The Meeker herald., 1919-03-22
WORKING TOWARD END
LEoisLATURG WILL ADJOURN
A0oUT MARCH 20.
Much Important Work Vet unfinishsd
With Only Few Days Left

forward to the time Of final adjourn
ment. which. 1t ls believed, will be
either March 70 or April 8. There IL
general feeling that about twenty
days more IL sufficient to pass the re-
construction measures advocated by
the administration, and, In many In
stances. by both Republicans aud
Democrats. Up to date mona Of the
big issues, including good roads
program. the budget system OF expen-
dltures by the state. soldiers set
Element plan and blue-sky legislation.
has been passed by either House.
The Steele bill. calling for
railroad commission to take over
the Moffat railroad and build the
James peak tunnel, is an important
bit of legislation to be considered.
There Is the general money pay blu
for administration expenses for the
next two years, and the consideration
OF legislation to make operative the
civil service amendment to the cOnsti-
tuition adopted by the voters last No
vember.
Passage OF the Booth bill for col
Onization and soldier settlement OH
Colorado lands Is demanded by the
people OF southern Colorado, accord
Ing to Secretary David w. Thomas OF
the agricultural and livestock bureau
of the Denver Civic and Commercial
Association.
Colorado IL assured of getting u ST.
$1,000 federal hospital within the
next year, according to telegram re-
ceived by the Colorado Development
federation from W. Macdonald Lee.
an Influential Virginia newspaper pub
Usher, now In Washington cO.Operat-
Ing with Executive Secretary Carl
Hinton of the federation. The hos
pital will be built and operated by
the United States Public Health Serv-
ice. and will be for discharged sol
diers under the war risk insurance act.
The Senate passed on final reading
the Warren-Andrew bill creating II
game refuge out OF parts Of Larimer
and Boulder counties, ns well us the
Napier bill to validate purchases OF
Liberty bonds made with state funds
by Robert II. Higgins. former treas
urer. The Thompson House bill. pro-
vldlnx for nm exchange OF tracts
owned respectively by the normal
school and the high school In Gunni-
son county. was given final approval.
Measures adopted on second reading
included the Andrew-PeterxOn classl-
fIcation bill for fees OF county Off
ciais, the Knauss bill. providing an In
crease In the percentage Of gross
premiums OF foreign fire insurance
companies for the maintenance Of the
fIremen's pension fund. and the Rid
| dle-Tobin bill calling for additional
facilities for the State Dairy Commits
sioner's Department.
The House considered fnvorably. on
final reading. the Stephen bill pr0hib-
Iting tho display OF the red flag" In
public. There was no discussion, the
representatives being IA unit In guard
Ing against the encouragement Of
anarchistic propaganda through the
waving Of the red flag Of terrorism.
Colorado Ia on the point Of getting
away from the "hoodoO" OF thirteen
judicial districts, the House giving
final approval to the Girard House
bill for establishment Of another dis
trict to comprise the county Of BOul-
der. The court will sit In Boulder.
The Dunlap.Hnttenbach Senate bill
to compel corporations to pay en-
plOySs twice month. was adopted on
second reading. after It was amended
To read that employers could pay on
any two days they chose, and not on
the 9th and Goth, as was provided In
the original bin.
The lower House OF the Assembly
gave It's finnl approval to II bill for n
constitutional amendment which. II
adopted by the voters two years hence,
will rcvolutionize to considerable ex-
tent the administration Of educational
affairs In Colorado. The proposed
amendment provides for the establish
ment Of n state board OF education to
be composed OF seven members. which
will take the place Of the present ex-
officio board and will he empowered
to appoint state commissioner of
education. who will take over the
duties ut present performed by the
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton. thus abOlishing as nm elective pO-
sition the office Of state superintend-
ent.
The needs Of the various state Insti-
tutIOns during the biennial period.
which began Dec. last. were under
discussion ut II meeting Of the Senate
finance committee. The demands Of
the heads OF the various Institutions
for money were gone over In detail. rs
were the recommendations OF the spe-
cial Senntc visiting committee. com
posed Of Senators Puffer md Dunk
lee. who visited the various institu-
lions and Investigated the claims nd
vnnceti.
The House has passed on third read.
Ing Senate bill No. CT. by senator