The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
STATE CAPITOL
NEWS


in the House were the Mcintyre bill.
providing for revision downward of
fire insurance rates; the Colgate bill,
| providing for the eradication of pred
i atory animals; the Colgate bill. es-
tablishing an eight-hour work day
among employees of penal institutions:
the Wilson Gel Pnso) bill, restricting
the use of corporate names by per-
sons or firms; the Wilkin bill. con-
corning school districts; the Andrew
bill, making an appropriation for the
Colorado State hospital; the Colgate
bill, providing for the payment Of out
standing bills of the penitentiary; the
NOonan bill. concerning fees of off
cials of Rio Blanco county; the Ro-
truck bill, providing for relief of the
blind; the Downing bill, concerning
the education of the blind, and the
Gardner bill, regarding the pay of
water commissioners.
The Stars and Stripes were hoisted
several times In mind pictures painted
by senators when the Stephen bill
was under discussion. The bill pro-
hibits the use of the red flag in Col
orado except for signals ut crossings.
The Boshevists and the anarchists
came in for scorching, and during
the heat of an argument over trlv-
lnl point, Senator Agnes l.. Riddle of
the Twenty-secOnd district, in speak
Ing of the American flag, said: Dur
ing the war some person delighted to
cut the rope which held the Stars
and Stripes in place over our porch.
l finally put notice on the flag pole
that 1 would shoot to kill any person
found lettering around the pole. That
ended the rope cutting" The Senate
did not agree to legallze shooting on
sight, but fixed the punishment for
display of the emblem of the anarchist
at ten years at hard labor in states
prison.
The first step in the direction of
halliday sessions of the Senate was
taken by Senator Henry o. Andrew
of Boulder, when he suggested that the
| judiciary committee, of which he Is
chairman, be given an opportunity to
properly consider the many bills pend
Ing action by the committee. Il give
notice at this time" he said, that l
shall ask for ample time In the after
noon, beginning this week, for the dis
cussion of important bills in commit
tee. Much of the real work is done
in committee, and, under the present
| arrangement, senators are called upon
to attend four or five different COM
mittee meetings at the close of the
days session. This is impossible"
| Colorado's strides in the expansion
l 80 tha mt
of thousands of acres of desirable
lands Is largely dependent upon good
roads, members of the Legislature
were told by advocates of the $20,OOO.-
600 bond issue at luncheon of the
Colorado Good Roads Association. The
solons were invited in order that they
might be guided in the consideration
of pending legislation calling for
comprehensive system of road build
ing covering q ten-year period.
The Senate put its stamp of ap-
proval on the bill approDriating $780,
600 for memorial for the Colorado
boys who have given their lives In
the world war Friday morning when
1t passed the Knauss- Dodge bill on
third reading by vote of 25 to TO-.
| IL tHt peOple VI SOlOTduO ueSiIe
the state to mine coal on Its own land
they must initiate constitutional
amendment and submit 1t at the next
general election. The Senate of the
| Twenty-second General Assembly went
on record as opposed to the state en-
barking in the coal business, bill
| by Senator George HetherlngtOn OF
Gunnison, providing for the suDmis-
sion of constitutional amendment
failing to receive the required two
thirds majority Of the body. "a
Reversing its attitude of two weeks
ago, when it voted down the Stephen
| bill barring the German language
from Colorado schools, the Senate
yesterday adopted the Booth amend
ment to the Starkweather bill, requlr-
| ing that the schools of the state shall
be taught in the English language on
ly. The Booth amendment would elm
mate the study of German us a lam
guage and also prohibit school boards
from authorizing schools or classes to
be conducted in the German tongue.
Vocational education under the fed
eral plan of cooperation between the
states and the government in the es
tabishment of special courses in ag
riculture and the trades and indus
tries may soon be introduced in the
Colorado public schools. The state
Senate has passed on second reading
bill introduced by Senator Napier,
Mcwilliams, Riddle and Warren, ap-
propriating funds to enable Colorado
TO take advantage of its share of an
annual appropriation of $10,OOO0O0 au-
thorized by Congress for the purposes
of the plan. In order to avail them
selves of the benefits of the federal