The Glenwood post., 1921-01-15
Bill Presented to Colorado
Assembly Would Abolish
Department Of Safety
BOARD OF CONTROL

LEN VEh' Jan. 13.-Requested TODAY
oy Governor Oliver H. shoup to with
Draw his recess appointments, which
ne mad submitted to the upper house Of
'he Colorado assembly Saturday, Gre
ated marked speculation among member,
TINS afternoon. The governor gave NO
explanation. of the withdrawal, and for
tnls reason senators opposed to the al
mlnlstration assigned as the cause, s'po-
litical pressure"
Inc senate went into executive ses-
sion this afternoon and after brief de-
liberation granted the executives re-
quest. AT caucus earlier in the ffav
the Republican senators had endor,ed
Governor shoup's legislative program
and pledges in the Republican stare
| platform.
The likelihood of fight over Repre-
sentative Bert M. Lake's bill for a
state department of safety, to be knowa
az the Colorado Rangers, was apparent
today when Representatives Jane.
hunter Wilson of Las Animas county
presented bill to abolish the depart
ment, which nominally expired two
years ago through. ending its appropria-
tion.
MIR. Wilson, who is a democrat. said
the bill was aimed at the department
created in 1917 by the special legisla-
ture Of that year.
'The department OF safety was ere
ated as wartime necessity Mr..
Wilson declared. "The war being over.
l can see no valid reason for its con
tlnued existence. 1t is a useless de-
partment and should be abolished
w. b. Gordon of Prowers county also
sprang surprise in the house when ne
introduced bill providing for board
of control to manage the affairs Of the
state, in the face of the fact that Gov
ernor Shoup in his message in the az.
sembly announced that he had aban-
doned the consolidation proposal lie.
cause of its impracticability under the
present constitution.
The board of control proposed would
be made up of the governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, auditor,
treasurer, attorne roHcrul and supor-
intendent Of public ins ,,ucrion, and they
would have supervision over ten de-
partments, in which all state affairs
would be centralized. Mr.. Gordon was
member Of the governor special
committee asked to investigate the
original consolidation proposal
Representative Thomas H. Kelley OF
La Plata, the lone democrat on the
committee investigating the contest Of
George Robson for the seat of Charles
Jaynes, won victory when the COM
mittee voted five to four to bring all
the ballot boxes from Clear Creek coun
ty to the state house for recount Ut
the vote. The Clear Creek county Gun
vassing board declared Jaynes elected
by plurality of six.
| Opposition arose in the senate this
afternoon to bill introduced by Sen
ator l.. L. Girard of Boulder, which he
said was drawn up in the governor
office and presented to MIN for intr'-
duction. The bill would authorize the
governor to order continued experimen-
tation with oil shale processes at the
state school Of mines.
Senator W. o. Peterson Of Pueblo,
objected to Senator Girard's request
for a unanimous consent for Immediate
consideration, and moved that consih-
Grafton of tho bill be postponed until
tomorrow. Senator Peterson's motion
was seconded by Senator L. A. Puhcr,
of FL Paso county. It was carried.