The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-03-02

Chief Justice Campbell of the Su-
preme Court was an attentive listener
to part of the afternoon debate on the
Taylor elections bill. Tne bill proposes
to amend the constitution and pro-
vides that county and state elections
shall come Mt the same time, thus, &C.
cording to Senator Taylor. saving the
state $25O,O0O a year In money and
much trouble and anxiety In campaign
work.
The House has recognized an ofdcia1
roster of the Assembly to contain
pictures Of each member and sketch
Of his life and public services. Mr.. 8.
Vivian Hodge was authorized to do the
work on a resolution presented by Mr..
Martin of Pueblo. The resolution stat
ed that nothing therein should be con-
strued as binding the members to pay
for having their pictures inserted in the
work, that that was a matter to be left
to their own discretion.
The Rush bill for the consolidation of
the city Of Denver and the county of
Arapahoe will not be passed upon by
the Supreme Court before its passage
by the Senate. The unanimous vote to
send the measure to the Supreme Court
was reconsidered by the Senate by a
vote of II to 0. There was a pretty
sharp discussion on the motion to re-
consider and 1t was bitterly denounced
by Senators Stewart of Pueblo, Sell
domridgs of Ell Paso and several 9TH
ers.
There is bill before the Legislature
to establish the southern boundary of
Colorado. Congress has fixed that
k,o,, Io tV,o J,%,,y JInJ
and the line was marked by monu-
ments, but 1t Is claimed that monument
No. has been removed three-Quarters
of mile south of that parallel and the
consequence 10 that residents of New
Mexico vote In Colorado, besides the
civil and criminal Jurisdiction of Colo
ado courts over the intervening terri
tory is in doubt. The bill provides for
a survey between monuments 6 and 8
to ascertain where the original line, or
tie thirty seventh parallel really il.
The House committee on temperance,
medical affairs and public health has
worked half way through the pure food
bill. Numerous amendments have been
proposed. and there is even a sugges-
ton that the committee will fail to
agree on the bill after all amendments
are made. The committee has agreed
to favorable recommendation on
Madden's bill to license buffet cars at
$50 a year; on Gabrin's bill to tax
wholesale liquor dealers 800 a year
and retailers $50 year, and also on
Madden's bill for county local option.
The committee Is adverse to Caley's
measure to have the city government
take charge of saloons and do a dis
pensing business itself.
The address to the Legislature adopt
ed by the Chamber of Commerce, in
relation to the revenue bill. objects to
the plan for taxing mines. 1t says:
Sections "a and IS compel the assess
ment Of mining property producing
more than $1,000 in value per annum
to be made on valuation Of three
fifths of the gross proceeds without
any regard to the net proceeds or the
value Of the property, and in addition
10 this, the Improvements are also val
ued for taxation. Mining properties
not producing as much as 81 900 Der
annum may be valued and assessed at
almost any sum the assessor of each
county may determine. The enforce
ment Of this section Will. in our judg-
ment. materially retnrd the mining de-
velopment Of the state.
Senator Casimiro Barela, president
pro tenn Of the Senate. secured favorable
action in committee Of the whole on his
measure. 8. B. ~, to provide for q
constitutional convention. Senator Ba-
rela was himself one Of the members
of the constitutional convention which
in 1875 provided Colorado with its o.