The state herald., 1919-03-07
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Colorado has pledged its support to
the Lane system Of placing soldiers
and sailors on farm lands when both
houses Of the legislature unanimously
adopted resolutions urging Congress
to enact the settlement plan carrying
an appropriation Of 800, ,OOO, 600. This
step IL regarded favorably by advo-
Gates Of the Booth Senate bill. The
Booth bill provides for an appropria-
tion Of $4,000 as Colorado's share
to be used in carrying out the Lane
plan. II all the appropriation, or at
least 100000, Is pledged to assist the
Lane development plan in Colorado,
the government, 1t u understood, will
give $2,5000O0 as it, 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 Is the Burke
Scott bill, which 10 modelled after the
North Dakota laws; another is me
Tobin bill, which has the Endorsement
Of the United States reclamation SER
vice. The Booth bill was drawn by
the Colorado council Of defense and
is said to have the approval Of the
Department Of the Interior.
The 'red flag" bill, which origin
atsd In the Senate. was passed In
the House without discussion. while
Senate bill No. q, separating the de-
partment Of charities and corrections,
was unceremoniously referred to the
House Committee on Boards and Bu-
reauA
The Senate adopted ON final read.
ing. without q dissenting vote, the
Bigelow House bill, 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 1905, NO legal
machinery heretofore has existed
whereby licenseA once issued, could be
recalled. A new feature Is the licens-
ing Of dental hygienists TO perform IN
schools and other public institutions.
under certain restrictions. such work
upon teeth ~ would come within the
Limitations Of hygiene and In no way
amount to actual dental operations or
dental surgery. This provision psvss
the way for the general introduction
Of dental hygiene In the public schools
Of the state. !
The Senate refused to concur IL
House amendments to the Dunlap
Hetherington bill. which provides that
railroad employees shall be paid twice
q month. The House sought to set the
fifth and twentieth Of each month as
fixed dates for railway paydays. Com
plants from railway administration
officials that great inconvsnience
would be worked BY such q provision,
owing to the fact that pay trains ar
rive at different points along the sys-
TENS on different days brought a gen.
eral agreement that the bill should be
80 changed - to allow payment to be
made on any two days OF the month
fifteen days apart.
Appropriations Of $4,000 for
nurses home. $4,000 for contagious
diseases hospitals, $4,000 for dairy
barns and 10000 for repairs and I'm.
provements are included In recommcn.
dations for $4,000 for the state In.
sane hospital At Pueblo.
Motor vehicle license fees ind
tax on gasoline for motor Transports.
tion purposes are two phases Of the
road program for Colorado that are
TO bo considered by the special legis.
iative committee. The gasoline tax IL
q new departure In revenue raising.
estimates placing the annual returns
to the state at 100000. The present
motor vehicle law Is to be changed 20
that the revenues will be considerably
increased. the 1870 est1iate being
$4,000 as against 100000 Tor 1919.
Tho gasoline tax In NIL probability will
he collected at the source OF dlstribu.
ton instead Of the dealer, Invcstiga.
ton disclosing that considerable Dc.
tnil. including rebates, would be On.
countcred II the collections came
through tho retailers.
Ths Noonan bill for mn amendment
to the constitution nboiishing the OF.
flee Of district attorney. whose duties
would be performed by the county at.