The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1921-02-11
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
uPTo-oATE REPORT OF WHAT
is TAKING PLACE AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.

N'auSH' 10 Regulate the rudrmptiuu nt
property sold on execution.
). Il. Sly Senators H. G.. Caller,
and Il. T.. Warren, ru prevent rruuir,
upon the public range of bulls stat
Hons and rams less than Scyen.rightbs
pure bred. The present law PERMITS
hhltbrccdS So to run.
Senate bills passed on second read.
ing were:
). Il, 1G-By Senator Fairfield thv
reHueSO, 10 forbid placing in the State
Industrial School for Boys and youths
unless ordered there by a court of
record
| ). Il. lI-By Senator Fairfield (bv
r'luesD, TO limit the number of direc-
tors which II trust, deposit or security
company may elect.
$. b. lS-By Senator Fairfield (bv
re1uesD, to permit trust companies to
engage in banking business.
). H. 264-By Senator Hugh r..
Steele to provide how gifts shall he
presented to the State Historical and
Natural History Society and how
cared for.
5 h. @--By Senators Charles /.
Colwcll and \. e. Ssntt, to increase to
two the number of judges in the Thir-
tecnth judicial district.
Another measure given final pas
sage allows brand inspectors to col
| lcct a fee not exceeding ; cents Il head
on all horses, cattle and mules they
examine.
There was much discussion over II
| bill Introduced by Representative D.
7. 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
interl0cutory decree of divorce and be
fore the final decree is granted
The three bills passed on second
reading by the Senate were
$. Il. - 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
5. l.. GG, to make subject to dSquali-
ficatiun any state officer who makes
campaign pledges" or other promise
of reward To secure his election.
$. Il. 81, to change the name of
board of commissioners of the state
pcnitentiary' 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 Sell
atOrs Peterson and KnauSS, after sen
ators seeking to delay action had cX-
hausted parliamentary resources in at
tempting to have ii put over for future
consideration.
BY n vote of 30 to % the bill intro
duced by Representative Abe Pollock
of Denver to repeal the headless bal
lot act and restore party names mt 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 We're unSucccSS-
full. Representative John c. Nroman,
.Jr., moved that the cnacting clause be
stricken. After much debate, this mo-
tion was defeated by 30 to "A vote.
Representative Pentrr'S bill to take
the power away from the warden of the
state penitentiary 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 ii now
| stands, convict labor will be sent To
| any county where the county commits
Sionrrs request with the approval of
| the State Board of Corrections.
A bill by Representative Claude
Reeves of Rifle, making it obligatory oi
railroads to notify brand inspectors OF
| stock shipments, was passed on sec
end reading.
A bill by Representative Mcintyre OF
Colorado Springs. making grand lar
ceny the stealing of goods below NJ
In value from the same person more
than once in Il SiX-month period, als'
was passed on second reading.
A measure by Representative A. i.
Walthers of Ouray making it mlSdc
meanor for any person to make lo'S'
statement in regard to the Solvency o
financial condition of any bank Will
intent to injure the bank has been rec
commended for passage by the lious
banking committee.
The amount Of money that could ID
loaned under the state farm loan ac
would he raised from 5000 to sow
for each individual under the Prov
sions of bill that. has been rcport'
for printing by the state affairs an
rcapportionment committee. kepr'
, sentative Lorenzo NJ. Sutton OF MOI
gan and Washington counties Is III
author of the measure. According l
his view, the maximum amount oil
loan now is far too low
Thomas H. Kelley Of Durango Den
ocratic floor leader in the House {
REPRESENTATIVES, is i'll. Mr.. Kelley, VII
represents La Plata county, mas pee
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