The Meeker herald., 1902-04-05
THE EXTRA SESSION
OF THE COLORADO Lsa'sLArusz

OF THE COLORADO LEoisLATuRs.
List Of Bills introduced and What Was
Done With Them.-oniy Five Bills
Actually Passed. All Of Which Are
Approved by Governor orman.
Denver, March 27.-While the reve-
| nue. bill WINS the principal theme in
both houses during the extra session,
| the sOlons found time for vast
| amount of other work, much Of 1t Of
an important character.
Thirty-three bills were introduced,
| nineteen In the House and fourteen IN
| the Senate. Five were finally passed,
| and viii receive the governors sigma
| ture. They were: The revenue bill,
by Speaker Montgomery; the GunnisOn
tunnel bill, by Senator Buckley; the
| railroad fencing bill, by Senator Am
mons; the Worlds Fair bill, by Mr..
Martin Of Pueblo, and the bill to val
idate the assessments Of 1901, by
Speaker Montgomery. or the remain
ing bills seven were aimed at the re-
peal Of the Bucklin bill.
In addition to the bills considered, a
number OF important resolutions and
on the death of President Mckinley
were engrossed and bound In a style
to win widespread admiration. Ex.
pressions Of sympathy with the Beers
and of condemnation Of the administra.
TONS policy in the Philippines were
carried. despite the protest OF the
minority.
The following was the disposition of
the bills and important resolutions in
troduced in both houses, MS printed in
the Denver News:
H. b. No. montgomery of Teller
The revenue bill. Passed as amend
ed.
II. B. No. 2 adams of Dolores) TO
repeal the Bucklin amendment De
feated on second reading in the House.
H. b. No. (Pitschke Of Arapahoe)-
A railroad commission bill. Not acted
ON.
H. r. No. A U.ubers of Bent)-To lin
1t county levies. Defeated on second
reading in the House.
H. B. No. U.ubers of Bent)-To re-
peal Bucklln bill. Not considered.
II. B. No. O (Hollenbeck of Teller
To repeal an act which permitted the
withdrawal of contiguous lnnds from
cities and towns Defeated because
not in the governors call.
H. b. No. 7 bradley OF Arapahoe)-
To repeal Bartels' constitutional
amendment regulating qualifications of
citizenship. Not considered.
II. B. No. 8 Martin Of Pueblo)-Th.
st. Louis Worlds Fair bill. Passed as
amended.
II. B. No. o (Martin of Pueblo)-In-
creasing tax on gross premfums Of In
surance companies from two to two
and one-half per cent Defeated on
third reading.
II. B. No. 10 Morris Of Arapahoe)-
Relating to official lands o. officials.
Indefinitely postponed.
H. B. No. II montgomery Of Teller
constitutional amendment to create
State Board Of Assessors. Defeated In
committee of the whole In the House.
H. B. No. II diamond Of Delta)-
Constitutional amendment creating q
state tax commission. Passed by the
House: not acted ON by the Senate.
H. b. No. IS (Ballinaer of Park
Creating a railroad commission Not
acted upon.
H. B. No. IA (Lyttle Of Rio Blanco)-
Limit interest charges of building and
loan associations to eight per cent. per
annum. Defeated because not includ-
ed In the governors call.
n. B. No. IS (Sprague Of Ell Paso)-'
To permit companies to incorporate
with capital stock Of par value Of
less than 81 per share Not acted up
on because not included in the COVER
nor'a call.
Fl. B. No. 16 Iubers of Bent)-A
substitute drafted by the railroads, for
the revenue bill. Indefinitely post
poned.
H. b. No. II CBell Of Las Animas)-
To repeal submission clause Of Buck
Lin bill. Not acted upon.
H. B. No. 10 (Montgomery Of Teller
TO validate assessments Of 1901.
Passed as amended
H. b. No. 10 Dickerson of Elbert)-
| To reduce Incorporation fees. Passed
by House and defeated In Senate.
H. ]. M. No. 1 MADDEN Of Weld
Urging Congress not to reduce sugar
| duties. Pissed.
H. j. NJ. No. 2 Harris Of Logan}-
Asking Congress to construct storage
| reservoirs in arid region. Passed.
H. J. M. No. 8 (Burwell of La Piata)
| Asking Congress to permit construc-
ton Of irrigating bitches across the
Ute reservation.
II. ]. M. No. 4 Qliley of Conejos(-
Asking the President and secretary Of
| the interior to rescind order forbidding
| construction of storage reservoirs In
San Luis valley.
s. B. No. Senator Parks)-The
threefourths Jury law. Laid on the
table.
s. B. No. 2 Senator FarwelD-Repeal
Of the Bucklin bill. Laid on the table
| 8. B. No. 3 Senator Ammons)- Rail-
| way fencing bill. Passed and signed
by the governor.
s. B. No. Senator Barela)-Repeal
of the Bucklln bill. Laid on the table.
8. B. No. 8 Senator Clayton)-Repe
of the Bucklin bill Indefinitely post.
poned.
s. B. No. 6-The Graves-Whitford