The state herald., 1899-11-10

| yer dollar Is u new development. SAC.
cording to my conception of the situ-
ation," says local banker, "the scare
ity of silver Is to be attributed to the
unwilllngness of the government to
coin silver. The seniorage is no long
er being coined, yet the government is
foating an enormous number of silver
| certificates, of the higher denomina-
tions-down to five dollars. To guar
antee these It must hold the silver it
has In the vaults of the treasury. 1t
Is those silver dollars we want, and not
the bills, for they are too large for U.S.
All through the United States business
Is enormous, and scarcely ever in the
history of the nation has the demand
upon the currency been so great-nOr
the supply to satisfy 1t with so small,
comparatively speaking"
The plan adopted In the test cases on
the eight-hOur law will be followed by
the authorities In test case on the
assessors fight against the State
Board of Equalization. This announce
ment was made after Attorney General
Campbell had appeared before the Su-
preme Court Judges In chambers and
asked that they decide in favor of TAX
ing original jurisdiction In the matter.
~ iitHuir test VIII De Iunue anu III
stead Of allowing the case to rest on
all the general technical dcfenses and
other fnvorlte and unsatisfactory
modes of lawyers to win victory any
way they can, case will be COM
meEced with Il friendly assessor with
stipulated agreement, as in the smell
ter case. Both sides Will agree on GER
tain specified differences and the case
Will be submitted on these and no
other grounds. The smelter case and
the assessors case will have another
point of similarity, as 1t is very proba.
BILE that practically no other question
that that of cOnstitutionality will be
considered. The case will come to the
Supreme Court In II few days, as the
judges gave the attorney general to
understand that 1t could be arranged
TO decide the case in n very short time.
No definite statement as to time was
made. but in the long conference be-
tween the attorney general and the
judges plan was roughly outlined to
carry on a test ease on the lines speci-
fled above. and Governor Thomas was
so notified. That test case will be
commenced before election time Is said
TO be certain.
The state board of equalization will
try other means TO compel Assessor
Willard l.. Amcs to make his assess
ment roll conform with the schedule
adopted by the board before advising
property owners TO refuse 10 pay taxes
until the instructions OF the board of
asscssors have been complied with. a
petition for Il writ of mandamus was
presented TO the Supreme Court yester-
day and an alternative writ issued. or
dering Mr.. Ames immg diately upon re-
ceipt of service of the writ to make
such corrections in his assessment roll
for the year 1882 MS may he necessary
10 carry out the direction of the state
board OF equalization. or To show cause
for not doing so before the Supreme
Court on November 18th. mt 10 n. m.
The writ was asked for In the name
of the people OF the state OF Colorado
by ID. NJ. Campbell. attorney general,
and G. W. Temple, Auditor. The petl-
tion rccites the action of the state
board OF equalization In making the
Increase In assessments AMI quotes
voluminously from the law In support
OF the boards position. \ statement
compiled and signed 10y William IL.
Griffith. secretary OF the board. de.
clarcs that the total amount OF in
crease In the state does not exceed the
per cent. increase allowed by act OF
the Twelfth General Assembly. The
Items OF increase and decrease follow:
Sheep. increase. I per cent. swine.
~; clocks. etc, 12is; carriages. etc.
.: diamonds. -: agricultural lands,
oia: town and city lots. >: improve
mcnts on town AMI city lots, =: mer.
chandlse. >. capital In manufactures. j:
horses. decrease. ~. per cent; cattle.
decrease, II per cent
Governor Thomas has issued the fo..
lowing Thanksgiving proclamaIiru:
''Thc year now drawing to close
marks the end of the old and the dawn
OF new century. Its days have teem-
| ed with events OF historic and material
Importance TO the nation. II Witnessed
the formal and successful termination
OF n great war with n foreign power
whose commencement was preceded by
declaration OF our devotion 10 the
cause Of nm oppressed people sirug-
Cling to be free. II marks the begin
ming aud continuation Of an armed con
I fiict with the Inhabitants of distant Is
! lands. over which we clnlm dominion
! 10y right OF purchase ana of conquest.
4 Onf lhttts bH iiiiu lnI NtI llINt bttn
slgnniiy exempt from disaster or from
undue loss of life by violence or dis.
ease. our volunteer regiments have
returned To Ms crowned with the honors
OF mn ar,luous and honorable service.
I Though Suffering from casualty nnd
/ disease. the percentage OF lis loss IN
smaller than 'hni of nny other which
served abroad. while Its survivors
have escaped the contnglon OF cpIdcin-
I les or the scourge of permanent invni-
idlsm. In the fields Of Industry our
people have prospcred. The enterprises
of the miner and the hcrdsmnn have
been rewarded. aud abundant hnrv.sis
have blessed the efforts of the hus.
bnndmnn. The merchant. the nnnufnc.
turcr nni the ioiler bnyc rrnpcd the
benefits OF better times. nnd NIL our
people Inv. cause 10 rejoice thnt the
iilcs OF material Improvement Hrc
again flowing Inward. Albeit we nre
conscious Of sinister conditions attend.
nut upon our growth and progress. and
~ dangers sirrwn along the pathway
" the present aud the future. we have,
nevertheless, unnHunl cnusc FOR grnii.
iudr 20 the giycf of nli morcl.r for the
manifold blessings OF the current yrnr.
10 th. end that we mny make nppro.
pirate manifestation OF our npprrcin.
lion therefor. nnd IN accordance with
the proclamation of the President OF
the United States. l, Charles \. Thom.
NJ. governor OF the state of Colorado.
pursuant 10 the authority IN me vested.
lo hereby recommend mud appoint
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