The Ordway new era., 1902-03-14

ant gOvernO. yesterday anu
ly thereafter was transmitted W "''
excellency.
The House amendment giNlbg .n'
| county commissioners power !"
view the findings OF the assessor J
| stricken out and n provision ihsc'"
compelling the aggrlcved taxpayer W
appeal 10 the courts.
The House passed on second reaus"E
the Martin bill providing an apIpvrrt ~
| tion OF $4,000 for the use OF w.
RADIO Worlds Fair board In coilec'ViE
display Of the states resources W
Louisiana Purchase Exposition W ~
Louis.
The reading Of the Revenue bill went
| peaccfully on until section 10 was
reached. Then the cnttiemeh anu
sheepmen met in deadly combat, as Is
their nature TO. and this secuHn' hhc
all the other lighting sections was
/ passed over.
Senator BuckIln and the friends OF
his single tax bill won victory III thc
House when the hill for the repeai VI
the submission clause Of his amend
mcnt bill was put at the ioot OF uic
calendar. This places the bill IN such
u IHlI u WIN
tupIiy of coming up again this session.
by vote of 80 TO 26-counting III a
palr-the House passed on second read
ing the Buckley bill providing Tor the
issue OF certificates OF Indebtedness by
the Gunnlson canal commission. An
amendment. however, was tackled 10
the measure. which II Is Thought VIII
prevent the states assuming any ac-
tual liability for the certificates.
In case an assessor wilfully makes nm
erroneous assessment and the Board
OF Equalization SO ccrtiiies To the gov
ernor, the latter shall summons the
derclict official before him and lnvcsti-
gate the charges In ease the assessor
is found guilty he shall be removed by
the governor and his successor named
by the Board of County Commission
ers.
Senator Ehrhart wanted to raise the
salaries OF all county assessors at least
10 per cent. 10 cover the additional
work entailed. Senator Hin thought
the assessors We're underpaid and over
worked and under the present Revenue
bill their Offices were OF far more I'm
| portancc than ever before. and re.
ncwed the motion for . per cent.
which motion prevailed.
The Nebraska Legislature Informed
the Colorado Legislature that II had
voted for constitutional convention To
change the national constitution so
that scnatorsAsS gould be elected by Il
direct vote OF the people. The Colo
rado Legislature sent Its compliments
TO the Nebraska Legislature aud de.
sired that the latter body know that
Colorado had already taken such nc.
ton.
Senator Barela has introduced res
olution calling for the appointment OF
three hold-oyer senator's 10 investigate
the labor conditions In the coal mines
ana coke ovens of Colorado. to report
to the Senate nj the next legislative
session. An appropriation OF 1900 4.
proposed AMI the committee IL given
power to summon witnesses. The reso.
luton VIII not be considered until the
revenue bill is disposed Of.
| All the revenue bills have been dis.
posed OF on second reading In the
House and the debate on the Bell bill
TO repeal the Bucklin Australasian tax
amendment has begun. II is not be-
neved that II can muster majority.
Early In the session II would have ear
fied by a substantial margin. but the
action of the Senate in killing two sim
iinr measures has taken the heart out
OF the anti-Bucklinites.
The sections Of the Revenue bill con.
cernlng the fiat tax. board of euuall-
Iation, and the mining sections. were
iaid aside until the Democratic caucus
agreed upon the powers of the board
| OF equalization. The News saws that
senator Whitford made u strong mn.
p.al 10 the members to rescind the
rouse action, and take firm stand
not only for better and fairer system
OF taxing corporations, but for the sake
Oh the democratic party. He pointed
OUT the danger to the party should the
hevehue Dill show the slightest dis
posltioh to knuckle down upon the MS.
sessment OF corporate property.
| speaker Montgomery has signed tho
burwell resolution congratulatinp Mr.
navidson upon the advent OF the
Irincess' Evangelinc, named in honor
Oh Representative Hearth, the only
woman member. The happy father dis.
.riputed several boxes Of cigars amonp
.he members yesterday. This ia the
second time the House has taken Off.
slai cognizance OF the advent OF n
pno!. During the regular session tbe
wie of Representative Lyttle present.
eu nm with a boy and the Ho,,se
rnrlstcned the yOungster BeninmIn
~ rrahklin Montgomery Lyttle in honor
OF the Speaker.
IN the House the Ammons bm n
compel c, the railroads to fence their
rights Of way was passed on th,r,
,e"uihg and sent to the governor Th,.
~ the measure which the stock ma,,.
na,e Deeh demanding. The Martin hin
" increase the tax upon the gross re.
e'p,s OF Insurance companies from .
W ~ per cent yyaa aaasa<l -. -.-.-----