The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
Death PENALTY LOSES
MOUSE PASSES hGARTz BILL ~
VOTE or - TO a. :.
Hease Alss Passes Reesrs' utliltiss
Commission 0ilI and Measure FIX
ing County SupsriNtanasnt's
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Denver.-Hanging in Colorado will
% abolished II the Senate concurs In
the action taken by the House which
py vote, Of 35 to 27. passed the
measure eliminating the death penalty
uom the statutes. The bill was intro
duced by Representatives Evangeiine
Heartz and Minority Floor Leader
Torbit. Under the provisions Of the
Dill persons convicted Of murder In tho
first degree will be imprisoned for life
at hard labor. The bill was bitterly
opposed. and passed only after an at
tempt to strike the enacting clause had
failed.
The Rogers and Mishou measure ex.
tending the powers of the State Utili-
| ties Commission In one Of the most
important passed by the House at this
session. One Of the provisions is that
certificate of convenience and me-
cessity from the commission Ia re-
CURED before a municipality. COM
epany or individual can begin the con-
struction Of a competing utility plant.
It passed by vote Of Al for and 21
AGAINST The emergency clause did not
receive the required twothirds vote.
Before a municipality can erect its
own utility plant. under the terms o:
the bill. the physical property Of the
utility corporation existing In that
city must first be purchased at q
price to be determined by the COM
mission In the event a municipality
desires to take over q corporation
utility, 1t can do SO at a figure to be
determined by the utilities commits.
sion.
Salaries of county superintendents
were adjusted In O transfer Of some Of
the counties from one class to anoth-
or. This was done in the passage Of
the Best bill No. II. The changes in
clude the following counties: Otero
from third to second class; Crowley
and jefferson from fourth to third
class; La Plata from fifth to third
class: Baca, Clear Creek. Grand and
Kiowa from fifth to fourth class. Bent
county. which was omitted two years
ago when the last Legislature made
a reapportionment of counties, was in.
II OAudCu lAio thC AOu1th Sihoo.
The Frisbey bill provides that
teachers who have served for TWEEN.
ty-five years in Colorado public
schools shall not be required to take
further examinations as to their
qualifications.
| The Mishou bill authorizes the
State Highway Department to enter
into an agreement with the fedora
government for the construction oi
rural post roads. The government has
agreed to contribute 100000 for post
roads in Colorado provided the state
contributes similar sum.
Four House bills carrying appropri
ations Of $4,000 for the relief oi
state institutions, and carrying the
emergency clause. passed the Senate
on third reading and now require
only the signature Of Governor Cunt
er before the money can be given out
The sums. provided are: $4,000 fol
the Colorado Soldiers and Sailors
Home, $4,000 for the State Home fol
Dependent and Neglected Children
$4,000 for the State Home and Train
ing School for Mental Detectives. anf
100000 for the State Insane Asylum.
One gallon Of whisky month ant
twenty-four quarts Of beer will be al
lowed each individual under amend
ments to the Horton House prohibi
ton bill that were made by major
ity OF the State Senate's temperance
committee and reported out.