The Lamar register., 1907-02-27

The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments to IL. b. NO. Z9'
the pure food bill, and will ask for
conference. The one amendment that
was found unsatisfactory was that
which permitted druggists clerks 10
compound certain poisons.
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel entertained
the members of the Senate and their
families Tuesday night at the Cham
beriain 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.
In the House Wednesday Mr.. Fet-
zer's bill to make hazing 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
to a fine. Mr. HARRISON secured the
elision of that part making jail sen.
tcnce a possible penalty. He argued
that hazing was merely the "ebulition
of the high spirits of boys
State Fish and Game Commissioner
David b. Farr. accompanied by other
members of his Office force, February
22d took the members of the Senate
committee on fish and game to the
|. Denver fish hatchery. The trip was
made in automobiles. numerous other
members Of the Legislature being In
Guided in the party. II was for me
PURPOSE Of inspection and in order 10
rive the Legislators an opportunity to
witness the important work done by
the department.
The commissioner of public printing,
w. A. Plat. 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 In one year and on the three
others the alternate year. or 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 enacting
| clause and will give the measure a
| chance in the courts. The House bill
was by Stewart and related to receiver
| ships. Tfc Senate bill was an import
| ant piece of legislation framed for the
purpose OF letting inmates OF certain
| state institutions make clothing Tor
| those In certain other institutions. 1t
was introduced by Senators Lewis. Ba-
| rcla and Anfenger. The suggestion
| was made in the Senate that the en-
acting clause be inserted and the bill
| be given a chance in court, but this did
| not prevail.
whole, killed Representative Fetzer's
bill to provide for tenure OF Office to
I 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 It had been pro-
posed to pension teachers after twenty
| years of service. This bill would be a
| forerunner of the other, he explained
| A plain pension bill might be ineffec.-
| i've, as school boards would then be
able to discharge teacher who had
I
| titled to pension, and thus they
would avoid mourning the expense to
| the district But with the tenure Of
employment bill in force, boards would
| be unable to discharge teachers with
out very good cause. Mr.. Smith OBJ
| jected to the bill on the grounds urged
in its favor by Mr.. Cannon. He was.
he said, opposed to the idea of civil
| pensions. believing any opening OF that
kind would give too many chances for
abuse. Mr.. Cannon: DO you not
| draw pension?" Mr.. Smith: Yes
sir; l do. A pension because Of five
| years and six month"; service in the
| army" This statement drew applause
| frori the House. which was followed by
| a greater outburst when he paid trib-
| ute to the old soldiers. q
| Trouble came up in the House OF
| Representatives because committees
have failed to report back bills that
| had been referred during the time
get apart for :heir introduction. The
| trouble came up over a demand made
| by Mr. Vincent ;hnt the committee on
] elections report out ii. B. No 1856 in
| troduced by him and having for its OBJ
| ject the elections of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people. The
| oil had not even been printed. he
complained. which was an act of dis
courtesy to him. 1t covered. he said.
one of the promises made in the Re-
publican platform. and, being the only
| Till presented on that subject. should
have not acted upon favorably. He
| did not presume that II would be re-
ported favorab!v. even after his re-
quest but he would like some kind of
a report. Only one measure promised
by the Republican platform had been
passed by the House. The members
had spent their time discussing mat
ters of minor importance. while a
string as long as mans arm of i'm
rortant bills were held back, await.
ing the pleasure of the House. Mr..
Keil supplemented the demand of Mr..
Vincent by asking that the committee
IN railroads report out II. b. No. 104
prohibiting railway companies from
having any explosive or innammable
articles on trains. Mr.. Dodge declared
that he thought II showed nerve on
the part OF the members to try to
usurp the duties and authority of com
nittees on bills. He had bills in com
| hpt hn