Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-01
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
UP-To-DATE REPORT OF WHAT
Is TAKING PLACE AT THE
sTATE CAPITOL.
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tional Guard drill prize, which was de
signed a number of years ago by Col.
A. w. Hogle. retired n. G. c., who
made the presentation to the state Col
onel Hogle conceived the trophy as a
method of stimulating interest among
national guardsmen in their drills The
prize was awarded to the man who
made the best appearance at drill, to
be held by him for six months, or nm
til the next drill. When a guardsman
had won the trophy twice he was pre-
scented with a silver replica of the orig
inal prize as q personal gift. Not
more than ten men were able to win
the trophy twice. The insignia of the
Fourth division, Seventeenth Army
corps, Army of the Tennessee, is repre-
sented by an arrow at the top of the
trophy, while a Maltese cross at the
bottom represents the Army of the
Gulf, of which the colonel was a mem
ber during the Civil war.
A 10 per cent salary increase for all
clerks and stenographers in the state
capitol building drawing 500 a month
or less probably will be recommended
by the finance and appropriation com
mittees to both branches of the Gen
eral Assembly. Decision to take this
action is said to have been in the ma
ture of n compromise from the s25
straight increase which the budget
commissioner advised in his report to
the governor and the Legislature.
About 200 employees in the various
OF 20 - x.-tII hn aff 49,
proposed increase. Advocates of the
measure. who include all the high state
officials, point out that the average
wage of these employees Is SS5 a month
which is very low for the class OF work
required of them. No Increases have
been asked for employees drawing more
than 800 a month. In making up the
budget it was decided that salary in
creases to officials also would be
avoided.
The State Senate finance committee
voted to report out the Booth Callen-
Young bill, with appropriation of $780,
600, for state-owned and managed ce-
ment and crushed stone plant near Flor
ence, Colo, but turned down by ma jor-
ity vote the administration bill from
the lower house appropriating 5000, 900
for state armorles.
The measure establishing a highway
traffic code passed the House on final
rending. The measure now goes to the
governor for his signature. Seven
votes were registered against the
measure by representatives, who be-
lieve that the form of the bill is un-
constitutional.
In n message to the House Governor
Shoup announced that he had vetoed
House Bill No. 1S2 by Representative
Charles C. Sackmann. This bill would
change the law so that schools run for
tion. Governor Shoup declared that
the drawing of the bill was faulty.
Appropriation measures for Colo
RADIO institutions are the only Senate
bills being considered by the House at
the present time. The other Senate
bills are being held up until work
starts on House measures in the Sen
ate.
The Senate voted to concur In the
House amendments to the bill penaliz-
ing notaries public for false swearing
of affidavits and the like, though Sem
ator Adams protested. The House lin
tied the penalties to election cases.
The only bills passed on second read
ing were that by Representative Henry
]. Allen to appropriate $500 for G. A.
X. headquarters, and one by Senators
Goldlng, Fairfield and Knauss, making
minor changes in criminal procedure.
The Colorado ranger bill, passed by
the House with provision for $500, 900
appropriation, was reported out on spe-
cial orders for the calendar, the only
so-called administration measure to be
included in the list
Following adoption of the Knauss
resolution, senators with pet measures
still In committee made desperate eff
forts to have them reported out imme-
diately. Several were successful.
By a vote Of "a to IL the State Sen
ate passed on third and final reading
the amended form recommended by the
state affairs committee.
The enactlng clause In Represents.
tive w. b. Gordon's bill. fixing pen
atty for failure to disperse at n mob
gathering when an officer ordered dis
persal, was stricken.
Senator Walter f. OBrien's bill to
permit hiring of additional game war.
dens was put over n day, when 1t was
found 1t attempted to amend a law al
ready repealed.
Representative Rotruck has filed no.
tice on the rules committee for re-
port on the characterization measure
which has already passed the Senate.
Senator w. II. Adams two bills, Nos.
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