The Springfield herald., 1913-05-02
SIGNS ECONOMY BILLS
MEASURES GIVEN RIoAr TO sus.
PEND BUREAUS AND TRANS
FER EMPLOYEES.
Governor Ammons Has Approved Sew.
snty-NIne Of the Hundred and
Ssvsnty-sIx Acts Passed by
Legislature.


Denver. April 26.- Governor Am
mons signed two economy bills which
were passed by the Nineteenth Gencc
al Assembly. One provides that the
Governor shall have power to suspend
bureaus. boards and commissions Of
the state go, ernment when it shall
appear to him that there are no funds
for the maintenance of the same. Tha
other bill authorizes the state audit
ing board to transfer employees from
one state department to another. I'm
less referred these laws will go into
effect July 10.
A petition containing 1000 names
asking the Governor to sign the bill
permitting ten-round boxing matche1
in this state, has been received by the
Governor.
Numerous protests have been made
against the bill passed by the Assem-
bly, for an enlargement of mining lode
claims. The measure increases the
size of claim from 10 to 20 acres.
The Governor is making inquiries into
the merits Of the bill.
A delegation headed by e. L. Scholtz
and composed largely of members OF
the Denver Retail Merchants Asso-
citation called on the Governor to dis.
cuss the bill relating to a minimum
wage for women and minors. A num-
ber Of local merchants are decidedly
opposed to the measure. They say
that II the Governor signs the bill he
should be careful as to the appoint
ment of members Of the wage com.
mission.
OF the 176 bills passed by the Leg
islature, 70 have been signed by Gov
ernor Ammons, and four of the most
important were put into effect i'm
mediately by the saving and emer-
gency clauses. These are for mine
inspection, s-hour working day in
mines and smelters. new highway
commission and state road fund, and
they cannot be referred to a popular
vote.
All measures neither vetoed nor re-
ferred will go into effect July IA.
which will be ninety days from the
Legislatures adjournment.
The boxing, racing, women's mini
mum wage, income tax and "blue sky
bills are prominent among several
measures being held for hearings, and
the Governor will not likely take up
any of these until the work of check
ing over and correcting the long and
short appropriation bills is finished.
The following bill have been signe !
by Governor Ammons: To provide for
appointment of public administrators
by county judges; to regulate build
ing bridges over highways. streets and
alleys; to abolish high school secret
societies; TO reduce the number Of
copies OF session laws to be pub
lished; to prohibit scattering broken
glass or other sharp-edged substan-
ces upon public highways; to regulate
the sale of session laws: to classify
Bent and Prowers counties for deter
mining fees and salaries; to create an
equalization board, consisting Of the
Governor, Secretary Of State, Attorney
General and Treasurer; to enforce at
tendance of witnesses and production
of documents demanded by Legisla-
tive investigating committees.
The Governor will have 80 days
from the adjournment date to act up
on the bills passed after the first Of
the final ten days Of the session. Be-
fore that time he was allowed only
ten days.