The indicator., 1897-02-27
Tuesday, February 23rd,

Senate.-Senator Bromley's bill pro.
viding for reimbursing the House of
the Good Shepherd was discussed at
length In the Senate. but no definite
action was taken. The bill calls for
the appropriation of $4,000 to pay the
convent for the support of girls com
mitted to its care under contract
with the Board of Control of the In
dustrial School for Girls The girls
FOR whose care the expense was in
CURED were from the several counties
of the state, all of which counties
have paid the convent for the expense
incurred on account of each with the
exception of Arapahoe El Paso. Arch
uleta, Boulder, Pueblo and Pitkin.
1t was finally agreed to refer the bill
to the Supreme court for decision on
its constitutionality.
The report of the finance committee
on Mr.. Gaymon's bill, providing for n
reduction in the telegraphic tolls from
twenty-five cents to fifteen cents for
message of ten words. brought forth
heated discussion between Senator
Bromley and Senator Gordon, chair
man of the committee on corporations,
who, with the majority of the com
mittee, recommended that the bill be
laid on the table.
Senator Gordon read from report
of Superintendent Brooks concerning
the receipts and expenses of the West
ern Union Telegraph company in this
state. In this report the Western Tn
ion company contended that the ex-
penscs exceed the receipts each month
by about $1,000 and that any reduc-
tion in the present rates would result
in an impairment in the efficiency of
the service
The report was finally adopted by
Il vote of IL to /.
large number OF other reports
killing bills were agreed to.
House. Several bills were read n
third time and sent to the Senate. One
WIS bill to amend til health laws to
give health boards and health com
missloners further power to supervise
sanitary affairs, to give them control
over water and to order the purifica-
tion of contaminated water.
The next bill passed on final reading
was by Mr.. Greene TO amend the law
to permit of school districts selling
new bonds to redeem the old ones that
have matured when there is no money
in the treasury.
Another bill by Mr.. Stevens to reg,l-
late admission to the state bar. giving
the Supreme court authority to ex-
anime applicants from other states
who may hold diplomas from these.
also passed without opposition.
bill by Mr.. Lewis 10 allow of the
county superintendent of schools in
Arapnhoc and Pueblo counties to EN-
ploy deputies passed.
The next hill to hp road "a third tim.
was by Mr.. Stevens to permit of part
ners In n copartnership to settle their
Indebtedness on pro rata basis. The
law at present, 1t is claimed. prevents
a person who has been partner or
| stockholder in n firm or corporation
from settling his claim unless all the
others are rcndy to do so.
The next measure was the Buckljn
"single tax" bill. 1t is to submit con.
stitutional amendment to the people
whereby county can on n vote de-
eide to exempt everything but land
from taxation. There were only three
votes against the bill-Sweeney. Stev-
ems and Flansburg.
The Gardner bill. to allow two or
more school districts to unite to pro-
vide high school for the scholars in
these districts, passed by unanimous
vote.
A bill by Mr.. Roe to provide for the
special taxation of gifts, legacies and
inheritances was next considered. 1t
provides that there shall be tax lev
led on all property In the state that
may be willed or that may pass by the
interstate laws to other parties
through death. The tax varies ac-
cording to amount and consanguinity.
A legacy to wife or children is taxed
81 on every hundred. with $1,000 ex-
empted. In other cases the rate shaIl
be SO per 800 to $4,000. 81 up to $40
900. So up to $4,000. over $4,000 So.
with mn exemption of $500.
The bill. amended TO exempt $4,000
and $1,000 Of near relatives and 9th
ers, respectively, passed second read
Ing.