The Lamar register., 1899-01-18

showing the number OF mills yearly
taxation levied In each county for al
county purposes during the past nv,
years; fourth. any other data which the
/ auditor may think valuable for the
members OF the legislature TO consider
, IN connection with the framing OF bill
to revise and adjust the state revenue
laws"
Representative Eugene Engley has
introduced his pet measure, II. B, No,
t5i, relating TO the rearranEement Of
the congressional districts OF the state.
Under his arrangement the First con.
grcssional district consists OF: Arapa.
hoe, Boulder. Cheyenne, Douglas,
Eagle. Eibert, GIlpln, Grand. Garfield.
jefferson Kit Carson Iarimer Logan
Lincoln. Morgan. Park, Phillips, Routt,
RIO Blancc. seigwick, summit. Wash.
tngtan. Weld aud Yuma counties The
Second district Is composed OF: Archu-
Ieia. Baca, Bent, Chaifee. COncjOs. Cos
tillz. Custer. Delta. Dolores. II Paso.
Fremont. Gunuison. Hlnsdnie. Huer
fano, Kiowa- Lake. Ia Plata, Las AMI
mas. Mesa, Mineral Muntezuma, Mont
rusAa. Otern. Ouray. PgtEin. Prowers.
Puebi1 Rio Grande. SAg,iache, san
Juan and san Miguel counties
The House expressed It's opinion that
the $4,000 loaned from the internal
Improvement lncOme fund to the stats
capitol fund should b. returned. with
Interest A bEli viii doubtless follow.
detailing how the return Is TO lie made
Mr.. Montgomery, who evidently spoke
for the Capitol Commission. told the
House plainly there was mn money 10
the hands Of the managers To repay this
Loan. and that they were nearly half
million behind In paying current war
rants He Insisted that the internal I'm
pruvemrni fund did not ues-i the
money now, anyway. and that II gath
ere,i there Il would eni1ngcr the safe
- Of Stale Interests by leaving a
chance for tho establishment of "cor-
ruption fund The Supreme Courf
had decided that the improvement
fund could b. used only on surh I'm,
provements Hs roads and bridges
Members OF the committee on elec-
tlons, although retirent about the mat.
ter, evidently believe that there is
something to the protest of Le. A. Tan
quarry against .Alhcrt I. Fisher in the
contest for the --at from the Twenty
seventh district, representing Pueblo
and Huerfano counties. Senators Por-
terfieid, chairman OF the committee.
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asking that power h. conferred 70
summon Clerk Greer % Huerfauo
county befqry. the cnnmlttes. aud als1
compelling the CLERK to hring certain
records with him, Among the docu.
meats which have been presented 10
the committee since u began It's ses-
sion several days ago. Is an affidaylt
trcui LEE A TIuquary stating that
he was denied permission Ia see the
poll books. tally sheets and certain
osthS administered by the judges Of
election to illlterate voters II Is al
ieGed that although LOO bdllots were
irhrkcd by the Judges IN Huerfano
county. that nos ons-hnlf oS that num-
her or illitcrute voters exist there
Chairman Pqrtefueld. after the petition
had BEEN read, stated that the commit
ies' had not made thorough lnvcstiga-
tion. but sufficient had been developed
TO show that the complaint was not
without foundation. but what there
was 10 II they werc not ready to make
public. The Senate passed a resolution
empowering the committee 10 issue
subpoenas for Hosea Santa StepenI
and +. u. Larued. a. well as the coun-
ty clerk and others the committee may
deem necessary.
Through the efforts ~ NJ. c. Saun-
ders. attorney for the Southern Colo
RADIO Cattle Growers Association az
Pueblo, and Attorney George q. Rich
mond OF The Colorado Cattle Growers
Association, a bill viii b. introduced
in the legislature in relation to the
fencing Of railroads and providing for
the payment of damages for animals
killed or injured by railway companies.
The bill requires every road in the
state TO erect fences along their lines
within six months OF the passage OF
the act. The roads shall maintain
suitable gates at crossings and erect
cattle guards where none now exist.
In ease the companies refuse TO COM
ply, the killing OF any animal shall be
prirna fneie evidence OF negligence, and
the road shall be liable. In case OF
death Of any animal the owners shall
present sworn statement TO the near
est ticket agent. with demand for pay.
The schedule established by the bill
is So for American sheep and $3.50 for
Mexican sheep. For cattle the sched-
rile runs from Sl25O for calves and
Texas yearllngs 10 S35 for American
steers 1 years old and over. Higher
grade cattle, thoroughbred sheep,
horses and mules shall be paid for at
their market value. In case payment
is refused. the owners may recover.
with legal interest In all cases where
an animal is killed by n railroad com
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