The Arvada enterprise., 1923-01-25
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STATE CAPITOL
NEWS LETTER
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Governor Sweet addressed Q t4nt
session when he presented his message
on the administrative cOde.
A bill introduced ny Senator Jones
Of Pueblo. would extend the term of
jury services FROM three weeks ~ nine
weekx r
A bill leSalizinS the holding Of hAx-
Ing bouts was introduced by Represen-
tative A. Thomas Pollock OF Denver
and Robert u. Elder OF I.eadville.
There are dozens Of hills In both
branches looking to amending laws al
ready on the statute hooks. These
amendments are largely relative to IL.
gal procedure and courts.
Seventeen measures introduced by
Representative Mrs. Il. c. Wilson 0f
Teller county make changes in the
state law giving women equal rights
with men In every particular.
The repeal OF the law which forbIds
boycotts, plcketing and pntrollInH al
strikes is sought In u measure intro
duced by Representatives Kouns nnd
Duvall, Democrats. OF Pueblo.
From the bills already In, II Is prom
ised that when tho branches get into
committee Of the whole and for the
rest Of the session In consideration OF
bills, they will face lot of hard work
Senator Francis ]. Knauss, Republic.
an, Denver, believes that the United
States constitution isn't sufficient,
understood, 80 he has Il bill to compel
Its teaching In private and public
schools.
The establishment Of state hosp,
tai for the Insane ut Brush, Colo. and
the appropriation OF funds for u site
ase asked for In II measure that was
introduced by Representative John
Holmberg of Morgan county.
A bill was introduced In both houses
to prevent the promiscuous snle of
firearms und provides for licensing all
dealers and permits carrying gun by
citizens only on II written order by
chiefs Of police or sheriffs.
OF the 1915 bills In the Legislature,
not more than 200 probably will be fin,
ally passed. Some Of the legislators
are inclined to think this number 10
fur too high. UnQuestiOnably tho gov
ernOr will veto some Of those thut do
pass.
The child welfare bills urged by
Judge Zen II. Lindsey. various organ
izntiOns nnd former Governor ShOup
have been introduced In the Lcglsla-
ture. In the Senate Senators GOlding
Fairfield, Rep, Denver. and John ].
Tobin. Dem, Alontrose. stood sponsors
for them.
Senator John +, Cosy, Democrat,
Walsenburg, has II bill providing for
the State Land Board to spend $4,000
tO drill experimental wells on dry land
The idea IN to have the state determine
where water is available In the non.ir.
rigating sections, The wells would be
on state lands.
The first measure to he pnssed on
second reading WIS the measure to for
bid tho issuance Of free automobile IT,
cense tags by the secretary OF stnte
This was unanimously passed by the
committee Of the whole. Representa-
tives COwnn, Pollock, Lambert und
I.acy nre the authors Of this measure.
The agricultural bills, as already
announced, include the cooperative
marketing blu, compelling railroads to
furnish cars ind alsO one thnt gives
the proposed cooperative marketing
associations and all other Ghlppcrs an
equal show In supply "f ears. This 10
known ns the "car distribution act."
and will. II Is said, end the "corncring
Of cars" by big firms. Under 1t curs
are furnished on the percentage bnsfs.
ns, for example. If one concern hnd "
per cent OF tho shipment II gets 90 per
gent Of the ears.
Senator william IT, Adams Demo
crnt, AlnmOsn. is serving his thirty
eighth ycnr In the State Legislature.
He is noted for the few bills thnt he
puts In, there having been sessions
when his name wns not attached to
one bin. This season he hns Onc--to
appropriate SlOO.GO for Il Stntc Nor
nal School In Alnmosn.
The bonus bin provides for the pny.
mcnt Of so per month to every tx.
service man for every month or frnc.
tion Of II month spent In the service of
our country In the World War. This
would cost In the ncighborhood Of 49,.
100000 and II provides for III" Issuance
| Of bonds to this amount. If this mems
ure pnsscs the Legislature It VIII be-
| submitted to the people nj the general
election In 1924.
Lieut. Coy. Robert Y. Iiockneii. Re.
publican. believes that the present
session Of the Legislature must soly.
thre" grcnt questions before farming
md live stock in Colorado cnn BE- On u
firm basis. These three questions nrc
marketing and distribution. facilities
for credit. md transportation. Mem.
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