The Delta independent., 1907-01-25
LEGISLATIVE news and GOSSIP

duced bill prohibiting the use of gas,
oil or other infammable substances
for the lighting of any cars or trains
used upon any railroads within the
state for the transportation of pass"n'
gers.
The first of the important measures
calculated to carry out Republican
platform pledges was Introduce II
House Bill No. Al by Representative
George S. Redd of Denver. This Is
an antitrust law, modelled after what
is known as the Valentine law in ef
feet in Ohio.
Representative A. B. Hoyt intro
duced a resolution, which was carried
that souvenir book canvassars and
others OF kindred calling be prohibited
from plying their trade on the foo o.
the House at any and all times. and
that the sCrgeant-at-arms be INSTRUCTED
to see that this is carried out.
Senator Tom Ehrhart OF Chatiee
county. who is in Denver attending &c
his duties in the Legislature. has en-
tered a steer in the Western Stock
Show. which opens Jenuary 19th-2@th
that will attract much attention. The
steer is being fattened entirely on
peas, which grow to perfection in
Senator Ehrhlrt's locality.
Morris Lehman of Telluride, has
been Ieappointed chief clerk of the in
surance department by State AudirOl
Statlcr. 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 stem,
ographer of the department.
Representative Dolph has presented
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 hay-
ing tails already docked. Some ques-
ton 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 bill to keep the game commis-
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
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 rccalcitrant' 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 present conditions. with
living expenses high, the time has
come to raise them.
The following boards now serve
without pay: Board of agriculture.
board of charities and corrections,
board of health, board of medical ex-
aminers, board of pharmacy. board OF
pardons, board of dental examiners.
School for the Deaf and Blind. Home
for Dependent Children, Industrial
School for Girls, Normal school trus.
tees, School of Mines trustees. also
state geologist. The secretaries in
most instances receive salaries.
Boards that have salaries or per
diems include the lunacy board. Indus.
trial School for Boys, penitcntiary
commissioners.