Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-02-04
LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITIES
,w-.., S,-,o.s.r u.i.. Nee. su,,e..

The Senate blue sky" bill, No. 1873,
by Senators w. o. Peterson and Fran
els ]. knauss, has been printed. II
would establish securities commits
sion composed of the attorney gen
eral, who would be president of the
body: the secretary of state, and a So
curities commissioner to be appointed
by the governor at 5000 salary year
and under $1,000 bond No firm sell
Ing stock could do business In the state
without certificate from the commits
sion. Federal, foreign government. To-
cal Improvement and numerous other
securities specified would be exempted.
The proposal TO abolish the Railroad
Commission is considered certain to
bring out the same alignment of forces
which marked the campaign last No
vember concerning the proposed con-
stitutional amendment to permit build
ing of the Moffat and two other rail-
road tunnels with state bond issue.
That is. representatives in the two
houses from the southern part of the
state, which was largely Instrumental
In defeating the amendment, are eN-
pected to support the measure solidly,
while the majority of the northern
counties solons will be as solidly
against 1t.
Any Colorado municipality of the
first or second class could acquire or
establish public parks or pleasure
grounds within thirty miles of its cor
porate limits If Senate Bill No. so, by
Senators Golding, Fairfield and
Knauss, now printed, becomes law. The
bill provides that the mayor of city
electlng to create such grounds would
appoint park commission of six mem
bers, to serve without pay, and the
commission could hire a secretary at
$1,000 salary year. The parks would
be provided for by bond issue, to be
voted upon by the people.
Representatives consider it possible
that the two bills by Representatives
G. III. Bond and Charles c. Sackmann,
regarding the State Highway Commits
sion, will be consolidated in an effort
to harmonize differences over highway
legislation. Both have been reported
out of the roads and bridges committee
for printing by unanimous vote. The
bond bill provides for single highway
commissioner, to be appointed by the
governor, and secretary and deputy
highway commissioner to be named by
the commissioner.
lower house bill which, it is said,
will meet with the opposition of''guard-
ians of county treasures" is that in
troduced by Representative John J.
Vandemoer of Grand Junction, as No
"a, and providing that county commits
sloners shall authorize payment from
county funds for the hotel, travelling,
eating and other expenses of county
and juvenile court judges when they
attend annual conferences or conven-
tions called to consider matters with
in the jurisdiction of county and tuye-
nile courts
House Bill No. 151, by Represents
tive III. III. Harbaugh of Greeley, would
permit counties to lease state-owned
lands needed for highways and would
provide for condemnation proceedings
by board of three appraisers to be
named by the county commissioner to
obtain privately-owned land required
for roads. A majority OF residents
along any proposed route would be re-
quired to petition the county commits
sioners for the condemnation proceed
ings.
bill Intended to prevent exaction
OF pledges from legislators when they
are running for election has brought
flood of protests from the Anti-Sa-
loon League to State Representative
Morris A. Penter, sponsor of the meas
ure. The bill would fix u penalty of
$500 to 81 900 fine, six months impris-
onment, or both, for every person seek.
Ing such pledges and for every candi-
date agreeing to them.
Representative d. Z. Howard of
Grand county. who sponsored a bill to
Increase the membership of the Legis-
lature to $50. from the present 100,
said his proposal would not be uncon-
stitutional as declared to be by some
opponents, because IT provides for a
constitutional amendment to make the
increase legal.
Railroads would be forbidden to run
trains backwards except In case of
wreck, accident, making up trains, or
work trains between sunrise and sun
set, under bill, No. 3S, by Representa-
tives Charles II. Cowan and C. l.. Gil
bert. Penalty of 500 to 5000 for each
offense Is fixed by the measure.
Representative James Hunter VIII
sons bill, No. 10S. would require rail-
roads to erect shelter sheds for car
and engine repairmen in all places
where more than three are employed
Fine of $50 to 500 for each ten days
delay'in providing the sheds would be
fixed
Seventy-four of the Senate's 46s
bills have been printed and number