The Meeker herald., 1919-02-22
WILL have "BLUE-SkY"
CERTAIN OF PASSAGE OF I'M.
PoRTANT MEASURE.
Call Up Many small Bills Ter Con-
sldsration Past Week.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI OpshsOA ~
tween the Senate and House judiciary
committees on the manner Of bringing
about blue-sky legislation Ia the first
serious obstacle In the administration
program that Ii confronting the Leg
lslature. The Senate fnvOrS specu-
lative securities commission, while the
House IL inclined to discredit the idea
Of three men passing upon the pur'
ported sale Of stocks. Hope TINT the
trouble may be irOned out was ex-
pressed by legislators Of the upper
house, who called meeting OF the
judiciary committee and invited the
subcommittee Of biue-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 ut $1,000
and that of district judges at $4,000.
The Slattery bill proposed to set the
salaries at $1,000 and $500. but tho
Senate sustained report OF the con-
stitutional 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 a 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-
ton on three bills which he believes
will aid In checking the wave Of juve'
nile crime. One bill IL Senate bill No.
n, restoring the Jurisdiction Of the
Juvenile Court, which was partly TAX
en- away by a 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. . to raise the age Of
delinquency and dependency from IS
to IS years Ia 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 deatinies
Of thnt institutions II the vincher bill.
| passed on second reading In the Sem
ate, receives favorable vote on final
l L., hA nj
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 he
alumni OF the school. At present, only
| one member of the board Is Kradu-
ate Of the institution.
The firsts tep towards the erection
of n fitting memorial In c0nmemora-
ton Of Coiorado's part In the war was
taken when the Senate adopted. on
second reading, the Knauss-IIOdge bill
setting aside 10000 as a preliminary
appropriation for that purpose.
| Problems between the land owners
| and the bondlolders of irrigation dis
tricts that embrace l.25O.OOO ncres Of
land which In 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-POutre districts were rep
resented. The bill calls for commits
sion which liz to Act ns mediator be-
tween the landowners and bOndhOlders
In districts that are In financial dis
tresx 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 II vote Of ~ to q.
Senate bills passed OH second read.
Ing were: The McFadzean bill. allow.
| Ing District Court reporters actual
travelling costs and - a day additional
expense allowance while on duty at
| court sessions held outside their dis.
| trict.
The camp-site hill 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 IL unique In rela-
| ton to state government, although
many Colombo cities. pioneered by
Denver, have maintained these camps
for severni years. The motor tourist,
however, finds difficulty In securing
suitable camping place along the
country roads. 1t liz ensy to secure
accommodations In the cities. The
turner's have protested. and with some
show OF right, that their land should
not be vioIated by innunerabIc camp
Ing parties.
The stephen bill. under which pub