The Arvada enterprise., 1919-01-16
SESSION IN full SWING
COLORADO LEGISLATURE IS GET
TING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Many Bills Have Been introduced In
Both Branehes-Rsesss Appoint.
msnts Being consldsrsd.

Governor Gunter are IN the hanuS OF
the Senate for confirmation and are
as follows:
Member Connissioa for the FronO-
tion of Uniform state Laws-Fred w.
Stow. Fort Collins: appointed In April,
1917.
Conmissioner state Hone and Train
lag school for Mental Detectives
Thomas +. DAILY. Denver; appointed
MenE-r. Hoard Of Commandment. Of
the soldier. s.d Sailors Mome-Mrs'
pointed June rs. 1917: II. $. Vaughn,
Irris.tion nivis.o. Enxiaeer.-Hem-
vision engineer for Division No. 4. APP
pointed July 8. 1917; L. S. Counselor
Antonito. to be irrigation division en-.
gineer for Division No. 8, appointed
March 25, 1918.
Member Industrial Conmission-
eph G: Bell. Trinidad. appointed Sept,
Mcnher Public UtiIitic. Comnis.io.
Leroy j. Williams. Central City, ap-
pointed Jan. 81, 1918.
Fish and Game CommissiOner-Wal-
ter b. Fraser. Denver. appointed Feb.
3, 1918.
Public Trustee. Weld Cou.ty-M. ].
Walsh Greeley. appointed May TO- 1918.
school for Girl.-Mary A. Anderson.
Morrison. appointed May 81. 1918.
Member Colorado Hoard Of Correc-
tions.Charles Moynihan. Montrose.
appointed June II. 1918.
Members state Hoard of Health-Dr.
+. Il. Hanson. Gunnison, appointed July
8, 1918: DIR. A. ]. Monahan, Pueblo. APP
pointed July s. 1918.
School for the Deaf and Blind. AL
fred Ritter. Colorado Springs, appoint
ed Sept. II. 1918: William ii. Young.
Pueblo, appointed Dec. "a, 1918.
tat s>R
II. King. Sterling. appointed
Nov. s. 1918.
Judge. Of the District Court-Fran-
the Fifth judicial district. appointed
July 25. 1918: q; II. Bradfield. Greeley.
to be Judge of the Eighth judicial dis
trict. appointed Dec. 81, 1918.
Oliver H. Shoup's plurality over
Thomas ]. lyman for governor in the
November election was 1926 votes.
according to the official canvass OF
executive officers conducted by the
Senate and House Of the Legislature
in joint session. Leslie e. Hubbard.
Democratic candidate for attorney gen.
eral, was defeated by Victor Il. Keyes.
the Republican nominee. by only 949
votes, the count showed. The recheck
was completed within two hours.
which set record for that work.
House bill No. 1 is identical with
Senate bill No. 2. It provides for N
blue sky" law. drawn In accordance
with the ideas Of the National Asso-
citation Of Securities commissioners.
and modelled after the Kansas. Ohio.
Minnesota and Michigan blue sky"
statutes. with some notifications. It
probably will be one Of the first meas
ures to come up ON the Senate and
House calendars for consideration
Both parties are pledged In their plat.
forms to . blue sky" law. and there
is no clear party line drawn ~ bs
tween the different measures.
The virtual elimination Of German
language instruction from the public
schools Of Colorado Is sought in one
Of the bills introduced in the Senate.
Languages permitted to be introduced
In school curriculums or as the tongue
In which other branches may be
taught. upon application by twenty or
more parents or guardians Of school
children In any district. are restricted
to French. Italian and Spanish. Per
mission to admit other languages.
however. Ii placed In the discretion Of
school boards under the proposed
measure.
School teachers in Colorado who
are more than GO years old. II men.
and 65 years. II women. are to re-
ceive . monthly pension Of $50 from
the school district In which they re-
side. provided they have been In scr
vice twenty-five yesrs and In the dis.
trict for fifteen yearr. II u bill intro
duced IN the Senate becomes 4 law.
House bill No. 2 proposes to place
superintcndents. supervisors and en-.
ployes Of the state penitentiary and
Of the other state penal institutions
der the operation Of the eiEht.hour
Law.
sr. May BigelOw has prepared ,
bill which amends the present school
law concerning medical examination
for children Of the public schools and
provides that no person shall be- given
y certificate to teach In the public
schools Of this state who hns no,
given satisfactory evidence Of compe.
tency 10 perform the duties Of .
teacher.
II House bills Nos. 3 and I are en-.
acted by the Legislature no hunter
may trap \ bear and leave II to suffer
in the trap and . closed season will bs
established for the killing Of bears.
The Legislature now In session will
be given nn opportunity 10 pass tn"
educational code prepared by experts
for the Denver Civic and Commercial
Association. but turned down by tho
Legislature Of 1917. This code. II IN
held. will give not only Denver and
other cities Of the state. but the rural
districts M well. N school system OK.
cclled nowhere In tho country.
In passing the revenue bill mcmbcrr
Of the Senate were convinced OF the