The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-15
STATE APPROPRIATIONS
COLORADO EXPENSE FUND WILL
TOTAL 100000.
Chairman ArdoureI Declares Measure
Appropriates About $4,000 Less
Than Amount In 1915.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Denver.-When the long appropria-
tion bill for the biennial period OF 1917
and 1918 was reported out by Chair
man A. p. Ardourel OF the House Ap-
pproriation Committee ii carried items
aggregating 100000. The approprl.
alton bill provides for the operation
and maintenance Of all departments Of
the state government.
Chairman Ardourel let II be known
that the measure carries approximate.
ly sl50,000 to s250,000 less for expen.
ditures than was appropriated two
years ago.
The long appropriation bill. how.
ever, carries no appropriations for the
state institutions, the committee
recommending that these items be
taken care Of by special levies pro.
yided for in administration bills. The
funds raised by special mill levies for
institutions will bring the total up to
about 100000, IL Is estimated.
The disposition OF the committee is
TO appropriate larger sums for the
penal institutions, and also TO turn
over to the board Of correction s52,,
900 TO buy a convict farm for the peni.
Tertiary near Canon City. The total
recommended for the Public Utilities
Commission, the Industrial Board and
the State immigration bureau is s230,.
600.
The House passed a measure per.
mitting thepensioning policemenwhe
have reached the age of 60 and have
served Is years in cities OF the first
and second class. al half pay. The
bill provides for the payment of $50 a
month to the widow or parents If de
pendent, of any policemen killed In
the service or who dies while in the
service
The House passed bill appropri.
attng $4,000 for the compilation Of
Colorado's corporation laws. The
compilation would be made under the
direction Of the secretary of state.
The Senate passed a modified herd
and fence law, said to have the ap.
proval OF the State Grange. the Farm
ers' Union, the. Colorado StockgroW.
ers' Association and the State Live.
stock Board
The State Senate passed Senator
Hastys bill, amending the initiative
and referendum law, by a vote of 23
to 8. Under the provisions OF the
measure per cent of the vote for
secretary Of state in each judicial dis.
trict would be required on petitions
for referendum or initiated measures
The House passed Senator Vests
bill making II possible for the cover.
nor TO appoint Major General Frank
d. Baldwin, U. s. A.. retired, adjutant
general 10 succeed II. T. Gamble.
The Ardourel measure authorizes
the payment Of s2.Glo by the state for
incidental expenses incurred by the
State Industrial Commission In the
biennial period just closed.
The special Senate and House com,
mittee appointed to investigate the
need for additional capitol buildings
made a report to both Houses. II was
recommended that the board OF CAPT
tol managers be made a permanent in
stitution and that the four members
be appointed in the future Tor eight
year terms without compensation.
The Friend bill authorizes a farmer
or any other citizen to obtain permis
sion from the State Game Department
TO kill pheasants when ii is shown
that they are destroying grain, fruit
or vegetables on his property.