The Raymer enterprise., 1923-04-12
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STATE CAPITOL
NEWS LETTER
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Thomas Pollock, Republican Of Den.
yer and Robert D. Elder, Democrat of
Leadville, was killed on final reading
u few days ago.
The bill to abolish the state board of
capitol managers was passed by the
Republican majority, though two
Democrats, Senator McFadzeun and
Senator John J. Tobin, Montrose, voted
for 1t. The other Democrats voted
against 1t.
House bill No. l, by Representative
William I. Lambert, Jr., Republican, of
Sedalia, passed the senate on final
reading by strict party vote, but not
until the Democrats had sought to have
1t killed and the Democratic admins
trative code, killed In the House, sub.
stituted for 1t.
Reports that have been current that
the senate finance committee was
slashing appropriations for state in
stitutiOns were verified when the first
batch Of bills from the committee came
in, showing slash Of more than $780,
600 made on five bills. Other apprO.
priatiOn bills will share Il like fute, 1t
was said.
The bill fathered by Senator David
Elliott, Republican Of Colorado
Springs, calling for showing Of n tax
raoatpf hofnro n Iioanca 10 ivs,uaJ Gov q,
motor vehicle has been signed by the
governor and now is law. Under the
law the clerk issuing auto licenses may
call for the tax receipt, showing that
the tax Of the previous year has been
paid on the vehicle before license
for the new year Is granted.
Investigation Of the Colorado sugar
industry by the federal trade commits
sion Is asked for In Il House joint
resolution, introduced by Representa-
tive Wheeler and adopted by the House
Of Representatives. Differences over
production of sugar beets and the
manufacture Of sugar and the lack Of
authentic information regarding costs
and profits of both branches Of the In.
dustry were cited as the reasons for
the demand for the investigation.
With the passage Of the amended
Lambert consolidation bill by the
| State House of Representatives the
question Of the date of adjournment
Of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly
becomes rather complicated. April 10
was selected tentatively by Republi-
cans some time ago us the date of ad-
jOurnment, but legislators point out
| that until the fate Of the Lambert bill
has been decided the Legislature can.
not turn its attention to the one
weighty measure that still remains for
consideration, the long appropriation
bill. Consensus Is that the Senate will
ratlfy the Lambert bill. After that Is
accomplished Governor Sweet will have
ten days to consider the bill. II he
should let the bill become law with
out his signature, as Hale Smith, his
secretary, has announced as a posi-
bility, all the work that has been done
to date by the House appropriations
committee and the Senate finance
committee will go for naught and Il
complete redraftlng Of the long appro-
priation blll on the basis of the reOr.
ganized state government will be nec-
essary. However, even In the event
Sweet vetoes the Lambert bill such
action Is not likely to come within the
next two weeks, and In consequence
legislators believe April 10 is no longer
a possible date for adjournment, and
are inclined to say 1t Is highly prob
able the Assembly will be In session
until at least April 20. The passage
Of the Lambert bill by the House was
accomplished only after some diff
Guilty by Republican leaders In hold
ing all members to caucus rule.
The bill appropriatlng $4,000 for
the erection and maintenance Of state
normal school at Alamosa was signed
by Governor Sweet. The institution
will be named the Adams State Nor
nal School In honor of State Senator
William II. Adams Of Alamosa, who
was instrumental In having the bill
passed.
The final settlement of the crowded
conditions Of the Pueblo insane asylum
will call for the purchase of the Wood.
croft sanitarium, founded by DR..
Hubert Work, but sold by him to two
Colorado Springs men. The price will
be 100000, which will include fifty
acres Of ground, five brick buildings,
completely equipped, $4,000 worth Of
cattle and farm equipment.
House bill 423, by Representative
wilkins and Bond, known as the gaso.
line bill and providing for raising the
tax from one to two cents that has
been juggled back and forth In COM
mittee of the whole for the last three
weeks, finally got through on second
reading. 1t was amended to make the
tax one cent and the division Of the
money $3.50 between the state high.
way department and the various coun-
ties.
Republican leaders announced that
they were astounded at an announce
ment given out by Governor Sweet to
the effect that representatives of two