Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11
COWAN'S LETTER
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Nh. .. sag. no the governor
came as comp..-. uuul-u 10 Rcpub-
Lean % T...rtDr. s. Governor Shuup AT
one ttr " d,r,a.,d his intention 20 Let
the ia" making bodies operate as
they Ea. fit without any interference
from j n. But alarm that his pct
measures were not appearing for ar-
ton, probably led 70 the message.
Nh,lc his message had much effect
On III" Republican members Of the
House. the effect on the senator's Is
not yet noticeable. The administra-
non bills passed in the lower body
have yet been untouched in the senate.
Following "a well known political Do
Icy, they are holding the measures up
a4 whip over the head Of the
governor. They get what they want
{ they threaten 10 throw the govern.
urs blil- INTO the waste basket
Commenting upon the dilly dallying
poiIcles Df the general assembly last
week, Ihos. / Blackwell Of Delta
county, said that the Hous" was turn
ing into jockey club. Unless we
yet TO work within the next twenty
four hours We are paving the way
for the greatest Democratic land
slide In history two years from now"
be- stated
The stnvkmcn's bill. compelling the
"a loada TO speed up stock trains, rs
Il finally passed the house, carried a
provision for a speed of ten miles an
hour on both narrow and broad gage
roads. This includes the entire time
from loading TO delivery at market,
and carries q good sized penalty.
Such Law is just what the stockmen
OF the western Slope have been need
ing ami believe Il viii get to the
governor
A bill introduced by Representative
Gilbert 0f PItkIn county, and myself
forbidding locomotives to run back
ward after dark. passed the House on
second reading Monday with but one
vote registered against it. However,
/ anticipate much more opposition
when tn bill comes up for final read
ing g. the lobbyists Of the railroad
companies have started their activi-
tics and ! know they can swing q good
many members of the house into their
way Of thinking.
II II does not pass the house, more
trouble rs anticipated in the Senate.
as this place Is where the lobbyists
from the railroads really have q great
deal OF influence.
\ bill that was defeated in the
Houge last week, caused great deal
of argument between the stockgrowers
and farmers. The bill as defeated.
stipulated that farmers must have a
well constructed fence of four wires
before they could claim damage from
stock breaking thru. Farmers thot
that the fence requirements We're too
trtg 'Thn,s ,Ln,x I,tkln
succeeded in having the bill killed. al
tho attempts will be made to bring it
back to life.
The highway bill is holding the
center of interest right now in the
House. As the bill now appears it
calls for n commission to be made
up OF an engineer assisted by the gov
crnor and the attorney general. The
engineer to hold the position must
have five years read building ex-
perience as an engineer in an execu-
tive capacity. The salary of the en-
gineer is fixed at $500 year, or
$500 more than the governor re-
ceives.
As the bill was first amended it
called for a highway commission to
be comprised of six members, high
way engineer and an assistant high
way engineer lhe SIX members came
from different sections of the state.
1t was this form of commission that
the county commissioners approved
when they held their annual meeting
in January.
The bill with the one man commits
sion has the backing of Governor
Shoup and the Colorado Good Roads
Association.
A bill, which know all residents of
Gunnison county win be interested in,
is the one revising the game and fish
laws. This is a sixty-five page bill
and It took a good many hours for
the Fish and Game Commission to
wade their way through it. am a
member of this committee, so know
1t only too well. After going over
the sixty-five page bill, l was struck
with many good features Of the bill
and by many which do not think are
good.
Because of the great number Of
opinions entertained by members il
was decided to report the bill out Of