The Delta independent., 1921-03-11

money is paid in without a collector
calling at the house. Chas. E. Hughes,
formerly Governor of New York state
and Just appointed Secretary of State
by President Harding, wrote this bill,
which is the same that practically
every other state has, just after he
conducted the insurance investigation
in New York some ten or fifteen years
ago
In short, it seems absolutely i'm
possible to me that an own parent
would kill his or her child for a thir-
ty dollar insurance payment. On the
other hand il this insurance is kept
up until the child is eight or ten years
old and then converted into an an
dowment policy. 1t creates an invest
ment with the insurance company
which can be drawn out and used
perhaps to pay the boy or girls way
through college; or if left longer,
would mean cash sum of money that
can be used to start in business. in
addition to the death benefit. OF the
hundreds of thousands of policies on
children throughout the United States
today. there has never been one where
they were able to prove that a child
was killed by its natural parents in
order that the parents might get the
insurance. I supported the bill against
the advice of many sincere people at
home because. after hearing the ar
guments pro and con which ! have
briefly stated above, I cannot belive
that Colorado is the only place in the
world that is right in this matter Of
child insurance.
Quite drastic change is made in
SB432 regarding the pay and opera
ton Of Water Commissioners. 1t will
be remembered that according to an
opinion OF the Supreme Court, Water
Commissioners were taken from the
Jurisdiction of the County Commission
ers and placed under Civil Service
In this bill, the Water Commission
ers are paid out Of the State Treasury
at the rate Of $500 day, which in
cludes their salary and expenses. in
stead of by the Counties themselves.
$500 are paid to the deputies. They
must work under the general super
vision OF the Irrigation Division En-
gineer. and he tells them when they
may start to work in the spring and
when to stop work in the fall; and it
is expected that this change will
save the state about one-half the
present cost to the taxpayers The
arguments for this change are that
the waters of the state are distribu-
ted by the state. the Water Commits
sioners are under Civil Service and
the state should help pay the cost.
Another bill of considerable conse,
Quence was the codifying of our road
laws. At the present time we nave
none shall not attempt to give them
in detail. but they correspond gener-
ally to the laws of other states.
A bill of interest to farmers was
that by which the State Land Board
may loan money on cultivated lands
up to $4,000 to actual residents of
the land at six per cent interest
The loan is made for not over one
third of the appraised value of the
land.
Another measure OF local interest
is one which provides n penalty of
$4,000 for anyone who wilfully cuts
fences or-leaves gate open for the
purpose OF allowing live stock upon
an owners premises.
A bill of interest to school boards
is one designed to prevent school
teachers from breaking their con-
tracts in rural districts and leaving
that school. II provides that if a
teacher breaks her contract without
giving thirty days notice, her license
is revoked during the time of that
contract so far as teaching in the
state Is concerned.
A resolution of interest TO the MEM
bers of the seth Division in the World
War was introduced by me yesterday
at the request OF Capt. Edmund Ro-
gers. II authorizes the Board of Capt.
tol Managers to arrange room or
space for the display of flags and
souvenirs taken by this Division when
In France. Practically all of the drat-
ted men OF Colorado belonged to the
ssth Division.
Another resolution was introduced
by Senators Tobin. Bannister, Cailem
and myself, authorizing the Cover
nor to appoint committee to pre-
pare statistics and facts concerning
the railroad conditions ana hiEh
freight rates In this state, TO be fre-
sented to the Interstate commerce
Commission. The purpose is to nave
the freight rates reduced, and the as