The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-25
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
uP-To-DATE REPORT OF WHAT
IS TAKING PLACE At THE
STATE CAPITOL.
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to request committee action on SEN
atOrs Elliott and McFadzean's bill to
abolish the commission and announce
ment from another group that opposi-
tiOn to the thirteen so-called Lindsey
bills will be waged Immediately when
they are brought up for second read
ing, promise an interesting session of
the State House of Representatives.
The railroad commission abolish
ment bill has lain in a pigeonhole Of
the state affairs and apportionment
committee since it was sent over from
the Senate.
Representative Paul b. Godsman's
reapportionment bin is reposing there
also, and since friend and foe alike of
both measures are members of this
committee, action on either has not
been pressed.
Another fight in the lower House is
impending over Representative Morris
A. Penter's bill to penalize giving or
seeking of prediction pledges when
1t comes up for third reading.
Supporters of blue sky" bill intro
duced by title by Senator l.. Il. Girard
of Boulder threaten to start an erup-
tion in the upper House when Senator
w. o. Peterson's speculative securities
commission bill comes up for third
reading.
Passage of the Peterson bill. they
believe, would mean virtual end of
the Girard proposal, at least for this
session.
This is the only so-called administra-
tion measure on the Senate calendar.
BY deleting by amendment eight
simple words from House bill 1856, by
Representatives A. NJ. Wilson and w.
H. Mcintyre, both of Ell Paso county.
friends in the Legislature of the Den
yer city hall machine have transformed
the bill into one of the most obviously
pork barrel measures in the Twenty
third General Assembly, members from
outside counties declared as they be-
gan organizing opposition to be fired
at the proposal when it comes up for
third reading. The bill, as amended
and passed on second reading by the
lower House last week, provides that
for any four months of each year the
county clerk of every county may hire,
for the purpose of issuing automobile
licenses, one clerk at 500 a month for
each 1000 automobile licenses issued
in his county.
Originally the provisions read "ex-
cept in the city and county of Dem
ver.'
By amendment these eight simple
words were cut out, making the pro.
visions apply to Denver, as well as
other counties.
At the end of bitter fight in which
charges of politics" and "pernicious
lobbying" were freely exchanged, the
State Senate adopted Senator w. O.
Peterson's amendment to Senate Bill
315, to empower the State Industrial
Commission, rather than the state
treasurer, as now, to direct investment
of money In the state workmen's com
pensation fund above those needed for
payment of immediate claims.
A bill providing for the leasing by
the state of land dedicated to public
purposes for the use of highways was
passed on second reading. Represen-
tative Harbaugh is the author of the
bill. Under provisions of the bill. If
the road was changed because of the
land being put to some other use by
the owner, it would be necessary for
the owner to change and rebuild the
highway.
A bill by Senators J. r. Church and
II. C. Callen allowing the state to re-
ceive gifts and legacies was passed
on final reading by the House
Final passage was given to bill by
Representative Minnie c. 7. Love of
Denver, preventing courts from send
ing children to sectarian Institutions
for home or for committing crimes.
The bill allowing for the selling of
state land to veterans of the world war
and giving them twenty years in which
TO pay was put over when it came up
for hearing.
The House passed on final reading
the bill by Representative Berr NJ
Lake of Denver, that will reorganize
the Colorado National Guard,
A bill by Senator X. G. Callen. pro
vidlng for the brand inspection of live
stock shipped out of the state. was
passed on third reading
The bill creating the Fourteenth ju-
dicial district out of Routt. Moffat
and Grand counties also passed on
final reading
The fee charged for each permit
would be raised to 500, if the bill be-
comes law. The bill was put over for
action.
Representative George A. Pughe, au-
thor of the bill, made the request 10
lay the bill over
Churches would be limited TO five
gallons of wine on one permit and
would not be allowed to FAKE out per
mits for liquor for sacramental pur-
poses more than once every three
months, under the provisions of bill
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