The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-26

large attendance
The invitation to the Utah Legisla-
ture to visit the Colorado Legislature
has uncovered another plan. That Is
for the Colorado Legislature to visit
the Utah Legislature The plan may
not be sprung until the Mormon advent
in Denver.
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 at the same time, thus, ac-
cording to Senator Taylor, saving the
state S25O,0OO year in money and
much trouble and anxiety in campaign
work.
Two bills were sent to the governor
recently, neatly typewriter, the first to
have been engrossed by that method
The bills We're the two originating in
the Senate to amend the charter of the
city of Black Hawk. The work was
very neatly done. the bills presenting n
Tar better appearance than had been
expected. From this time on the great
sr part of all the bills passed will be so
engrossed.
The Senate bill to repeal Cannon's
House by vote of 80 to "a. 1t was
shown that the effect of the repeal
would be to wipe from the statute
books all Legislation on the subject,
leaving Colorado with no laws at all
concerning pugilism. On this showing
many voted TO strike the enacting
clause from the repeating bill. The
Cannon law is now before the Supreme
Court, and If that tribunal decides 1t to
be unconstitutional previous legisla-
ton on the subject will stand.
The Bucklln land tax bill after much
debate was recommended for passage by
the committee of the whole in the Sen
ate. The author consented to three vi
tai amendments The first of these
struck out section 2, the provision that
the Legislature be empowered to put
the system in force in the state. This
leaves the bill purely n local option,
or county, measure. The second amend
ment provided that 100 resident tax
payers instead of 100 voters" must
sign n petition before n vote can be
taken on the question in any county.
The third amendment makes 2-mill
limit on the extra taxation of fran
chises, rights of way, etc. AS amended
the bill was ordered reprinted and rec
commended for third reading and final
passage.
The House adopted Mr.. Cannons
joint resolution No. o. inviting the Utah
Legislature to visit Colorado and its
capital, as follows; "Resolved, by the
House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring. that. whereas. it appears
by the teiegraphic dispatches that the
Legislature of the state of Utah is con-
templating n visit to our state and the
city of Denver. and believing that such
n visit would promote the commercial
interests of both states and create more
friendly feeling between the citizens
thereof; therefore. be 1t resolved by the
House of Representative of the Thir-
teenth General Assembly. the Senate
concurring, that an earnest and hearty
welcome and invitation is extended to
the Legislature of our sister state,
Utah, to visit Colorado. and its capital
city, and the sessions of the Thirteenth
General Assembly at their earliest con-
venience.
Mrs. Heartz's bill. known as House
bill No. DAB, which has been favorably
reported to the House, is entitled, "a
bill for an act requiring the consent of
both husband and wife for the mort
gaging or sale of property exempt by
law" 1t reads as follows: Section /.
Any chattel mortgage upon property
exempt by law shall be void unless
both husband and wife join in such
mortgage. Section 2. Any sale by
chattel mortgage, pledge, bill of sale
or otherwise of any personal property
which is by law exempt from sale by
execution or attachment shall be void
unless the same be executed by the
wife Jointly with the husband" This
bill is urged on the ground that per-
sonal property most commonly mort
gagged is that in constant use by the
wife and in which she has therefore
superior rights because of her greater
interest.
Senator Charles B. Ward of Boulder
looked at the calendar in the Senate
yesterday and distinctly remembered
that just thirty-one years ago yester
day he was born in old Missouri. He
went out and purchased a fine stock of
cigars, pre-empted cloak room, and
entertained himself and his friends
with the true story of his life. After
he had lived in Missouri long enough
to "be shown" on all occasions, lie
moved to Texas. From Texas he came
to Colorado. where he studied for the
bar and was admitted to practice seven
years ago. He was elected to the SEN
ate last fall for term of four years at
81 a day while in session, voted for
Thomas NJ. Patterson for oniteu states
senator and lived happily ever after
wards. There Is only one member of |
the Senate younger than Senator Ward |
and he is Senator Hume Lewis of Pu- |
eblo. Senator Ward. however. has |
done nothing to impress upon his fell
low senators the fact that he is so
Republican.
The proposed joint memorial to Con-
gress, introduced by Mr.. Seldomridge,
Of Colorado Springs. was defeated in
the Senate. The memorial criticised
severely the action of the government
in regard to the Philippines. closing as
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