Denver labor bulletin., 1917-02-03
The MeOptirnistic
Philosopher

NOW that the open season for
N shooting bills over the rail has
closed at the state capitol, actual
work is expected to begin. Thursday
was the last day for the introduction
of measures in the senate and house.
This brought forth an avalanche of
good, bad and indifferent bills to the
total number for the day of $50, which
will afford plenty of work for the
committees during the next three or
four weeks. An attempt made by
Senator Agnes Riddle to set March 3
as definite date for adjournment of
the legislature, proved futile, and the
probabilities are that this will be one
of the longest sessions of the Colo
rado general assembly held in years.
Joint hearings of senate and house
committees are being arranged for
some of the important legislation in
order that the plain citizens may come
forth and express their views. Among
these are the bills to repeal the indus
trial commission law, amend the
workmen's compensation act, mini
mum wage law for women and chill
dren, and amending the child labor
law so as to prohibit the employment
of children under fourteen years of
age in the beet fields.
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A MONTH of the present ses-
IA sion of the legislature has
been consumed in an effort to
pass the short appropriation bill. If
this is to be taken as a standard of
time to be given other important
measures, there is not going to be
much new legislation enacted. How
80,
the senate and house will lock horns
again this session as they have over
the short appropriation bills. Pay for
employees of the legislature, and men,
bers of the senate and house them
selves, as well as the deficiency for
other state departments, has been held
up pending final action on this bill.
1t was announced Thursday that a
compromise had been reached between
the two houses of the legislature
whereby a fifty-fifty victory is
torney General Hubbard created a
new deputyship and appointed wom-
an on the job. Behind this was the
further reason that Hubbard would
not permit some of the old-line sena-
tors to dictate appointments in his
office. Hubbard selected his deputies
and office force upon the merit sys
TEN, and he is to be commended for
establishing this precedent at the
state house.
GRANT HAMILTON, represen-
VI tative OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor, was called to
Washington last week for a confer
ence with President Samuel Gompers.
He will return to Denver next week
and remain until final action upon the
bill to repeal the Colorado industrial
law. 1t is understood that while in
Washington, Hamilton will take adj
vantage of the opportunity to look
up the record and arguments present
ed before the national senate and
house committees which have been
considering a bill to write a cant
strike" provision into the federal stat
utes. The senate committee rejected
this proposition twice. This ought to
have some influence with those men,
bers of the Colorado legislature who
are doubtful about the wisdom of re-
pealing the only law of it's kind en-
acted by any state legislature in this
country.
uALSEY NJ. RHOADS, the
III pioneer printer and editor OF
the Rocky Mountain Elk, has had
printed in pamphlet form the beauti-
full and eloquent eulogy delivered by
Colonel John w. Springer at the fu-
neral of the late Colonel William +.
Cody ("Buffalo Bill') in the home of
the Denver lodge of Elks, Sunday af-
ternoon, January ID, 1917. This ad-
dress has been pronounced one of the
best ever delivered upon a similar oc-
casion in Colorado. Colonel Springer
was lifelong friend of Buffalo
Bill" and well qualified to speak of the
noble traits of the old scout. Thou
sands of copies of this eulogy will be
preserved and passed on to future
generations. Copies may be secured
by sending five cents in postage ad
dressed to Halsey M. Rhoads, 1924
Curtis street, Denver, Colo.
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DURING the hearings before
u the city council committee on
judiciary Tuesday evening, when
the Trades and Labor Assembly petit