The Dolores star., 1919-02-21
WILL HAVE ''BLUE-SKY0
SeHTAih OF PASSAGE OF IN
PoRTAhT MEASURE.
Call Up Many Small Bills tor r.,
sideration Past Week.

pi"Siail that IS confronting the Icr-
isiature. The Senate fayurs n sancu.
latiNe securities commission with. ,i,,
house Is inclined to discredit the iden
VI three men passing upon the pur-
ported sale OF stocks. Hope that the
trouble may be ironed out was ex.
pressed by legislators of the upper
mouse, who. called II meeting of the
judiciary committee and invited the
subcommittee of bue-sky legislation
OF the House judiciary committee to
attend.
SALARY increase for Supreme and
District Court judges were fuvorably
acted upon, the Senate voting TO fix
the salary of supreme judges ut $4,000
and that of district judges at $1,000.
The Slattcry bill proposed to set the
salaries ut 5000 and $780, but the
Senate sustained n report of the con-
stitutional amendments. committee
holding that those figures were too
iiSh. The increase allowed will have
to be submitted to the people and ap-
proved by them before becoming law.
The first Senate bill to receive the
flnal favorable vote of the House was
No. 36, by Senators Dunlap and Hat
tenbach, providing for a semi-monthly
pay day for employers of labor
Chief of Police Hamilton Armstrong
OF Denver sent to the judiciary com
mittces of the two houses of the Leg
islature an appeal for favorable ac-
ton on three bills which he believes
will aid in checking the wave of juve-
nile crime. One bill is Senate bill No
2I, restoring the jurisdiction of the
Juvenile Court, which was partly TAX
en- away by II recent decision of the
Supreme Court Another bill is House
bill No. 1j1, designed to supplement
the present laws against prostitution
and criminal assault and to cover
cases which old laws do not reach
especially those affecting young girls
House bill No. . to raise the age of
delinquency and dependency from 16
to Is years is also favored by Chief
Armstrong The passage of these
three bills will materially aid the po-
lice in their work among young of
fenderS the chief asserts.
Graduates of the Colorado School of
Mines will direct the future destinics
of that institutions if the Fincher bill,
passed on second reading in the Sen
ate, receives II favorable vote Oh final
reading and is given the approval of
the other branch Of the Legislature.
Tho hi1I ,rnyiInS that thpnn of the
five members of the board of trustees
appointed by the governor, shall be
alumni of the school. AT present, only
one member of the board IS Il gradu-
ate of the institution.
The firstS tep towards the erection
of fitting memorial in commemora-
tion of Colorado'S part in the war was
taken when the Senate adopted. on
second reading. the KnausS-Dodge bill
setting aside $4,000 rs a preliminary
appropriation for that purpose.
Problems between the land owners
and the bondholdcrs of irrigation dis
tricts that embrace 1,25O,DO acres OF
land which is for the most part un-
workable at present were discussed
nv representatives of both sides be-
fore the Senate agricultural commit
tee at the capitol. The North Sterling,
MonteZurua. Arkansas, Otero, Pruitt
and Greeley -POudrc districts were rep
resented The bill calls for commis-
sion which is to act as mediator Ne
tween the landowners and bondholders
in districts that are in financial u.s.
trcss for the purpose OF liquiuntihS
the bonded Indebtedness.
Representative Mabel Ruth Bakers
bill establishing graduated minimum
wage for school teachers passed on
third reading by Il vote of ~ to ,.
Senate bills passed on second read
ing were: The McFadzenn BILL allow
ing District Court reporters actual
travelling costs and So day additional
expense allowance while on duty AT
c,urt sessions held outside their dis
trict.
Tho camp.site bill before the State
Legislature, which authorizes county
commissioners to purchase camping
places for motor tourists WITHIN their
counties, introduced at the request Oh
tbe state Highway Commission, mas
created considerable interest through
out the country. 1t Is unique III reii-
tion to state government, although
many Colorado cities, pioneered oS
Denver, have maintained these camps
for several years The motor tourist
however, finds difficulty in securing
suitable camping place along the
country roads. 1t is easy to secure
accommodations in the cities. me
farmers have protested, ana win some
show of right. that their land sho"io
not be violated by innumerable camp
ing parties.
The stephen bill. under which pun
lie display of the red flag IN Co'orauo'
except as railroad signal would pe
made a mlsdemeanor, and the Coldreh
bin. giving cities and towns the risa'
to contract certain classes OF ihdept-