Cheyenne record., 1919-02-20
STATECAPITOL
NEWS

Fsi thc I1OuSe were Lue hclulyFe Dlll,
providing for q revision downward of
fire Insurance rates; the Colgate bill,
| providing for the eradication of pred
atory animals; the Colgate bill, es-
| tablishing an eight-hour work day
among employees of penal institutions;
| the Wilson (El Paso) bill, restricting
| the use of corporate names by per-
SONS or firms the Wilkin bill, con
| cerning school districts; the Andrew
bill, making an appropriation for the
Colorado State hospital; the Colgate
bill, providing for the payment of out
| standing bills of the pententiary the
| NOonan bill, concerning fees of Off
cials of Rio BlanGo county; the Ro-
truck bill, providing for relief of the
blind; the Downing bill, concerning
the education of the blind, and the
Gardner bill, regarding the pay of
| water commissioners.
The Stars and Stripes were hosted
several times in mind pictures painted
| by senators when the Stephen bill
| was under discussion. The bill pro-
hibits the use of the red flag in Col
orado except for signals at crossings.
The BolsheviSts and the anarchists
| came in for Il scorching, and during
| the heat Of an argument over triV-
ial point, Senator Agnes l.. Riddle of
the Twenty district, in speak
ing of the American flag, said Dur
| ing the war some person delighted to
cut the rope which held the Stars
| and Stripes in place over our porch.
l finally put notice 'on the flag pole
| that l would shoot to kill any person
found lettering around the pole. That
ended the rope cutting" The Senate
did not agree to legalize shooting on
| sight, but fixed the punishment for
ldiSplay of the emblem of the anarchist
| at ten years at hard labor in states
| prison.
Tie first step in the direction of
| halliday sessions of the Senate was
| taken by Senator Henry o. Andrew
of BOULDER, when he suggested that the
| judiciary committee, of which he is
chairman, be given an opportunity to
properly consider the many bills pend
! ing action by the committee. Il give
notice at this time,'' he said, that l
shall ask for ample time in the after
noon, beginning this week, for the dis
| cussion of important bills in commit
| tee Much of the real work is done
| in committee, and, under the present
arrangement, senators are called upon
| to attend four or five different COM
miltee meetings at the close of the
days session. This is impossible
| COlorado'S strides in the expansion
of its resources and the development
| of thousands Of acres of desirable
lands is largely dependent upon good
roads, meilberS of the Legislature
were told by advocates of the $2O,OOO,-
900 bond issue at Il luncheon of the
| Colorado Good Roads Association. The
solOns were invited in order that they
might be guided in the consideration
of pending Legislation calling for
comprehensive system of road build
ing covering a ten-year period.
The Senate put its stamp of ap-
proval on the bill appropriating $50,
| 900 for memorial for the Colorado
boys who have given their lives In
the world war Friday morning when
| it passed the Knauss-DOdge bill on
| third reading by Il vote of % to 10.
If the people of Colorado desire
| the state to mine coal on its own land
| they must initiate a constitutional
amendment and submit it at the next
general election. The Senate of the
| Twenty-secOnd General Assembly went
| on record as opposed to the state EN-
barking in the coal business, IL bill
by Senator George HetherinEton of
Gunnison, providing for the submis-
sion of constitutional amendment
failing to receive the required two
thirds majority of the body.
reversing it's attitude of two weeks
ago, when it voted down the Stephen
bill barring the Giman language
from Colorado schools, the Senate
yesterday adopted the Booth amend
lnent TO the Starkweather bill, requir-
ing that the schools of the state shall
he taught in the English language on
Y. The Booth amendment would elm
nate the study of German as Il Ian
guage and also prohibit school boards
rom authorizing schools or classes to
De conducted in the German tongue.
Vocational education under the fed
raj plan Of cooperation between the
states and the government in the es-
abliShment of special courses in ag
'icIIlture and the trades and indus
ries may soon be introduced in the
colorado public schools. The state
Senate has passed on second reading
bill introduced by Senator Napier,
McWilliams, Riddle and Warren, ap-
,rOpriating funds to enable Colorado
take advantage Of its share of an
,nnual Appropriation of $1OOOO,OOO au-
horized by Congress for the purposes
If the plan. In order to avail them
,elyeS of the benefits of the federal