The Lamar register., 1911-05-17

ates ON the same principle as our
Irrigation districts and has for its
OBJECT the bonding of the districts
Tor the purpose of constructing
drainage tunnels. The small min
ers fought this bill because OF the
cost that would entail upon them
even when their shafts are not
deep enough to be benefited by the
drainage tunnels.
The Red Cross society that has
recently established headquarters
in the state secured the enactment
OF two bills. One the drinking cup
bill and the other the tuberculosis
bill. The drinking cup bill pre-
vents the use of public drinking
cups at public fountains and the
tuberculosis bill is intended TO
check the spread of onsumption in
the state. This measure is very
drastic dn that It compels all tuber-
culosis patients to register and to.
at all times be under the direct
control of the local health officers.
IL Is being fought viciousiy by those
who are opposed TO this class of
egislation.
Just as an incident TO show that
the strife of the Civil war is be-
ing forgotten. the present assembly
enacted a bill which allows con-
federate soldiers the same priv
iieges In the soldiers and sailors
home at Monte Vista that are grant
ed union soldiers. They can use
this home as their home us long
as they live. Thus 1t can be truth
fully said that the stars and bars
and the stars and stripes will min
gle together. -.
The factory inspeotiop bill which
was passed two years ago and
which caused 10 much opposition
because OF the ten dollars charge
| for inspection was amended SO that
this charge is eliminated. and also
so that the power of the labor com
mi ssioner is reduced to a minimum.
Another measure having for It's
object the benefit OF the labor class
provides that when corporations
decline to pay damages won by
litgants for INJURIES In the lower
courts Interest Will start on the
damages from the date suit was
filed against the corporation. An
employers liability bill was passed.
but no one knows just what are Its
provisions. II went through sec
| ond reading in about three minutes
before the senate adjourned after
an allnight session Friday night II
was enrolled and sent to the gov
ernor some time Saturday and is
hidden somewhere in that general
maze of legislation through which
the governor has not yet been
able TO go.
As to the constitutional amend
ments, four were submitted. and
will be voted upon by the people
the next election. One of them
gives the legislature the power to
fix all salaries of all state. county
and precinct officials. AT the
present time the legislature can on
ly fix the salaries Of county and
precinct officials. The second
gives boards of county commission
ers the right TO contract indebted
mess for good roads and for public
buildings to the amount of per
cent of the assessed valuation. Third
has for its object the comforting
upon the legislature the right to
declare that smelling and the reduc-
ton of ores is a quasi-public busi-
ness and to fix charges. The fourth
creates a public tax commission
with full power to adjust all taxes.
both local and corporate.
The above is short review of
the work of the assembly just end
ed. As noted in the beginning. the
most of the measures were sent
through under forced draught."
No one can tell what the laws
mean and how many jokers are in
each bill until after the people are