The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26

House bill No. 36 for a constitutional
amendment to legaliZe the initiative
and referendum was called up in the
House by Mr.. Morris for reconsldera-
ton, and the former vote defeating 1t
was reconsidered and the bill passed
by just the necessary two-thirds.
The Senate passed 8. d. 30 by Mr..
Bucklin, to permit municipalities to
acquire public utilities. telephone COM
panies excepted. This bill applies to
the entire state but was specially
drawn and passed so that Grand
Junction, where Senator Bucklin lives,
can secure its own street car system.
House Bill No. 149, known as the Su-
preme Court bill. providing for a
merger of the Court of Appeals into
the Supreme Court which shall have
seven members whose terms shall be
ten years. was defeated in the House,
not receiving the two-thirds vote of
the members required for constitu-
tional amendment. The vote stood 81
to 20.
Senate bill 40 q. f. Adams) creating
the Colorado highway commission and
139 (Ammons) concerning roads and
highways, have been indorsed by the
Gentlemens Riding and Driving Club,
the Denver Athletic Club, the Cham
ber of Commerce, the Denver Wheel
Club, the Arapahoe County Good
Roads Association and the League of
American Wheelmen.
House Bill No. ITS, relating to re-
ports of state officers, was recon-
mitted to committee of the whole by
the House. House Bill No. 40, max
ing train hold-ups n felony, was read
and passed. Senate Bill No. GO, to
provide for disconnecting outlying ter
ritory from towns and cities, was re-
committed to committee of the whole.
House Bill No. 100, to create the office
of curator of the State Historical So
ciety, was read and passed.
In the committee of the whole, of the
House, Senate Bill No. 266, to trans
fer the money in the stock brand fund
to bounty for coyotes and mountain
lions was read and recommended for
third reading and final passage. House
Bill No. 2SS, to pay certificates 3,SI3
to 2,S49. issued for insane asylum cot
tage, was recommended for third read
ing and final passage. House Bill No.
46, appropriating $4,000 for heating
and lighting plant for the State Nor
NAL School at Greeley, was recon-
mended for third reading and final
passage.
The amendment offered by Senator
Stewart to section twenty of the reve-
nue. bill provides for a saloon tax and
is very full in its details. The auditor
of state is designated as the officer to
see that what are to be known as bar
room registers" are used by all saloons
and sellers of liquors. Sellers of liquors
are to register sales on these reg
listers and tc pay to the state taxes as
follows: Malt liquors, half pint or
less u cent; more than one-half pint, l
cent: alcoholic liquor and wines, 21A
cents on less than half pint, and thence
ranging gradually up to 40 cents on
gallon.
S. B. 81, the employers liability bill,
passed the House. II. b. 1872, relating
to mavericks, was read and passed, as
was ii. ]. NJ. 3, against stamp tax on
mining stock. II. b. 100, relating to
Humane Society, as Il state institution,
was recommended to committee of the
whole, at the request of Mr.. Bolsinger,
its author, who desires to substitute
S. B. Ill, which is identical II. b. 40
providing for organization in cities of
the first class not having 10000 inhab
itants, of trust companies, with $4,000
capital, was read and passed. as was
s. b. 262. amending charter of Central
City to permit refunding of water
bonds.