The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-24
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ANS Ol All WuTS.
5. b. 25S, Tobin, providing that pre-
mlums from the State Live Stock Com
mission shall be given only to ami
mails bred in Colorado, was passed on
final reading
Party lines were entirely disre-
garded in the State Senate during
consideration of Senate bill No. 81, by
Senator Glrard, DeBusk and Saunders,
amending the primary law.
Some Republicans say that the
hopes for short session are fast
glimmering. The first week of the
session 1t was agreed to hold eau
Gus in thirty days and set a time for
adjournment. The caucus was not
held, and the Legislature is plodding
along with no definite end in sight.
The House passed a resolution call
ing upon Congress to recognize the
government of Mexico. 1t was pointed
out by Representatives Carlos f. Ro-
nero of Las Animas county and Addi-
son b. Manning of Denver that a re-
sumption of trade relations would be
of enormous benefit to Colorado.
The House struck the enacting
clause from bill by Senator w. n.
Renshaw of Idaho Springs giving plac-
er mining companies the right to
dredge through the land of others with
out their consent, when it was neces-
sary to reach adjoining property owned
by the company. The defeat of the
bill was recommended by Senator Rem
shaw.
S. b. IA, Knauss, Fairfield, Toll,
Saunders and Eaton, raising the sal
aries of district judges to $4,000
year, was referred to the committee
on finance, as the action on the boost
in salaries of the Supreme Court JUS,
tices Indicated that it, too, would be
shelved in a committee. The Senate
seems very much averse to. raising
anybody's salary.
On second reading the Senate
passed $. b. No. 341, by Senator Fair
field, preventing the sale of real es-
tate for delinquent personal property
taxes. S. B. No. 145, by Senator
Elliot, providing for the inspection Of
building and loan associations by the
state bank examiner, was recommitted
with the understanding that an early
report would follow.
When the bill authorizing the crea-
ton of the office of state market di-
rector was before the House it passed
on second reading with representatives
from the city and those from the coun-
try both voting for the bill. The fact
that it was reported back to commit
tee was no Indication of opposition,
but was done so that the cooperative
marketing measure could be passed
first.
OF the series of bills introduced at
the present session of the Legislature
ut the request of Governor Sweet, not
one has been passed by either branch.
The bill establishing the office OF
state market director is the only one
that has been on the floor of the
House for action. After being passed
on second reading 1t was referred back
to the agricultural committee and now
rests there.
Drunkenness in a public place is
made crime against the state under
S. B. No. 227, which was passed by
the Senate on second reading without
record vote. Passage followed
protracted debate in which the bill
was defended by Senator J. f. Church,
Republican, of Broomfield, and Sen
ator George Il. Colgate, Republican, of
Canon City, and was criticized by Sen
ator Henry Wolcott Toll, Republican,
of Denver.
The Senate and House members re-
Gently visited Boulder to attend chapel
exercises at the University of Colo
rado at the invitation of Senator l..
L. Girard.
The first move for the fulfillment of
both party platform pledges to reduce
taxation was taken in the Senate
when S. B. II, by Senator John f.
Dickinson, Republican, Hugo, was
passed on second reading. This bill re-
peals the half mill levy for the high
way department passed in the 1919 ses-
sion and raises S750,000 year. 1t was
passed only after the most extensive
discussion held thus far in the session,
and by the complete elimination of
party lines.
Senator William II. Adams, Demo-
crat of Alamosa made final protest in
the Senate against the continuation in
office of any public trustee appointed
In the closing days of Oliver III.
Shoups administration as governor of
Colorado The protest was against
line in the S. b. 62, by Senator Henry
Wolcott Toll, Republican, of Denver.
making the terms of office of a public
trustee two years instead of four, to
conform with recent decision of the
State Supreme Court.
Despite the protests of Senator L.
A. Puffer,' Republican, of Colorado
Spring, the Senate, in committee of