The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-17
STATECAPTTOL
NEWS
COLORADO LEGISLATURE HAS
MANY BILLS UP FOR CON.
SHERATON.
Will Be . Busy Session II 1t FinishA
All Work Planned.

Denver.-The recess appointme It
Of Governor Gunter were confirmed
by the Senate Is follows:
Meaher Coanissaes fer the Promo
tios Of Usifor., state Laws-Fred W.
1917.
Coanissio.er state HsDe ana Train
lag school fer Mental DefeetiyeeE
Thomas F. DAILY, Denver: appointed
April ~. 1917.
Menbers Beard Of Csanissisaers Of
r. ,. s1sH's;. n,.ssr. s.s yllo aoos: Vista ap
pointed june IS. 1911: II. s. Vaughn.
Denver. appointed Aug. II. 1917.
on {. Getty. Delta. to be Irrigation di-
vision engineer for Division No. I. ap-
pointed July 8. 1877; e. 8. Counselor,
gineer for Division No. ), appointed
Me.ssr i.a..srs.l ce..s.....-Jo.-
eph e; Bell. Trinidad. appointed Sept.
M..s.s r.Hle % Ut,,.s,s: Gsc.,..... c,:
Ffsh and Ga.e Connassae.er-Wal-
ter B. Fraser, Denver, appointed Feb.
Pebble Trustee. Weld Css.ty-M J.
Walsh. Greeley, appointed May 10. 1913:
Member Board ef Control Industrial
sos,.on 70: appointed Nay A. isis
Member ceierade hoard s9 Cerrsc-
sio..-charles J; Moynihan. Aontrose.
appointed juno II, lylS
Menbers state Board Sf HealtA-Dr.
F. P. Hanson. Gunnison, appointed July
5. 1918: DR.: A: J: Monahan. Pueblo. ap-
Members se:r1 ef Trustees Colorado
school for the Deaf and Blind. Al
fred Ritter. Colorado Springs, appoint
rueSio p sfD' .ppo,n,ea p @ p:e a. ISIS 0uns
Cognizance Of the popular opinion
that there are a lot Of superfluous
laws on the statute books Of Colo
RADIO which ought to be weeded out
and repealed has been taken up in
the Upper House Of the State Legis-
lature.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate yesterday were measures pro-
posing improvement Of the state ex-
perimenta1 ore dressing plant at
Golden.
A. . means Of raising money for
the maintenance Of the highways and
the payment Of interest on the $20,-
1000 bond issue, . number Of the
speakers advocated doubling or treb:
ling the automobile license fees and
the diverting Of the inheritance tax
moneys to the highway fund.
The direct primary law isn't what
it ought to be-in the estimation Of
certain people. Wherefore, in = bill
which will be introduced, the Lsgis-
lature will be asked to amend the
direct primary law by eliminating the
assembly feature and compelling the
registration of voters under party At
filiations.
The first step in placing the penal
and philanthropic institutions where
the educational institutions have been
placed-on a mill levy schedule, in
stead Of on direct appropriations by
the Legislature-was taken in q bill
introduced by Representative Bro
naugh which provides for a mill levy
tax for the maintenance of the State
Home for Dependent Children.
Representative Fairchild introduced
bill providing foE an amendment to
the constitution increasing the number
of Supreme Court judges.
The state department Of safety, or
constabulary, as it is commonly
known, will be the cause Of . bitter
fight in the general assembly during
the next few weeks.
The creation Of commission to re-
wise and codify the general laws Of
Colorado is sought by Senator Ed
ward v. Dunklee of Denver and Allyn
Cole, Speaker Of the House, in bills
placed before both bodies.
A bill proposing submission to the
voters Of Colorado Of q constitutional
amendment which would pave the way
for legislation enabling the state to
mine and market coal from lands
owned by the state, was introduced
by Senator Hetherington Of the Elev-
enth District.
Beaver fur will take . slump il .
bill is enacted into law providing for
the determination Of beaver.
The use Of materials produced or
manufactured in Colorado will be re-
quired in the construction Of public
buildings in the state, provided Colo
RADIO manufacturers can furnish the
materials in marketable quantities, il
bill introduced in the State Senate
should become law.