Phillips County herald., 1923-02-08
LEGISLATIVE NEWS

piration of the time for Introducing
bills, well-deflned program OF con-
str1ctive legislation has been pre-
sented to the twenty-fourth general
assembly by Republican members.
Perhaps the greatest piece OF con-
structive legislation that Colorado
general assembly has ever been called
upon to consider is the Lambert con-
solidation bill, drawn by Representa-
tive w. T. Lambert, Jr., OF Douglas
county. and Former Speaker Allyn
Cole of Lamar.
This measure is now being consid-
cred by the judiciary committees OF
the senate and house. Senator F. j.
Knauss, OF Denver, is the head of the
senate committee and Representative
Rudolph Johnson. of Boulder. Is chair
man of the house committee. These
two committees have to consider an
administrative code bill that Governor
Sweet has had introduced.
The Lambert measure consolidates
boards and bureaus OF state govern
.ment and forms cabinet with the
elective officers at the head of differ
ent departments and all state duties
are turned over to them.
The Sweet measure forms nine de-
partments with appointive officers at
the head The governor appoints
these heads and it would furnish any
governor a wonderful chance to form
an unbeatable political machine.
The heads of departments under the
Sweet bill would be responsible to no
one but the governor. In the Lam
bert measure the heads are elective
officers and as such are responsible
directly to the people for their acts
while in Office.
Republicans OF both houses are talk
ing the lead in the Introduction of
legislation that will aid the farmers
OF the state. Representative Royal
W. Calllins OF Montezuma county and
Senator NJ. E. Bashor of Ordway. are
the heads of the agricultural and irri-
CATION committees OF the two bodies
and they are working day and night
on constructive legislation that will
aid the farmers.
When Aaron Sapiro. nationally
known cooperative marketing expert
was In Denver he was invited by the
two Republican committee chairmen
to address joint session OF the two.
Prior 10 the speech OF Mr.. Sapiro
short address was made by Senator
Bashor in which he summed up the
feeling Of the Republicans toward the
agricultural interests.
I'VE realize that the farmers OF the
state have been working under ad.
verse conditions Senator Bashor
said to the assembled members, ave
are here to aid them: we want to re-
move the handicap under which they
have been struggling. II legislation
win DO this then 1t most certainly is
going to be DONE"
The cooperative marketing meas
ure drawn from the suggestion OF
Aaron Sapiro. has us one OF its authors
Representative II. W. Calkins.
A'measure providing for a state d.
rector OF markets to look after CO.
operative associations has also been
introduced and the Republicans will
strive to see that II passes.
Republicans are also backing bills
to prevent discrimination in the buy.
ing or selling OF produce and another
seeks to protect shippers OF perish
able produce from loss BY railroads
refusing to supply cars.
That Governor Sweets campaign
cry sboat the state rangers was mere
ly camoufiage was indicated In two
speeches made by him recently. In
his inaugural address and In speech
before the sherirs OF the state he
hedged around the issue and stated
that he believed that under certain
conditions state police force was
necessary.
or course he VIII 20 ahead with hN
plans 10 abolish the ranger force. bu,
ths, II Is n political move only was
made apparent In his address.
IA
has Investigated state conditions
since election time and that he has
found tho trlth--that the Colorado
Rangers have saved the people OF the
state thousands OF dollars by prevent.
ing Industrial strife.