The Arvada enterprise., 1923-02-01
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STATE CAPITOL
NEWS LETTER
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Governor Sweet asked that the ad-
illustrative code measure be given
an treatment In the State Legislature
Sy being fully discussed along with the
lambert consolidation bill before eau
aus rule was resOrted to.
colorado swung into line with other
.tates when the Senate adopted joint
resolution against any further moves
- the Interstate Commerce Commits
Ion to fix the valuations Of railroads
4 their entirety instead Of by states
eaversed by the roads.
Considerable interest is being mani
fssted among the legislators In ,le
House bill that amends the wOrkmen's
Compensation law. Now the payment
~ compensation does not begin until
ten days after the accident, and the
amendment cuts the time to three
AVS The present law makes the limit
no week and the amendment raises
tbe sum to $15.
What Is known as the short appro-
sriation bill was passed on third and
hnal reading by the Senate, ana, as
1t originated and was passed In the
House, 1t now goes to the governor for
his signature. Governor Sweet has the
authority to cut out any single item
and then approve the bill. This bill
nays the administrative and legislative
md all other expenses OF the state for
December, January, February and
March, at the expiration Of which time
the appropriation bill for the biennial
period probably will have been passed.
Describing a. "unsound finance" the
Ustem Of paying current government
expenses by the sale Of bonds, Cover
Dor Sweet declared he will never sign
. bill authorizing the sale Of bonds to
pay salaries, regardless Of whom 1t Is
Tor. The governor made the statement
after reading the report Of the state
treasurer, wherein 1t Is shown that OF
the s2S9812 provided for the support
Of the Rangers approximately 500 re-
mains, and salaries Of q number Of
Rangers are unpaid.
Senator Fred 8. Follett, Republican,
Steamboat Springs, IL doing some hus-
tling these days in the interest Of
farmers In his district, who, he says,
ere losing their stored hay through a
said Of 800 elk, driven out Of the hills
By three feet of snow and hunger A
hay stack won't last this band half
tay. Attention Of the depredations has
been brought to the attention Of Il. g.
Parvin, state superintendent Of the
game and fish department. There Is
provision whereby payments can be
nade to feed hungry Wild game, but
he departments appropriation Is not
such that this feeding Of 800 elk on
Aay. selling for t12 ton, can be con-
tinued for any length Of ume. What
b botherinG Senator Follett II how to
Ct the money to reimburse the farm.
- for their losses.
Prof Ralph Crosman Of the Univer-
aty Of Colorado has prepared for the
legislators some statistics relative to
DE university to illustrate it, growth
and cost Of operation. For the period
1slelS there were 2,706 regular stu
1ents, LAS summer students and 8.
~ correspondence and extension stu.
Cents In the period 1o20-22 the at
tendance was 400 regular. 6,o44 sum.
ner and 5.044 correspondence students.
The cost to the State II given 40 $214
Dsf student, and IN average Of twenty.
three other standard universities
shows the cost per studeat 10 e837. The
comparative cost to the student In the
sate educational institutions 10 given
. follows: University, $1e7, Agricul.
esral. $25S; Mines. &812; Teachers,
tSSo. Tho Information 10 intended to
show the need Of appropriation for
~ university and also to show that It
b economically operated and 10 eco
esmicsl In cost 70 the student.
The governors cooperative market.
- bill In tho House OF Rspresenta.
ovss was discovered to be . total ioss
elrosEh an error IL the saacting
aausa. 1t has been dropped In the
waste basket and can neves b eaacted
ITO Q Law.
The same error occurred II the bill
. originally submitted In the Senate,
sot II was corrected By q clerk.
The narrow margin BY which the co.
eperative marketing program has been
saVed from complete ruin left members
c' both houses literally gasping. for
ssth parties are solidly behind the
oeasure.
The most vital part Of any bill 10 the
saactinx clause. without this clause
@e Oil can never become q law. The
saactlng clause follows the title. and
consldered part Of the title. It
reads:
be 1t enacted By the STATE Of Colo
ea6o"
But In II B. $50, the cooperative
.arketinE bin. the snacting clause
reads:
BE It enacted BY the commoawealth