The Colorado statesman., 1923-03-10
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The measure creating the Grand
Junction drainage district was passed
on final reading by the House.
Compromise between Republican
legislative leaders and Governor Sweet
is yet possible on the Lambert consol-
idation bill and the administrative
code measure.
| 1t was Indicated in the House that
/ they would vote for closed season
on deer. A bill closing the deer sea-
son until 1928 was up for cOnsidera-
ton and was finally laid over.
| All private fish and game preserves
in Colorado are abolished under Sen
at Bill No. 90, by Senator Harry G.
Saunders, Republican of Denver, which
passed the State Senate on second
reading.
The Twenty-fourth General Assem-
bly, will adjourn Tuesday, April 10.
This date was decided on by Repub-
lican senators and representatives at
party caucus in the Brown Palace
hotel.
The bill creating the office of state
market director did not meet with op-
] 1DlS lutdSuEt was puSScu
once before on second reading and
then re-referred to the agricultural
committee when opposition devel-
oped.
Three really important issues have
yet to come up for the consideration
of the assemblymen: The Sweet ad-
ministrative code and the Lambert
consolidation measures. The co-Opera-
tive farm program; and the long ap-
preparation bills.
Coal companies operating upon
leased land would be compelled to post
bond to guarantee the payment of
labor, under the provisions of a meas
ure by Representative L. c. Johnson
of Moffat county that passed the
House on second reading.
Governor Sweet has not yet signed
the vouchers on the capitol building
fund to pay Senate employees. Seven
teen persons employed there, includ-
ing several stenographers, have as yet
been unable to draw any pay as re-
suit of the governors action.
Another measure, which passed the
House unanimously on second reading
requires that stores or companies issu-
ing profit-sharing coupons, tokens, pre-
miums or prizes with purchases must
4 post Il cash bond with the secretary of
state. Efforts to prohibit the pracrlce
entirely have been found unconstitu-
tional, and this is believed to be the
best method for remedying the prac-
tice.
ta good third and fin
al reading Senate Bill No. 239, by Sen
ators Warren and Morrison, securing
the payment of claims of persons en-
ployed on public works; House Bill
No. IL, by Mrs. Wilson, establishing
$12 instead of $40 as the maximum
weekly payment under the workmen's
compensation act; and House Bill No.
l24, by Rhoads, extending the privi'
lege of admittance to the Colorado Sol
diers' and Sailors Home to veterans
of all foreign wars.
The passage of four of the child-wel-
fare bills and the measure creating
: the office of state director of markets,
| and announcement that Republicans
and Democrats are going to compro-
mise on the Sweet administrative code
! Oil lHt tioi'
of the State House of Representatives.
Both the Sweet and the Lambert meas
ures were drawn for the Same pur-
pose-that of abolishing the many
) boards and bureaus of state govern
| ment and consolidating the work in
, a few departments. Governor Sweet
maintained that his measure would re-
suit in a saving of more than S500,O0u
next year.
The battle over the bill establishing
a hospital for the insane ut Brush was
heated, and numerous attempts to have
the bill re-referred were made. The
final vote on the measure was thirty
for and twenty-eight against.
l A measure passed after an extended
1 fight calls for the submission to the
people of the question as to whether
the Legislature will be allowed to
a enact legislation as to what text books
shall be used in the schools. This is
forbidden now by the constitution, and
If the people approved, the Legislature
! could fix standard text books for ev-
cry school in the state.
A compromise between Republican
leduerS III inc Le6iSi"tuie anu No'ei
u nor Sweet has been reached and they
will attempt to draft a single bill to
: take the place of the Sweet admins
= tratiye code bill and the Lambert con
: solidation bill. Committees from thu
r Legislature, assisted by Jas. III. Perish
= ing and Prof Don Sewers have started
:. work to draft compromise measure
, that will be acceptable to both sides
This will be difficult problem, it is
S said, as the methods of consolidating
!, the work of the state government diff