The Ordway new era., 1911-03-10
Want New Bounty Law.

At a meeting Of the fish and game
commission In the House chamber at
the capitol. 1t was decided to have
Commissioner Thomas Holland draw
up draf, OF a bounty bill and sub.
nit 1t TO the Legislature In preference
to the measure already introduced by
Representative Mann. MIR. Mann's
hill does not provide for the repeal.
ing of tn" bounty law. In effect since
1893. Should Mann's measure pass
and become u law, and the old law
still remain In force, 1t would enable
killers OF predatory animals 10 col.
lect double bounty-one bounty for
each law 1t was also advocated to
make the fishing season from May LIST
to December 3lst. instead OF rs at
present. May 25th to November 3Oth.
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-
tiga,c the State Board OF Stock lnspcc.
tion held meeting. II was an
nouuced 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-
tRry.
When Senate bill No. 207. which pro.
,idrs for the fiv" license inspectors.
cam" up for consideration u number
OF the Democratic senators sought to
head off all debate by calling for
vote. Senator IIcckcr. however. OBJ
tain"d the floor and denounced the
passage OF such law as an out
rag"nus effort to create new jobs re-
gar,Iless OF the best interests OF the
stat" All OF the Republicans voted
against this bill. but 1t was passed by
Il vote OF ." to 10.
TIL" proposed new Colorado state
flag provided for in a bill now be-
fore the Legislature has not met with
unnnm nous approval.
S,iting as n committee of the whole.
,hr senate passed on second reading
Senate bill No. 1917. by Senator lfilts.
and Senate bill No. 1JI. by Senator
Cove. The first OF these bills pro.
vd, for a new law governing storage
in warehouses and the issuing of ware
houses receipts This law has been
passed In n number of states and Is In
tended to be n uniform law In all
states of the Union. \ petition. signed
by practically all of the war"hous"
companies in Denver. was read by
senator Hits urging the passage OF
the bill The other bill makes changes
in 'h" law governing the administering
of estates in counties of NOR" than
1on."oO population. II provides that
estates shall be administered by the
public administrator in cases where
there are no relatives. The present
law provides that a creditor may act
as administrator of an estate.
\ bill for an act providing for the
completion of n wagon bridge being
constructed by the state of Colorado.
across the Rio Grandc river. at tn"
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-
rrs, would reduce the production in
Colorado. and keep out good capital
wcr" 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 a public hearing
in the Senate chamber.
Out Of respect for Senator Thomas
J.. McCue. whose father. Patrick Mo
Cue. died. the Senate took recess OF
one afternoon.