The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-27
COLORADO
LEGISLATIVE
n0aM IA
D o Z q q Q
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Those who opposed the passage oe
~ Cornforth Race Track bill. which
voD vetoed By Governor Shafroth. are
aO0roving the stand tsksa BY tie
States chief executive IN preventing
. Ill becoming 4 law which would II.
ssase horse-racing. poolselling and
Dsiss-fishting In COLORADO. Several
societies and ministsrial associations
hsve adopted resolutions UNFOLDING
tAo governors action.
"Lsgislate in haste and repeat 1t
leisure" is . phrase that fits exactly
tAo case of the members Of the House
q Representatives who jammed
through with scarcely and considers
ttso . coal mine inspection bill. The
~ eostained over sixty PRINTED pages.
Ovee 100 amendmsats. prepared by
ths committee on mining. were adopt
- - 4 whole. Some few msmbers
protssted against such reckless haste
tn dealing with a important measure.
especially since some Of the amend
0sots appeared vsey much like "jok-
eeo." Warnings were unhsedsd. and
he members Of the committee insisted
tAat the bill should 90 through Just ~
L vas presented TO Tie House. Now
Il has been discovered that there 10 .
Deovislon in the bin. oas Of the more
tAAa 100 amsndmsats adopted. that
makes II an uneoastitutioaal measure.
sAA an effort TO a0snd II will b.
0aAs. Az 1t has already pasos1 o.
oeeoad reading II viii require Q unan-
i0ous vote to procure amendment.
The bank guaranty bill. now known
- the Gove.McCue act, passed the
Senate on third reading after Senator
yoAA H. Crowley haA refused to give
ssasent to the inssftioa Of an amend
meat BY Senator Cove. the object Of
which was to hold Ill deposits intact
by providing for the purchase Of guar.
aaty securities either By assessment
o. the stockholders or with the earn
ines.
This measure. stripped Of all the
esnblancs either to the Oklahoma or
Texas plans Of bank guaranty which II
had when originally introduced BY Sen
ator Crowley. will be sent to the
House. where an effort will be made
to incorporate the Cove amendment.
Crowley. however. Is obdurate In his
refusal to consent to any but the COM
bined plan of mutual guaranty and
bond security.
In a message to the Senate Gov
shafroth. at the request Of Eugene
Grubb. withdrew Grubb's name from
the consideration of the Senate as an
appointee to the State Board of Agri-
culture.
With scarcely 4 ripple Of comment.
the Senate passed the mine drainage
bill on second reading after the adop-
ton Of several amendments presented
by the author Of the measure, Senator
L. A. Van Tilborg Of Teller county.
Senator Casaday introduced resolu-
ton which is now pending on final
passage in the Senate. memorializing
Congress to appropriate $4,000 tor
the determination of the alfalfa leaf
wsevil bug. which threatens to invade
700, 900 acres Of alfalfa lands in this
state and to devastate a crop valued
annually at more than 100000.
ut shall be unlawful for any per,
son. firm or corporation in this state
to sell or give away. or offer to sell or
give away, or have in their possession.
or in or about their premises for the
purposes Of selling or giving away or
to make or manufacture. or attempt
in making or manufacture. for the
purpose of selling or giving away, any
cigarette or cigarettes. or cigarette
wrappers or cigarette papers. to any
person whomsoever." This drastic
provision 10 contained In bill that
passed the House of Representatives
On second reading.
Senator Burris' bill providing for an
appropriation Of $25. 900 for the Pueblo
State Fair Association will be reported
favorably with . committee amend
ment cutting the appropriation to $780,
900 and Withdrawing the right Of the
association to participate in the fund
created by the Skinner bill.
The Senate Is considering the Cor
man Registration bill. The measure IL
compromise between the Hicks
measure as passed by the House in the
extra session of the Seventh General
Assembly and the measure inserted by
the Senate which caused the governor
to veto the bill.
House bill No. $50. which requires
the reporting of all cases of tuberculo'
sis in the state to the health author
tiles, was passed on third reading. 1t
declares tuberculosis an infectious dis
ease and makes the first regulations
to prevent its spread that have been
attempted In this state.
1t now seems certain the Eighteenth
General Assembly will adjourn on May
9th. the House having adopted a reso-
luton to that effect. which. 1t is under
stod. will he concurred In by the