The Colorado statesman., 1921-03-19
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
UP.To.DATE REPORT OF WHAT
is TAKING PLACE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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supervise the fund
II. B. lS2, by Representative Sack
man, to make taxable certain schools
now exempted, which are operated for
profit.
H. h. 24S, by Representative Ezra l..
Dickerman, TO permit Incorporation In
Colorado of companies with stock of
no par value.
S. h. 145, by Senator Peterson, to
appropriate S1T2, 800 for the state hos
pital at Pueblo for the biennial period.
Bills passed on final reading were 4:
s. b. 32S, by Senator John V. Dick
inson, providing for the appointment
of probation officers by county COM
mlssioners in counties Of less than 25,-
600 population.
$. b. 1O6 by Senator o. f. Bannis-
ter, amending the statutes regarding
irrigation districts.
ii. B. 31S, by Representatives Thom-
as f. Blackwell and Halsey Rhoads,
concerning the publishing of legal ad-
vertisements.
II. Il. 424, by Representatives a. Il.
Headlee and Frank Edminsten, requir-
ing railroads to pay demurrage when
they fail to deliver cars within speci-
fled time.
II. b. 1876, by Representatives A. Nj.
Wilson and w. H. Mcintyre, providing
for clerk for four months of each
year for each 1000 auto licenses issued
I'm each county except Denver.
Fl. b. 1913, by Representatives Ru-
dolph Johnson and II. II. Harbaugh,
extending the powers of mutual insur-
ance companies.
S. c. r. I, by Senator w. w. Booth,
asking Congress to appropriate money
for the widening of the st. Lawrence
river.
with few minor amendments de-
signed to meet the objections from the
senators from farming districts, the
bill creating n state traffic code was
approved on third and final reading
by the Senate. The measure, in gem
eral way, is copy of the Denver traf-
fic code as far as regulations concern
ing passing of vehicles. right-of-way
and the use of lights is concerned. 1t
fixes the speed limit on prairie roads
at thirty-five miles an hour and on
mountain roads at twenty-five miles.
Seven House bills passed on second
reading make tax levies for the State
Normal School at Gunnison, the Colo
RADIO School of Mines, the experiment
station at the State Agricultural Col
lege. the Fort Lewis School of Agri-
culture, the State Normal School at
Greeley, the State Agricultural College
and the University of Colorado.
Final passage was accorded the two
measures creating the Denver and the
White river game refugees, the former
of which will take in Denver's noun.
tain parks system and territory south
and west of it, with the continental
divide and the Platte river as boun-
daries in those directions.
The House defeated on third read
ing, n bill that would allow voluntary
associations to sue and be sued. The
vote on the measure was thirty-five to
ten. Labor union forces bitterly OPP
posed the bill. Senator w. w, Booth
introduced the measure, which was
passed by the Senate.
Senator o. Il. Bannister's bill, NO.
2S2, to appropriate $4,000 for con-
structing and furnishing additional
buildings at the State Home for Men
tai Detectives at Grand Junction, was
passed on second reading.
Six bills providing for the appoint
ment of ii commissioner to negotiate
agreements between Colorado and 9th
er states for the protection of the wa
ter rights, were approved by the House
on second reading. These six bills al
ready have been approved by the, Sen
ate.
The House of Representatives
PASSED. by Il vote of 30 to IL, the bill
creating n state board of control. The
measure will abolish over eighty
boards and bureaus and consolidate
the work under the board of control
and ten departments.
The Senate committee on education
10 which was referred the nomination
of former Lieut.. Gov. George stephan
as register of the land board, has made
no report and seems unlikely to do so
for some time.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars for the construction of armor-
les in the state for the use of National
Guard troops is asked by bill that
appeared before the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Representative c. II. Bond of Lari-
mer county introduced resolution
that would submit TO the people def
mite program of road construction. r.
u,ba state House of REPRESENTATIVES
has adopted n resolution setting tri-
day, March %, as the day for final ad-
journment. The resolution has gone to
he Senate for action. If it is accepted
by the Senate the General Assembly
will adjourn sine die at o'clock on
that day.