The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-20
WILL HAVE ''BlUE-SKY"
CERTAIN OF PASSAGE OF I'M.
PoRTANr MEASURE.
Call up Many Small Bills for Con-
siderhtion Past Week.


Western Nsvspapsr Union Nsws Service.
Denver.-DiffereAces Of opinion be-
tween the Senate and House judiciary
committees on the manner Of bringing
about blue-sky legislation il the first
serious obstacle in the administration
program that is confronting the Leg
islature. The Senate favors Il specu.
lative securities commission, while the
House is inclined to discredit the idea
OF three men passing upon the pur-
ported sale Of stocks. Hope that the
trouble may be ironed out YVES ex-
pressed BY legislators Of the upper
house, who called meeting Of the
judiciary committee and invited the
subcommittee Of blue-sky legislation
Of the House judiciary committee to
attend.
Salary increase for Supreme and
District Court judges were favorably
acted upon, the Senate voting to fix
the salary Of supreme judges at $4,000
and that Of district judges at 5000.
The Slattery bill proposed to set the
salaries at 5000 and $500, but the
Senate sustained report of the con-
stitutlonal amendments committee
holding that those figures were too
high. 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
final favorable vote Of the House was
No. So by Senators Dunlap and Hat
tenbach, providing for semi-monthly
pay day for employers OF labor.
Chief Of Police Hamilton Armstrong
Of Denver sent to the judiciary COM
mittees Of the two houses Of the Leg
islature an appeal for favorable ac-
tion on three bills which he believes
will aid In checking the wave Of juve.
nile crime. One bill is Senate bill No.
q, restoring the Jurisdiction Of the
Juvenile Court. which was partly TAX
en- away by Il recent decision Of the
Supreme Court. Another bill is House
bill No. 15l, 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. 0 to raise the age Of
delinquency and dependency from 18
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
tenders, the chief asserts.
Graduates Of the Colorado School of
Mines will direct the future destinies
OF that institutions II the Fincher bill,
passed on second reading In the SEN
ate, receives favorable vote on final
reading and Is given the approval Of
the other branch Of the Legislature.
The bill provides that three 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 a gradu-
ate of the institution.
The firsts tep towards the erection
of a fitting memorial in commemora-
ton Of Colorado's part in the war was
taken when the Senate adopted, on
second reading. the Knauss- Dodge bill
setting aside $4,000 as preliminary
appropriation for that purpose.
Problems between the land owners
and the bondholders Of irrigation dis
trIcts that embrace 1,250,O00 acres OF
land which is for the most part un-
workable at present were discussed
by representatives OF both sides be-
fore the Senate agricultural commit
tee at the capitol. The Nortl: Sterling.
Montezuma, Arkansas. OterO. Pruitt
and Greeley -Poudre districts were rep
resented. The bill calls for commits
sion which IL to act as. mediator be-
tween the landowners and bondholders
in districts that are in financial dis
tress for the purpose OF liquldating
the bonded indebtedness.
Representative Mabel Ruth Bakers
bin establishing n graduated minimum
wage for school teachers passed on
third reading by a vote Of 40 to 0.
SENATE bills passed on second read
ing were: The McFadzean bill, allow.
Ing District Court reporters actual
travelling costs and $3 day additional
expense allowance while on duty at
court sessions held outside their dis
trict
The 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 Of
the State Highway Commission, has
created considerable interest through.
out the country. II Is unique In rela-
lion to state government, although
many Colorado cities, pioneered by
Denver, have maintained these camps
for several years. The motor tourist,
however, finds difficulty in securing
a suitable camping place along the
country roads. 1t is easy to secure
accommodations In the cities. The
farmers have protested, and with some
show of right, that their land should
not be violated by innumerable camp