's inquiry ut the earliest possible
date. as It has but thirty days in which
to work.
An antitrust bill has been intro
duced in the House at the request OF
the Hotel and Restaurant Keepers AS
ISOLATION. While II is broad enough to
include all trusts. its particular object
is to prevent combinations for raising
the prices OF those articles used by no.
tel men. Provisions. products OF farm
and garden, furniture and like necessi-
ties are those that are not to be raised
to high prices.
State Auditor Statler has compiled
n list OF the outstanding bounty war
rants which have been issued by the
state for the killing of coyotes and
other wild animals. They aggregate
$27.574. An appropriation measure
has been introduced In the Legislature
by Senator Tobin. calling for an appro-
priation of s50,00O for the payment OF
bounty claims. but the state auditor Is
OF the opinion that the outstanding GER
tihcates demand first attention.
The judiciary committee Wednesday
reported for favorable action several
measures. among them one that county
treasurers shall not deposit more than
$50. 900 in any one bank: another COM
pe,!ing coroners to extend stenograph-
ers' notes taken ut inquests; one ex-
tending the time of chattel mortgages
when part of the principal has been
paid. and another referring 10 the guar
anteeinE OF official bonds by surety
The committee on tenn
perance recommended for enactment
II. Il. so, the local option measure.
Representative w. A. Smith from the
selected in the Fifteenth
to select n site and make the
for a monument on the
Capitol grounds to the soldiers OF the
Civil War. has reported the action TIA
ken. The committee selected spot
directly before the west entrance and
for the construction of
granite monument in six pieces. Large
bronze plates bearing appropriate in
scriptions will be attached to the
sides, and above will be erected cav
alryman, also In bronze.
The judiciary committee of the
House has recommended for passage
n bill to provide that district attorneys
OF counties of the second class may
collect their fees whether or not con
is had. MIR. Collins, who pre-
sented the bill. said that such payment
was authorized in all counties OF the
state save those Of the second class.
The committee has also looked kindly
upon the bill to provide that county
treasurers shall return TO school secre-
taries all cancelled warrants, to be
kept by the latter for the period of
six years.
Favorable action was taken by the
Senate committee of the whole on S. n.
No. rs, Senator Taylor, which seeks TO
procure n proper division of the ten per
cent. derived from grazing fees do
mated by the government 70 counties
upon which forest reserves are located.
There are 100000 acres of forest
reserves in the state. reaching into
thirty.eight cut of the fifty-nlne coun-
ties. The federal government charges
certain fees for the use Of these re
serves. and now offers to return ten
per cent. TO the counties. The bill
seeks to divide the bonus according to
the proportion of reserves in each
county. the money to be turned into
the road fund.
4 bill 10 reorganiEe the state mill
tia. in compliance with the terms OF
the Dick law. passed by the national
Congress four years ago. was pre-
scented in the House by Mr. Kelly. The
bill seeks also to take some Of the
weight OF the top OF the state guard.
so that II will not be so much an affair
OF officers The regular army has dis
carded the brigade formation. which
is retained by the Colorado guard.
making the latter a subject of criti-
cism whenever officers OF the two
meet 10 discuss military affairs.
Should the bill become law. the ad.
jutant general would be the recognized
head OF the guard. II also provides
for the organization of an ordnance
department.
A stringent pharmaceutical law will
result II II, Il. s71 is enacted into law.
Ii provides that the Colorado Pharma-
ceutical Association shall present to
the governor the names OF ten regis
tered pharmacists, from which the gov
ernor shall select board OF three. One
is TO be president, one treasurer and
the third secretary. The members
will draw So day when engaged on
state business. the SECRETARY to have
an additional salary OF $500 a year.
Strong regulations are included gov
eruing the sale Of poisonous drugs and
prohibiting adulteration. The fines
collected are to be turned over to the
Colorado Pharmaceutical Association
to be used for educational purposes.
Two bills by Senator Parks which
have gone through the Senate may
meet with opposition In the House.
One is to abolish the salaries OF mem
bers Of state boards and commissions
placing all in an honorary position
and requiring members TO draw moth
ing more than their actual expenses
This is Buchtel proposal and should
have easier sailing. The other affects
county officers. and. ii is estimated.
would bring a saving OF from si50,o0O
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