The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-21
WILL HAyE ''BLUE-skY'
CERTAIN OF PASSAGE OF I'M
PoRTANT MEASURE.
Call Up Many Small Bills for Con-
sideration Past Week.


serious obstacle In the administration
program that is confronting the Leg
islature. The Senate favors specu
lative securities commission. while the |
Houscis inclined to tiiscredlt the idea
of three men passing upon the pur-
ported sale of stocks. Hope that, the
trouble may he ironed out was ex-
pressed by legislators of the upper
house, who called n meeting of Ike
judiciary committee and invited the
subcommittee OF blue-sky legislation
of the House judiciary committee 80
attend.
Salary~incrcase for Supreme and
District Court judges were favorably i.
acted upon, the Senate voting to fix
the salary OF supreme judges at $4,000
and that of district judges Mt 5000.
The Slattery bill proposed to set The
salaries at $1,000 and $500. but the
Senate sustained n report of the con
stitutional amendments committee
holding that those figures were TOO
high. The increase allowed VIII have
TO be submitted to the people and aI,
proved by them before becoming law.
The first Senate bill to receive the
final favorable vote of the House was
No. Sc, by Senators Dunlap and Hat
tenbach, providing for a semi-nonthly
pay day for employers of labor.
Chief of Police Hamilton Armstrong
OF Denver sent TO the Judiciary com
mittees of the two houses of the Leg
islature an appeal for favorable ac-
ton on three bills which lie believes
will aid in checking the wave of juve-
nile crime One bin is Senate bill No.
81, restoring the jurisdiction of the
Juvenile Court, which was partly talk
en- away by recent decision of the
Supreme Court. Another bill is House
bill No. 151, designed to supplement
the present laws against prostitution
and criminal assault and to cover
cases which old laws do not reach,
especially those affecting young girls
House bill No. o to raise the nge of
delinquency and dependency from 10
to IS years is also favored by Chief
Armstrong. The passage of these
three bills viii materially aid the po-
lice in their, work among young of
tenders. the chief asserts.
Mines Will direct the future destinles
of that institutions IL the Fincher bill,
passed on second reading in the Sen
ate, receives favorable vote on final
reading and is given the approval of
, the other branch of the Legislature.
The bill provides rsat three of the
five members of the board of trustees
appointed by the governor. shall be
alumni of the school. At present. only
one member of the board is Il gradu-
ate of the institution.
The firsts tep towards the erection
of fitting memorial in commemora.
tion of Colorado's part in the war was
taken when the Senate adopted, on
second redding, the Knauss Dodge bin
setting aside $4,000 as a preliminary
appropriation for that purpose.
Problems between the land owners
and the bondholders of irrigation dis
tricts that embrace 1,25O,OO0 acres of
land which is for the most part un-
workable Mt present were discussed
by representatives of both sides be-
fore the Senate agricultural commit
tee at the capitol The North Sterling.
Montezuma, Arkansas, Otero, Pruitt
and Greeley Poudre districts were rep
resented. The bill calls for commis-
sion which is to act as mediator he
tween the landowners and bondholders
in districts that are in financial dis
tress for the purpose of liquidating
the bonded Indebtedness.
Representative Mabel Ruth Bakers
bill establishing graduated minimum
wage for school teachers passed on
third reading by vote OF 40 to 0.
Senate bills passed on second read-
ing were: The McFadzean bill, allow
Ing District Court reporters actual
travelling costs and So day additional
expense allowance while on duty at
court sessions held outside their dis
trict.
The camp-site bill before the Stnte
Legislature, which authorizes county
commissioners to purchase camping
places for motor tourists within their
countless introduced at the request of
the State Highway Commission, has
created considerable interest through
out the country. Tt is unique In rela-
ton to state government, although
many Colorado cities, pioneered by
Denver, have maintained these camps
for several years. The motor tourist,
however, finds difficulty In securing
a suitable camping place along the
country roads. II is easy to secure
accommodations In the cities. The
farmers have protested. and with some
show Of right, that their land should
not be violated by innumerable camp
ing parties.
The Stephen bill, under which pub
Tic display of the red flag In Colorado,
except as q railroad signal would be
made a misdemeanor and the Coldren