The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-03-27
FOR PIONEERS
HOUSE TAKES FINAL ACTION ON
MANY MEASURES.
Senate Working Hard to Pass Con.
struetive Legislation Of
Interest.


steps to care for Colorado pioneers
and their widows and widowed moth
ers unable to care for their children,
when 1t passed a number OF bills ON
final reading
The Noonan- Steele Owen bill pro-
vides pension Of 500 quarterly for
all persons who settled In Colorado by
Jan. /, 1861, or widows of such per-
sons. The bill calls for an nppropria
ton Of $4,000, or any part OF TINT
amount that may be necessary to car
ry out the pension provisions. Pho
neers receiving pension from the
government will he excluded from the
provisions Of the bill.
Final provision for the education of
aliens In citizenship duties was made
with the passage on final reading of
the Steele bill. The measure carries
an appropriation of $4,000 to carry
on the work for the biennial period
ahead. The governor may, II he
deems It advisable, appoint n commit
tee Of citizens to supervise the Amer
icaniZation work, the committee being
given power to select instructors.
The Girard bill, creating state geo.
logical survey, to be under the direc-
ton of an advisory board composed of
the governor and the presidents OF
several state institutions. also passed
final reading In the House. The bill
also provides for the appointment of
an assistant state geologist, and aims
to promote the mining industry by
finding markets for products.
The Rockwell-Lacy bill, authorizing
boards of county commissioners, with
the approval Of the State Highway
Commission, to purchase sites Along
the state highways for free use rs
public camping grounds was killed In
the State Senate on second reading by
vote of Il to g.
Another bill which passed final read
ing In the House was the Allen bin,
calling for the appointment OF com
mittee by the governor to select II
shield or tablet upon which il to be In
scrIbed the names of the territorial
governors and the years they served
In office. The shield Is to he placed
upon the walls of the main floor In the
capitol. The bill carries nm apprOpria.
ton Of 5000.
The State Senate enacted much leg.
islation, putting through on final rcnd
ing seventeen measures. OF which SIX
were House bills Among the princi
pal measures adopted were the Finch
erO'Isrlen Industrial compensation
bill. the NapicrIIc,hcrlngton -Knnuss
adult probation bill. and the Baker
House bill increasing teachers mini.
mum salaries.
Appropriations approved on second
reading In the Senate. after being
amended In the main 10 meet the rec
concentrations of the finance commit
tee. were ms follows: For the purchase
II grounds for additional state build
ngs. 100000. together with SlG,i9G re
manning In fund appropriated for
similar purposes by the. Twcniy-firsi
General Assembly. For the support
irInl School nj Golden for the 1919
| 1920 biennial period. SlS5,00o. For ad
ditionnl machinery for that institution
5000. For general repairs, $1,000, FOI
additional lands, $4,000. For the sup
port and maintenance of the state In
tlusirlal School for Girls mt Morrison
for the 1919 1920 biennial period. $40.
900. For constructing and rcpnirlni
n cottage nj the school, 100000
Tor "nlnrrng and repairing I
cottage now mt the school for n hos
plini. $1,000 For an additional farm
building. $1,000. For general repair
to the buildings, 81, 800. For the pur
chns. of additional lands. $1,000.
The military measures fayorahl!
acted upon In the Senate were iious'
bills 40 and 100, by Representative
Bert NJ. Lake of Donvcr-onc author
ling the state military board to dis
pose Of real cstnt" formerly acGuirc'
for military purposes and now insult
able for such use. the other providing
that moneys returned Ia ia" state h,
the federal government In reimburse
ment for expenses OF modifying M
tionnl Guard troops during the Mcxi
can border troubles In 1916 shall u" nj
located partly Ia the military poll tax
fund and partly to n spocini fund MP
on which III" ndluinnt general mny *
sue vouchers Ia cover those expenses
Passage Of III" i,o'rucl Bond bin
cnlllng for u l.c"nt tax on gasoline ON
second reading III ia" Ilous" Of Repre-.
s"htniir"a cain" after u stormy discus
sion In which certain representatives
"udohyDr"d Ia discourhg" the ii"n Of
f"d"rnl mid IN III" construction "f Colo
RADIO highways. tn" bin provides that
funds raised through this means
for the next tire" years 90 to.
wnrh the dollar dollar system or
r"nh building.
The Finchcr. O'Ericn measure IN.
rr"nses the maximum weekly ,oiup"n-
snilon 10 injured worlm"n from IS Ia
$40. reduces the waiting period be-.
tSppn In iury und commemorative, fF,tu