The Glenwood post., 1911-05-20
A FEW THINGS THE SoLoNS DID
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had and the clerks were instructed u
have the records show that they were
read separately. considered at length,
and individual roll calls made. Bills
were killed at the rate of from so to
225 at clip. They were killed under
adverse reports by vive voce vote
and no one was put on record. So the
records do not show how the individual
members voted on the pledges. This is
true in the senate on the recall and tho
public service commission bill. 1t is
true in the house on the public service
bill, the railroad commission bill and
the campaign expense bill.
OF the principal bills that were en-
acted, perhaps the most important We're
the two bond issues totalling fourteen
million dollars and providing for their
sale for the construction of good roads
and the Moffat tunnel. Next in impor,
tance comes the general appropriation
bills totalling over five and a half mil
lion, and exceeding the states estimat
ed revenue by over three quarters of Il
million, and exceeding the states for
mer appropriations for similar period
by over $S0O000. Incidentally, in this
connection, it will be remembered that
the Democratic party promised to turn
the internal improvement fund over TO
the state highway commission. This
Legislature, instead of doing this appro-
priated the money to the use of the in
dividual communities from whence the
members came and passed law turn
ing the fund over to the commission be
ginning with the end of this biennial
period.
Other bills of more or less Importance
include the game and fish bill, which
makes only few minor changes in the
present open season law; the coal mine
inspection bill, which was drawn by a
commission after a study of three
months of coal mining conditions and
which was so changed that the ccal
operators are more intrenched than
ever before. 1t provides for the install
lation of safety appliances "when con
venient." To cap it all, the bill was
signed by the two presiding officers in
blank Saturday night and was enrolled
by the clerks Monday. No one knows
how it was enrolled. Governor Peabody
was forced to call an extra session of
the legislature to re-enact his general
appropriation bill because this occurred
in connection with the passing of that
bill.
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 it null
and void. The joker has not been dis
covered, but as the measure is one Of
those that went through in the legisla-
tive examining" 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
measure providing for universal eight
hour day for all classes of labor in coal
mines.
Fred Shaffer's good roads day bill is
in the hands of the governor. 1t pro-
vides that one day year shall be set
apart for the advancement of the prin-
ciple of good roads. A measure is also
in the governor hands, the object of
which is to establish cash basis for
the state. The fraternal insurance 50
cleties will from now on be compelled
to place the same security with the
state insurance commissioner that ,e