North Park union., 1900-01-05
DENv] X GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FRoM rssa
STATE CAPITOL.

By q vote of 78 to 30, the Chamber Cd
Commerce has decided TO proceed with
the kindel freight discrimination cas-,
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. This case. which was fled
some time ago, is intended to prevent
the present unjust dlscrminaffon
against Denver shippers.
The official report of the sm(
turns OF the last shipment of
the Isabella mine ut Cripple
closely sustnins the high e
made last week. Two cars Of
gave n total value OF $4,000.
additional cars were reported
900. The grand total amoui
S2IO.OOO II is estimated by I'D
the stock OF the company In
that after one more shipment
to he made before the close of
the treasury Will show a en- {s Z
1891 .OO0-about 40 per cent. OF
i,alization of the company. Std
ers are awaiting the annual n q
the company to see whether II
all the values which go to the
previous to the close of the yea
present management Is accused
Cling with figures in order to b
stock.
The bureau of animal indust
recently promulgated an order
ing the inspection OF cattle by
which has created genuine sci
In the West. II prohibits the 4
sanitary boards from inspecting e4t0
coming into or being shipped r6r
driven through a state. and charging
an inspection fee therefor. For the
protection OF the live stock interests
from Infection from splenic fever, II
I f.r N.pn r,,I
for the state live stock sanitary com
missions TO appoint inspectors. whd
meet the cattle nj convenient points be
fore entering the state. and nfter IN
spection either order them back
give them IA bill OF health. As II
! states have made no appropriations
paying the expense of This inspectiq
I IL has been the custom to charge a
! for each head of cattle so inspect
Colorado has always charged fec
/ 1lL cents per head. 1t is thought
the rule must necessarily apply to
movement of sheep as well rs CT,
and this state maintains II quarn
! against scabby sheep. us wei
against southern cattle. While
stock shippers would be glad TO 81 4
/ inspection fee taken of, when II - 7
| to n question of paying Il fec or having
no inspection, the stock interests OF
| the state will insist upon inspection
of some Kind. For the United States
TO say that any state has not the right
10 protect itself against infection IL
hardly to bc believed. and the authori-
ties here believe that the order is more
sweeping than was intended. or than
the bureau can maintain. The order
has created Il genuine sensation In live
stock circles.
Assessor Willard l.. Ames. by de-
clsion of the Supreme Court, has de-
fcated Judge Moses Hallctt. who ap-
pealed against the assessments levied
upon him. In the opinion. Justice
Gnbbcrt goes on record as TO point
which II applied 10 the case OF the
State Board OF Equalization against
Mr.. Ames and the other assessors In
the state. Will result in sustaining the
state boards right to Increase or equal
izc the valuations through the state.
This part of the opinion reads: The
law provided n forum namely. the
Board OF Equalization. whose duty IL
Is. mt the instance OF any one aggriev-
ed. to correct errors In the assessment
roll returned by the assessor" The
authorities Mt the state capital nrc
elnted over this sentence. They say
that the county equalization boards
and the state equalization boards arc
formed ON the same general plan. eX-
ccpt that the state board Is made su-
preme. The Hallet, ease itself is I'M
portant in thai the Npitcd States Judge
who appeared in court as his own
counsel must now pay taSss on $4,000
ms nm item OF moneys. noaes or cred
It's" The claim of the judge was rhat
the assessor proceeded upon cotNpc-.
ture only and had no facts at hand To
d M flt.. Wttnls i,,F ~ Il.
sessment. But the court says that as
there Is no evidence to the contrary IL
will be presumed that the assessor had
Affirmative Information that SUCH
notes, moneys or credits did exist
| that the assessor based his action on
Information and not conjecture. The
court adds that there Is no avermeut
on the part OF the Judge that he is not
the owner OF such notes, moneys and
credits and that according to his own
showing he made no effort to make
any such showing to the Board of
Equalization.
! Judge A. w. Rucker has returned
from st. Louis, where he conferred;
with number of the leading silver
men OF the country concerning the pro-
posed silver brick suit. which is to IN.
carried into the Supreme Court of. the
United States. The Judge says no hnal
plan was adopted. as 1t is necessary
10 consult with others before the move
mcnt Is put under way. He found many
Democrats in sympathy with the idea.
but Mr.. Bryan is yet to be heard from.
Judging by expressions of prominent
men who came to st. Louis to talk over
the question" said the judge last even.
ing. 'the feeling is quite strong for TN,
measure. 1t was shown that two suits
are now pending. one from Michigan
and the other from Illinois, in which
perhaps. the same principles are to be-
decided as In the case which has been
under discussion. | was invited In 90
to Washington and appca. before the
Supreme Court In the two cases. II Ia
; possible that the whole question NAV
be determined In the opinions on the
cases now pending. Senator Morgan
OF Alabama and George Fred Williams
OF Massachusetts have voluntes sred IN
assist in the legal fight without com.
pensation. and others are ready to do
the same thing. II Is necessary. how.
ever, to raise $1,000 or $4,000 for eY-
penses, and that Is question which
is to be decided soon" Judge Rnctor
rs president OF the Nnnotor, = ..'