The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COLORADO LEGISLATURE

House bill $50, by Mr.. Stubbs, to re-
peal the present law against docking
horses and bringing docked horses
into the state, was killed in the House
after n sort but sharp debate. The
fact that j. w. Springer, the noted
stock man. is now before the courts
charged with violating the law led to
the allegation that the bill was design
ed particularly for his benefit.
In the House, Senate Bill No. 266, to
transfer money from stock brand
fund to the scalp bound fund. was
passed, as was House Bill No. 2S7, to
provide for participation by the state
in the st. Louis Exposition, commem-
Grating the Louisiana purchase. House
Bill No. IA, appropriating $4,000 for
erection of additional building at the
State School of Mines. House Bill No.
tificates of Indebtedness of the insane
asylum cottage fund, was passed.
House Bill No. 149, consolidating the
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals,
was defeated on final vote.
The following bills have been
passed by the Senate: Senate Bill No.
124 (Clayton), to amend section three,
laws of 1899, page 326; Senate Bill No.
336 CWard; Senate Bill No. 1S5 CLAY
tom, relation to irrigation; Senate Bill
No. 1o6 (Ammons), pay of water COM
missioners; Senate Bill No. 217 Hew-
is), to make official certain medals CIV
en- those who served in the army or
navy during the war with Spain; SEN
ate Bill No. 1S6 (StewarU, providing
for the elementary education of child
rem; Senate Bill No. 2S4 (Barela), Gre
ating office of register; Senate Bill No.
252 Philp). to establish parental and
truant schools.
The Stewart amendment to sections
twenty and twenty-one of the revenue
bill was the occasion of sharp discus
sion in the Senate. 1t was finally or
dered printed. The main features of
the amendment are provision that
makes every applicant for license DEM
onstrate to the county judge that he Is
n fit man to sell liquor; if the Judge
fails to see 1t that way the would-be
saloon keeper can appeal to the Dis
trict Court; Ii also levies a tax of 21A
cents on all alcoholic drinks and u
cent on malt drinks. He says there are
1,6OO saloons in the state and this tax
would yield n revenue of nearly ST.
100000 a year. The buyer is to pay the
tax.
Governor Oman has appointed John
Wellington Finch of Teller county
state geologist. Two other appoint
ments We're made at the same time.
Tyler ID. Heiskell was put on the
board of trustees for the Soldiers and
Sailors home. Mr.. Heiskell comes
from Morgan county and was the de-
feated Fusion candidate last fall for
representative in the lower house Rob-
ert @. McNutt of Silverton was also ap-
pointed on the board of trustees for
the Soldiers and Sailors Home. w. L.
Dayton was appointed on the Board
of Pardons by Governor Orman. He
was first appointed on the board by
Governor McIntire. and will now serve
his second term. james Doyle of Vic
tor was appointed on the board, to
take the place of 7. II. S. Schooley.
The Senate has passed S. B. So by
Mr.. Rush, in relation to water bonds,
providing that such bonds can be is
sued by the Board of Public Works
alone, and particularly affecting Den
YER. 1t relates to the bonds voted by
Denver for n municipal water plant,
and declared by the courts to be Illegal
The bill is intended to make these
bonds legal. In the form of an amend
ment to the charter of the city of Den
Yer this proposed law sets forth that
the city may prepare the way for a
water plant of its own, and the words
which show the exact meaning of the
bill are these: IAN Indebtedness not ex-
ceeding S4.T00,OOO for supplying water
to the city may be created by the City
Council, on the recommendation of the
Board of Public Works, and bonds is
sued therefor. without submitting the
question of incurring the same and is
suing bonds therefor, to the vote of the
qualified electors of the city"
Senate bill 1 CBucklin), the Austria
lasian tax system, was supported and
opposed with spirit. The author of
the bill was present. Mr.. Lubers had
never become convinced that the sys-
TEN. as applied to this county, is wise.
In New Zealand, where its success is
cited, the revenue derived from that
source was but six or seven per cent.
of the total. That country had excise
and other duties which could not be
used by state or county. If the sys-
TEN We're adopted here the tax on land
must be increased many fold. because
no such excise and other duties could
be used to make up the necessary rev.
enue. He was not certain he would
vote against it now, but he gave notice
that unless he received more light he
would oppose it on third reading.
Mr. Mclean was opposed to the prin-
ciple and would vote against it. Mr.
Meredith said he should not discuss
the merits of the system. This bill
proposes TO submit to the people the
question whether the constitution shall
be amended SO that any county may
try it or not. He believed in home
rule, and even if opposed to adoption
of the system would support this bill
because it referred the question to the
DeODle Mr. German advocated ii on
the merits of the system. MIR. Bartels
doubted its adaptability to established
institutions. Mr.. Martin supported it.
Mr.. Neeley opposed it. as it permits the
exemption of certain corporations and