The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-18

Legislature to adjourn Immediately az
ter the passage of the revenue bill
was defeated. 3S to 10.
The committee on banking and in
surance has recommended that Lyttle
bill relating to the conduct OF building
and loan associations be printed.
The revenue bill is still engrossing
the attention of the House while the
Senate Is practically at standstill.
waiting for the measure to be passed
up to them.
Petitions have been presented from
the Arvada Grange and the Cripple
Greek Chamber of Commerce asking
that the Bucklin amendment be re-
pealed
The minority of the committee on
constitutional amendments recommend
that the Adams bill for the repeal OF
the Bucklin amendment be indefinite
ly postponed.
The taxation of mining properties
promises to produce the liveliest de-
bate of the session. Mr.. Lubers FRI
day spoke in favor of assessing claims
ut full cash value.
Mr.. Lubers. of Las Animas county.
has introduced new revenue bill in
the House. 1t is said to have been pre-
pared by an attorney of the railroads,
and to meet with their approval.
Mr. Carringer of Jefferson is oppos-
ed to the bill making available the ap-
preparation for an exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition. He does not think
that the Legislature can advance the
allowance to the first class of nppro-
priations and he believes the measure
is broader than the governors call.
The Senate investigation committee,
which is trying to ascertain who took
the roll call on the third reading of the
employers liability bill. is expected to
report some day this week. One inter-
ested in the result of the investigation
said last evening that when the com
mittee did report something would
drop"
The House on Wednesday continued
the debate on the revenue bill. In or
der to avoid double taxation it was de-
termined to assess real estate and the
mortgages thereon as unit. ms
was the intent of the old law, but some
assessors did not properly interpret it,
Onerous court fees provided in the orig
inal bill were stricken out by acclama-
ton. The state will lose $2S,ooo in
revenue. but it is believed that the
fees did an injustice to litigants. The
House refused to exempt druggists
from the payment of the so license
imposed on the sellers of liquors.
The missing roll call on the third
reading and final passage of the reg
ular session of Tanquary's employers
liability bill has been found. 1t was
folded up and hid away in the Senate
journal, and its resting place has been
fingered by n score of persons since the
labor organizations began their search
for the missing bit of paper. 10 SEN
ator j. Frank Adams of this county
belongs the credit for the discovery.
The find was made Tuesday afternoon
during session of the Senate commit
tee appointed to investigate the disap-
pearance of the roll call.
Senator Taylor is considering the in
PRODUCTION of his bill which failed TO
pass last session. abolishing the Court
of Appeals and increasing the number
of supreme judges to seven. lie has
redrawn his bill and brought it up to
date. 1t provides for seven judges,
who shall sit eight years, new judge
being elected every two years. During
the regular session the Bar Association
introduced similar bill, providing for
fourteen years on the bench The as
sociation tried to effect ii compromise
with Senator Taylor on ten years, but
he would not consent. the res ult being
that both measures died.
After the reading of the journal
Monday morning Mr.. Ballinger of Park
arose to a question of personal privi-
lege. The Republican had asserted on
Sunday morning that he had intro
duced railroad commission bill, know
ing that it was unconstitutional and
hoping 10 use ii to wiring favors from
the corporations for his many rela atives
who We're employed by the roads. As
Mr.. Ballinger proceeded it was appar-
ent that he was very much affected.
Il presented the bill in good faith"
he said. Il believe the Democracy
owes it to the people of the state to en-
act it, Its constitutionality has been
affirmed by the highest court in the
land. One provision of my bill | CON
slider of especial Importance. and it
was suggested by the death of my son.
who was killed while acting as engi-
neer on the South Park, September
DIST 1t provides that the commission
shall inspect the roadbed and equip
ment of the roads and see that they
are safe. If such law had been on
the statute books my boy might have
been alive, and its enactment now will
save many lives"
In discussing the revenue bill the
other day Mr.. Montgomery condemned
| the Supreme Court for compelling the
| rectification of the assessments of the
board of assessors. Judge Campbell
returned from Europe in order to make
that decision" said he. 1T would have
been to the eternal credit of the state
if he had remained in Europe. The
purpose of the decision was to permit
| Judge Riner to get his nose in. and he
succeeded. His opinion was not le
gal but political opinion. Nay. nay.
not that-it was a corporation decis-
| ion. 1t will go down to posterity as
| the greatest monument to disgrace