Gilpin observer., 1919-01-09

text of Governor Gunter's biennial
message to the members of the TWEEN.
ty-second General Assembly follows:
Mr.. President and Members of the
Twenty-second General Assembly,:
Two years are in the past since the
sembly of our state. While many dur
ing the sitting recognized the gravity
Of the national outlook. none could an:
ticipate In the full the calls that would
be made upon the nation and this COM
monwealth to defend liberty and peace,
not only for the state and the nation,
the. glorious part the. state and the
nation would have in the conflict, that
10 soon, largely through American
people at home, the great war would
Be won and peace by the sword would
come to all the nations Of earth.
biennial period. of the activities of our
largely determined and have value by
aration Of the state for war. It Is Of
much value to speak At some length to
these activities; 1t gives permanently
history tor for the two 70 years years just gone:
its narration will stimulate and guide
further activities and will advise this
first first General Assembly. What use. have
been made of the resources granted to
the chief executive. and. further. it
will inform S1na,;ion e. to Just what ths
state In aid OF its action on the great
constructive ora. that with all Its possi-
bilities and responsibilities is now in
The Twenty first General Assembly
convened In regular session January
1sl7-the shortest regular sitting in
the history Of the commonwealth. the
most fruitful in time of greatest peril
In the life of the state.
My conviction at the opening of the
lao a1.l
10, that legislation ought not be an
nullsd by the executive unless clear in
his conviction as to grave error In the
legislative action, and that he should
hesitate to veto, as court should
pause before annulling for unconsti-
tutionality. an act of the Legislature.
system of government is established.
and had they been rigidly adhered to
some OF the evils would not have grown
UP, which have called for changes in
mental principles of our government.
The last General Assembly. at its
tsss1iar sss session, passed lS1 bills OF
except certain vetoes of parts of ap-
preparation bills to bring the expendi
tures within the prospective revenues
two years, with the experience time
fnIv mas brought i,,I have examined care
advised, such IL the merit of the legls-
lntion would approve the bills signed
and would veto those which failed to
the appropriation bills reduced, I would
have approved them as passed had
known our revenue would have met the
proposed expenditures. I offer this
merited It.
LEGIsIATION-REG SESSION.
1. Education and Agriculture.
ga A perpetual appropriation of
~ l1Nr h@rw
fiscal year 1917, to be expended by the
State Board of Agriculture for the pur-
poses Of diffusing among the people of
tion on subjects relating to agriculture
the mechanic arts and household arts,
markets and marketing. and to ancour-
through instruction and practical dem,
onstration In the several communities;
OBJ Additional mill levy for support
OF an agricultural experiment station:
ings at the Fort Lewis school;
(d) Establishment of a State Fair at
Pueblo, for the display of live stock
and OF industrial. horticultural and ag-
ricultural products of the state;
Oe Appropriation for premiums un-
der direction of State Board of AEri-
culture to the National Western Stock
Show:
% Act providing for cooperation
with the United states government In
vocational training. This important act
n
Hughes act OF Congress, going to train
Ing In agriculture. the trades and the
industries; An act of the Twentieth
smith, Lever act, going to cooperative
agricultural extension work and had
tion:
81 Act for inspection of melons:
(h) Pure seed act:
~ Lawful fence act;
% Additional min levy to the Ag-
maintenance. extending through a dec
ade. This last act IL a part of a bill
making millage levy for the five edu-
fir,Sa,, fSint,ionai institutions, to-wit. the State
q Mines; Tsachers' College and the
Normal School Mt Gunnison, being the
ss,,, srsaf,sst constructive act passed by the
General Assembly. Under normal con-
ditions our state educational institu
lions are taking high place and are
sister states and especially from the
southland. for the purposes of eduea .
uon. We would have them provided
thus given enables them to know upon
what they can rely for a decade Tor
eonsirnetion; ,,s They can build to plan
for maintenance enables development
according to plan in the various de
Great demands were made upon tho
state Institutions for vocational train.
ing OF our young soidiery. They could
not have possibly met this duty hui
lor h THIS millsgs levy: Perhaps 1000 stu
ally. for service In the army In 81,
state institutions within the last tsn
months Right loyalty have they re.
eponded, whatever has been the incon,
isnce, to every call of the state and ths
nation. 49," '''
=. other Constructivc Measures Mean.
Ing Much to the State Are,
tal Amendment to the coal mine In.
spection act, furthering the security q,
the worker and enlarEing the protsc.
ton 70 the property OF the owner
Further amendments have been spu
gested to this act. conferences are -,
now. and II 10 confidently hoped tha'
An agreement can be reached whereb,
they VIII meet the approval OF the am
ployer, the worker and the Insurance,
companies. This 10 an iiiustration n
the cooperative spirit that 10 abroad
tb) Act creating q State Hiphw.,