The Colorado statesman., 1911-03-11
Want New Bounty Law.

At meeting of the fish and game
commission in the House chamber at
the capitol, it was decided to have
Commissioner Thomas Holland draw
up a draft of a bounty bill and sub
nit it to the Legislature in preference
to the measure already introduced by
Representative Mann. Mr.. Manns
bill does not provide for the repeal
ing of the bounty law, in effect since
1893. Should Mann's measure pass
and become a law, and the old law
still remain in force, it would enable
killers of predatory animals to col
lect double bounty-one bounty for
each law. 1t was also advocated to
make the fishing season from May 1st
to December 31st, instead of as at
present, May 25th to November 30th.
Close season on ducks will be advised
and continuance of the present seas
ons on deer, except to shorten the
spring shooting season fifteen days.
1t was decided to bring these points
to the attention of the Legislature and
ask for favorable action.
The committee appointed to inves-
tigate the State Board of Stock Inspec-
ton held a meeting. 1t was an
nounced that an accountant would be
appointed and that the work of going
over the books of the board would be
begun at once. Senator Cross was
named as chairman of the committee
and Representative Walbridge, secre-
tary.
When Senate bill No. 207, which pro-
yides for the five license inspectors,
came up for consideration number
of the Democratic senators sought to
head off all debate by calling for a
vote. Senator Hecker, however, OBJ
tanned the floor and denounced the
passage of such a law as an out
rageous effort to create new jobs re-
gardless of the best interests OF the
state. All of the Republicans voted
against this bill, but it was passed by
a vote Of 20 to 10.
The proposed new Colorado state
flag provided for in bill now be-
fore the Legislature has not met with
unanimous approval.
Sitting as committee of the whole,
the Senate passed on second reading
Senate bill No. 1913, by Senator Hilts,
and Senate bill No. 155, by Senator
Cove. The first of these bills pro-
vides for new law governing storage
in warehouses and the issuing of ware
houses receipts. This law has been
passed in a number of states and is in
tended to be a uniform law in all
states of the Union. A petition, signed
by practically all Of the warehouse
tn rnad hy
Senator Hits urging the passage OF
the bill. The other bill makes changes
in the law governing the administering
of estates in counties of more than
100000 population. 1t provides that
estates shall be administered by the
public administrator in cases where
there are no relatives. The present
law provides that creditor may act
as administrator of an estate.
A bill for an act providing for the
completion of wagon bridge being
constructed by the state of Colorado,
across the Rio Grande river, at the
town of Alamosa, between the coun-
ties of Conejos and Costilla, and to
appropriate money for the payment OF
the same, has been introduced in the
House.
That the eight-hour labor law would
advance the price Of coal to consum-
ers, would reduce the production in
Colorado, and keep out good capital
were some of the arguments used by
representatives of the Colorado coal
mining companies against the pend
ing measure, before the labor commit
tee of the Senate, at public hearing
in the Senate chamber.
Out of respect for Senator Thomas
J. McCue, whose father, Patrick NC
Cue, died, the Senate took a recess OF
one afternoon.