The Raymer enterprise., 1915-01-21
GRAVES WRIT ES
I. FROM LEc|s-
LATURE
Enterprise Readers

had intended to tell you something
about the inaugural, something per-
haps that you would not get in the reg
ular accounts. but it is SO old now, and
besides ! did not get to see a great
deal of the ball. It took me an hour
to get in because of the crowd, and
then was so far frum where the swell
dressers were that could not disting-
uieh much to tell how the ladies' of
Denver dress when they 60 to dance.
In fact from what Icould see, itmight
be more appropriate to say how they
undress. and if l should attempt that
my family might want to bring me
home. Therefore you may guess
about that part.
Friday we adjourned, but that does
not mean that there was nothing to do.
Not many bills have been introduced
so far, but few have been, and oih-
ers are being whipped into shape and
will come along the next two weeks.
Bills may be introduced only during
the next thirty days of the session.
Congressman Undertake has been
here this week, and he told me that he
was going to Washington sometime
soon and he would find out what could
be cone about Immediately getting the
survey done that has been ordered for
certain parts of the country about
Raymer, but which is reported by the
department as delayed for lack of
funds. We have some promise of as
sistance to help him here in Denver.
The county division bill for Pawnee
will be introduced early next week.
We understand that some are getting
unduiy alarmed about positions and
06ees. {, There will be no Offices to dis
pose Of until the county is created.
Governor Carlson will name the officers,
and he will take his time for it, and
efficiency will be the first requirement.
Your own representative may be con-
suited, but he has not and will not
make any promises until be knows that
there are Offices to fill. and then he
wants the auvise Of the people there at
homo.
Some people from there spoke about
securing herd law. In my Judge
mcnt such law for the whole state
could not belpsssed at this session, and
] do not know as it should be. In talk
ing with othc. men, have heard this
expression. ''well | would vote for
such law but you could not get it
passed" know that you are not all
Of one opinion there as to the desira-
biity OF such law. 1t has struck me
that q local option law might be pas
scd and that would give relief to the
sections that needed relief. For in
stance make il possible for the people
of a certain section, say of not less
than the equivalent of four congress-
ional townships asking that the quest
ion be left to them by q vote to de-
termine whether the majority wantci
to have law of that kind ers not. /
should like to have any of the peop'e
write me their opinion about the ad-
visibility Of that sort Of law. ! am
not at all sure that even this kind of
law could be passed, but it might.
while am sure the other could not.
Another bill asks that the legal rate
Of interest be cut down to eight per
cent as the limit, and no agre ment
that the maker can be taxed attorneys
fees in event of collection by suit shall
be valid.
understand that another bill will be
presented requiring that in the case Of
notes similar to those we most gener-
ally sign about Raymer. notice must
be served upon the maker the same as
In any other note before judgement
60 be taken. notwithstanding the
waiver Of notice in the note.
I presume that the educational bill
will b intsoduced sometime next week.
That u : vary far reaching bill and
will require careful consideration. 1t
u expected that several copies Of that
bill viii b. printed. and that some will
be available for distributicn to I'll who
may wish to hays them. II that
should be 70, . copy will be sent to
Prof. smathsrs 70 that those who
wish may sss it.
b far o ! know. the above are the
above are ths only bills that are di.
rect local intsrsst4 hut We have an idea
that some limit will be applied. Per.
haps ten Per cen. will be considered