The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-19
LEGISLATIVE Ne EWS
UP.To.DATE REPORT OF WHAT
is TAKING PLACE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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=. u. lgf-IO permit the district at
torney of Denver, with consent of the
district judges. to appoint a chief dep
uty district attorney at an annual sal
airy not to exceed $4,000,
s. b. 12S-To fix deputy district at
torneys' salaries at not more than 81
600 In ordinary counties of the first
and second class, and at not more than
$1,000 In Denver, where the salary now
is $1,000.
S. Il. 162-By which district attor-
neys and their assistants will not be
required to give bond.
S. b. 164-To permit the district at
torney in Denver to hire stenographers
number not specified-at $1,000
year and two special officers ut $1,000
a year.
Senator Knauss said the present law
permits hiring of only one stenogra-
pher, although three are in the dis
trict attorneys office now to take care
of the stenographic work there.
S. Il. 1910 amend the statute on
subornatlon of perjury and perjury.
S. b. 1GS-To tighten the regula-
S. b. 1Sl-To permit judges, with
consent of the district attorney and
defendant, to direct jurles to bring in
sealed verdicts in all criminal cases,
except those involving the death sen
tenee or life Imprisonment, when the
jury is unable to reach agreement be-
fore adjournment of court for the day.
The House passed on second reading
n measure by Representative n. NJ.
Wilson of FL Paso county, prohibiting
clairvoyancy, palmistry, astrology and
other forms of fortune telling, and pro
viding penalty of six months in Jail
and $500 fine.
Representative Mabel Ruth Baker
of Denver moved that the enactins
clause be stricken from the bill.
She said that it was her viesw that
any woman had a right to have her
fortune told to determine who her fu-
ture husband might be, if she so de-
sired.
She also declared that many women
were making their living by practic-
ing clairvoyancy and that she believed
they had a right to do so and were not
doing any harm. The motion to strike
out the enacting clause was defeated.
Representatives Wilson, Pollock and
Frank Z. Mortenson called clairvoy-
ants "home wreckers' and takers"
40 speed up legislation in the state
House of Representatives and bring
before that body some of the construc-
tive measures introduced but still
slumbering in committee, the Repub-
lican majority effected appointment of
a steering committee. That there is
need for steering committee is evil
denced by the fact that while LOO
bills were introduced, the two houses
so far have passed upon slightly more
than 100 measures. The majority of
these have been repeal bills drawn by
the statute revision committee to kill
laws that now are imperative, in con-
flict or unconstitutional
The House adopted the Senate joint
memorial introduced in the upper body
calling upon Secretary of War Baker
and Congress TO take immediate steps
to gain the release from n German
prison at Eberbach, Germany, of
Frank thinner. a Denver soldier, ar
rested with Charles Neuf, also an
American soldier, following their re-
ported effort to capture Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll, notorious millionaire
evader of the American draft law. The
memorial will be sent to Washington
Immediately.
Since the so-called antl-price dis
elimination bill considered i'm the low
er house was referred TO committee, n
strong Republican lobby has developed
against it, and opponents say IT mas
fragile lease on life. According to
members in the last session, the same
measure was passed on third reading
by the House two years ago merely
because il was so late in the session
that members, until then opposed to it,
realized that it had no chance to get
through the Senate before adjourn
ment.
Various bills are pending to provide
funds for another sO-called department
of safety-that claimed by Col. Clitton
Wilder. who though employed now as
n state prohibition law enforcement or
ficer under the governors annual 30
600 appropriation for enforcing the
state prohibition law, maintains that
he. and no other, is the head of the
department of safety. Many members
of both houses and of both political
parties, are openly hostile to any pro-
posal to appropriate for the coloneTs
activities.
The bill for the reorganization of the
National Guard again appeared, Dut
was put over for another day
Members of the rules committee,
which has complete power in deter
mining what measures may appear be
fore the House, say that they have