The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-13
LEGISLATURE IS ACTIVE.
PASS MANY GOOD LAWS AT PRES.
ENT SESSION.
Eliminate Poor, Bills and Discuss
Many Big Measures.


the teachers In the public schools Of
Colorado was begun in the House OF
Representatives By Representative
Mabel Ruth Baker of Denver. Her
bill would make $40 month the min
imum salary in third-class school dis
tricts, and provide graduated min
imum salary, ranging from SO the
first year to 500 after five years
service in first and second-clnss dis
tricts.
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 $500.
House employees have received their
Wages, and now the only employees
who are eagerly watching the outcome
OF the short pay bill are the clerks
and stenographers on the regular pay
roll Of the state.
The knauss Senate bill, which seeks
to clearly define the duties OF the
Colorado Utilities Commission and
thereby remove any further doubt as
To the right of Denver TO regulate the
rates Of Its public utilities, was final
ly adopted on second reading by q
vote Of 10 to u In the Senate.
House BIZ 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 ques-
tion Of permitting hunters to shoot
bear without a license was solved by
the insertion OF clause giving any
one the right 10 kill grizzly or other
stock-killing bears without license"
With little discussion and virtually
TO opposition, the State Senate gave
Its approval to eight bills The four
bills which received final passage, and
which go to the House. we're: SEN
ate bill No. 10, by Senator Coldren,
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. 40. by Senator
Tobin, increasing the salary of the
state superintendent Of public instruc.
tion from $1,000 to $4,000 per year !;
Senate bill No. Al. also by Senator
Tobin, providing for a 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 Hetherington, which pro-
vides that diplomas In the State Nor
mai School ut Gunnis0n may be Is
sued independently OF the State Teach.
ers' College In Greeley. Other bills
passed on second reading were: Sem
rte blll No. 2lS, by Senator Hatten-
bach, simplifying and making less ex-
pensive the procedure In special cleo
tions for bond issues in school DIS.
tricts; Senate bill No. 1870, by Senator
Hetherington, deciding surplus land on
the State Normal School campus back
to Its donor, the city of Gunnlson, for
n high school site, and Senate bill No.
203, by Senator Booth. embodying
recommendation 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 q bill changing the law with ref
.erence 10. mutual fire insurance CON-
ponies. Instead Of compelling mutual
companies to put up $4,000 in cash
with the State Insurance Commission
or before It is permitted to do busl.
ness, mutual company. under the
bin, will be licensed whenever 1t can
show 100 risks and hns on hand pre-
n,!ums double the amount of the max.
lmum risk.
For the first time during the pres.
ent session woman presided over the
deliberations Of the House, DR.. May
Bigelow being called to the chair by
Speaker Cole when the House re-
solved itself into committee of the
whole.
The Colorado Equal Suffrage Ass0.
cIation went on record in support of
the pending bill relating to minimum
wages for women and minors at It's
regular meeting In Denver. A resolu.
ton was adopted endorsing the meas.
ure before the State Legislature.
Due TO the fact that number of
automobile manufacturers have de-
creased the size OF the cylinder bore
Of their machines and thus have re-
tl,iced the horsepower rating OF them,
Senator's Booth and McWilliams. sp0n-
sors Of the proposed motor vehicle
law now pending In the Senate. have
discarded the horsepower rating OF
automobiles us basis for license fees
for autos. II the bill Is enacted into
4 law auto owners in Colorado will
Iay a license based upon the purchase
price OF their ears. As the bill stands
now license fee OF u per cent of the
purchase price will hereafter be
charged in Colorado, with a minimum
fee Of 81 year.
Two spirited contests were waged
In the House when measures BY Hal.