The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITIES
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firmeO WlthOut a disapprOv1ng vote,
twenty-five recess appointments sub
mitted by Governor Shoup. The list Of
appointments confirmed follows:
z. Z O'Donneii. member UniSorm
trustee at State Teachers college.
Earl Wilson. state insurance commits
Frank Lannon. member State Public
Utilities Commission.
Horace F. Lunt. state commissioner
of mining.
Harry y, Kepner. trustee State
"A. A.. Edwards, member State Board
John Caikins. member state Board of
Agriculture.
Wsrren A Hassott. Judge Second
Arthur cornforth. Judge Fourth ju-
dicial district
James 4. Park. Judge Tenth judicial
Roland g. Parvin, state game and
fish commissioner.
Thomas B. Stearns. member State
Board of Immigration.
George. A. statier. trustee State
Teachers College.
H NJ Minor. trustee State Soldiers
and Sailors Home.
DIR. r. l.. Drnkwater. member State
Board of Health.
Dr. J.. " Amesse, member State
DR.. George X. Olmstead. member
State Board of Health.
Mrs. l.. Van Kleeck, Board of Con-
troll. Industrial School for Girls.
Mrs. Jarvis Richards, Board of Con-
troll. Industriai School for Girls
Edwin s. Kassler. Board of Control.
Industrial School for Girls.
John c. skinner. Board of Trustees.
Industrial Workshop for the BLIND.
Rodney ]. Bardwell. trustee, School
B. T. Chase irrigation division en-
gineer. District No. 6.
James H. Rankin. trustee. Home for
Mental Detectives.
Bills passed on second reading by
the House were:
Bill No. 159, by Representative Ro-
truck, to allow an extra juror in cases
for which the judge deems such juror
necessary. The extra juror would take
no part In giving decision unless
member of the jury was absent be-
cause of sickness, injury or death.
Bill No. 10. by Representative
George A. Pughe of Moffat county, to
give towns and cities more power in
the matter of contracting bonded in
debtedness
Bill No. %, by Representative
Claude Rees of Rifle, to empower
brand inspectors to collect fee of not
more than 5 cents head on all CATTLE
horses and mules shipped and exempt
ing stock being shipped for temporary
grazing purposes.
That Colorado is losing yearly more
than 100000 in corporation taxes and
that all restrictions, liabilities and
penalties are avoided by large num-
ber of companies operating on plan
| which gives them all the benefits of
| incorporation with none of the limlta-
| ttens, Ia the charge that was made by
| r. G. Mulnix to Judge Butler of the
District Court in suit against the
Automobile Owners Protective Asso-
citation. Judge Butler declared the suit
raised entirely new legal questions,
and admitted that he was puzzled as
to the statute of the so-called common
law trust, under which general title
the new form of organization operates.
The Senate has passed on third hear
ing the following:
Senate Bill 81, by Senator Dickin-
son, to fix District Court terms in the
Fourth judicial district.
Senate Bill Is, by Senator Dodge, to
fix the fees for sheriffs.
Senate Bill 76, by Senator Callen, to
amend the stock inspection law.
Senate Bill 1913. by Senator Young,
to require an oath of allegiance from
the teachers in Colorado schools.
Senate Bill 5, by Senator Knauss, to
define fraternal benefit societies, and
Senate Bill %, by Senator Colwell,
were put over.
The Senate put over indefinitely
Senators Peterson and Knauss' blue
sky" bin, laid over from the previous
day.
The committee on criminal jurispru-
dence of the House has made favor
able recommendation on the bill by
Representative W. B. Gordon of Prov
ers county, to make it an offense pun
ishable by six months imprisonment
and fine of 5000, to fail to disperse
ut mob or riotous gathering.
The House of Representatives game
and fish committee voted to have print
cd the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Iver III. Daley of La Veta, presi-
dent of the Colorado Game and Fish
Protective Association, by which state
fish and game laws would be cleared
OF present provisions inconsistent with
federal laws.
Senate Bill No. 4, by Senators Gold
ing Fairfield and Francis J. Knauss
of Denver, was re-referred to the ju-
dietary committee when it came up for
consideration in tha House This law
empowers the relatives or representa-
tives of dead persons to bring suits to
quiet title in estate matters Stating
that 1t makes complete change in the
laws, Representative Paul r. Godsman
OF Burlington made motion that 1t be
referred to the judiciary committee
The motion was adopted.
Mary l.. Pospahola, private secre-
/ tary to Secretary of State Carl s. Mil