The Dolores star., 1919-12-19
STATECAPITOL
NEWS

Seliils iHio tlt s"ihS hhu many h'"'
ures have already found their way
onto the calendar
A resolution by Senator III. o. An
drew calls upon state officials, includ-
ing Gov. Oliver ii. Shoup. 10 see that
Speaker Cole resigns as secretary of
the irrigation district finance commits
sion of Colorado, ii position he has
held since the close Of the regular scs-
sion.
The Andrew resolution points out
that II legislator cannot he appointed
to n state office during the time he II
Il Senator or Representative. in ac.
cordnnce with section S or article V.
of the constitution. The resolution asks
the Legislature to consider the speak
er AS being disqualified to retain the
office of secretary to the commission.
and that the salary payment Of $50
n month which he has received held
to be Illegal
Friends of Speaker Cole in the
House, on hearing of the resolution
introduced in the Senate, came To his
defense by saying that the constitu-
ton did not prohibit Il legislator from
accepting employment from the state.
They pointed out that he is not an
appointec of the governor, but was EN-
ploycd by II commission and given the
designation of secretary.
The suffrage amendment was the
first concurrent resolution introduced,
being sponsored in the upper House
I II Il I.Nr
Representatives May r. B.gclow and
Mabel Ruth Baker in the lower House.
1t was approved in committee and or
dered printed, and will probably come
up on final consideration tomorrow.
Speaker Cole ruled that it must take
the same course MS Il bill.
In the regular session of the Twen-
ty-Second Legislature House Republi-
cans were split over the efforts made
by Tom lyman, warden of the penitcn-
tiary, to have the prison farm retain
ed at Avondale indefinitely, and Il re-
currence of the fight which reached
10 the Democrats, is expected in II con-
stitutiOnal amendment proposed by
the administration.
The amendment provides for salary
changes in elective and appointlve
places. this power TO be reposcd in the
Legislature, and in considering that
phase Of the measure regarding salar-
les of the land board, the penitcntiary
farm fight may be rcopencd.
The governor recently recommended
the renewal of the lease of the state
l,.t, tod I,,t,
nnce with the wishes of the State Board
of Charities and Correction. but this
request was denied by the land board.
The board has n Republican majority,
but declined to consider the governors
recommendation. The farm land will
be offered at public sale probably next
month.
one of the administration measures
introduced in the House was by Rep
rcsentatives Phelps. BaShor and Rock
well, for the suppression of anarchy
and Sedition. Persons convicted under
this act are subject to Imprisonment
for twenty years, or II fine of $4,000
or both.
Resolutions and bills, other than the
suffrage amendment introduced in the
Senate, were the following:
\ resolution by Senators Booth,
Staley and Knauss providing for an
initiated amendment to the consttu-
ton of Colorado which would give the
power of regulating salaries of state
elective and appointlve officers to the
State Legislature.
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provide funds for the Colorado State
hospital, likewise not provided by the
regular session.
An anti-autO theft bill was intro
ducrd by Representative William O.
Jenkins, Central City, and Halsey NJ.
RhoadS, Denver.
Inc bill defines anarchy and sedi-
lion as any effort to encourage or
advise forciblc resistance to or the
forcible destruction of constituted gov
ernment in general, or of the govern
ment or laws of the United States or
OF the state" Any person who, of his
own act, or who, by melting another
to cause the death of any person.
while agitatinS anarchistic ideas. is
held under the act as guilty of first
degree murder.
Representative Wilson, El Paso, in.
troduccd two bills. The first is to
create i'm allotment for dependents of
the enlisted personnel of the state
troops. The other is to defray the ex-
pehses of this special session of the
Legislature
"A Senate bill sponsored by Senators
Peterson, Hattenbach, Dunklee. Cold.
reh. Warren, O'Brien, King and
bahhister, provides for an appropria.
non of $4,000 TO pay emergency ex-
penses incident to the reconstruction
period and for the development of
coiorhdos resources in co-Operation
with the federal government. The re.
construction and development work
referred to In the bill is being corried
on under the direction of the Colorado
development Federation.
Representative Al 6 AnI,