The Delta independent., 1923-04-27

Denver.-The Twenty-fourth General
Assembly of Colorado was In session
1o7 days. ~
The cost of the session Is estimated
to be approximately $4,000.
Bills totaling 1,O16 were introduced
into both houses in the first fifteen
days.
Important measures that have been
passed are: The Colorado and La
Plata river pacts, the Lindsey child
welfare bills, the cooperative market
ing act and the director OF markets
bill, the adjustment of the State
Board of Pardons and the adjustment
of the State Board of Charities and
Correction. the blue sky law, the sol
diers bonus resolution, the director of
markets law.
Important measures that have been
Hilled are: Governor Sweets admin
istrutive code bill, the Lambert Con-
solidation bill, vetoed by Governor
Sweet; the state income tax and in.
,angible property tax bills, the bill Gre
iting state boxing commission, the
.ari-mutuel racing bill, the anti-com-
ing trucks under the State Public IT'LL
tiles Commission, the optional inspec
ton OF produce bill.
The Twenty fourth General Assem-
bly, came to an end at 10 :37 O'Clock
April 20 with the breaking of the
twenty eight-hour deadlock over the
tax on gasoline and Its twin In legis-
.atlon, the repeal of the h-mill levy
for the State Highway Department.
The two bills really held the legisla-
tors In more or less Of a tangle for the
Inst six weeks, and the end came when
the Senate passed the gasoline tax bill
at 8 80 o'clock fixing the tax at 2
cents n gallon, by vote of Is to IL,
followed ut 8 o'clock by the House
passing the hnlf-mill levy repeal bill.
The summary Of the concluding
hours OF the Legislature show that the
long appropriation bill was passed In
the House as amended by the Senate
The following Is a list Of bills orig.
mating in the state senate, which have
been signed by Governor Sweet, after
having been passed by the Twenty.
fourth General assembly.
soI-Repe.iing pardon board law.
1e5-Making laws 1921 prima facie
| evidence.
sOS-EEi.inx places. trial. Di.,r,c,
lll-AmendinF law reinvestment .s-
| 1l2---Amending law trust companies
| Investment trust funds.
| 14-Amendinx law savings banks
ll5-Amondiny laws Investment cap
| ttal OF trust companies.
| 272-Amending law Automobile IL
| N-Prohibiting Aoiicitation personal
| injury or death claims.
2sl-Repostfng election returns.
| 300-Reiatins to chattel mortgages.
| 36b-Exchenge certain land by state
sss-Rs right Of w.y through Durango
so,- Ken n.asnst q bond. by public
| water works dtstricta.
DISCRIMINATING injury to signs.
| is-Re fees and salaries Of county Of
Is7-Re deciaratory Judgments and
lss-Amsndins cod. OF civil procedure.
lSs-Amending act re elections.
1N-Amsnains lsw re- warsaou.ss:
,s-Am.nd,ns act r. relations be-
,s,-xm.naina isw re- water 'e comm,.-
81 Re salaries of deputy district at
1+1mendins act 70 drainage dis
DETERIORATION certain indebted
ness Soldiers' and Sailors Home.
| 131-AmendinU law re relations be-
| tween employer and employee.
2si-Ee right Of way through Clear
Alto secure claims against con-
421-Golorsdo commissioner for Rio
6rande river.
high school districts OF third class.
| 307-Co-operative marketing. etc.
| l6E-Re publication Of legal notices.
4 Sk-RsIisf estate Harry Hall
| 73-Appropriations purchase real es.
| tate by soidiers' and sailors'
| 117-Concsrnin4 chattel mortgages.
| fSE-Rs Colorado state game refugee
| a60-Relating TO stations and Jacks.
| 26S--Creating Royal gorge state game
ss4-chsnslng Liberty Day" to AR
! s26-Reiief josephins F. Leonard and
| s4o-Proyidins method of proving
| ss7-Hc Investment public school funds.
sss-Providing for licensing of archi-
| tects.
41o--Approvins Colorado river COM
| neutrality-suspicious. for water. de-
4a2-Re Continuation negotiations Kan
sas and Nebraska.
2a-Appropriations Alamosa State
Normal school.
steele Thanks Senators.
Denyer - Senator Alexander Il.