The Dolores star., 1921-02-18
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
UP-To.DATE REPORT OF WHAT
is TAKING PLACE At THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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reSeniatlNeS, James l'llts OF Eagie
I county, chairman. reported out favor
| ably the bill introduced by Representa-
| tive 4. NJ Wilson of III Paso county.
| to put before the people the question
| OF repeating the civil service amend.
ment to the state constitution. Anoth-
cr bin reported ont favorab!y by this
! committee is Representative w. "A.
Spooner's to submit TO the voters pro-
posal To extend the terms of county
| officials 10 four years.
| Following objections that iegisla-
| tive investigation, as proposed, could
| not he conducted 'under the simple
| House resolution originally introduced
! because 1t could not provide for as
| SisIanCc by senators, Representative
Paul r. Godsmnn of Burlington pre-
scented House on current resolution
calling for legislative investigation Of
statc-owned coal properties. the cost of
| production and distribution of coal, the
| price to the consumer and present and
| past costs of coal to the state.
A Senate measure by senator Hugh
| Il. Steele. relating TO gifts and d0na-
tionS to the State Historical and Nat
urnl History Society. was approved by
the House on second reading. Anoth-
or SenHt. measure TO 20 through on
second rending was that by senator
George f. Colgate and Representatives
Frank r. Kelly of Chaffee county and
Charles a. Linkins of Fremont county,
to transfer Park and Chnffec counties
from the thirteenth to the sixth nor
nal institute district.
Other bills passed by the Senate on
second reading are Senator Folletts
bill creating the fourteenth judicial
district from the counties of Moffut,
Routt and Grand: Senator Scott's bill
| empowering cities and towns TO con
denim property outside their corporate
limits for the construction of sewer
system, and senator Warren'S bill re-
pcaling an old statute regarding the
collection and publication of agricul-
tural and other statistics by county
| assessors.
Opposition to Senate bill 246, intro,
| duced '"by request" by Senator Hugh
X. Steele. and aimed to permit child
burial Insurance in Colorado, ended
| suddenly. The reason was this: The
bill was drafted without the cnacting
clause and was introduced by Senator
Steele, AS il was handed to him. with
| out being made complete in this re-
spect. The result is that IT is as dead
as if it had never been written.
A measure introduced by ReprcSen.
talivG Ezra ID. Dickerman of Leadvlle.
and prepared by the secretary of
states office. in regard to corporations,
passed the House on second reading
This measure is one designed to i'm.
proved the present corporations laws
in Il way which will increase the nun.
her Of companies that incorporate in
Colorado and thereby Increase the col
lection of fees by the state.
Colorado hOmestenders will be able
to borrow $1,000 each at per cent in
terest. if the Legislature passes a bill
passed in the Senate on second rend-
Ing, and if the philanthropist propos.
ing to make the loans possible does not
tack a cOdiCil on his last will and tes-
lament as it is now drawn
The bill abOlShing the State Rail.
rond Commission was adopted on third
and final reading by the State Senate.
The Denver senators made II desperate
final effort to kill the measure, or at
least postpone final action until com
mittecs from northwestern Colorado
could he heard, but failed.
\ bill by Penter, requiring the
teaching of the history and civil gov
ernmcnt N Colorado in public schools
was passed on second reading.
BY vote of Il to 0, the House of
representatives declared Charles e.
Jaynes, Republican, legally elected to
the House from Clear Creek county.
because of the failure of George Robe
son, Democrat, who contested his cleo
tion, to substautiate his charges with
evidence.
A bill designed to prevent unfair dis.
elimination In the selling or buying of
commodities was brought before the
House of Representatives and started
one of the warmest arguments of the
session before it was referred back to
| committee.
lhe House passed on third reading
Dill by Representative Morris A
Penter of Pueblo that makes it com.
pulsory to teach the civil government
of Colorado in all schools of the state
The bill by Representative Frank II
Mortenson of Pueblo, making the laws
more strict In regard to the registering
or druggists and the sale of drugs
passed the House on final reading.
The House passed unanimously ON
second reading bill by DIckerman
concerning corporations and provid-
ing Tor shares of stock without par
value.
Inc Dill to repeal the law creating
the state Railroad Commission was
passed by the Senate on third and