The state herald., 1919-02-14
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Denver.-Efforts Of the Denver sem
ators to take away from the Public
Utilities Commission all Jurisdiction In
homs-rule cities, In line with the re-
cent decision Of the Supreme Court in
the telephone rate case, failed when
the Senate by a vote q 20 to Is, de-
feated Senate Bill No. "a, by Senator
Francis J. Knauss, which vested tho
rate-making power In the people and
provided the home-rule city with the
machinery necessary for the exercise
Of this power.
The cOnstabulary issue, which has
been kept In the background In the
Legislature, made Its appearance In
the House when both sides seemingly
were unprepared. The bill by Repre-
sentative Best and Hosman for the re-
peal OF the act establishing the State
Department Of safety, closely followed
by Representative Girard's bill for the
continuation Of the department. up
peared on the House calendar. A con-
eerence between the leaders resulted
In an agreement under which the bills
will be laid over.
A state bond issue to build perman-
ent highways throughout Colorado was
unanimously recommended by six
members of the good roads committee
Of the Denver Civic und Commercial
Association In signed report to the
association directors. The report IA
vors turning into the state highway
fund half the income from the state
Inheritance tax, without raising the
tax rate; changing the license rate
and basis and other clauses In the mo-
tor vehicle license bill now before the
Legislature, and opposes the proposed
gasoline tax and the bill to compel
all vehicles to come to q full stop. AZ
railroad crossings.
1he fight Tor tne recovery Of liquor
c0nsignments made To some 3,OVO per-
sons through the express office IN
Denver IL t0 be moved t0 the Supreme
Court when john C0e, intervenOr IN
the case Of the State versus American
hallway Express Company. will file
an appeal for supersedeas and brief
In support OF the appeal. Errors will bs
alleged against the act OF the District
Court In sustaining the suites demur-
rer to the complaint Of Coe.
At least one additional county
Judge for Denver Is sought through \
blu by Senator Starkweather which
passed second reading In the Upper
House OF the Legislature. The BILL
proposes constitutional amendment
which would pave the way for The
passage Of laws establishing more
than one county judgeship In counties
Of large population.
Other bills which have passed thirc
reading In the Senate are the Booth.
Dunlap bill, providing for state road
brigade: the knauss bill. making 1t
lawful to attach an Interest In prop
srty involved In An estate under pro
bate; the Hattenbsch- Napier VI arren.
Dmklee bill. modifying requirements
In the licensing Of mutual fire insur-
ance companies; the Hattenbach bill
changing the procedure In school
bonding elections; the Fairfield house
bill. Increasing the SALARY OF the STATE
meat Inspector from xl0O TO $l25 per
month; the Napier bill. giving the
Legislature the sole right to suspend
writs of habeas corpus: the McWll-
liams- Finley bill. creating Irrigation
Division No. q and the Staley bill. i'd
hitting veterans Of Indian wars to the
Colorado Soldiers and Sailors Home.
Denvers fight for the right to pro-
tect the health Of Its school children
was carried TO the Legislature. when
u bill by Representative James N.
Downing permitting medical lnspec.
tion came before the house. Although
the bill u not mandatory and merely
gives the school boards In districts Of
the first class the right 10 employ
physicians. dentists and nurses when
necessary, 1t encountered vigorous op.
position and only survived a motion
to table by two v0tes.
Radical changes In the administra-
tion Of the state Industrial compsnsa.
tion fund were suggested by represen-
tatives Of insurance companies In IN
open meeting at the capitol before the
Industrial Relations Committees Of the
Senate and House OF Representatives.
The separation Of the funds admins
trntion from the other duties OF the
State Industrial Commission was
urged by william Il. Hutton.
The problem OF the education Of the
returned soldiers and incidentally Of
NIL other citizens OF Colorado. cnmc be.
fore the House Of Representatives
when Representative Robert y. Rock
wells bili 10 give free tuition to all
persons honornbly discharged from
the military or naval service of the
United Stntcs nppcnrcd on the House
calendar. Action ON the blu was dc.
fcrrcd when its sweeping character
bccnme known.
The alarming wave Of juvenile
crime In Denver has caused Chief Of