The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-03-31
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
up.ro-pATE REPORT OF WHAT
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/ The state Of Colorado has become
the owner Of the famous Hogle Ma
ticnal Guard drill prize, which was de-
signed q number Of years ago BY Gel.
A. w. Hogle, retired N. G. c., who
made the presentation to the state. Col
onel Hogle conceived the trophy as a
method of stimulating interest among
national guardsmen in their drills. The
prize was awarded to the man who
made the best appearance at drill, to
be held by him for six months, or nm
| til the next drill. When q guardsman
had won the trophy twice he was pre-
sented with silver replica of the orig
inal prize as q personal gift. Not
more thar ten men were able to win
the trophy twice. The insignia Of the
Fourth division, Seventeenth Army
corps, Army Of the Tennessee, Is repre-
sented by an arrow at the top Of the
trophy, while a Maltese cross at the
bottom represents the Army of the
Gulf, of which the colonel was 4 men,
ber during the Civil war.
A 10 per cent salary increase for all
clerks and stenographers' IN the state
capitol building drawing 500 4 month
or less probably will be recommended
by the finance and appropriation COM
mittees to both branches of the Cen
eral Assembly. Decision to take this
action is said to have been In the ma
ture of compromise from the $25
straight increase which the budget
commissioner advised in his report to
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 SS5 month
which is very low for the class of work
required of them. No increases have
been asked for employees drawing more
than 500 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,
0OO for state-owned and managed ce
ment and crushed stone plant near Flor
ence, Colo, but turned down by major
| ity vote the administration bill from
the lower house appropriating $500, 1000
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 were registered against the
measure by Representatives who be-
lieve that the form of the bill is un-
constitutional.
In a message to the House Governor
Shoup announced that he had vetoed
House Bill No. 1872 by Representative
Charles G. Sackmann. This bill would
change the law so that schools run for
profit would not be exempt from taxa
ton. 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
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 linn
tied the penalties to election cases.
The only bills passed on second read.
ing were that by Representative Henry
J. Allen to appropriate $500 for G. A.
R. headquarters, and one by Senators
Golding. Fairfield and Knauss, making
minor changes In criminel procedure.
The Colorado ranger bill, passed by
the House with provision for $29O, ,00C
cial orders for the calendar, the only
so-called administration measure to be
included in the list.
Following adoption of the Knauss
resolution, senators with pet measures
still in committee made desperate ef
forts to have them reported out imme
diately. Several were successful.
i By vote of "a to IL the State Sen
ate passed on third and final reading
the bond highway commission bill in
the amended form recommended by the
state affairs committee.
The enacting clause in. Represents
tive w. b. Gordon's bill. fixing pen
atty for failure to disperse at a moi
gathering when an officer ordered dis
persal, was stricken.
Senator Walter F. O'Brien's bill te
permit hiring of additional game war
dens was put over a day, when 1t was
found it attempted to amend law al
ready repealed.
Representative Rotruck has filed no
tice on the rules committee for a re
port on the characterization measure
which has already passed the Senate.
Senator w. II. Adams two bills, Nos