The Ordway new era., 1919-03-28
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
ern Newspaper Union New. s-rvic..

die adjournment of the Legislature OH
the evening of April 5. Republicans
were united in opposing the resolution.
Following up its program of road
legislation, the House of Representa-
Assembly passed on second 'reading
the bill presented by Representative
Boon Best, calling for a special levy
Of n mill on all taxable property in
the state for road-building purposes.
IL is anticipated that the revenue from
this tax will approximate 100000 an
nually The bill was passed without
discussion.
Appropriation bills which passed on
final reading in the House included
the Young bill allowing $141, ,665 for
the support of the capitol and Colo
RADIO State Museum buildings and
grounds and S34, 600 for repairs; the
Kelley bill appropriating $4,000 to
the State Board of Agriculture for the
benefit of the Fort Lewis School for
Agriculture the Young bill, giving
$4,000 for the support of the State
Home for Dependent and Neglected
Children for the biennial period, and
the Andrew House bill appropriating
$500 for the purchase of additional
grounds for the State Fair at Pueblo
and $4,000 for improvements to the
grounds. Other bills which passed on
final reading in the House were
the Napier Senate bill nuthoriz-
ing the state treasurer to invest mon
ey from the public school investment
funds in government bonds; the An
drew Senate bill which authorizes the
secretary of state, with the assistance
of the attorney general and reporter
of the Supreme Court, TO pass upon
titles to bills filed by the people, and
the Colgate bill approprlating $225,-
600 for the maintenance of the stnte
penitentiary in 1919 and 1920 The
Napier Senate bill, which appropriates
$4,000 for the promotion of vocational
education in the state, also passed on
final reading.
Senator Siewcrs Fincher of Breck-
enrldge clashed with Senator billy"
Adams, veteran solon from Alamosn,
in a sharp verbal tilt on the floor of
the Senate. The outcome of the col
loquy was that the Fincher bill. seek
| ing to amend the present Highway
| Commission law so as to give n ma
| jority of the commission the power
to remove the highway commissioner,
was defeated by decisive vote.
The Senate bill drafted by McWil-
lams, Napier and Peterson, which
provides for an assessment of 81 to
be charged stockmen on each brand
every third year to raise money for
revising the brand records and pub
fishing new brand books, passed on
second reading after the fee had been
increased to 81.
The House passed, on second read
ing, the Hattenbach Senate bill amend
ing the present law regarding the as
sessment of drainage districts. Ac-
cording to the bill, as soon as plans
for drainage system have been de-
termined, the board of directors of the
district are to assess all land in the
district. II persons interested think
the valuation Is placed too high they
may file complaint with the board.
A telegram from Washington car
ried an announcement of the Depart
ment of Agriculture that the grand
total of apportionment of federal
/
mid road act is approximately S4,759,-
4IGT5. AS the state or communities
TO he benefited must furnish at least
one dollar for every dollar of the gov
ernment appropriation, this means
grand total Of at least $9,50O.0O0 for
road-building purposes in Colorado in
the event the Assembly passes the
necessary legislation.
Governor Shoup has made num-
her OF appointments. and also placed
| in nomination other names which must
meet with Senate confirmation before
the appointments become effective.
] following were appointed for term
of six years each to the State Board
of Medical Examiners: DIR. G. F. An
drew. Longmont, to succeed Luke
MacLean, Pueblo; DIR. Charles b.
Dyde. Greeley, reappointed, and Dr.
Frank +. Rogers, Denver reappointed.
Miss Mary b. Eyre Of Denver was re-
appointed to the State Board of Nurse
Examiners for n term of five years.
Governor Shoup appointed the follow
ing as trustees of the Colorado School
of Mines, subject TO Senate cOnfirma-
tion: II. NJ. Rubey, banker of Golden.
succeeding himself: William ID. Walt
man, mining engineer, Denver, sue
ceeding A. f. Carlton of Colorado
| Springs. Herbert II. Collbran, mining
engineer, Denver, succeeding o. X.
Whitaker, Denver. The cOmmunica-
tion also contained the names OF DIR.
w. II. Flint and DIR. A. c. Withers of
Denver, DIR. o. L. Smith of Fort Col
lins, DR. John Schwer of Pueblo and
DIR. J. l.. Mcdonald of Colorado
Springs MS members of the State
Board of Medical Examiners.
Senate Republicans, aided by five