The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-05
LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITIES
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twenty-five recess appointments SUD-
mltted by Governor Shoup. The list of
appointments confirmed follows:
4. ]. o'DonnelI member Uniform
Laws Commission.
George A. Carlson, former governor
trustee at State Teachers college.
Earl Wilson, state insurance commits
sioner.
Utilities Commission.
Horace F. Lunt, state commissioner
OF mining.
Harry V Kepner. trustee state
Teachers College.
A. A. Edwards. member state Board
of Agriculture.
John Calkins. member State Board OF
Warren A. Haggott Judge Second
Arthur Cornforth. Judge Fourth ju-
James A. Park. Judge Tenth judicial
Roland c. Parvin. state game and
Thomas b. stearns. member State
George A. statier. trustee State
Teachers College.
II. NJ Minor. trustee State Soldiers
DIR. r. l.. Drinkwater. member State
Board OF Health. s,.,a
Dior' pr' George c. % K. olmstead. member
State Board of Health.
| troll Industrial School for Girls
Mrs Jarvis Richards. Board of Con-
troll. Industrial School for Girls;
Edwin S. Kassler, Board OF CONTROL
Industrial School for Girls.
John c. skinner. Board Of Trustees.
Industrial Workshop for the BitnG.
Rodney j. Bardwell. trustee, School
b. r Chase. irrigation division en-
| gineer, District No. 6.
James II. Rankin, trustee, Home TOT
| Mental Detectives.
Bills passed on second reading Dy
the House We're:
Bill No. 159, by Representative Ro-
truck. to allow an extra juror in cases
for which the judge deems such juror
necessary. The extra juror would take
no part in giving a decision unless
member of the jury was absent be-
| cause of sickness, injury or death.
Bill No. 10, by Representative
| George A. Pughe of Moffat county, TO
give towns and cities more power In
the matter of contracting bonded In
debtedness.
Bill No. 26, by Representative
| Claude Rees of Rifle, to empower
brand inspectors to collect fee of not
more than } cents head on all cattle,
horses and mules shipped and exempt
ing stock being shipped for temporary
| grazing purposes.
That Colorado is losing yearly more
than 100000 in corporation taxes and
that all restrictions, liabilities and
penalties are avoided by large num-
ber of companies operating on plan
which gives them all the benefits OF
incorporation with none of the limita-
| tions, is the charge that was made by
II. c. Aulnix to Judge Butler of the
District Court in a suit against the
| Automobile Owners Protective Asso-
citation. Judge Butler declared the suit
| raised entirely new legal questions,
and admitted that he was puzzled as
to the statute of the so-called common
law trust, under which general title
the new form of organization operates.
The Senate has passed on third hear
ing the following:
Senate Bill 81, by Senator Dickin-
son, to fix District Court terms in the
| Fourth judicial district.
Senate Bill Is, by Senator Dodge, to
fix the fees for sheriffs.
Senate Bill 76, by Senator Callen, to
amend the stock inspection law.
Senate Bill 123, by Senator Young,
to require an oath of allegiance from
the teachers in Colorado schools.
Senate Bill 5, by Senator Knauss, to
define fraternal benefit societies, and
Senate Bill %, by Senator Colwell
were put over.
The Senate put over indefinitely
Senators Peterson and Knauss' blue
sky" bill, laid over from the previous
| day.
The committee on criminal jurispru-
| dence of the House has made favor
able recommendation on the bill by
| Representative w. b. Gordon of Prov
ers county, to make 1t an offense pun
ishable by six months Imprisonment
and fine of 5000, to fail to disperse
at mob or riotous gathering.
The House of Representatives game
and fish committee voted to have print
ed the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Iver II. Daley of La Veta, presi-
dent of the Colorado Game and Fish
Protective Association, by which state
| fish and game laws would be cleared
of present provisions Inconsistent with
federal laws.
Senate Bill No. 4, by Senators Gold
| ing Fairfield and Francis ]. Knauss
| OF Denver, was re-referred to the jul
dietary committee when it came up for
consideration in the House. This law
| empowers the relatives or representa-
tives of dead persons to bring suits to
quiet title in estate matters. Stating
that 1t makes a complete change in the
laws, Representative Paul b. Godsman
of purl;n utnn ypa6a a motion that n 10