The Raymer enterprise., 1923-04-05

| mind the interests
- Of the taxpayer.
Those having a solution are requested
% notify their representative here.
Looking in on the Legislature" last
week would have been very interest.
ing, no doubt. to my readers; for sew
eral Of the most Interesting contests Of
the session were up on the floor Of the
House.
The first event was the demand, on
the floor Of the House by Representa-.
live Cook, for Bill No. li9, known rs
the miners qualification act" This
bill, when introduced, was referred to
the committee on industrial relations !;
there 1t was tabled; taken from the
table, referred to the appropriations
committee they sent II back to the III
| dustrial relations committee, where II
was tabled again; 1t was taken from
the table, and left In the hands Of
ommittee to revise, and the commit.
tee could not agree; II came back TO
the committee, was then sent to the
committee on mines and mining, and
on plea, they ordered II printed: then
1t was tabled: the demand Of Cook.
after two months Of kicking, brought,
not the bill, but an adverse report, and
Il minority report, on the bill. Then
the fireworks started, and the hottest
fight Of the session was on, the lie was
passed several times, and incrimina-
tory remarks frequently made When
the vote was taken, the adverse report
On the bill was carried by a majority
Of three.
The second main event was between
the "sheep-men" and the "cow-men
In this, Representatives Claude Rees
and Adalr Hotchkiss were the chief
contestants on the mat. The members
had hardly gotten the coal dust out of
their hair, until the wool gathered in
their eyes, on this bill but when the
count was announced, II was found
that Judge Hotchkiss was the winner,
and the sheep men" are jubllant.
Event three was over the Child La.
Dor bill. Some very hot and foolish
remarks were made. one member say
Ing that II was .'the damndest piece OF
legislation ever brought before u leg
lslative assembly" II was call to
the mat, In which Cook, NIvins, Pol
lock, Headley, Lake and others took
part. The enacting clause was finally
stricken from the bill.
Another event was over the teachers
minimum salary law; II was openly
charged on the floor by Republicans
that "a brazen attempt was being
made to force this bill through the
House." referring to number eight.
This bill was to take the place of the
present law, by retaining the salary
feature, and changing the tax feature;
bill number six was to repeal the pres
ent law. After much debating, bill
number eight was returned to the edu
cational committee, and bill number
six re-referred to the rules committee.
The vote was 20 for and Is against
number eight. This fight was
draw Another battle will be staged
soon.
All Of which heated contests on the
floor reminds us Of the poets remark,
men are but children, just little old.
er grown"
The Assembly adjourned Monday
and Thursday, out of respect to the
lnte Senator Nicholson. Friday busi.
ness was resumed, and the main event
was the Lambert Consolidation BILL"
On this, the Republicans are not
united, and the Democrats think they
see In 1t cheap political move to pass
an unsatisfactory bill, have the gov
ernor veto It, and then try to make po.
ltical capital out of IL. Already the
bill has been amended so that II looks
like an old coat with tail, pockets and
sleeves torn out. A week will reveal
the status Of the patient.
Both House and Senate have passed
the Colorado River compact, as It is
called. This is monumental piece of
legislation for the entire West.
The big appropriation bill will be on
the calendar very soon; It is expected
that week will be taken in Il talk.
fest over It; then the end of the ses-
sion will be near, the lights will be
turned out here, and turned On AT
home, and folks will ask, "Where are
we att" So goes the legislative
movie"
The members are getting tired, dis
gusted, and half mad with each other:
this spells good things for the state.
Some of these days they will quit, for
the time is close to plant garden
truck" and fresh crop OF pigs and
.alves are on the way for the farmer
members; he has seen about all the
sights In Denver, and Is ready to close
his "open season" In the Legislature.
"Who will be the next United States
senatOri" we are asked daily. We
ion't know; we suspect the governor
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