Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-04
STATE FAIR
BILLS PASS
LAST READING
Special to The Chieftain:

pl'ttlil 10 Inc Inlc1ldlns
Denver, April a. The house to-
day passed the state fair bills in third
reading. one carrying fifty and the
other fourteen thousand dollars for
improvements and deficit respective
ly. During the session the house
amended the blue sky and anti-dis-
elimination bills as passed by the
senate. They will go to conference
committees and agreements will with
out doubt be reached. The house.
also amended the board of control
bill. raising the salary of the superin-
tendent of the Pueblo insane asylum
from three to four thousand dollars.
This bill may go to a conference com
mittee as there were several other
amendments added by the house.
The game and fish bill was amended
to permit the employment of twenty
more game commissioners and the
automobile license bill was amended
to get rid of ten automobile inspect
ors and add ten automobile wardens.
legislative way of firing ten civil
service Democrats ard employing as
many Republicans. Just before the
house recessed for dinner Mrs. Love
made pathetic appeal to have her
bill that allows school teachers to
compel children to have medical and
surgical treatment placed on the
CO lendar but she was turned down
by decided vote.
With only ono more day for the
enactment of bills on second reading
there is every indication that every
pledge made by the Republican party
except the primary and consolidation
pledges will be fulfilled. During to-
DAYS sessions, the validity of which Is
questioned in some quarters. the mill
tary. medical hospital. blue sky. anti
discrimination, game and fish, inheri-
tancc tsv. bond. general appropria
ton and insurance bills all reached
tho pcifit where they arc ready for
the governors signature or are in
conference committees. All other
governors hands except tho good
roads bill which Is still in tho con
ference between the house and senate
committee and the governor.
In all probability the good roads
bill will be agreed upon rs outlined in
these columns Sunday morning. Tho
cement plant. railroad commission
reDcal and Pueblo polytechnic school
bills are tied UP in committees and
each is blocking the progress Of tho
other two. Tonight there were gov
eral private conferences going on
having as their object the abandon
ment of the fight against tho railroad
commission and the letting out of
the committee either the Pueblo
school bill or tho cement plant bill.
Senator Puffer ls dead against
both the cement plant bill and tho
Pueblo school bill. lie has the latter
In his committee and won't bring IT,
out unless severe pressure Is brought
20 bear on him. OF course tho fricnds
of the railroad commission won't bring
the pressure unless tho commission is
left alone.
In every house vote so far tho rail-
road commission has won by one vote
but that IL too close for their comfort
The fight. and it's proposed comprom-
iscs, is ono of the interesting chapters
of the session. Speaking Of comprom-
isos, Lieut.. Gov. cooley and Senator
Booth. who fought Governor Shoup so
hard on the Vivian matter. are now
his chief hcutenants in the proposed
on the good road bill. In
fact, Booth is handling the good roads
bill for the governor on the floor OF tho