Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-03-11
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
uP-To-DATE REPORT OF WHAT
10 TAKING PLACE At THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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q bill to make effective the constitu-
tional amendment voted by the people
at the last election to authorize the is
suance of S5,0o0,ooo In bonds for high
way construction.
Declining TO accept the one-man
highway commission plan advocated by
Governor Shoup and the Colorado Good
Roads Association. the House commit
tee ON roads and bridges have taken
the title of the measure supported by
the governor and have changed the
text into IA compromise bill. combining
features of all highway governing bills
introduced.
This composite measure provides for
an advisory commission of six, in
stead of five members as now. and
eliminates the present requirement that
the vote of the commission on any pro
posal must he unanimous. In case of
a tie vote. under this bill, the governor
would cast the deciding ballot
The bill creates the office of high
way engineer, and gives him complete
control over the carrying out of the
road-building program without inter
ference from the commission.
The new sixth commissioner would
represent new sixth highway district
composed of Denver. Adams, Arapahoe.
Clear Creek, jefferson and Gilpin
counties.
Opponents of the plan to build the
Moffat and other railroad tunnels with
state aid were frustrated again in their
efforts to bring the Elliot McBadZenn
Senate bill to abolish the State Rail-
road Commission before the State
House OF Representatives for action.
The state affairs and reapportionment
committee, by vote of to 3, decided
to table the bill permanently.
This action means that unless the
House oyerrules the committee deci-
sion, the bill will remain pigeon-holed
for the rest OF this session.
Representative Paul b. Godsman.
chairman of this committee, will ask
permission from the House to be ex-
cused from making a report on the bill.
If this request is not granted, he Will
file report adverse to the bill and
ask the House to adopt IT, Represen-
tative Morris A. Penter of Pueblo,
leader of the forces for the bill, al
ready has prepared a minority report
which he will present, IL the two re-
quests of Representative Godsman are
denied by the House
The committee vote on the tabllng
of the bill was as follows:
For-Representative Godsman, w.
ID. McGlnnIs, John +. Rotruck and II.
H. Harbaugh.
Representative Penter A.
Il. Headlee and James Dllts.
The following bills have passed on
third reading.
III. Il. GIL, by Representative james
Dilts, appropriating $4,000 for the
maintenance of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' home.
III. B. 343, by Representative George
II. Smith. appropriating funds for the
maintenance of the state seed labor
atory.
S. b. 1s1, by Senator Francis ].
Knauss, concerning criminal jurispru-
dence.
S. B. 1856, by Senator Golding Fair
field, relating to Instruments of con-
veyance of real estate to trustees, ex-
ecutors, agents or administrators.
S. B. 35S. by Senator Golding Fair
field, relating to the sale of real es-
tate under testamentary provisions.
II. B. ST.. by Representatives A. G.
Stubblefield, George A. Pughe and
George w. Irwin, relating to irrigation.
II. b. 3s2, by Representative Royal
w. Calkins, appropriating funds for
apiary inspection.
Fl. b. 6O7. by Representative Bert NJ.
Lake, appropriating $1,000 for the re-
lief of dependents of national guards
men who were injured In the coal
strike riots, also was passed on third
reading.
Railroads will be required to make a
minimum average speed of twelve
miles an hour on standard gauge lines
and ten miles an hour on narrow
gauge lines. while transporting live
stock, under the provisions of bill in
troduced by Senators John McFadzean
and II. e. Rockwell and Representa-
tives G. l.. Gilbert and Claude Rees,
that has passed the House on second
reading.
The Senate passed on second read
ing Senator George e. Colgate's bill to
appropriate $4,000 for the state peni-
tentiary to make up deficit which
arose last year. through, It was report
ed, loss Of revenue from the state
prison farm, which was sold last year.
The House amended the bill by SEN
ators II. G. Callen and N. G. Warren
TO allow seven-eighths pure bred bulls
and stations on the public range. As
the bill was amended, nothing but pure
bred bulls and stations will be allowed