The state herald., 1919-01-17
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS
COLORADO LEGISLATURE HAS
MANY BILLS UP FOR CON.
SHERATON.
VIII Be Busy Session II It FinishA
All Work Planned.


Dsnver.-The recess appointms It,
Of Governor Gunter were confirmed
by the Senate ~ follows:
Member Conmisslon for the PPouo-
tiOn Of Unifers. state LAws-Fred w.
1917.
Csnmissio.er State Hone auA Traia-
Thomas F. DAILY. Denver; appointed
MenS:r. board Of Co..,.si.asrs Of
iora u. aindsr., Ments yi.ts, sp.
pointed June IS, 1917; H. s. Vaughn.
Denver. appointed Aug. II. 1917.
lr.iE.tion Diyisio. EnEineers-Hem
vision engineer for Division No. 4. ap-
pointed July 6. 1917; =. 3. Counselor.
Antonito. to be irrigation division en-
Sinesr Isss 70 for Division No. 8. appointed
Member IndustriaI Comnissioa-Jo
eph e; Bell. Trinidad. appointed Sept.
Member Public Utiiities Csnnissio.
Leroy J. Williams. Central City. ap-
pointed Jan. 81. 1918.
Fish and Game ommlssioner-WAl-
ter B. Fraser, Denver. appointed Feb.
Psbiie Trustee. Weld Cou,ty-M j.
Walsh. Greeley. appointed May 10. 1918.
Member Board Of Costrol Industrial
Morrison. appointed May ii. 1915,
Member Colorado Board Of CeFrec-
tions-Charles J. Moynihan. Montrose,
appointed June II. 1918.
T. P. Hanson. Gunnison, appointed July
s. 1918; DR.. A. J. Monahan. Pueblo. ap-
pointed July s. 1913.
school for the Desf and Biind~J. al
fred Ritter. Colorado Springs. appoint
ed Sept. Ii. 1915; William H. Young.
Pueblo appointed Dec. "a. 1918.
Cognizance Of the popular opinion
that there are a lot of superfiuous
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and repealed has been taken up in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-
perimental ore dressing plant at
Golden.
As . means Of raising money for
the maintenance of the highways and
the payment Of interest on the $20,-
100000 bond issue, a 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
II ought to be-in the estimation Of
certain people. Wherefore, in . bin
which will be introduced, the Legis-
lature will be asked to amend the
direct primary law by eliminating the
assembly feature and compelling the
registration Of voters under party af-
fliations.
The first step in placing the penal
and philanthropic institutions where
the educational institutions have been
placed-on . mill levy schedule, in
stead Of on direct appropriations BY
the Legislature-was taken IN bill
introduced by Representative Bro
naugh which provides for mill levy
tax for the maintenance Of the State
Home for Dependent Children.
Representative Fairchild introduced
. bill providing for an amendment to
the constitution increasing the number
Of Supreme Court judges.
The state department Of safety, or
constabulary. as II il commonly
known. will be the cause Of Q bitter
fight in the general assembly during
the next few weeks.
The creation Of commission to rs-
wise and codify the general laws Of
Colorado 10 sought by Senator Ed
ward Y. Dunklee Of Denver and Allyn
Cole, Speaker Of the House, In bills
placed before both bodies.
A bill proposing submission 10 the
voters Of Colorado Of q constitutional
amendment which would pave The way
for legislation enabling the state 70
mine and market coal from lands
owned by the state. was introduced
BY Senator Hetherington Of the Elsv.
enth District.
Beaver fur will take . slump II Q
bill Ia enacted into law providing f0v
the determination Of bssysr.
The use Of materials produced or
manufactured In Colorado viii bs 70.
CURED In the construction ~ public
buildings In the stats. provided Coio-
RADIO manufacturers ran furnish The
materials In msrketsbls quantities, "
bill introduced In tbs Atsts bensts
should become law.