The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-01-22

Representative Hammond has intro
duced a bill to establish n state board
of horticulture.
Representative Millets has introduc-
ed bill to create commission to Sc
lect text books for schools and to Sc
cure uniformity.
The Bucklin bill to abolish poll
taxes repeals a dead law. 1t does not
affect the state military poll tax and
only does away with city and county
poll taxes.
A house joint memorial asking Con-
gress to remove the stamp tax on min
ing stocks was introduced by Mr. VIII
Its and referred to the committee on
mines and mining.
The report of the Senatorial Revenue
Commission was submitted and re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
This is the famous Bucklin report on
: the Australian land value tax.
Representative Garcia introduced
bill for an amendment to the constltu-
ton enabling counties and towns to eN-
empt improvements from taxation, but
not applying to franchises and rights
of way.
Colorado is to have an anti-kidnaplng
law-that is, if Senator Rush has MS
way. Senate Bill No. 40. introduced
by him, provides a penalty of from ten
to thirty years Imprisonment for kid
naping for ransom.
S. b. 81 is for a constitutional amend
ment, and has the support of large
part of the legal fraternity. 1t does
away with the Court of Appeals, and
increases the number of Supreme
Court judges to seven.
An employers liability bill has been
placed before the senate by Mr.. Tan
quarry, chairman of the labor commit
tee. a new eight-hour amendment and
another capital punishment pill has
also been brought forward.
A bill introduced by Senator Ammons
provides that in school districts where
there are no high schools the school
boards may pay out of the special
funds the tuition of pupils who attend
high schools in other districts.
One senate bill provides for new
buildings at the state insane asylum;
another makes appropriation for an
other edifice at the state school OF
mines, and still another establishes
state normal school at Montrose.
Senator Hallett has introduced bill
relating to exemptions of the proceeds
of policies of life and accident insur-
ance from liability for the debts of the
assured and in certain cases from liza
bility for the debts of the beneficiary.
Representative Hollenbeck intro
duced bill to limit municipal indebted
ness to three per cent. of the assessed
valuation of the property of the muni-
cipality except in cases where the debt
be incurred for supplying the city with
water.
Appropriations will be held in abey-
ance until the matter of revenue is set
tied. This is the disposition. at least,
of the Senate finance committee. In
other words no appropriations will be
made until it is seen where the money
is to come from to pay them.
The committee on labor has recon-
mended S. b. 81 for passage. This is
a bill by Senator Moore which provides
that no railroad company permit any
employe, who has been on continuous
duty for sixteen hours, to again go on
duty until he has had at least ten
hours rest.
Senator Seldomridge's bill, No. 135.
proposes constitutional amendment
to provide for the creation of n bonded
Indebtedness by the state. The meas
ure aims to refund old obligations and
make possible the clearing away of
old debts that have been practically
outlawed.
State Senator S. V. Newell of the
Twenty-sixth district has announced
his intention to return to the Republi-
can party. This he will do as soon as
the present session of the Legislature
ends. He says he feels it his duty to
his constituents to act as a fusionist
for that time.
House concurrent resolutions asking
the Colorado representatives in Con
gress to secure federal legislation for
the building of reservoirs on the head
waters of the Rio Grande, Platt and
Arkansas rivers We're introduced by
Mr.. Chisholm and referred to the com
mittee on public lands.
In the Senate, S. b. 13, by Parks, IA
yoring the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people:
and S. b. 3S. by Moore, making an
emergency appropriation of $4,000 for
the Canon City penitentary. We're re-
ported for passage by the committee of
the whole.
The Senate committee on constitution
al amendments reported favorably four
constitutional amendments. one for the
Introduction of the Australian land tax
and uniform taxation; another for the
consolidation of Denver and Arapahoe
county; another for the three-fourths
Jury law in civil cases. and still an
other for the eight-hour day.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections reported in favor of the
passage of S. h. 20 Philp), an act
granting to voters of election precincts
of the city of Denver the right to de
termine by ballot at an election wheth-
er or not licenses to sell or give away
Intoxicating liquors in such precincts
may be granted issued or renewed.