The Colorado statesman., 1921-02-12
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
UP-To-DATE REPORT OF WHAT
is TAKING PLACE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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children may regularly attend school,
were victorious when the measure was
brought before the State House of
Representatives. They succeeded in
having the bill referred back TO the
medical affairs committee, after Its op-
ponents had attempted TO have the
enactlng clause stricken out and later
to refer the bill to the committee on
education.
The Colorado Legislature began a
race to put through a bill to change
the name of the Grand river to that of
the Colorado river before the latter
name is appropriated by congressional
action by Utah and Wyoming, which
seek TO attach Colorado" as new
monicker for the Grand river. This
was the impression made on the Sen
ate by Senator c. Il. Bannister of
Grand Junction, author of the bill, who
said Congressman f. T. Taylor had
notified him that speed is essential in
changing the name here to forestall ac-
ton of these two states.
Following a caucus of Republicans
II was decided to let Governor Shoup
have the deciding word on the propos-
al to put before the voters of the state
the question of calling constitutional
convention, as provided for in Senate
concurrent resolution No. 3, calen-
dared several times for consideration
on third reading, but put over each
time.
Democrats in the lower house went
on record in favor of protective tar
iff-probably for the first time in his
tory in ColoradO-when only one vote
was cast against Representative Sack
mann's joint memorial No. 6, urging
Congress TO place heavy tariff on i'm
ports of livestock and farm products.
There are seven Democrats in the
body.
Two bills regarding state institu-
tions of higher learning have been
printed. One is House Bill No. 1864, by
Representative William z. Reed of
Boulder. which would authorize the
governor to appoint commission OF
three electors to make survey OF
these institutions and report on their
findings by July 1, 1922.
Senator o. e. Bannister's bill, No.
100, ruling out of existence what he
termed "cut throat notes." was passed
on second reading. The bill provides
that the usual procedure OF process
serving and the like must run against
Judgment notes, contracts or any con
fession of judgment contained In writ
ten obligations.
Final approval of the House was
given TO the bill by Representative a.
f.. walther of Ouray, making it mis-
demeanor wilfully to make false
statement regarding the financial
standing of any bank.
Senator Alexander r. Young, who
has presented many of the measures
in the upper house affecting schools,
is sponsor for Senate Bill 29O, which
would permit any school district to cre-
ate a retirement fund.
The House passed on third and fin
al reading the measure by Representa-
tive John J. Vandemoer of Mesa coun-
ty, allowing the state and county TO
purchase camping grounds along the
public highways.
Senator w. W. Booths bill to abol-
ish the state BARRIERS examining board
and Senators Church and Callen's Dill
to authorize the state treasurer TO re-
ceiye gifts on behalf of the state were
put over.
Representatives Charles Jaynes of
Clear Creek county, Henry j. Price OF
Montrose and Josie J. Jackson of Den
yer have hung up record for the pres
ent State Legislature by not introduc-
ing a single bill among the LOO which
the two houses have on record. This
fact was shown by the index of bills
which came from the printer. Mrs.
Jackson has been unable to attend the
session because of sickness.
Senator L. f. Renshaw of Idaho
Springs has presented Senate Bill 21s
by which the width of lode mining
claims hereafter located would be
made 900 feet, or 800 feet from the
middle on each side of the middle of
the vein or crevice. Counties, by pop
ular vote at a general election, would
be authorized to establish smaller
widths II desired.
Senator Golding Fairfield and Rep
resentative w. b. Gordon of Prowers
county hold the record at the other end
of the table. The former has intro
duced ninety-eight bills, the latter
elghty-five. Many of these, however,
are measures recommended by the
statute revision commission to improve
the existing statutes through repeals
and amendments.
Senator Samuel w. DeBusk object
ed TO considering on second reading
Senator w. w. Kings bill revising the
regulation of "the practice of the heal
ing art" until members had given it
further consideration. 1t was put over