Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-02-11
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
UP-To-DATE REPORT OF WHAT
is TAKING PLACE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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property sold ON execution.
$. b. S5-By Senators r. c. Callen
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 were:
S. b. 16-By Senator Fairfield (by
reques), to forbid placing in the State
Industrial School for Boys and youths
unless ordered there by court of
record.
$. Il. 17-By Senator Fairfield (by
requesD, to limit the number of direc-
tors which trust, deposit or security
company may elect.
$. Il. 1S-By Senator. Fairfield (by
requesD, to permit trust companies to
engage in banking business
$. Il. 264EBy 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. C. 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 Il
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
interlocutory decree Of divorce and be-
fore the final decree is granted.
The three bills passed on second
reading by the Senate 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. Il. sc, to make subject to disquali-
fication any state officer who makes
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
reading the "blue sky" bill by Sen
ators Peterson and Knauss, after sen
ators seeking to delay action had ex-
hausted parliamentary resources in at
tempting to have 1t put over for future
consideration.
BY vote of 30 to 23 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 c. Vroman,
Jr., moved that the enacting clause be
stricken. After much debate, this mo-
tion was defeated by 80 to 24 vote.
Representative Penter's bill to take
the power away from the warden of the
state penltentiary 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.
bill by Representative Claude
Reeves of Rifle. making 1t 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 six-month period, also
was passed on second reading.
A measure by Representative A. E.
Walthers of Ouray making it a misde-
meanor for any person to make a 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 $500 to $1,000
for each individual under the provi-
sions of a 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