The Colorado statesman., 1907-01-19

oil or other inflammable substances
Tor the lighting of any cars or trains
used upon any railroads within the
state for the transportation of passen-
gers.
The pure food bill introduced by
Representative Kelly in the House is
drawn in conformity with the national
law covering the same subject. 1t has
been drafted with great care, in order
that all legitimate enterprises may not
suffer from it's operations.
Senator Tom Ehrhart of Chaffee
| county, who is in Denver attending to
his duties in the Legislature, has en-
tered steer in the Western Stock
Show, which opens Jenuary 19th-26th,
that will attract much attention. The
steer is being fattened entirely on
peas, which grow to perfection IN
Senator Ehrharts locality.
Morris Lehman of Telluride, has
been reappointed chief clerk of the in
surance department by State Auditor
Statler. He has been in the depart
ment during the past two years and
did very efficient work under Deputy
Commissioner Rittenhouse. Miss Bes-
sic Budrow has been appointed sten-
ographer of the department.
Representative Dolph has presented
q 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 docked. 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. 1t is also aimed at those asso-
Citations that have acquired fishing
rights from source to 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 80 cents
day, the money to be paid to the
families in need of the recalcitrant's
services.
A movement is on foot to have the
salaries of the justices of the Supreme
Court increased from $4,000 to $500
per annum. The cost of living affects
the judiciary, too. Judges must live.
A bill will be introduced for the pur
pose of raising the salaries. 1t is held
that under the new conditions the sal
aries are not large enough and fall
short of almost every other state, and
that under the presen. conditions, with
| living expenses high, the time has
come to raise them.
Some of the Denver druggists are
alarmed regarding the effect of the
pure food bill which is making such
rapid progress through the House. At
meeting held on Saturday night it
was determined to have it amended il
possible. The assertion is made that
1t creates a doctors trust" and that
under it no drug or medicine could be
sold without physician's prescription.
Owners and dealers in proprietary
medicines are also on the anxious seat.
Those responsible for the measure in
sist that honest druggists and dealers
need have no fear, that all that is
sought is a square deal' to the con-
sumer in drugs, liquors and solids.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate is one by Senator Alexander to
repeal the present State Board of Ar
bitration and create Court of Arbitra-
tion differently organized. Senator
Alexander says the present board is
useless and has never acted in any
labor officially. He says it costs the
state $4,000 and accomplishes moth
ing. Senator De La Vergne, who was
a member of the board until recently,
says it is dead letter. He favors the
bill repeating it. The Alexander bill
provides for an arbitratory court of
five men, one to be appointed by the
governor, one by the employer, one of
the employees, and the other two to be
elected by the first three. This bill
was introduced two years ago, but
failed to carry.
Representative Fetzer has presented
bill aimed at all kinds of hazing, but
having particular reference to the
practice in schools and colleges. I'm
der the bill hazing is made a misde-
meanor, punishable by fine Of up to
$50. But the measure goes much fur
ther, making college faculties respon-
sible for suppression of such acts.
Students convicted, by trial, either in
the public courts or by college facul-
ties, must be suspended or expelled,
according to the grade of the offense.
Its object is to class hazing where it
belongs among the cOntemptible Drac-
tees of the mean and brutal. But col
lege students alone are not included
in the penalties to be enforced. Any
similar acts of taking advantage of the
weak, helpless or those rendered help