The Raymer enterprise., 1919-01-16
SESSION IN full SWING
COLORADO LEGISLATURE IS GET.
TING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Many Bills Have Been Introduced In
Beth eranchss-Recsss Appoint.
msnts Being Considered.

Governor Gunter are in the hands Of
the Senate for confirmation and are
as follows:
Member CemAlssion for the Promo
tion Of uniforna state IAws--Fred W.
1911
Cenmiasiener state Home and Train
Ing school for Mental Detectives
Ihomas % r DAILY, Denver; appointed
Members Hoard OF Connissieners Of
Lora NJ. uindsrs. Monte Vists, "a ap. !,
pointed June -. 1917: H. s.. Vaughn,
Denver. appointed Aug. II, 1917.
Irrigetion Divinion Esgineers-Hem-
on c, Getty. Delta. to be Irrigation d.
vision engineer for Division No. 4. APP
Antorito. to be Irrigation division en-.
Eineer for Division No. !. appointed
March IS. 1918.
Msinher Industrial Csnmissie.
sph e Bell. Trinidad. appointed Sept.
Msnher Public Utilltles co-.,..ae,
Leroy J. Williams, Central City, ap-
pointed Jan. II, 1915.
Fish and Game ommissi0ner-wal-
ter 2, Fraser. Denver. appointed Feb.
Public Trustee. Weld couaty-M. J.
W &toAs NJ 0Ciuy, dppOintGu May ~, 1919.
Member board Of Control Industrial
school for Girls-Mary A. Anderson.
Morrison. appointed May 81, 1918.
Member Colorado Board Of Correc-
tions-Charies J. Moynihan. Montrose.
appointed June II. 1913.
+. z. Hanson. Gunnison, appointed July
5, 1913: DR.. a. J. Monahan, Pueblo, ap-
pointed July s, 1918
Members Board OF Trustees Colorado
school for the Deaf and Biind--J. Al
Ired Ritter: Colorado Springs, appoint-
Pueblo. appointed Dec. "a, 1918.
Member state Board Of Immigratiou
arthur Nas, Il; King, Sterling. appointed
Judges Of the District Cosrt-Fran-
cis z Bouck. Leadviile. to be Judge OF
July Is, 1918; @. H. Bradfield, Greeley,
to be Judge Of the Eighth judicial dis
trict, appointed Dec. 81, 1918.
Oliver H. Shoup's plurality over
Thomas J. lyman for governor In the
November election was 1926 votes,
according to the official canvass OF
executive officers conducted by the
Senate and House of the Legislature
In joint session. Leslie e. Hubbard,
Democratic candidate for attorney gen.
eral. was defeated by Victor E. Keyes,
the Republican nominee. by only 949
votes, the count showed. The recheck
was completed within two hours,
which set record for that work.
House bill No. l is identical with
Senate bill No. 2. II provides for a
blue sky" law, drawn In accordance
with the ideas of the National Asso-
citation of Securities commissioners,
and modelled after the Kansas, Ohio.
Minnesota and Michigan blue sky"
statutes, with some notifications. It
probably will be one Of the first meas.
ures to come up on the Senate and
House calendars for consideration.
Both parties are pledged in their plat.
forms to "blue sky" law, and there
Is no clear party line drawn as be.
tween the different measures.
The virtual elimination Of German
language instruction from the public
schools Of Colorado is sought In one
Of the bills introduced in the Senate.
Languages permitted to be introduced
in school curriculums or as the tongue
In which other branches may be
taught, upon application by twenty or
more parents or guardians Of school
children In any district. are restricted
to French. Italian and Spanish. Per.
mission to admit other languages,
however. is placed In the discretion OF
school boards under the proposed
measure.
School teachers In Colorado who
are more than 60 years old. II men.
and SIS years, II women. are to re.
ceive monthly pension OF $50 from
the school district in which they re.
side, provided they have been In ser
vice twenty-five years and in the dis
trict for fifteen years. II a bill intro.
duced in the Senate becomes a law
House bill No. proposes TO place
superintendents, supervisors and EN-.
ployes of the state penitentiary and
OF the other state penal institutions
under the operation of the eight-hour
law.
DR.. May Bigelow has prepared q
bill which amends the present school
law concerning medical examination
for children Of the public schools and
provides that no person shall be given
certificate to, teach in the public
schools OF this state who has mol
given satisfactory evidence OF compe-
tency to perform the duties of
teacher.
II House bills Nos. 3 and 4 are en-.
acted by the Legislature no hunter
may trap a bear and leave 1t to suffer
In the trap and a closed season will be
established for the killing OF bears.
The Legislature now In session will
be given an opportunity to pass the
educational code prepared by experts
for the Denver Civic and Commercial
Association, but turned down by the
Legislature of 1917. This code, Il is
held. WHY give not only Denver and
other cities Of the state. but the rural
districts as well. school system ex.
celled nowhere in tine country.
In passing the revenue bill members
Of the Senate were convinced Of the
unfalness in placing per cent tax
on trucks. tractors, trailers and parts