The Keota news., 1919-02-14
STATECAPlTOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Ua,on New. Service.

Denver.-EffOrts Of the Denver sen.
atOrs to take away from the Public
Utilities Commission all Jurisdiction In
hOme-rule cities. In line with the re-.
cent decision Of the Supreme Court In
the telephone rate case. failed when
the Senate, by 4 vote Of 70 to II. de-
feated Senate Bill No. 81. by Senator
Francis J. knanss, which vested tho
te.makinK power III the people aud
provided the home-rule city with the
machinery necessary for the exercise
Of this power.
The const abulury issue. which hut
been kept In the background In the
Legislature. made Its appearance In
the House when both sides seemingly
were unprepared. The bill by Repre-
sentative Best and Hosman for the re-
peal OF the act establishing the State
Department Of safety. closely followed
by Representative Girard's bill for the
continuation Of the department, ap.
peared on the House calendar. A con.
ference between the leaders resulted
in an agreement under which the bills
will be laid over.
cnt highways throughout Colorado was
unanimously recommended by six
members Of the good roads committee
Of the Denver Civic and Commercial
Association In 4 signed report to the
association directors. The report II.
vors turning Into tho state highway
fund half the income from the state
inheritance tax, without raising the
tax rate: changing the license rate
and basis and other clauses In the mo.
tor vehicle license bill now before the
Legislature. and opposes the proposed
gasoline tax and the bill 10 compel
railroad crossings.
Tie fight for the recovery Of liquor
consiyuments made To some 3.OUO per-
sons llrouyla the express office In
Denver is 10 be moved to the Supreme
Court when John Coc, ihtervcnor In
the case Of the State versus American
hallway Express Company. will file
uu appeal for supcrseticss aud brief
In support of the appeal. Errors will be
alleged against tho act Of the District
Court in sustaining the states demur.
rer to the complaint of Coc.
Al least one additional county
Judge for Denver IL sought through
! bill by Senator Starkwcather- which
paysed second reading In the Upper
House uf the Legislature. The bill
PROPOSES u constitutional amendment
which would pave the way for the
passage Of laws establishing more
il,aa one county ju'lycship In counties
of large population.
Other bills which have passed thru
reading In the Senate are the Booth.
Dunlap bill, providing for state road
bsIyn,ic: the knauss bill, making 1t
lawful to attach an interest In prop.
srty involved In an estate under prO.
butte; the Huttcnbach.N apicr- Warren
Dunklec bill. modifying requirements
In the licensing of mutual fire ihsur'
uucc companies the Hattenbuch bill.
changing the procedure In school
bonding elections; the Fairfield house
hill. increasing the SALARY OF the state
meat inspector from 500 to $l2o per
month: the Napier bill, giving the
Legislature the sole right to suspend
writx Of hal,ens corpus; the McWl-
liamy. Finley bill. creating Irrigation
Division No. q, and the Stnley bill, ad'
mittInx veterans Of Indian wars TO the
Colorado Soldiers and Sailors Home.
ppnver's fight for the right to pro-
feet the health Of its school children
was carried to the Legislature, when