Gilpin observer., 1901-03-21
Summary Of the
Colorado Legislature

The House in committee of the whole
favorably reported the following bills:
II. B. 43, to allow the creation of ditch
districts, in which bonds may be voted
for the construction of bitches; S. B.
31S, for a constitutional amendment to
reduce the number of elections; II. b.
$50, for the consolidation of the state
stock and sanitary inspection boards.
Senate bill 1 Bucklin), 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. Ie the sys-
TEN were 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
people. Mr.. German advocated it on
ha ,arts nf tho SvStDm Mr. RartnlS
doubted it's adaptability to. established
institutions. Mr.. Martin supported it.
Mr.. Neeley opposed it, as it permits the
exemption of certain corporations and
combinations from taxation. Mr.
Montgomery advocated it on the broad
principle that it referred to the people
the question of choosing or rejecting.
Mr.. Riley opposed it on principle.
The bill was finally recommended
for third reading.
The Senate has passed the Philip anti
trust bill, which as amended reads as.
follows: "All arrangements, trusts or
combinations between companies, cor
pOrations or persons, made with 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 at 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 $1,000 and the imprison-
ment sentence for individuals may be
made from one to ten years. A clause
is inserted making the following eX-
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
| raiserS thereof. nor to agricultural, hor-
ticultural. or agricultural products re-
naming 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 constitutional amendment au-
thorizing the initiative and referen-
| DUN, was defeated in the House by n
vote of 80 for to 10 against. not receiv-
ing the necessary two-thrds vote, ten
members being absent, excused and
not voting. The vote was announced
as follows: Yeas-Ballinger, Bolsing
er, Bradley. Burwell, Galley, Chisholm,
| Cunningham, Davidson, Dunlavy, Fall,
German, Hammond. Hart, Hearth,
Hollenbeck, Insley, Judkins, Kennedy,
Madden. Manion, Martin, Mcclure,
Meredith, O'Connell, Ong, Park,
Pitschke. Pochon, Raney, Rawalt,
Smith, Sprague, Weldon, White, VIII
lets, Mr.. Speaker-3G. Nays-Adams,
Bartels, Beatty, Bell, Briscoe, Cannon,
Carringer, Dickcrson. Caches, Garcia,
Harris, Lewis, Mclean, Morris, Platt,
Riley, Schwcigert, Taylor, Twombley
10. Absent. excused and not voting
Davis, Dinkcl, Gabrin, Lorber. Luz
bers, Lyttlc. Neeley. Sanchez, White
law-10. Mr. Morris voted no for the