The Dolores star., 1919-02-14
LEGISLATURE IS ACTIVE
PASS MANY GOOD LAWS AT PRES.
EMIT SESSION.
Eliminate Poor Bills and Discuss
Many Big Measures.

"'oiauo Was Desuh III the House of
Representatives by Representatiy.
Mabel Ruth Baker of Denver. Her
bill would make $50 month the min
imum salary in third-class school dis
tricts, and provide graduated min
imum salary, ranging from SO the
first year to $lOO after five years
service in first and second-class dis
iricts.
The employees of the Senate We're
paid for their January services
through an arrangement whereby
Lieut.. Gov. George Stephan assumed
the responsibility Of later having their
vouchers cashed. The pay roll
amounted to $1,000.
House employees have received their
wages, and now the only employes
VINO are eagerly watching the outcome
OF the short pay bill are the clerks
una stenographers on the regular nav
roll of the state.
Inc knauss Senate bill, which seeks
10 clearly define the duties of the
Colorado Utilities Commission and
thereby remove any further doubt IA
|" the right of Denver to regulate the
rates OF its public utilities, was final
ly adopted on second reading bv ,
vote of 10 to II in the Senate.
House Bill No. $40, bearing on the
game and fish laws, was passed on
second reading 1t had been before
the House three days and was amended
to provide closed season on. deer.
doves and sage chickens. The uues-
tion of permitting hunters to shoot
Dear without license was solved by
the insertion of a clause giving any
one the right to kill grizzly or other
stock-killing bears without q license" /"
with little discussion and virtually
10 opposition, the State Senate gave
Its approval to eight bills. The four
biils which received final passage, and
which 90 to the House. were: Sen
ate bill No. 10, by Senator CoIdren.
providing that every school census
taken hereafter shall include the
place and date of birth of each pupil
and the nationality of the pupils par
ents; Senate bill No 46. by Senator
Tobin, increasing the salary of the
state superintendent of public nstruc-
ton from $1,000 to $1,000 per year.
Senate bill No. A. also by Senator
Tobin, providing for Il uniform grad.
ing of county teachers certificates in
Colorado by placing that work under
direct charge of the State Department
of Education. and Senate bill No. 81,
by Senator Hetherngton, which pro.
vides that diplomas in the State Nor.
mai School AT GunniSOn may be is.
sued independently Of the State Teach.
crs' College in Greeley. Other bills
passed on second reading were: Sen,
ate bill No. 21S by Senator Hatten
bach. simplifying and making less eS-
pensive the procedure in special elcc-
tions for bond issues in school dis. |
lricts; Senate bill No 100 by Senator
Hetherlngton, deciding surplus land on
The State Normal School campus back |
to its donor, the city of Gunnison, foI
n high schsol site. and Senate bill No |
gG3. by Senator Booth. embodyina
recommendations Of the Denver board |
of school directors, affecting the pow |
erS and duties of school district off |
GERS.
The Senate passed on second read |
ing bill changing the law with ref
erence to mutual fire insurance com
punics. Instead of compelling mutua |
companies to put up $4,000 in caSl |
with the State Insurance Commission |
rr before it is permitted to do huSi |
ness. a mutual company, under the |
bill. will be licensed whenever it car |
show 100 risks and has on hand pre-
m;ums double the amount of the max |
imum risk
For the first time during the pres
ent session II woman presided over the
deliberations of the House. DIR. May
Bigeow being called to the chair by
Speaker Cole when the House re
solved itself into committee of thS
whole.
The Colorado Equal Suffrage ASso
citation went on record in support Oi
The pending bill relating to minimum
wages for women and minors at its
regular meeting in Denver. a reSoiu'
tion was adopted endorsing the meas
ure before the State Legislature
Due to the fact that number OF
automobile manufacturers have de
crensed the size of the cylinder boro
of their pG GI.iineS and thus have re
lucep ,ar horsepower rating of them
Senators Booth and McWiliialiis, spon'
soys of the proposed motor Veliicie
law now pending in the Senate nave
discarded the horsepower rating "l
automobiles as basis for license iees
for autos, If the bill is enacted into
,aw auto owncrS,m Colorado VIII
nay license based upon the purchase
nrice of their cars. As the bill STANDS
now Il license fee of Y per cent OF th'
purchase price win hereafter p'
charged in colorado. with minimum
fee of S4 year.
Two sprited contests were waSed
IN tbe House when measures by hai
, uh,,ls affecting cOnStltutlpiihI