The Arvada enterprise., 1923-02-15
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STATE CAPITOL
NEWS LETTER
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expenses in the negotiation of inter-
state river compacts.
Senator John j. Tobn. Democrat, of
Montrose, asserted that unless some
relief came to the farmers that 90 per
cent of Colorado farmers would be
broke.
Senate Bill No. l. by Senator Eaton,
making slight changes in the industrial
law. was passed by the House On final
reading. four Democrats voting against
the measure.
y raise of from $40 to SD II week as
maximum to be received from the
workmens compensation fund was
granted by Il bill thai passed tho
House on final reading.
The financing, ways and means com
mittee of the House has made u favor
able report on the Senate measure
abolishing the State Board of Pardons,
and this bill is scheduled for an early
hearing in the House of Representa-
tives.
Many changes in the worklnen's com
pensaton law are provided for in II
bill by Mrs. T. c. Wilson of Victor.
This bill as it now stands raises the
maximum amount that may he paid in
jured employees to SD week and is
intended to make the compensation
fund yield more generously to depend
ants of persons killed.
Congress will be called upon to
amend the laws governing the Inter-
state Commerce Commission so that
the Public Utilities Commission would
have power to regulate railrOnd car
distribution for intrastate shipments,
under the provisions of u resolution by
Representative Rudolph johnson of
Boulder which was passed by the
House on second reading.
The bill enabling the state treasurer
to issue the $6,OOO,OOO bond issue for
good roads voted by the people ut the
last election, was passed on final read
ing by the State House of Representa-
tives. Ten Democrats voted against
the bill. Those voting against the
measure protested against the clause
in the measure which allowed the levy
ing of IL tax to pay the bonds and IN
tereSt
Republicans of the STATE House Of
Representatives repudiated the action
of Senate Republicans when the lower
house passed unanimously the resolu-
ton calling upon the governor to inves-
tigute the ear shortage. In the Senate
the resolution was amended so that
the Public Utilities Commission and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
would investigate the conditions in
stead of the governor.
The resolution calling upon the gov
ernor to investigate car shortage con
ditiOns was passed unanimously by the
House of Representatives when 1t
came up on final reading. The rcsolu-
ton now goes to the Senate for action
and II leaves members of that body in
Il predicament. Last week II simllnr
resolution was completely changed by
them and the governor was left out
and the public utility and Interstate
commerce commissions substituted.
One Of the blue laws that hns been
in the Colorado general statutes for
many years Is expected to start trou-
BILE In the Senate within the next few
days. There are two bills In the Sem
ate by Senator Harry q. Saunders. Re
publican, OF Denver, that are expected
to bring II out. One IL =. Is. 800 and
the other IL $. Il. 382. No. 800 calls
for the repeal Of section 1000 Of the
statutes OF 1908. This IL the law that
fOrbids IL performance In any theater.
or Of any show or circus within the
confines Of Colorado on Sunday. No.
3G2 liz to compel the district attorneys
to enforce No. 800.
Colorado Ind an acting governor
who did not occupy the office except
technically while Gov. william u.
and MS Lieut.. Gov. Robert +. Rock.
well. Republican, was acting governor.
Hale Smith, the governors private sec
rotary. officially notified the lieutenant
governor that the governor was ont Of
the state. III there Is anything that
demands my attention, of course III 81
to the office. but otherwise I win re-
main In my own office" replied Mr..
Rockwell.
A measure authorizing the sale OF
SJO.OOO worth Of NATIONAL defense
bonds for payment of salaries Of the
Sinte Hunger force was passed on sec.
ond rendIng Representative Bert Lake
of Denver said that II was not posi-
bile to determine ns yet whit exact
amount nj funds were necessary 10 pay
the salaries and maintenance of tn"
Rangers from Nov. 30 until Feb !.
when the organization was abolished
by executive order. He estimated tn"
amount WINS close to 10000. and ~
Governor Sweet approves the vouchers
for all bills he assured the legislators
that there would be- no extravaganza.
The first real test Of vets and