The Ordway new era., 1921-02-11
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
uP-To-pATE REPORT OF WHAT
Is TAKING PLACE At THE
STATE CAPITOL.
western Newspaper Union News ssr,ice.)

The Senate bills passed on third
reading We're:
S. Il. T2-By Senators Fairfield and
knauss, TO regulate the redemption of
property sold on execution.
S. b. S5-By Senators Il. C. Cnllen
and e. +. Warren, to prevent running
upon the public range of bulls, stall
lions and rams less than seven-eighths
pure bred. The present law permits
half-breeds so to run.
Senate bills passed on second read
ing We're:
$. 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
requesD, to limit the number of dice
tors which trust, deposit or security
company may elect. d
S. B. 1S-By Senator Fairfield (by
requesD, to permit trust companies to
engage in banking business.
S. 3. 2G4-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 l.
Colwell and A. G. 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 a fee not exceeding 5 cents a head
on all horses, cattle and mules they
examine.
There was much discussion over
bill introduced by Representative d.
7. 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
interlocutory decree of divorce and be-
fore the final decree is granted
The three bills passed on second
reading by the Senate We're:
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. &c, to make subject to disquali-
fication any state officer who makes
CouIDulSn pleuSeS VI otIeE 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-
TONS in the statute defining the
State Prison Labor Commission.
The State Senate passed on second
reading the "blue sky" bill by Sem
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 vote of 80 to % the bill intro
duced by Representative Abe Pollock
of Denver to repeal the headless bal
lot act and restore party names at the
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-
ton was defeated by a 80 to "a vote.
Representative Penters bill to take
the power away from the warden of the
state penitentiary i'm 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
nr
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
| than once in n six-month period, also
was passed on second reading.
A measure by Representative A. f.
Walthers of Ouray making it 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
ommended for passage by the House
banking committee.
The amount of money that could be
| loaned under the state farm loen act
would be raised from $500 to $1,000
for each individual under the provi-
siOns of u 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