The Arvada enterprise., 1921-03-03
LEGISLATIVE news
uP.To-DATE REPORT OF WHAT
IS TAKING PLACE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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crease the salaries OF his deputies In
proportion. The proposed Increase
would give the inspector the same xal.
airy as the governor. By a vote Of 49,
to the Senate struck the enactlnE
clause from the bill. on Senator Sam.
uel ID. De Busk's motion, and 1t was
only after the bill had been segre-
gated from the report of the commit.
tee Of the whole and Senator John L.
East of walsenburg proposed amend.
ments eliminating all salary increases
that the senators gave It favorable
consideration whatever.
The State Senate fixurativciy voted
against the "joy rider" aud the speed
maniac" when It passed on second
reading Senators John l.. East and
Francis J. knRuss' bill which cmpOw-
ers courts to impose body judgment
against defendants In suits for Der.
sonal damages or property loss who
are held responsible by judge or jury
for negligence through reckless or
willful disregard Of the rights Of 9TH
ers." This phraseOlOgy was substitut.
ed for criminal negligence" by an
amendment presented by Senator East
to make imposition Of such Judgment
more attainable, he said, courts finding
It difficult to define criminal negii-
gence' In many cases.
The State Senate has taken the first
step toward abolishinE vaccination or
incubation as requirement for en-
trance into public schools. state col.
leges or state universities, by PASSING
on second reading Senator John Il.
Stephens bill, No. $50. providing
against such requirements. As orig.
inally drawn, the bill declared that
mo vaccination. incubation or other
medical treatment" shall be required
for admittance to. attendance at or
employment In "any public or private
school, college. institution or office"
Senate Bill 70, by Senator's Fairfield
and Knauss, was passed on second
reading. amending chapter 1b1 Of an
1899 statute and repeating chapter $50.
to make them conform with an amend
ment Of 1901 which provides that A.
ssssments for street improvements
must be based on the benefit conferred
rather than upon foot frontage. Sen.
ator ". o. Peterson explained the blu.
Tho 1850 law was passed to apply par
tieulariy to Pueblo and Colorado
Springs, which since have became char
fsr cities. -----
Despite opposition from Senator
Walter r. O'Brien and others, Seoa.
tor ". w. Kings bin. to remove from
game wardens and their deputies un.
der regular salary their present privi-
iege Of receiving half the court
fines and costs Of all game and fish
violation cases In which they arc con-
plainants went through on second
reading.
The Senate passed eight other bills
ca second reading. three Of them
Hsuse bills, and five on third reading.
Another doubt In section 1881 Of tie
revised statutes Of 1908 was removed
b Senators Fairfield and Knauss' blu
amending this provision which was
passed on second reading also. The
anondmsnt changes to ''immaterial"
~ word material in the section.
wAich stipslatss that dsfsndants
charged Jointly With 4 crime may Oh.
tain separate trial by showing svi-
dsnee relating to them not material"
to the case.
Senator l.. Z. 0irard. who has IN.
other blue sky bill pending, and Sec.
ator Knauss talked against the meas.
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4 proposal that $780, 1000 be cut from
the State Highway Commission's 1921
budget In said to he under c0nsldern-
ton BY members Of the finance com.
mittees Of the General Assembly M q
means Of putting an end to the contro-
vorsy now raging between heads Of
state educational Institutions over the
acceptance Of the Rockefeller founda.
ton $75O.OOO gift for 4 state medical
school and hospital for the pNOr Of
Colorado.
Child Insurance, considered by every
SsaxiOn Of tho Legislature since 1893,
when the present anti.chIld insurance
statute was passed. came before the
State Senate aEnln In the form Of bin
go. by Senators Alexander Il. Young.
Hugh X. Steele and ". ". Booth. The
measure wus passed 0n second reading
nftsr virtually shoie afternoon Of
discussion, In which the opposition was
led by Senator John McFndzrHn Of Del
Norte. y physician.
Another bin passed on third read.
Ing ir Intended tn relieve taxpayers
and provides that no penalties viii h.
attached II taxes xre pnid In full by
the last day Of May. Representatives
udOlph johnson and willinm u. Heed
Of Boulder county introduced the bin.
After II lengthy Srnnglc. the House
struck the enucting clause from II bin
providing for the pensioning Of school
teachers. Before being killed. the bin
was amended. Under the provisions Of
the bin. men 81 the Mg. Of % and
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