The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-02


invalidated all succeeding acts of the
body, and a few members held an I'M
promptu session Saturday to obviate
the danger. After hearing legal opin-
ions the speaker decided that the ad-
journment was legal and the House ap-
proved his decision.
State Fish and Game Commissioners
David B. Farr, accompanied by otner
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
cluded in the party. 1t was for the
purpose Of inspection and in order TO
give the Legislators an opportunity to
witness the important work done by
the department.
Shortly before o'clock the COM
nittee arose, leaving consideration of
the Drake bill unfinished. When the
report of the committee was made to
the House, Kelly moved to amend by
substituting his bill for the Drake
measure. This precipitated parlfa-
mentary sparring match lasting more
than an hour. The final vote by which
the Kelly bill took the place of the
Drake measure, stood as follows: For
the report Of the committee of the
whole as amended: Beck, Bellesfeld,
Blainey, Bryan, Cohen, Dillingham;,
Dilts, Dray, Dulin. Fall, Fetzer, Frank,
Garcia, Grisham, HARRISON, Healy, Hol-
lenbeck, K;el, Kelly, KEN, Laton, Law
renee, Mackenzie, Morrell, Napier,
Paddock, Parker Parrish, Schmidt,
Smith, Stewart, Tannenbaum. Turner,
Valdez, Walker, Wilder, Winters. To
tai, thirty Against the report:
Adams. Bawden, Blatchford, Bolsinger,
Bunney, Cannon, Collins, Dodge, Dolph,
Farr, Graden, Hickman, Hoyt, Hurd,
Lehrritter, Lines, McLachlan, O'Con-
nell, Redd, Rubin, Werner, Vincent,
Watson, Wolaver, Young, Brecken-
ridge. Total, twenty-six Absentees,
Ebbert, Hudgins.
Senate Bill No. 20, by Sapp, provid-
ing for a commission to determine the
branches of study to be taught in the
various educational institutions and
making it unlawful for one state insti-
tuition to duplicate the studies of an
other, was discussed by the Senate
Monday. Senator Drake moved to
strike out the enacting clause. Sena-
tor Sapp could not understand the
change of heart on the part of Sena-
tor Drake. Two years ago he favored
the bill, when 1t passed the Senate
without opposition. He spoke at some
length on this subject, calling atten-
tion to the fact that the members from
educational districts seem to have
Joined in opposition to the bill. He
called attention to the necessity for
more information concerning the at
tendance at state educational institu-
tions. He said the report of the state
superintendent of public instruction
contains nothing to show how many
kindergarten students in Greeley are
attending the State Normal School at
the expense of the state and not at
the expense of the people of Greeley.
Senator Anfenger favored the bill. He
had previously opposed 1t. but said he
could now see the necessity for elimi-
mating many studies duplicated at pres
ent. The maintenance of a normal de-
partment at the State University, he
said, was one of the things that should
be considered by a competent commits
sion.
The Republican legislative caucus
took action on the railroad bill Mon
Gay A delegation, headed by its pres
ident, from the Colorado Manufactur-
ers' Association, appeared before the
steering" committee of the Repub-
lican legislative caucus, and made
each plea against rate making pow
ers in the proposed railroad measure
that this committee reported to the
caucus against such step, and as a
result section 15 was amended to elm
mate the rate-making power. The
law to be passed will not have a rate
making section, as has the Roosevelt
federal law. but will only give power
tc adjust railroad made rates as be-
tween different shippers. The Pull
man lines and private passenger
coaches are also eliminated from the
bill, giving these interests special
privileges. The power given in the
first caucus bill to appoint commits
sion which would last six years was
taken away from the governor. He
is to appoint three men to serve until
after the next state election, at which
time three men will be elected. There
was a section in the first bill that ap-
peals of rate commission decisions
should take precedence in the Supreme
Court so that people could quickly OBJ
tain relief. This was cut out. There
was a section providing for the COM
mon use of terminal facilities by all
bona fide railroads, but this section,
No 81, was cut out in its entirety
leaving not even a suggestion that 1t
ever was in the proposed law.
The subject of local option was up
for discussion in the House last
Wednesday, though much Of the time
was given over to personal explana-
tions on the part Of members, charges
of misconduct and the cracking of
jokes. The Drake bill came up with
an amendment by Laton to strike out
counties, which was adopted. 32 10 90.
Then followed other amendments by
the score. Among the first to be
adopted was that which raised the re-
quirement on petitions creating anti
saloon territory from twenty to forty
per cent. There was practically no op-
,noc;tto, to tl,io hfto, foxu n, a ioritv