The Ordway new era., 1921-04-01
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
up.To.pATE REPORT OF "HA'
is TAKING PLACE At 'He
STATE CAPITOL.
Western Newspaper Union S,-, s'r'c',

| Tho state of Colorado has pecoi"e
Mo nu.uer of the famous Hogle Nh
ional Guard drill prize, when was Wv
signed a number of years ago pS 'o''
w Horle. retired \. q. e. VINO
made the presentation to the s'"'e' oo'
mel Uorle conceived the troph! "s
method of stimulating interest aihons
,,tiono1 runrdsmen in their driiis. Inc
,rize Nus awarded 10 the man WIN
made the best appearance nj urln' "
he held by him for six months or VIZ
tI the next drill. When guardslhah
had won the trophy twice he was pre-
| sented with silver replica of lhe orlH-
fnal prize rs a personal sit'' No'
more than ten men We're able to WIN
the trophy twice. The insignia OF the
Fourth division. Seventeenth Army
corps. Army of the Tennessee, is repre-
s,nted by nm arrow ut the top OF tlle
trophy. while a Maltese cross AT the
bottom represents the Army OF the
Gulf of which the colonel was mem
Der during the Civil war.
A 10 per cent salary increase for all
clerks and stenographers in the state
capitol building drawing 500 month
or less probably will be recommended
by the finance and appropriation com
mittees to both branches of the Gen
pral Assembly. Decision TO take TINS
action is said to have been in the ma
ture of compromise from the so
straight increase which the budget
! g,, l,tes n~f fn
the governor and the legislature
| About 200 employees in the various
state offices will be affected by the
proposed increase. Advocates of the
measure, who include all the high state
officials, point out that the average
wage of these employees is $50 a month
which is very low for the class Of work
required Of them. No increases have
been asked for employees drawing more
than 500 II month. In making up the
budget it was decided that salary in
creases TO officials also would be
avoided.
The State Senate finance committee
voted to report out the Booth-Callen-
Young bill, with appropriation of $780,
900, for n state-owned and managed ce-
nent and crushed stone plant near Flor
ence, Colo, but turned down by major
ity vote the administration bill from
the lower house appropriating 100000
| for state armories.
The measure establishing highway
traffic code passed the House on final
reading. The measure now goes to the
governor for his signature. Seven
votes We're registered against the
measure by representatives who be-
lieve that the form of the bill is un-
constitutional.
In n message to the House Governor
Shoup announced that he had vetoed
House Bill No. 49, by Representative
Charles c. Sackmann. This bill would
change the law so that schools run for
profit would not be exempt from taxa
tion. Governor Shoup declared that
the drawing Of the bill was faulty.
Appropriation measures for Colo
RADIO institutions are the only Senate
bills being considered by the House at
the present time. The other Senate
bills are being held up until work
starts on House measures in the Sen.
ate.
The Senate voted to concur in the
House amendments to the bill penaliz
ing notaries public for false swearing
of affidavits and the like, though Sen
ator Adams protested. The House lin
tied the penalties to election cases.
The only bills passed on second read
ing were that by Representative Henr,
j. Allen to appropriate $500 for G. A
X. headquarters, and one by Senator,
Golding, Fairfield and Knauss, maxim,
minor changes In criminal procedure.
The Colorado ranger bill. passed h,
the House with provision for $500. .OO
appropriation, was reported out on spe
cial orders for the calendar, the onl,
I so-called administration measure to h
, included in the list.
!, Following adoption of the Knaus
/. resolution, senators with pet measure
sun In committee made desperate e,
I 1orts to have them reported out imme
diately. Several were successful.
By vote of "a to II the State Sci
ate passed on third and final readin
q the bond highway commission bill 1
: the amended form recommended by tb
i state affairs committee.
The enacting clause in Represent,
. tive w. b. Gordon's bill, fixing pei
atty FOR failure to disperse at n mo
gathering when an officer ordered di,
persal, was stricken.
J. Senator Walter F. O'Brien's b;u ,
permit hiring of additional game wa
dens was put over day, when it w,
n found 1t attempted to amend a law a
;, ready repealed.
;. Representative Rotruck has filed n