The Delta independent., 1907-03-07

The bill to provide for Pioneer das
was lost in the House because mem,
bera objected to the establishment Oh
any more holidays.
The House has passed on third reau,
ing. s. b. Z, Anfenger-Applicati
of real estate 10 widows ana orphhhs
allowance. S. s. 9. .Anfengcr-De'"'.
mination of hclrship in settlement, Oh
estates S. B. ~, Parks-To estab!iSh
Colorado day.
The House has passed the following
bulls on third reading: ii. Il. 80 re-
zer-To repeal one OF the laws 'eS",
lpting the number OF empioscs vi
House and Senate. II. B. lSs; ORA
Permitting governors to take holidays
" vitbout losing ,ay. The provision at
TEMPTING to raise the salary OF IN"
governors private secretary was
stricken out. II. b. 1871. Redd-To pro-
vide for n detention house in Denver.
"A. B. 2O7, Laton-To give Denver Il
public administrator.
On third reading the following blllS
we're passed by Ine senate; ;. D. "2s
The bill providing for the creation OF
'rainage districts by special elec'iohs
aud agreements between land owners,
., L
corners of land in various counties;
passed on third reading. 5. b. Do
authorizing the State Penitentiary. re
formatory and State Industrial School
Tor BOYS to make wearing apparel ap-
purel for other state institutions;
Jussed on third reading by vote OF
iventy-eight to five.
The cigarette clause will be incor'
porated In the juvenile delinquency
act OF House bill lSS. by Collins, "hich
passed the House on second reading
Yesterday. when II becomes law. The
bill Is a re-enactment OF the present
law with the following addition: Or
who shall buy, accept or use. or nave
in his or her possession any cigar, ci-
parette or tobacco in any form. or
opium. or cocaine, or any other mar
cotic in rny form" This makes II a
crime for any youth under eighteen
years OF age to smoke or have in MS
possession cigarettes. cigars or 10
bacco. The Collins bill. providing FOR
punishment of persons guilty OF CON
tributing to juvenile delinquency.
known as House bill ls6. was passed
on second reading. The penalty is
fixed at Il maximum of $l.ooo hhe.
or impr!s Jnmcnt of one year in jail
When the House went into committee
o, the whole Monday. debate came
np over the proper local option bill TO
BE-. given consideration. The bill At
The head OF the calendar was II. Is.
80, Watson. The author stated that
his bill was almost identical with s. B.
40, Drake. and he moved the substitu'
ton OF the latter. Mr.. Kelly moved
an amendment that II. B. lb1. his To-
cal option measure. be substituted for
the Watson bill Mr.. Mckenzie fnv.
cred the substitution OF the Senate
lill, as he feared any other action
might induce the Senate to take out
its spleen on House bills. Mr.. Rcdd
spoke in favor OF carrying out all OF
the demands OF the Republican plat
form. The quickest way to act on the
local option matter was to take up the
lii already passed by the Senate. Any
ether action might put on the consid.
Grafton until SO late In the session
that 1t might not be possible TO enact
any law at all The matter was dis
posed OF for time by voting down
AIR. Kelly's motion. and by agreeing
to substitute the Drake bill for the
Watson bill.
Senate Bill No. 10. by Sapp. provid-
ing for "A commission 10 determine the
branches of study to be taught in the
various educational institutions and
making 1t 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. Scna-
tor Sapp could not understand the
change OF heart on the part of Sena-
tor Drake. Two years ago he favored
the bill, when It passed the Senate
without opposition. He spoke AT some
length on this subject. calling atten-
ton 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-
tons 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 Anfengcr favored the bill. He
had previously opposed II. 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 n competent commits
sion.
The Republican legislative caucus
took action on the railroad bill Mon
cay. A delegation, headed by its pres
,dent. from the Colorado Manufactur-
crs' Association. appeared before the
steering" committee OF the Repub.
lean legislative caucus. and made
zach a plea against rate making pow
Crs in the proposed railroad measure
that this committee reported to the
caucus against such a step. and as n
result section Is was amended to elm.
mate the rate-making power. The
law to be PASSED will not have n rate.
nlakinp section aR has the RnnanYelI