The Ordway new era., 1919-04-11
STATECAPITOL
NEWS

Representatives. The Dill was called
up for third reading by special re-
quest in order to make sure of its
passage in the Senate before the pres
ent session ends. The bill provides
for an appropriation of 81, ,29S.4 40
for the judicial, legislative and execu-
tive departments for the coming bi-
ennial period. Representatives c. W.
Hosman and Charles II. Raye cast the
negative votes after the former had
failed TO secure consent to an amend
ment to allow an appropriation of So
900 for investigation of future labor
troubles.
The Andrew libel bill, providing that
newspaper articles must be based on
good motives and for justifiable ends,
and prohibiting unjust attacks on pub
lie citizens purely for selfish motives,
passed the House on final reading
without the emergency clause. This
means that the bill will not become
operative for ninety days.
The House adopted the Downing
Bashor- Robeson Mayer (Eagle) bill
that will bring radical changes in the
present preferential voting system of
the state. The measure was closely
contested, and passed with surplus
of only one vote. 1t provides for pre-
cinct primaries which will elect dele
gates to county assemblies. These as
semblies Will certify candidates for of
fices, though candidates still will have
opportunity to get on the ballot by pc
tition. The state assemblies are done
away with, and strict provisions are
included for the drawing of party lines
in voting, each voter being required
that he is affiliated with the party
holding the primary.
The lower house of the General AS
sembly passed on third rending the
Peterson loan shark bill, amended to
permit an interest of only II per cent
per annum on loans up to $500, Sc
cured or unsecured. and the bill of the
late Senator Barnette T. Napier,
which gives cities and town authority
to build and maintain their own
slaughter houses and packing plants
Both were passed by substantial ma
jorities.
BY vote of IS to 16 the Senate
adopted the De Busk bill providing for
the immediate disbanding of the state
constabulary. The fourteen Repub-
lican members of the Senate and Sen
lican members of the Senate
and Senators Siewers Fincher and
against the measure because of Gov
ernor ShOup's express wish that the
| depa rtment be continued until peace
is declared.
Following are the bills passed on
third reading by the Senate: s. b. No.
/, by Andrew-Forbidding the teach
ing of any foreign language In the ele-
mentary schools of the state. s. b. No.
282, by BoOth-Creating the land set
tIement board and giving the State
Land Board authority to sell land to
returned soldiers, sailors and marines
on the amortization plan. III. B. No.
sol, by Lacy-Authorizes any bank or
trust company Incorporated In Colo
| RADIO to become a member of a federal
reserve bank. H. B. No. 306, by An
drew-Appropriating s191,5O0 for i'm
provements at the state insane asylum
at Pueblo. II. b. No. IA, by Andrew,
Foster. Jones and Phelps-Appropriat
ing $4,000 for new buildings at the
state fair grounds at Pueblo.
The House passed Senate bill 339,
creating n State Board of Engineer
Examiners and requiring all engineers
to take out state license. after ex-
animation, before being permitted to
practice their profession in the state.
| The license will be $50.
The Lambert civil service bill, pro
viding statutory machinery for the
| working of the 1918 civil service
amendment, went through the Senate
on third reading virtually without OPP
position, Democratic demands having
been met by II provision inserted on
second reading, permitting present
! state house employees to hold their
jobs without having to take competi-
tive examinations. The only vote re-
corded against the measure was that
of Senator George f.. West of La Plata
county. Measures approved on final
reading In the Senate were the Elliot
bin, appropriating S1,5O0 for the as
sistance of deaf students attending the
| National College for the Deaf AT
| Washington, and the Wilson-Bashor
bill, cancelling all water right filings
not adjudicated by Jan. /. 1921. The
measure in no way affects priorities
already determined.
House amendments to the knauss
bill, providing for the licensing of en-
gineers, and the Starkweather bill. di-
vorcing the State Board of Pardons
from the State Board of Charities and
| Corrections, were concurred in. The
measures We're given final approval In
the Senate.
Other measures receiving final ap-
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