The Lamar register., 1911-05-17
OF the principal bills that

falling fourteen million dollars
and providing for their sale for the
construction of good roads and the
Moffat tunnel. Next in Importance
comes the general appropriation
bills totalling over five and one
half million. and exceeding the
states estimated revenue by over
three quarters of a million. and
exceeding the states former appro-
priations for a similar period by
over 100000. Incidentally. in this
connection, IL will be remembered
that the Democratic party promised
TO turn the Internal Improvement
fund over to the state highway
commission. This Legislature. in
stead of doing this appropriated the
money to the use of the Individual
communities from whence the mem
bers came and passed a law turn
| ing the fund over to the commission
beginning with the end of this bi-
ennial period.
Other bills of more or less impOr-
tance include the game and fish
bill. which makes only a few minor
changes in the present open sea-
son law; the coal mine inspection
bill, which was drawn by com
mission after n study of three
months of coal mining conditions.
and which was SO changed that the
coal operators are more intrenched
than ever before. II provides for
the installation of safety appliances
when convenient" To cap 1t all.
the bill was signed by the two pre-
siding officers in blank Saturday
night and was enrolled by the
clerks Monday. No one knows
how It was enrolled. Governor Pea
body was forced to call an extra ses
sion of the legislature to re-enact
his general appropriation bill be-
cause this occurred In connection
with the passing OF that bill.
The grasshopper bill provides
for the creation of anti-pest dis
tricts, the same as irrigation dis
tricts are now created. The farm
ers can vote a bond issue for the
purpose of exterminating pests and
then work in connection with the
state agricultural college. The
pests TO be destroyed are grasshop-
pers. moths. beetle. etc. The agri-
cultural element inserted a Joker
in this bill. which forces railroads
to cut the weeds along their rights
of way. This was not discovered
until after the bill had reached Gov
ernor Shafroth. but the railroads
evened matters by inserting in an
other bin a section which compels
farmers to cut weeds along roads
running past their farms.
A child labor bill Is in the hands
of the governor and provides
against the working OF children
under IA years of age except in
truck gardens, beet fields and out
door agricultural work. The anti
labor people say that a Joker was
inserted in this bill that makes II
null and void. The Joker has not
been discovered. but as the meas
ure Is one of those that passed
In the legislative ''cramming" the
last three days. the chances are
that the Joker is there.
On the last night OF the session
the labor people put through the
senate a measure providing for a
universal eight-hour day for all
classes of labor in coal mines.
Fred shaffers good roads day bill
Is in the hands of the governor.
1t provides that one day a year
shall be set apart for the advance
ment of the principle of good roads.
\ measure Is also in the governors
hands. the object of which is to
establish a cash basis for the state.
Fraternal insurance societies will
from now on be compelled to place
the same security with the state in
surance commissioner that Is placed
there by the old nne companies.
A bill was enacted. authorizing