The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-24
SHAFR0TH'S FAREWELL
RETIRING GOVERNOR MAKES
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
suggests In Biennial Message That
Ten New Laws Be Enacted and
Party's Pledges Kept.
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE IN BRIEF.
Points out marvellous prosperity
throughout the state.
Mentions great benefits, monetary.
mental and physical. ensuing from the
penitentiary system.
Explains the grounds on which no
full pardons have been issued.
Urges larger appropriation for State
University and shows efficiency of all
educational Institutions.
Urges fulfillment of the following
platform pledges:
Railroad anti-pass law; pledged in
1908.
Public service commission law;
pledged in 1908.
Bank guaranty law; pledged in 1908,
1910 and 1912.
Employees compensation act.
Board of control OF all penal and
charitable institutions.
New Laws Recommended.
Repeal of assembly feature of direct
primary law.
Constitutional amendment placing
the appointment of all executive Of
ficers in the hands of the governor,
with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
4 A usury law to curb loan sharks
with rates of interest not exceeding
IL per cent per annum.
The reapportionment of the counties
of the state Tor legislative, judicial
and congressional purposes.
A law simplifying civil and criminal
practice, and ii necessary the appoint
| ing of commission of lawyers to pre-
| pare such a bill.
| A new coal mining law.
| A general state auto license law
similar to the one'in Massachusetts.
An appropriation of 100000 for rep
resentation for Colorado at the San
Francisco and the San Diego fairs.
Laws to prevent the monopoly OF
natural resources. One in particular
preventing corporations or individuals
from acquiring more than 5000 acres
of Colorado coal land.
Laws limiting and regulating cam
paign contributions.
Denver-Governor John F. Shafroth
read his farewell biennial message to
the Legislature in Joint assembly in
the House chamber on the 18th.
The message deals with the accom-
plishments' of the administration dur
ing the last four years, and particu-
larly with reference to the last bien-
Mai period.
Development of the state, the fact
that Colorado has placed upon It's stat
ute books within that period some OF
the most progressive laws ever passed
in he United States and outlining the
need for other progressive legislation
and the need of laws that will make 1t
necessary for the government to open
the vast public domain to Colorado
lob IN, fha
sage.
Also, the governor urged upon the
legislators the desirability of the Dem
ocratic party fulfilling every pre-elec-
ton pledge by the passage Of laws
a. promised. He invoked the good
will Of the goddess of success for his
successor, E. M. Ammons.
Governor-elect Ammons upostenta-
tiously slipped into the House cham
Der, made his way along one of the
side aisles to vacant seat and re-
manned there, observed by few, dur.
ing the reading Of the message.
After briefly reciting the prosperity
of the state with statistics, Governor
shafroth gave a list of thirty-three
laws enacted during the term, which,
he says. entitle the state to rank az
the most progressive in the union. The
last six mentioned were initiated by
the people.
The governor spoke of the progress
of the various state Institutions
The penitentiary, he says, has
been conducted on $4,000 less
than the appropriation of the
period before. The earnings OF the in.
stitution in gardening, building and
road work have been above $3.50, 900
The good accomplished in the welfare
of prisoners. he states. has been i'm
measurable.