The Dolores star., 1921-03-11
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
up-fo-oATE REPORT OF WHAT
is TAKING PLACE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
Western Newspaper Union News ssr,,e,l

why construction
Declining to accept The one.m.n
highWhy commission plan advocutcd bv
Governor ShOup and the Colnr,dn C:ooJ
i''"us Association, the House commit
'ee on roads and bridges have taken
,'c ii'ie OF The measure supported by
'he governor and have changed tho
text INTO compromise bill, combining
features Of all highway governing bills
| introduced.
ms composite measure provides for
an advisory commission of six. in.
stead of five members as now and
eliminates the present requirement that
the vote OF the commission on any pro.
poSal must be unanimous. In case of
n tie vote, under this bill. the governor
would cast the deciding ballot.
lhe Dill creates the office of high
way engineer, and gives him complete
control over the carrying out of the
road-oullding program without inter-
ference from the commission.
The new sixth commissioner would
represent new sixth highway district
composed of Denver, Adams, Arapahoc.
Clear Creek, jefferson and Gilpin
counties.
opponents of the plan to build the
Moifat and other railroad tunnels with
state aid were frustrated again in their
efforts to bring the Elliot-McFadZean
Senate bill TO abolish the State Rail
! road Commission before the State
House of Representatives for action.
The state affairs and reapportionment
committee, by vote of i to 3. decided
to table the bill permanently.
This action means that unless the
HouS" overruleS The committee dec-
sion. the bill will remain pgeon-hole
for the rest of this session.
Representative Paul b. Godsman.
chairman of this committee, will ask
permission from the House to be en-
cused from making Il report on the bill
If this request is not granted, he will
file Il report adverse to the bill and
ask the House to adopt it. Rcpresen-
tative Morris \. Penter of Pueblo.
leader of the forces for the bill, al
ready has prepared minority report
which he will present, if the two re-
quests of Representative Godsmam are
denied by the House
The committee vote on the tabling
of the bill was as follows:
Representatives GodSman, W.
d. McGinnis. John f. RotruIck and II.
II. Harbaugh.
AgainSt-l'eprescntatives Pcntcr, A.
+. HemdIee and james Dils.
The following bills have passed on
third reading.
II. B. GIL, by Representative james
Dilts, approprIating $4,000 for the
maintenance Of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' home.
II. B. 343, by Representative George
Il. Smith, appropriatng funds for the
atory
S. b. 1S1, by Senator Francis J.
Knauss, concerning criminal jurispru-
dence
S. b. lS6, by Senator Golding Fair
field, relating to instruments of con-
veyance of real estate to trustees, ex-
ecutOrs, agents or administrators.
S b. 35S. by Senator Golding Fair
field, relating to the sale of real es
tate under testamentary provisions.
Fl. b. 81, by Representatives A. G.
Stubblefeld, George A. Pughe and
George W. Irwin, relating to irrigation
H. b. 3s2, by Representative Royal
w. Calkins, apprOprating funds for
apiary inspection.
II. B. Coz, by Representative Bert NJ.
Lake, appropriuting $1,000 for the re-
| lief of dependents of national guards
men who were injured in the coal
strike riots. also was passed on third
reading.
| Railroads will he required to make a
minimum average speed of twelve
miles an hour on standard gauge lines
and ten miles an hour on narrow
gauge lines. while transporting live
stock. under the provisions of Il bill in
troduccd by Senators John McFadzean
and X. l.. Rockwell and Representa-
tiyes e. l.. Gilbert and Claude Rees,
that has passed the House on second
reading.
The Senate passed on second read
ing Senator George +. Colgate's bill to
appropriate S3S.O0O for the state peni-
tentiary To make up dcflclt when
arose last year. through. it was report
ed, loss Of revenue from the state
prison farm, which was sold last year
The House amended the bill by Sen
ntors Il. c. Callcn and \. c. Warren
to allow seven-eighths pure bred bulls
and stations on the public range AS
the bill was amended, nothing nut pure
bred bulls and stations will be allowed
ON the ranges.
Without debate the Senate adopted
ioint memorial introduced by Sen
,tor O f. BanniSter of Grand Junction
asking Congress to pass WITHOUT uc'
law Senate Bill 1925 by Senator Smo"''
which would apply II RUE ot HIS.
come first served" in filings on OH anu
fIfn