The Arvada enterprise., 1911-03-02

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licensed engineer were added to the
bill. ------'' --.--='e-.-'
The Senate passed resolution call
ing upon governor Shafroth to secure
conference of the business interests
of the Western states to be held in
Denver next summer. The object OF
the resolution is to secure the control
of public lands from the federal gov
ernment, and place it under the jur-
isdiction of the state.
Party lines were wholly abandoned
in the discussion in the House when
Senate bill No. IA, by Skinner, came
up for discussion. This bill provides
for an amendment to the state oonsti-
tuition by which reservoirs, owned by
private individuals or corporations
that use the water on their own lands
shall be exempt from separate taxa
ton. Early in the debate, 1t became
plain that representatives from the
mountain counties and from counties
in which there are reservoirs from
which water was taken for use in 9TH
er counties, were bitterly opposed to
the bill.
The total amount of funds sought
to be appropriated by the several bills
introduced in the present assembly is
over twenty-five million, five hundred
thousand dollars. or thirty dollars for
every man, woman and child in the
state.
The finance committee, in its re-
port caused gloom to settle down in
the office of clerk of the Supreme
Court. The majority of the commit
tee recommended a decrease of sal
ary for the clerk and assistant clerks.
The alary of clerk of the court who
now receives $500 per annum, will be
cut to $4,000 and the assistant clerk
from $4,000 to $2,500. The deputy clerk
instead of enjoying an increase in
salary from $4,000 to s2,500. will get
no more nor less.
Senator Vests bill, fixing the terms
of court in the Sixth judicial district;
Representative Madden's bill, provid-
ing for the registration of the names
of farms and ranches, and Senator
Napier,s appropriating 5000 as a
payment of part of the expense of
the free travelling libraries, were
passed.
With amendments submitted to the
Senate Judiciary committee by repre-
sentatives of the Denver Bar Associa,
ton, substituting the writ Of error for
all appeals and fixing the jurisdiction
more definitely, the Cove bill re-estab-
fishing the court Of appeals was fav-
orably reported to the Senate and will
be placed on the calendars of both
Houses for enactments. The proposed
new court. under the provisions of the
amended bill, as outlined at special
meeting of the lawyers on the Judi
ciary committee and the representa-
tives Of the Denver and Colorado
Springs Bar Associations, will be COM
posed Of five judges to be appointed
by the governor and to possess the
same qualifications and receive the
same salaries as judges of the 'Su-
preme Court.
Representative Porteous, Wal
bridge and Gardner and ; Senators
Cross and Carey have been named as
members of the Legislative commit
tee, which is to investigate the state
stock inspection board.
The bill which provides that Judges
and clerks Of election shall receive IS
for the first twelve hours they work
and $3.50 for each day or fraction of a
day thereafter. was defeated. AS 1t is
now. the clerks and judges in most Of
the counties of the state receive only
$3.50 day.