The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-22

this statewide cry for relief. II we
figure this huge sum for moment,
we find that the average daily cost Of
our government is S1l5,0Gs.5O, or an
average Of $4.794 per hour, day and
hight, every day In the year.
What can the Legislature do to re-
lieve the peoplei Very little. Our OBJ
legations are made, and we must pay
them, or go into the Reputation busi-
aess.
There Is one thing the people can
do, however, and that Is to QUIT VOT.
ING BONDS for d while.
Every item relating to the expendi-
ture Of money is fought in the Legisla-
| t0re but honest men are finding that
II is next to impossible to retrencl.
However, some things are being done.
Abolition Of the y licenses VII. gave
about $4,000, the abolishment O. the
board of pardons about $4,000 more,
| the discharge of the rangers, approxi-
mately S250,OOO more; the Senate
| passed the .'half-mill-leyy" bill, saving
about S75O,0O0, and 1t Is believed that
the House will pass the bill, also. We
think that when the "big appropria-
, ton bill" comes before the Assembly,
that several thousand are going 10 De
saved there.
This week, the governor got rid Of
seventeen employees about the state
house; even In small things, the tax
payers are being considered.
During the week, the teachers GER
tiflcation bill,' as 1t is called, passed
the House 1t Is believed 10 be an ex.
cellent measure. The child welfare,
sponsored by the women Of many or
ganizations, all over the state, passed
with only slight amendment. II Is a
successful finish Of several years
fight, and the women are to be con
gratulated-a all Colorado.
The Senate passed the cooperative
marketing bill. In this the House will
concur. A bill creating the office OF
fuel administrator passed the House,
md d blue sky" law was long de
ybated. This bill Is by MIR. DeaprAnd
others. In the Senate, there ssonesby
Senator Girard. OF the tw6, theAat-
ter may become law. Much leelsla-
ton has been passed In both houses,
correcting and amending statutes. All
this may seem trivial to some but II
the critics had case in the courts un-
der defectiyet1aw, they would think
1t all important In spite of ali said
! and written, the Legislature is working
faithfully
Z Governor sweets code bill, as 1t was
called, failedSof passage on second
reading lpthe Housssaby one vote, on
strictly partisan liuts. The Lambert
consolidation bill Will be up Ehis week,
> Toward It. Goyernvr Sweet Withhold y
receptive attitude, We are sur, by
there is prospect that The bin NUGs.
ceiye the same axe that hit the code
| bW Something needs to be done. but
as long as men are. rated, primarily, bS
party, there istfttle hope for success.
The Senate is doing business. ~
may be a little slow, but, AS the time
fof adjournment draws nigh, tbsf will
,put on steam, and the record will be TO
their credit. There the Republicans
have the working majority. About all
The Democrats can d. s'tC take the
! medicine" prepas~d'for them, and judg
ing atcm- ne howl we,e eAnetimes hear,
it must be of the castor III variety,
usually. n
Over in the House, thee is a cox,
Il Baker, and atButler 80 they >suEht
10 do business,by givin3the people sdme
go0d legislative menuss-lffen thsre iss
Representative Bowles to make the ap-
preparations. II things yet dry, they
'~fuve Like. II expenses are too high,
there's Jewett; ffrthey get in bad, well,
we have n Bond and If any OF the
boys get crookedthere n Mr.. Wright,
who can set 'em right. n
Three presidents have hainesaRcs'
here, Johnson, Wilson, and Llnkins,
though Mr.. Linkins. isn't linked up
quite right. Senators Spooref. Smith,
Nelson and Patterson have f'Eln folks"
here too. And then to adGthe color
scheme to it all, we hay} }N'hite ana
Kullerstrand. Some Of NJ folKs YL)Gt
the OFFICES haysntckpxfndi slgNein.
iheart, sweetheart >SR~wer,
has sdfaps~tsne and d4inllAs at-r,ie
name Of Romeo; but we don't think
either OF the gentlemen al aware OF
their nom de plumes.
Things are getting interesting, Tlf
members are getting tired, and a.Iiyfe
>disSssSed, and about half.pxd. Some
Of these dsSs the hsir-pulliH will
start, and the stAse yiil get so6e good
work done. in the >jgdslng days. 1t is
said that it costs about ss y minute to
run the Legislature, but khas amount
: is small compared to Tie good that
hay be d0he.
The<atmers are g6lng to get ,hat
they askeo>SQr; byZ after the leu.la.,
tfon-ist enacted fhe laws mR6 b taf
to work. Ode rahxQad BIZ nay pehf
the rent >6re dOubtfuh
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