The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-03
LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITIES
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els J. Knauss, has been printed. It
would establish q securities commits
sion composed Of the attorney gen
eral. who would be president Of the
body; the secretary Of state, and Sc
curitles commissioner to be appointed
BY the governor at $500 salary year
and under 5000 bond. No firm sell
Ing stock could do business In the state
without certificate from the comuis-
sion. Federal. foreign government To-
cal improvement and numerous other
securities specified would be exempted.
The proposal to abolish the Railroad
Commission is considered certain to
bring out the same alignment Of forces
which marked the campaign last No
yember concerning the proposed con.
stitutional amendment to permit build
ing Of the Moffat and two other rail-.
road tunnels with state bond issue.
That Is, representatives In the two
houses from the southern part Of the
state, which was largely instrumental
In defeating the amendment, are ex-
pected to support the measure solilly,
while the majority Of the northern
counties solons will be as solIdly
against It.
Any Colorado municipality Of the
first or second class could acquire or
establish public parks or pleasure
grounds within thirty miles Of Its cor.
porate limits II Senate Bill No. SO, by
Senators Golding. Fairfield and
knauss, now printed. becomes law. The
bill provides that the mayor of a city
electing to create such grounds would
appoint a park commission of six mem
bers, to serve without pay, and the
commission could hire a secretary at
1900 salary year. The parks would
be provided for by a bond issue, to be
voted upon by the people.
Representatives consider 1t possible
that the two bills by Representatives
G. II. Bond and Charles G. Sackmann,
regarding the State Highway Commits.
sion, will be consolidated in an effort
to harmonlze differences over highway
Legislation. Both have been reported
out Of the roads and bridges committee
for printing by unanimous vote. The
bond bill provides for single highway
commissioner, to be appointed by the
governor, and secretary and q deputy
highway commissioner to be named by
the commissioner.
A lower house bill which, 1t Ia said,
will meet with the opposition of''guard.
ians Of county treasuries," Is that in.
troduced by Representative John J.
VandemOer Of Grand Junction, us No.
"a, and providing that county commits.
sioners shall authorize payment from
county funds for the hotel, travelling.
eating and other expenses Of county
and Juvenile court judges when they
attend annual conferences or conyen.
tiOns "called to consider matters with
In the Jurisdiction of county and juye.
nile courts"
House Bill No. 15l, by Representa-.
tive II. II. Harbaugh of Greeley, would
permit counties to lease state.owned
lands needed for highways and would
provide for condemnation proceedings
by board Of three appraisers to be
named by the county commissioner to
obtain privately-owned land required
for roads. A majority of residents
along any proposed route would be re.
quired to petition the county commits.
sioners for the condemnation proceed.
ings.
A bill Intended to prevent exaction
OF pledges from legislators when they
are running for election has brought
flood Of protests from the Anu.Sa.
loon League to State Representative
Morris A. Penter, sponsor Of the meas.
nre. The bill would fix penalty of
$500 to $1,000 fine, six months impris-
onment, or both, for every person seel,.
Ing such pledges and for every candl-
date agreeing to them.
Representative D. p. Howard Of
Grand county, who sponsored bill to
Increase the membership Of the Legis-
lature to $50, from the present 100,
said his proposal would not be uncon.
stitutional as declared to be by some
opponents, because It provides for q
constitutional amendment to make the
increase legal.
Railroads would be forbidden to run
trains backwards except In case Of
wreck, accident, making up trains, or
work trains between sunrise and sun
set under bill, No. SO, by Representa-.
tives Charles H. Cowan and G. I. GIL.
bert. Penalty Of 500 to $500 for each
offense is fixed by the measure.
Representative James Hunter VII.
sons bill. No. 10S, would require rail-
roads to erect shelter sheds for car
and engine repalrmen In all places
where more than three are employed.
Fine Of $50 to 500 for each ten days
delay In providing the sheds would be
fixed.
Seventy-f0ur Of the Senate's 48S
bills have been printed and number
reported out favorably for consldera.
ton on second reading. OF the lower
houses 0S2 bills, approximately sixty.
have been printed.
The House judiciary committee re.