The state herald., 1901-03-22
Summary Of the
Colorado Legislature

The amendment offered by Senator
Stewart to section twenty of the reve-
nue. bill provides for saloon tax and
is very full in Its details. The auditor
of state is designated as the officer to
see that what are to be known as bar
room registers" are used by all salobns
and sellers of liquors. Sellers Of liquors
are to register sales on these reg
listers and to pay to the state taxes as
follows: Malt liquors, half pint or
less u cent; more than one-half pint,
cent; alcoholic liquor and wines, 2la
cents on less than half pint, and thence
ranging gradually up to 40 cents on Il
gallon.
Grand Army officials are particularly
anxious to secure the passage of two
bills now before the state Senate.
These bills are S. b. 25S to appropri-
ate $4,000 for improvements at the
Soldiers and Sailors Home, and S. B.
go, providing $4,000 for the mainte-
nance of the home for the preseat BIZ
ennial period. The proposed amend
ments are in addition to all sums to be
provided by the federal government
for this home. Department Command
er ii. NJ. Orahood, Colonel Thomas j.
Foote and Colonel Marshall S. Craw-
ford are circulating petitions for the
passage of these bills and they are be-
ing signed by all old soldiers.
The Senate has passed the Philip anti
trust bill, which as amended reads as
follows: "All arrangements, trusts or
q. nj a N hnt nj
porations or persons, made with n view
to, or which do, restrict full and free
competition in the manufacture, I'M
portation, transportation or sale of any
article or articles of commerce or con-
sumption, or rates or commissions of
insurance. shall be deemed and are
hereby declared to be unlawful for any
company, corporation or persons to en-
ter into, or execute any contract, or
agreement, by which they shall bind
themselves not to buy, or dispose of
any article or commodity, of commerce
or consumption, or rates or commits
sions of insurance, where, by reasons
of said contract, they shall preclude or
restrict competition" 1t Is provided
that transgression against this act
shall be known as n conspiracy. Any
corporation violating this act shall for
felt Its charter and its franchise. Its
corporate existence upon violation Of
this act shall end ut once so far as
Colorado is concerned. The attorney
general shall enforce the law. The fine
for any violation of this act on the part
of any of the individuals engaged in
such conspiracy against trade is
from 500 to 5000 and the imprison-
ment sentence for individuals may be
made from one TO ten years. A clause
is inserted making the following eN-
emptions: Provided, however, that
nothing In this act shall be construed
to apply In any manner TO the organi-
Zation Of laborers: neither shall this act
apply TO live stock In the hands of the
ralsers thereof, nor to agricultural, hor-
ticultural, or agricultural products re-
manning In the hands of the producer"
1t Is claimed by Its opponents that
these exemptions Will render the meas.
ure unconstitutional.
House bill No. SO. by Mr.. Judkins.
for a constitutional amendment aG-
thorlzing the initiative and referen-
dun. was defeated In the House by a
vote of 30 for TO 10 against, not recclv.
Ing the necessary two-thirds vote, ten
members being absent. excused and
not voting. The vote was announced
as follows: Ycas-Ballinger. Bolsing.
er, Bradley, Burwcll. Galley. Chisholm.
Cunningham, Davidson, Dunlavy, Fall,
German. Hammond. Hart, Hearth,
Hollenbeck. Insley, Judkins, Kennedy,
Madden, Manlon. Martin. Mcclure,
Meredith. o'Connell. Ong, Park,
Pltschke. Pochon, Baney. Rawalt.
Smith, Sprague, Weldon. White. WI.
lets, Mr.. Speaker-36. Nays-Adams,
Bartels, Beatty, Bell. Briscoc. Cannon.
Carrlnger. Dickcrson, Enches, Garcia.
Harris, Lewis, Mclean. Morris, Platt.
Riley, Schweigcrt, Taylor. Twombley
Ia. Absent. excused and not voting
Davis, Dinkel. Gabrin, Lorber, Lu-
bers, Lytile, Neeley, Sanchez. White.
iaw-lo. Mr.. Morris voted no for the