The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISL AZURE

SeudlOT JdLleS w. buCkllu is TeCelN-
ing letters from all parts of the world
in relation to his proposed consttu-
tutional amendment to introduce the
Australian land tax in Colorado. He
originally had published 1000 copies of
his report on the subject, but this issue
was long ago exhausted and he has
ordered 10000 more. Senator Bucklin
has opened letters from nearly every
state and territory in the Union, from
most of the provinces of Canada, from
Cuba, the Hawaiian islands, Australia,
Alaska and other countries. Many are
from members of legislative bodies and
tax commissions.
An important bill passed by the Sen
ate is S. b. 159, in the interest of
wholesalers. Under the present law
retailers securing goods on credit some,
times sell out and make money at both
ends by cheating the wholesaler of his
money. The measure as passed pro-
videS that a sale of any portion of a
stock of Merchandise otherwise than in
the ordinary course of trade In the reg
ular and usual prosecution of the sell
er's business, or a sale of an entire
stock of merchandise in bulk, will be
prima facie evidence of fraud and will
be void as against the creditors of the
seller, unless the seller and purchaser
shall at least ten days before the sale
make full detailed inventory showing
the quantity and cost price to the seller
of each article included in the sale, and
unless such purchaser shall, at least
ten days before the sale, make inquiry
of the seller as to the names and places
of residence or PAGES of business of
each and all of the creditors of the sell
er and unless the purchaser shall at
least ten days before the sale notify
each of the sellers creditor of the pro
posed sale.
In committee of the whole, the Sen
ate considered and unanimously recon-
mended for passage Senate Joint Me-
mortal No. 3, by Mr.. Ammons. This
is a protest against certain orders of
the secretary of the interior in regard
to the rights of grazing in the South
Platte and Plum Creek reservations.
Senator Ammons said the secretary of
the interior had sent to the settlers in
these two reservations blank forms of
applications, the provisions of which it
is impossible to comply with. If ii
goes into effect every one of the set
tiers would be driven from their
homes; some had been there thirty or
forty years and had spent thousands of
dollars in improvements, he said. One
of the provisions OF TINS appncauon re-
quired that no cattle be corraled with
in 500 yards of living spring or
stream There is no such spot on either
reserve Senator Jefferson said he
same conditions obtained in the White
River reserve. He asked that this be
included in the memorial. Senator
Taylor thought the memorial not sutii-
ciently drastic; he would make the
language stronger. This ruling of the
secretary's meant absolute ruin TO
many worthy people. BY unanimous
consent the White River plateay re-
serve and the Grand Mesa reserve
were included in the petition. Senator
Ammons said in the original blank ap-
plications signers were required to sub
scribe themselves as cattle rastlers,"
/. e., cattle thieves of the worst sort.
Since then, however, the secretary of
the interior had graciously permitted
the signers to mark out this word.
which he evidently did not understand