The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-03-07
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houses Of the Legislature unanimously
adopted resolutions urging Congress
to enact the settlement plan carrying
an appropriation of 500, 100000 This
step is regarded favorably by advo-
Gates Of the Booth Senate bill The
Booth bill provides for an appropria-
tion of $75OOOO as Colorado's share
to be used in carrying out the Lane
plan. If all the appropriation, or At
least 100000, is pledged to assist the
Lane development plan in Colorado,
the government, it is understood, will
give $2,5O0.O00 as its share Of the en-
terprise.
Six bills were passed in the House
on second reading and eight on final
reading. Those passed on second
reading were the Fairfield bill to per-
NIT Denver county officers to close
their offices at noon on Saturday, the
Noonan bill to fix the terms Of court
of the counties of the Ninth Judicial
District, the Colgate bill appropriat-
ing $1,000 for the relief Of the widow
of John B. Russell, an official of the
state penitentiary, who lost his life in
the recapture of an escaped prisoner,
and the Warren Senate bill to punish
any person who makes water pipe
connections with the purpose Of steal
ing water.
Three soldiers settlement bills are
before the Senate. One 10 the Burke
Scott bill, which 10 modelled after the
North Dakota laws; another 10 the
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Of the United States reclamation SER
vice. The Booth bill was drawn BY
the Colorado council Of defense and
Ii said to have the approval of ths
Department Of the Interior.
The red Gag bill, which ORIGIN
atsd in the Ssnata. was passed In
the House without discussion, while
Senate blu No. =. sspaFaung the de-
partment Of charities and corrections.
was unceremoniously rskerred to the
House Committee on Boards and Bu-
reaua.
The Senate adopted on final rad
ing. without q dissenting vote, the
Bigelow House bin, which gives the
State Board Of Dental Examiners the
power to revoke licenses Of dentists
for cause. Although the practice of
dentistry in Colorado has been under
the license system since 1908, no legal
machinery heretofore has existed
whereby licenses. once issued, could be
recalled. A new feature IL the licens-
ing Of dental hygienists to perform In
schools and other public institutions,
under certain restrictions, such work
upon teeth a. would come within the
Limitations Of hygiene and in NO way
amount to actual dental operations or
dental surgery. This provision pavss
the way for the general introduction
Of dental hygiene in the public schools
Of the state.
Ths Senate refused to concur In
House amendments 10 the Dunlap
Hetherington bill, which provides that
railroad employees shall be paid twice
4 month. The House sought to set the
fifth and twentieth Of each moatA AZ.
fixed dates for railway paydaya Com
plants from railway administration
officials that great ineonvsnisnce
would be worked by such q provision.
owing to the fact that pay trains ar
rive at different points along the syss
TENS on different days brought a gen
eral agreement that the bill should be
20 changed - to allow payment to Be
made on any two days Of the month
fifteen days apart
Appropriations Of $4,000 for q
nurses home, $4,000 for contagious
diseases hospitals, $4,000 for dairy
barns and $4,000 for repairs and i'm
provements are included in recommen-
dations for $4,000 for the stats In
sane hospital at Pueblo.
Motor vehicle license fees and Q
tax on gasoline for motor transporta-
tion purposes are two phases Of ths
road program for Colorado that are
to be considered BY the special legis-
lativs committee. The gasoline tax II
. new departure In revenue raising,
estimates placing the annual returns
to the state at 100000. The present
motor vehicle law Ii to be changed -
that the revenues will be considerably
increased, the 1920 estimate being
$4,000 as against 100000 for 1aQo.
The gasoline tax In all probability wiz
be collected at the source Of distrtbu-
ton instead Of the dealer, investiga-
ton disclosing that considerable do
TAIL including rebates, would be en-
comtersd II the collections came
through the retailers.
The Noonan bill for an amendElent
to the constitution abolishing the Of
flee Of district attorney, whose duties
would be performed by the county at
torneys. was killed In the House. n
developed that there are several coun-
ties In the state without IN attorney.
which, according to the opponents Of
the BILL would result IN working .
hardship on those COUNTIES.