The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-29
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STATE CAPITOL
NEWS LETTER
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ture by April 8 or sooner now ap-
pears possible with the long appropri-
alton bill the only measure Of great
importance still to be considered.
The lie was passed numerous times
In the discussion over the report OF
the mines committee on the bill pro-
yidIng mental examination for coal
miners. The measure provides that all
coal miners employed In Colorado must
be men OF at least one years expert
ence and be able to pass an examina.
lion by a board of examiners.
There is yet a probability that the
Republicans will change their minds
and pass the Lambert bill. Members
of the special committee appointed to
redraft the bill have not been able
to agree, and 1t Is the opinion Of
several of the leaders In the Legisla.
ture that the measure will never be
brought to vote.
The fight on house bill 400, by Rep
resentative E. W. Jewett Of Aspen was
described as a sheep and cattle war by
several members Of the House. The
bill, which was defeated, provided that
any person who grazed or herded
sheep on any range occupied by cattle
or usually occupied by Il cattle grower.
either as spring, summer or winter
range, was guilty Of a misdemeanor.
The penalty Is q maximum fine OF
$1,000 and Imprisonment for six
months.
II. b. IS. by Representative Cowan,
changing the name Of the State Nor.
NAL School at Gunnison to the West
ern State College. Senator L. A. Put.
fer, Republican, Colorado Springs, OBJ.
jected to the bill on the grounds that
making It a college would call In stu.
dents from other states, and he be-
lieyed that Colorado should attend to
educating Its own students. The bill
was passed by an aye and nay vote,
but SO narrow, apparently, as to ind.
cate that 1t, too, may have a hard time
Of 1t In final passage.
There is much interest In the Legis.
lature over two measures placing auto
transportation companies under the
supervision OF the Public Utilities Com
mission and requiring that all who
haul passengers or freight for hire
carry liability insurance. A measure
combining the best points Of the two
bills now has been drawn. The meas
ure provides that no auto Transports.
ton company shall operate a motor We
hicle for hire between fixed terminals
or over regular route without first
obtaining permission Of the utilities
commission. The Public Utilities Com
mission is vested with the power to su-
pervise and regulate all auto transpor-
tation companies operating between
fixed points and can fix such safety
rules as It sees fit.
The Colorado river and the La Plata
river compacts passed on second read
ing In the Senate. The passage Of the
Colorado river compact, designated as
S. B. 410, by Senator's John J. Tobin,
Democrat, Montrose Richard c. Callen,
Republican, Rifle; Fred s. Follett, Re
publican, Steamboat Springs; Ollie Z.
Bannister, Democrat, Grand Junction,
and Harry G. Saunders, Republican,
Denver, was so sudden as to surprise
those who were expecting q battle.
The La Plata river compact merely
valIdates rights In the river already
held by Colorado and New Mexico and
concerns only these two, states. 1t
provides for Colorado to maintain
two stream gauging stations. one at
Hesperus, Colo, and the other with
in mile Of the Colorado Mexico line
and in either state. 1t Is one Of the
main tributaries Of the Colorado, and,
like the Colorado, has its source In this
state.
Governor Sweet vetoed H. B. No.
oil, which would have provided pre-
ferred payment for drafts and checks
deposited In other banks In case Of
bank failure. In the letter accompany.
ing the veto, Governor Sweet said that
he did not think 1t just to make banks
or trust companies preferred creditors
over individuals.
Two Of the most bitter debates Of
the present Legislature marked re-
cent session Of the state House Of
Representatives. In one instance a
bill prohibiting the grazing Of sheep
on cattle range or cattle on sheep
range was killed and In the other an
adverse report Of the mines and min.
ing committee on bill requiring coal
miners to take an examination was
adopted.
S. B. 1884, by Senator Glrard, ap-
Ipropriating $4,000 for the main
tenance Of the general hospital Of
the Colorado State hospital to be
erected on Colorado boulevard for the
state university, was passed. This ap-
preparation Is designed to cover the
maintenance cost until the next gen.
eral assembly, when general appro-
priations and fixed revenues will be
established.
H. b. 423, by Representatives vii.
kins and Bond, increasing the tax on
gasoline from l to 2 cents gallon,
was passed on second reading. Much