The Ordway new era., 1921-02-25
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(By John c. vroman, Jr.)

(By John C. Vroman, Jr)
The first Calendar in the House
appeared on January 81, the twenty
seventh day of the session. Up to
this date, practically all the time of
the Legislature was devoted to the
introduction of bills and to their con-
si0 cra 'fon in committees. Quite a
number of bills have appeared on the
House and Senate Calendars since
January 81, but very few of these
have been of major Importance. Up
to Monday, February 21, three bills
bearing the names of your Senator
or Representatives have appeared Oh
the House and Senate Calendars.
Senate Bill No. AL. by Senator
Bashor, is the new Cantaloupe Bill
providing for the inspection of the
picking, packing, shipment. and sale
of cantaloupes and melons grown in
Colorado for human consumption,
aid making an appropriation there
for" This bill is very similar to The
law already on the books but changes
, the appointment of the State Inspec-
tor and places this in the hands OF
the Governor. The bill as originally
drawn provided that the inspecto.'
oiould have six years experience in
growing and handling" cantaloupcs
and melons. This has been SO amend
- that it now requires four years
/ experience in growing or handling"
, cinialoupes and melons. The appr j.
| priatlon has been reduced from
$4,000 to $1,000, and on page 5, after
line 4, new Section has been IN
serted as follows:
Can cantaloupes and melois sold
or given away, for consumption i'll
this State. in less than carload lots,
shall not come under this Act.''
Other minor changes have been
made to the bill as originally printed
by Amendments in the Senate. Sem
atot Ia stor experienced considerable
orpos non to this measure, and thi3
accounts largely for the concessions
.''ale in the bill. Apparently some
| of the senators were very anxious to
see ,he present inspector continued
in office and were unwilling to sec
any bill passed to cause such a
eaa:;se.
Mr.. Miller's bill to make tax levy
| in the aid of, and for the maintenance
of county and district fairs was up
| for consideration on second reading
III the House on February IA, but
met with so much opposition that it
was referred to the Committee on
Finance, Ways and Means where it
will probably be revised before com
| ing up for consideration again.
House Bill No. 339, by Vroman
and Gordon, has passed both second
and third readings in the House. THIS
mill is one of those in which the les
/ isiative committee of the American
Legion is Interested. Its purpose is
10 give to the American Legion and
other new military organizations or
secret societies the same protection
a. to the using or wearing of the
badge of such organizations as nss
already been provided for the G. "A.
II and others.
Perhaps the most important meas
ure, and the one which has occasion
cd the most debate in the House so
| far, is Mr.. Pollock,s Bill to repeal
| the present law providing for tn,
1 Headless Ballot and virtually rcstoi 9
the old form of the Headed Ballot by
rel pittins the voter to write at Tie
hoad of the ballot in the proper place
| Republican," Democratic" o.
whatever ticket such voter might
wish to vote for. This bill received
enough support in the House to pass,
hut .lot enough support to carry the
emergol cy clause.
I realize that there are certain ad-
vanrngas TO be found in either the
Headed or the Headless Ballots. but
on the whole, think the present
Headiess Ballot is preferable to tn :
| hca,ed form and that the return TO
the Headed Ballot is decidedly re-
tt ogressive step. Consequently, /
strongly opposed Mr.. Pollock's bill.
However, this bill has not yet been
considered in the Senate and has not
received the Governors signature, so
there is still a good chance that 1T
NAV never become law.
There are several other bills Of
mole or less interest to the people in
-h.a District. One of these which
has passed both second and third
readings in the House is one which
creates the new county of Pawnee
from a portion of Weld county.
House Bill No. 555 makes it Gun
lawful for person or persons to
knowingly. wilfully and maliciously
make any false statement, represen
tation or give false information OF