The Delta independent., 1921-01-21
ROCkWELL'S LETTER

sidered from the floor of the House
this week. 1t has been given over en-
tirely to the presentation of bills and
the referring of them to the proper
| committees. After the nineteenth the
last day that bills may be introduced,
the committees will begin to consider
them and report them out for consider
alton by the entire body
On Monday. the members were as
signed to their special committees.
was made member of the following
Committees:
Agriculture and irrigation, Stock,
Finance, Education, Horticulture and
Constitutional Amendments.
The chairmenships of these commit
tees were given out with due consider
alton to their qualifications. For in
stance, Senator Puffer who served as
chairman of the Finance committee in
the Senate four years ago and is
prominent business man of Colorado
Springs, was again made chairman of
the Finance committee in the Senate.
think perhaps the selection of Sem
ator Puffer as chairman in the Sen
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of the corresponding committee in the
House were. as good selections as
could have been made in the entire
state. l was the third Republican mem
Der of the Subcommittee from the
House and Senate to draw up the
long Appropriation Bill two years ago,
and I know that these men will give
the same consideration to state affairs
that they would to their own personal
business.
Senator Warren who represents the
Agricultural College at Fort Collins
was made chairman of the Agriculture
and irrigation Committee. Senator
Booth of Denver was made chairman
OF the Education committee. Senator
Knauss. the president protein of the
Senate, is chairman of the Constitu-
tional Amendments committee. Sena-
tor Colgate of Canon City, who has
been in the fruit business for a great
many years. was made chairman of
the Horticulture committee and l was
made chairman of the Stock commit
tee.
When ! left home, l had quite def
initely made UP my mind that l would
be another Billey Adams and not intro
duce any bills in this session, but cir
cumstances worked against me, and
find that. up-to-date, I have already
introduced five bills with the prospect
of two or three more. Three of these
the House two years ago. The other
two have to do with the Gunnison Nor
nal and an extra Judge in our district
Briefly, the bills are as follows:
I. A railroad rate bill compelling
the railroads in this state to trans
port live stock and perishable goods
at an average rate of speed of not
less than ten miles per hour from the
time of leaving until they reach their
destination.
2. My old uniform textbook bill
which. as I tell the boys here. I shall
continue to introduce until they get
so tired of seeing it that they will pass
it to get it out of the way This bill
would amend the Constitution so that
the Legislature shall have power to
enact laws making 1t possible to have
uniform textbooks in the public
schools throughout the state.
3. A bill allowing the Highway
Commission, with the approval of the
County Commissioners. TO set aside
certain suitable places for public camp
ing grounds.
4. A bill to create an extra Judge
in our judicial district This last mea-
sure was introduced by Senator Tobin
of Montrose and myself at the request
of the Bar Association of the various
of our district. They call at
tention to the fact that, at the present
time. Judge Black is only able to hold
court twice year in each county in
the district: That he has not suffi. |
cient time to properly consider all of |
the litigation that comes to his atten- |
ton: That in some cases a year goes |
by before a case can be disposed of: |
And that much extra cost to litigants
IS caused by the fact that they have
% go into other counties to have their
'ases tried in the District Court
would be slightly over $4,000 90 n year,
which money is not paid by the dis
rict itself, but out of the State Trea.
'ury. This bill is endorsed by Cover
1or Shoup and 1t is claimed would
save great expense In time and money
o those who are forced to have their
'ase tried in the District Court.
.. President Quigley of the Gun
,ison Normal. Mr.. Chas. Cowan, re.
'resentative from Gunnison County.
md i have been working for several
lays trying to find some way by which
he Gunnison Normal may receive
money. at the earliest possi-
'le time. to complete the Normal
school building which is started.
I'M In hopes that we will be able to
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