The Delta independent., 1919-02-14

on third reading this week. One was
the bill amending the 1917 Fish and
Game Act. The other was the Alien
Gun Act. We wrestled with the former
for four days and the latter two days,
and while the net results were not
exactly as l should have liked them.
nevertheless l believe the bill as a
whole an improvement over the pres
ent law. What the Senate will do to
it, remains to be seen. AS the bill
passed the house, it closestheseason
on deer, doves and sage chickens;
puts predatory animals off the list of
big game and slightly increases the
expenses allowed to game wardens.
The Alien Gun Act, H. B. 34S, pro-
hibits foreign born, from bearing fire
tzen of Colorado from bearing fire
arms. The purpose is to protect the
game and live stock interests of the
state from the lawless foreigners who
frequently inhabit our mining sections.
Other bills passed by the House this
week are:
H. B. 1913 makes the teachers mini
mum salary $4,000 instead of $4,000 in
districts of the third class, and $3.50
instead of $4,000 in districts of the
first and second classes. 1t further
contained a section increasing teach
ers salary $500 a month each addi-
tional year that she teaches in a dis
trict, l endeavored to amend the bill
by striking out this section, but was
unsuccessful. l consider that the sec
tion will do more hardship to teachers
than it will do good, because it would
compel school board to change the
teachers whenever the salary got to
where they could not increase it,
whether the teachers asked for an in
crease or not
H. B. Al compels parents of deaf
and blind children to educate them.
State pays the expenses for the proper
education of these unfortunates if the
parents cannot afford to do So pro-
vision of the bill exempts children of
poor constitution if it is considered
that instruction will interfere with
their health.
H. B. 38 is a bill simplyto allow
the Agriculture college to get certain
moneys in the treasury which was put
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so that it could be turned over to the
college.
S. J. R. No. 8 memorializes Congress
to standard gauge the railroad be-
tween Montrose and Salida. The bill
contained the signatures of all the
Western Slope Senators and Repre-
sentatives of the districts interested.
including myself
H. B. 493. This is an insurance
bill which allows commission of insur-
ance to reduce fire insurance rates
whenever it is shown that the pre-
MUM charged is too high. There is
no question but what, due to our pres
ent laws, the Insurance companies of
Colorado are charging much higher
rates for insurance than they do in
other states. The records show that
only 36 per cent of the amounts paid
in premiums were paid out in losses
in the past few years. 1t is also inter
esting to know that there was a net
income to the state thru the insurance
companies operating here, of 100000
last year. OF this amount $4,000 was
paid by. the fire insurance company
This bill applies only to fire insurance
companies and exempts the Mutual
companies, such as the state grange
and other local companies.
H. B. 27 is the Beaver bill 1t makes
charge of $100 for each person who
requests permit to trap beaver where
they are doing damage, but allows the
person getting the beaver to keep the
entire hide instead of turning over
one half to the Fish and Game Depart
ment as was formerly done.
s. B. 56 Is semi-monthly pay bill.
This applies principally to railroad
and other large corporations, compell-
ing them to pay their employees twice