The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-03-09
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
TO IMPROVE INSTITUTIONS.
Visiting Committee Requests Appre-
priations by Legislature.

Visiting COMMITTEES Requests Appro
priations BY Legislature.
Denver.-A $4,000 school building
for the State Home for Dependent
and Neglected Children. eight-houH
work days for the guards at the state
penitentiary and appropriations for
various Improvements at the prison;
a $4,000 dining room building for the
state insane asylum. which will allow
the institution to accommodate 700
more patients. and various other i'm.
penal institutions are recommended
by the report OF the visiting commit
tee on state institutions submitted to
the General Assembly.
Senators Knauss and Schermer-
horn and Representatives ArdoursL
Colgate and Shocksy comprised the
committee. They recommended i'm
provements and changes such az the
eight-hour work day for guards at the
penitentiary.
They praised the conduct OF the in
believe should be the maintenance
funds allowed the institutions and told
OF the needs for the Improvements
they urge.
The Twenty-first General Assembly
will probably adjourn March "a. In
accordance with an understanding
reached between House and Senate
members after conferences with Gov.
julius c. Gunter. the Senate will ap-
prove the resolution passed by the
House fixing the time for adjourn
ment.
Among the bills passed BY the
House after third reading werss
Baer bill to license plumbers. Frisbey
bill pensioning teachers. Banks btll ~
garding bond Issues. Girard bill au-
thorizing juriss Of six. HerEberger btQ
to regulate benefit societies, Ardoura
bill to cancel debt of State University.
Canon bill creating Pabor county.
Scott bill increasing fees Of Jurors,
Gill bill on beavers. Harris bill on ab-
sent voters law. Owen bill regarding
amusements. Senate bill on national
anthem, Senate bill on land selection,
Gill bill on cattle "rustflng." Hout
chens bill on county seats, Lucero bill
on Indian hemp.
Killed: Foster bill on six-day week
for labor.
A resume Of tho work done by the
state Senate in the present session
up to and including the fifty-second
day, shows that body passed seven
teen bills, OF which one has been ap-
proved and passed by the House.
to- 20 ~rrtt
the name OF the author and the prtn-
cipal provisions. are:
n.o., p ns to oG di7orass Ss s1,
separate from husband for one year be-
fore filing suit; provides suit need not
dence.
8. B. No. s, F1nchsr.Providee Tor -.
lection and location Of all lands given
for the classification and appraisal of
ali lands belonging to the state.
$. B.; No: 8. punkis-Pr.vsnt. "loea
per cent per month on sums Of $500 Or
less for which personal property V
s. B. No. 1877, schsrmerhorn-Dsfin
duties of state entomologist and allows
for quarantine of diseased and infect.
frsits No a1S q And
Prohibits use of trading stamps ana
other profit sharing schemes. and per.
sa. r;sas To- Say a; .n. sf.
s. B. No. 81. etalsy-Providss for dis
position Of all money accruing to
H1ms na S.n for
" ]. 4. No. 70. Andr.w-R.sul.tes tn.
sss;an Of and s' IN e
s. B. No. 50. starkweathsr-Prsvs
singing of The star spangled Banner"
S. B. No. 1os, Kluse-Ad,usts salaries
of irrigation division enginesrs.
pensation Of county commissioners.
$40, 900 for the state Industrial School
at afsofn B. No. fG1 11s rincherp,.e.. royal.
ties from oil and mineral lands In
proper permanent funds.
S. B. No. 200. Klugs-Prevents dis:
| amusement and resort against persons
| OF certain racer and creeds.
United ST. States Ey'' ATmy officer to become 5e
| head of the Colorado National Guard.
| S. B. No. 246. Dunklee--Appropriate
sop foP a9F the the 'sn1s sna sor sns
s. B. No. .53, Dunlap and Eaton
nty district sttorneys. " '' %
s. B. 1854. west-Provides for the
| payment of S160,000 and interest there.
| on borrowed from the internal i'm.
| provement fund by the Capitol build.
| Ing fund.
| The one bill Of the seventeen which
| has been approved and passed by the
House of Representatives is bill No. .,
by Senator staley. sappropriating $780,
| 900 for the State Industrial School.
Lease $40 Acres for Convict Farm.
The Senate by final vote of Fl to
10 passed Senator Lines bill on Sec
ond reading establishing the peniten-
tiary convict farm at Avondale. On
der the bill $40 acres are leased at
81 per acre per year for twenty years.