The Springfield herald., 1907-01-31
LEGISLATIVE NEWS and GOSSIP

fled voters OF the state amehomenls
to the constitution establishing the
peoples veto through the optional rel
erendum, and direct initiative by Pc
tition.
Representative A. B. Hoyt intro
duced resolution, which was carried.
that souvenir book canvassers ana
others of kindred calling be prohibited
from plying their trade on the floor OF
the House at any and all times, anu
that the sergeant-at-arms be instructed
to see that this is carried out.
President Harper of the Senate has
appointed Senators Campbell, De La
Vergne and Lewis to serve on the JOINT
committee of seven, which will 1nves-
tigate the estate Of the late Wlnnelo
S. Stratton. This committee Will pe-
gin It's inquiry at the earliest posslple
date, as 1t has but thirty days in which
to work.
An antitrust bill has been intro
duced in the House at the request Oh
the Hotel and Restaurant Keepers AS
sociation While 1t is broad enough 10
include all trusts, its particular op1ecl
is to prevent combinations for raising
the prices of those articles used by no
tel men. Provisions, products OF 1ariii
and garden, furniture and like necessl-
ties are those that are not to be ralseo
to high prices.
State Auditor Statler has compiled
list of the outstanding bounty war
rants which have been issued by the
state for the killing of coyotes ana
other wild animals. They aggregate
$27,574. An appropriation measure
has been introduced in the Legislature
by Senator Tobin calling for an appro.
priation of $50,000 for the payment OF
bounty claims, but the state auditor Is
of the opinion that the outstanding GER
tificates demand first attention.
The judiciary committee Wednesday
reported for favorable action seVerai
measures, among them one shat county
| treasurers shall not deposit more thah
| $50, 900 in any one bank; another COM
pelling coroners to extend stenograph-
ers, notes taken at inquests; one ex-
tending the time of chattel mortgages
when a part of the principal has been
paid, and another referring to the guar
anteeing of official bonds by surety
companies. The committee on tenn
perance recommended for enactment
| H. 3. SO, the local option measure.
Representative w. A. Smith from the
committee selected in the Fifteenth
| Assembly to select site and make the
arrangements for monument on the
Canitol grounds to the soldiers of the
Civil War, has reported the action Ia
ken. The committee selected spot
directly before the west entrance and
contracted for the construction OF
granite monument in six pieces. Large
bronze plates bearing appropriate IN
scriptions will be attached to the
sides, and above will be erected a cav
alryman. also in bronze.
The judiciary committee of the
House has recommended for passage
bill to provide that district attorneys
of counties of the second class may
| collect their fees whether or not con-
viction is had. Mr.. Collins, who pre-
sented the bill, said that such payment
| was authorized in all counties OF the
state save those of the second class.
The committee has also looked kindly
upon the bill to provide that county
treasurers shall return to school secre-
taries all cancelled warrants, to be
kept by the latter for the period OF
six years.
Favorable action was taken by the
| Senate committee of the whole on S. B.
| No. rs, Senator Taylor, which seeks to
procure a proper division of the ten per
cent. derived from grazing fees do
mated by the government to counties
upon which forest reserves are located.
| There are 100000 acres of forest
| reserves in the state, reaching into
thirty-eight out of the tifty-nine coun-
ties. The federal government charges
certain fees for the use of these re-
| serves, and now offers to return ten
| per cent to the counties. The bill
seeks to divide the bonus according to
| the proportion of reserves in each
county, the money to be turned into
| the road fund.
| A bill to reorganize the state mill
| tia, in compliance with the terms OF
the Dick law, passed by the national
| Congress four years ago, was pre-
sented in the House by Mr.. Kelly. The
bill seeks also to take some of the
weight off the top of the state guard,
| SO that it will not be SO much an affair
of officers The regular army has dis
carded the brigade formation, which
is retained by the Colorado guard
making the latter subject of criti-
cism whenever officers of the two
meet to discuss military affairs.
Should the bill become law, the ad-
jutant general would be the recognized
head of the guard. 1t also provides
for the organization of an ordnance
department.
A stringent pharmaceutical law will
result if H. B. 277 is enacted into law.
1t provides that the Colorado Pharma-
ceutical Association shall present to
the governor the names of ten regis
tered pharmacists, from which the gov
ernor shall select board of three. One
is to be president, one treasurer and
the third secretary. The members
will draw IS day when engaged on
state business, the secretary to have
an additional salary of $500 year.
Strong regulations are included gov
erning the sale of poisonous drugs and
prohibiting adulteration. The fines
collected are to be turned over to the
Colorado Pharmaceutical Association
to be used for educational purposes.
Two bills by Senator Parks which
have gone through the Senate may
meet with opposition in the House.
One is to abolish the salaries of mem
bers of state boards and commissions,
placing all in an honorary position
and requiring members to draw moth
ing more than their actual expenses.
This is a Buchtel proposal and should
have easier sailing. The other affects