Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-05
[ITT[E DONE
MONDAY BY
LEGISLATURE
Runors Increase That Ex-
ira Session Will Be Call
ed By Gov. Shoup
Special to The chieftain:

Special to The Chieftain:
Denver, Colo, April 4.-Ihe next
to the last day of tho Legislative Ses-
SION was not productive of the re-
suits anticipated and tonight rumors
are thick that an extra session may
yet be called. The conference COM
mittces failed to reach an agreement
with the governor on the good roads
bill altlIo they did report an agree
ment among themselves. They re-
don composed of the governor, the
lieutenant governor and the attorney
general. This is not satisfactory to
the governor neither is 1t satisfactory
to either house and it Will undoubt-
edly be rejected. The governor still
wants his one man commission and
so does tho house while tho senate
wants a seven man commission.
The chances for an extra session to-
night on the good roads bill is fifty
fifty. Neither is tho governor salts
, fled with the blue sky or the auto dis
elimination bills as they passed the
house. Unless they can be whipped
into better shape in n conference com
mittee the governor will seriously con-
slider an extra session on them.
The house killed the liquor law en-
forcement fund bill simply because the
third reading vote was taken when
seven of its friends were out to lunch.
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handling it bungled the program. The
auto profiteering bill also got lost in
the last day of second reading shuffles
and will not reach the chief executive
for his signature.
The four year term of office for
county officials was killed by the SEN
ate. That body did pass tho teachers
minimum wage bill with several
amendments. Late this evening the
special committee appointed to inves,
tigatc the School of Mines reported
that everything at tho school was In
good shape and that all charges were
| unfounded.
Denver. Colo. April +.-As tho rc-
suit of an eleventh hour switch by
Representative Paul b. Godsman, the
house today passed the Elhott-McFa ao-
zean bill, abolishipg the state railroad
lcommdssaon.
REPRESENTATIVE Godsman had led
1.-The fight against the measure since
tho state of the session and his sud
den change came AS surprise 70
forces that favor boring tho Moffat
and other railway tunnels by state
aid.
| According to an announcement made
| by Godsman. he changed because his
constituents urged that he do nothsns
that would help Denver. That atu-
tudc, he said. was in retaliation for
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tic up s5.oo0,oo road bond issue.
The Moffat road will be junkcd in
a short time 81 the bill becomes
law. Representative Nandemoer de-
clarcd.
After finally failing onco to concur
| in tho senate amendment to the bill
lappropriating $500 .t-o for the eHecu-
tive, judicial. and legislative depart
mcnts of the state for tho next two
years. the house today cancelled its
former action. and passed the bill as
amended.
Tho blue sky law was killed when
| It canio before tho house on finnl
house reading today. Representatives
said the measure was killed at the
request OF Governor Oliver II. Shoup.
Bills passed today on second reading
were: Senator John z. hckinscn's
measure, raising the royalty on coal
mined on state land from 10 to Is cents
n ton. Senators Fairfield and knause
bill providing for the codification oil
the revised statutes: Senator Burkcs
bill providing penalties for discriin-
mating in prices in different sections
of the state for the purpose OF driN-
:nE competitors out of business.
Bills passed on second reading We're;
Senator Richard Callcn's bill, author
izing the establishment of a branch OF
the state agricultural college at Rifle.