The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-02-10
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
uP.ro.DATE REPORT OF WHAT
Is TAKING PLACE At THE
STATE CAPITOL.
western se.sp.p.r Union News service. ,

5. b. IZ-Dy senator's fuifIleiu anu
Knauss, to regulate The redemption of
property sold on execution.
S. b. S5-By Senators X. G. Calien
and L. L. Warren, 10 prevent running
upon the public range of bulls, stni'
lions and rams less than seven-eighths
pure bred. The present law permits
nalfbreeds so to run.
Senate bills passed on second read
ing were:
S. b. 16-By Senator Fairfield (by
request), to forbid placing in the State
Industrial School for Boys and youths
unless ordered there by court of
record.
S. b. 17-By Senator Fairfield (by
reques), to limit the number of direc-
tors which trust deposit or security
company may elect.
S. b. 1S-By Senator Fairfield (by
requesD. to, permit trust companies to
.ngage in banking business.
S. b. 264-By Senator Hugh r.
Steele, to provide how gifts shall be
presented to the State Historical and
Natural History Society and how
cared for.
S. b. 94-By Senators Charles I.
Colwell and A. @. Scott, to increase to
two the number of judges in the Thir-
teenth judicial district
Another measure given final pas
sage allows brand inspectors to col
lect fee not exceeding cents a head
on all horses, cattle and mules they
examine.
There was much discussion over a
bill introduced by Representative d.
P. Howard of Grand county, amending
the present divorce laws so that the
divorce is not automatically granted
by the death of either party after an
lnterlocutory decree Of divorce and be-
fore the final decree is granted.
The three bills passed on second
reading by the Sennte were:
S. B. 81 to permit cities of the first
and second class to hire without call
ing for bids technical or professional
aids to safeguard the cities regarding
contracts awarded by competitive bids.
S. b. 66. to make subject to disquall-
campaign pledges or other promise
of reward to secure his election.
s. B. "a, to change the name Of
board of commissioners of the state
penitentiary" to the board of correc-
tions" in the statute defining the
State Prison Labor Commission.
The State Senate passed on second
ators Peterson and Knauss. after SEN
ators seeking to delay action had ex-
hausted parliamentary resources in at
tempting to have it put over for future
consideration.
By a vote of 80 to % the bill intro
duced by Representative Abe Pollock
of Denver to repeal the headless bal
head of the tickets on the ballots In
general elections, was passed by the
House of Representatives,. Opponents
of the bill used various means trying to
kill the measure, but were unsuccess-
full. Representative John G. Vroman,
Jr.. moved that the enacting clause be
stricken. After much debate, this mo-
tion was defeated by 80 to "a vote.
Representative Penter's bill to take
state penitentiary in the placing Of
convict labor passed on second reading
after it had been brought before the
House last week and referred back to
committee for changes. As it now
stands, convict labor Will be sent to
any county where the county commits
sioners request with the approval Of
the State Board of Corrections.
A bill by Representative Claude
Reeves of Rifle, making it obligatory Of
railroads to notify brand inspectors Of
stock shipments, was passed on Sec
ond reading.
A bill by Representative Mcintyre Of
Colorado Springs, making grand lar
ceny the stealing of goods below $50
in value from the same person more
than once in a six-month period, also
was passed on second reading.
A measure by Representative A. E..
Wslthers of Ouray making 1t a misde-
meanor for any person to make false
statement in regard to the solvency or
financial condition of any bank with
intent to injure the bank has been rec
commended for passage by the House
banking committee
The amount of money that could be
loaned under the state farm loan act
would be raised from $4,000 to $1,000
for each individual under the prOvi-
sions of bill that has been reported
for printing by the state affairs and
reapportionment committee. Repre-
sentative Lorenzo NJ. Sutton of Nor
gan and Washington counties is the
author of the measure. According to
his view, the maximum amount of a
loan now IS far too low.
Thomas Fl. Kelley of Durango, Dem
ocratic floor leader in the House of
Representatives, is i'll. Mr.. Kelley, who