The Keota news., 1921-02-11

ACTIVITIES
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The Senate blue sky" bill. No. l88,
by Senators w. o. Peterson and Fran.
els ]. Knauss. has bsen printed. It
would estabiish q securities commits
sion composed Of the attorney gen
eral. who would be president Of the
body: the secretary Of state. and ~
curities commissioners to be appointed
by the governor at $500 salary . year
and under q $1,000 bond. No firm sell.
Ing stock could do business In the state
without certificate from the commits
sion. Federal. foreign government. To-
cal Improvement and numerous other
securities specified would be exempted.
The proposal to abolish the Railroad
Commission II considered certain to
bring out the same alignment Of forces
which marked the campaign last No
vember concerning the proposed con.
stitutlonal amendment to permit build.
Ing Of the Aoffat and two other rail.
road tunnels With state bond Issue.
That ID. representatives In the two
houses from the southern part Of the
state. which was largely instrumental
In defeating the amendment. are ex-
pecte.i to support the measure solidiy.
while the majority Of the northern
counties solons will be ~ solidly
against It.
Any Colorado municipality Of the
first or second class could acquire or
establish public parks or pleasure
grounds within thirty miles Of its cor
porate limits II Senate Bill No. %. BY
Senators Golding. Fairfield and
Knauss, now printed. becomes law. The
bill provides that the mayor Of . city
electing to create such grounds would
appoint park commission Of six mem
bers, to serve without pay. and the
commission could hire SECRETARY at
81 400 salary year. The parks would
be provided for BY q bond issue. to be
voted upon By the people.
Representatives consider II possible
that the two bills by Representative"
G. H. Bond aud Charles G. Sackmann.
regarding the State Highway Commits
sion, will be consolidated In an effort
to harmonixe differences over highway
legislation. Both have been reported
out of the roads and bridges committee
for printing by unanimous vote. The
bond bill provides for single highway
commissioner, to be appointed BY the
governor, and secretary and deputy
highway commissioners to be named BY
the commissioner.
A lower house bill which. It 10 said.
will meet with the opposition of'Euard-
ians Of county TREASURES" 10 that IN
tro,iuced by Representative John J.
vantlcmoer Of Grand Junction. 40 No.
-, and providing that county commits
sIoners shall authorize payment from
county funds for the hotel. travelling.
eating and other expenses Of county
and juvenile court judges when they
attend annual conferences or conven-
tions "cnlled to consider matters with
I'm the Jurisdiction Of county and Juve-
nile courts"
House Bill No. l51, by Represonta-
tive H. II. rbsugh Of Greeley. would
permit counties to lease state.ownsd
lands needed for highways and would
provide for condemnation proceedings
by a board Of three appraisers to %
named by the county commissioner to
obtain privately ly.owned land required
for roads. A majority OF residents
along any proposed route would be r.
ouired to petition the county commits
sioners for the condemnation proceed
ings.
A bill intended to prevent exaction
NJ pletIRes from legislators when they