Gunnison news-champion., 1919-04-25

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during ~ eatire histosy.
During tie greater part ef tie lag-
ialature seaeion tie attitude of mooe
| Of e1Ae members seemed 70 b abUut
that of the people Of this part of tn
state, that b IN attitude Il passive
eppoaitioa end . feeling that them
wns lit&ls ehanss for tie hnal passags
o1 - revolut3eaaU . meas1re. ~
|nbout the time . date wos ~ for Cd
jouElnneat, things relative 70 Tie NoE.
Rat Tonnd bfll began to happen. Tho
supposters Of the bill held public
meeting at tie House Chamber one
evenin9, at which the principal speak
err were W. G. Evans and The heads
Of tie atate organization Of labor and
and Of farmers. Mr.. Evans was
u: stzengsst adveeats of stats owner
He Mo6ast Tannsl Bm vas not IN
itself . prepeeed eenstitutiona1
amsndment, het & previded for tho
appointment Of . coInmisaion compoar.
I'd Of tie nemhefs Who were 70 pre-
pare md submit . con0titut31ua1
amendment ct tAe next genefnl e1ee-
tiea - provided by law. Liberal ~
Ariss and expeHees Tor these cons1is-
sieosrs wurs 70 have boen allowed.
The Hooee, more conservative thAn
the Senate, poeood the btIl by . eloeo
margin and aftsr hayd A6hk The
bm thn eane over 70 the Senate ord
80 HeesFrsd y IL gtats A4aix4
g Cenmtte9e. which was eompossd :
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|e3esun. h otAer words, ~ 0onaeo
stood ons TO one IA favor of the bill.
II being % apparent that e w.
useless 70 try 70 kill the bill " ~
rect vote, the only possible course lay
IN trying to amend Il. When the bin
came up for consideration . number AZ
amendments were offered. None Of
these were adopted except the apprup-
ration Of &26, 10000 for the expenses
'of the commissioners and the Narshall
Pass Tunnel.
In this form the bill passed and was
returned 70 the House. Tho HOUSE
BY . vote Of % 70 81 refused to con-
cur in t1hs Senate amendments. Then
the Sen14e receded, leaving tie bin
stripped ef the HafshaIl Pass propo-
sition and eveiy cant q appropriar
ton. In this 1er1n Il was signed BY
TIE governor. Therefore, while . COM
miasion y now provided for, these men
VIII pyoet3cally have NO more power
than amy other hve men IN tie Sta$o
of Colorado 70 initiate any proposed
law. However, II u still rood for ad-
verttstnG purposes and pursuant
thereto . eouference Of its supporter
has been called at the Capital building
Denver, April ~, 1918. Parties from
the southern part q the state, inter-
ested In this matter, wrote Mr.. EvAne.
chairman cf the commitAoe for t&e
prom0tjoa of the Ge6n$< Tumnel. ak
ing him II delegates from their part
o1 the state wo1ld b wolco1ne at thb
c0ufeTeaee. NJ. Evans replied fhGe
WcA daIoGntes Woul6 ~ G1a6ly ~
eefved. Aceord1n9ly Carroll II. Car
ter and HeAzy Bexf1stt were appcint
|ed 70 E1pr6oenf Gunnfaoa county "
d. 0eA Sullivan, ptoaidsnt Il III
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