The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-11
APPROPRIATION ACTION
MAJORITY SALARY INCREASES
LARGELY DENIED.
Hard Fight Made to Cut Allowance for
State constabuiary.
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of overseas soldiers, the postwar state
administration provides for an outlay
of S2,16S, ,29S.40 during the 1919-lo20
biennial period for the executive, legIs-
lative and judicial departments, about
100000 more than was appropriated
for the expenses of the previous adj
ministration. The Wilson measure
(House bill No. 533) was made a spe-
cial order of business In the House of
Representatives, and, following sever
al unsuccessful attempts OF Demo.
Gratis to eliminate an appropriation of
S192,OOc for the continuation of the
constabulary, was passed on second
reading. Although swamped with de-
mands for increase In salaries, tine ap-
preparations committee, of which Rep
resentatiye A. NJ. Wilson is chairman,
turned deaf ear to most of the de-
partInents. In a few instances stenog-
raphers and clerks receiving less than
500 Il month were increased to 500,
but all applications for n $40 increase
for clerks and stenogrnphers getting
500 were refused. Several secretaries
and cashiers in responsible positions
were given increases of from S25 to $50
a month, according to the character of
their duties, and in most instances the
number of examiners and travelling
clerks of departments remain as for
merly, regardless of the appeals of
state officials for more help. Although
the governors war fund of $4,000 of
two years ago has shrunk to the $685.
900 for the soldiers homecoming cele-
lowed for some of the growing depart
lowed for some of the growing deport-
ments easily consumed the difference
of S125,000, and more. The reorganiza-
tlon of several departments reduced
their appropriations over the amounts
asked for two years ago. The attorney
generals department is granted ar in
crease of $4,000, chiefly for addition
al help in the inheritance tax apprals-
er's division. Small increases are
granted the treasurer, state engineer
and child and animal protection de-
partments, as well as the boiler inspec-
ton division of the bureau of mines.
The industrial commission is allowed
an increase of $4,000, while the pub
lie utilities commission has asked for
$4,000 less than was appropriated two
years ago. The health department is
granted an additional appropriation of
$4,000 and the geological survey com
mission $4,000, while the oil inspec-
tors department shows an increase of
$4,000 to provide help for the collec-
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road purposes. The Legislative, judi
cial and contingent expense funds of
the departments are about the same
as two years ago.
The Downing bill, providing for the
selection of state candidates, as well as
county candidates. through caunty as
semblies instead of the customary Sep
tember primaries, passed the House of
Representatives on final considera-
ton. The measure does away with
state assemblies and places the sue
cessful candidates of the county as
semblies on the general election ballot.
Under the proposed measure precinct
delegates would be chosen to represent
the voters at a county assembly, where
candidates would be selected. The re-
turns from the counties would be
counted by the state canvassing board
and the successful candidates for state
office designated as the party nomi-
nees. Candidates for county offices
would he chosen in the same way, their
designation being carried out by the
county clerks office.
The Andrew-Stephen bill, barring all
languages but English from the grade
schools of the state was passed on sec
ond reading In the Senate The bill
provides that during the time the
public schools are in session, no child
of school age who has not completed
the eighth grade shall be permitted to
attend any school where the common
branches are not taught in the English
language"
The Owen-Kelly House bill, to re
move from the statutes the obsolete
law regarding Sunday closing of the
aters and movine picture shows and
circuses, met its political death in the
Senate. Republicans opposed its pas
sage, and. with the aid of few Demo
Gratis, struck the enacting clause, after
the measure tentatively had been
passed in committee of the Senate.
If the Booth bin, as amended and
passed on second reading In the Sen
ate becomes law, state lands and state
funds will be available for discharged
army and navy men seeking permanent
settlement in Colorado, regardless of
the fact that the measure was stripped
by the finance committee of the ST50.-
900 appropriation which it originally
called for.
Good roads legislation took on addi-
tional speed in the Legislature when
the bond resolution, submitting the
oro.t;o, ~ n S5 oO0 600 hond issue tn