The Dolores star., 1902-03-14

time next week" predicted Speaker
Montgomery on Wednesday. I'VE have
made all the progress which could be
reasonably expected"
| Senator Rush offered an amendment
to the revenue bill on the Inheritance
| tax. reducing the sum to he exempted
| from $4,000 to 5000. that being III
accordance with the law of last year.
1t was lost.
The House amendment giving the
county commissioners power TO re-
view the findings of the assessor is
stricken out and a provision inserted
compelling the aggrieved taxpayer to
| appeal 10 the courts.
| The House passed ON second reading
the Martin bill providing an appropra-
| iion of $4,000 for the use of the Colo
RADIO Worlds Fair board in collecting
| a display of the states resources n tie
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at 81.
| Louis.
The reading of the Revenue bill went
| peacefully ON until section 20 was
reached Then the cattlemen and
sheepmen met in deadly combat. as is
| their nature to. and this section, like
| all the other lighting sections was
passed over.
By n vote of sc to 26-counting in
| pair-the House passed on second read
ing the Buckley bill providing for the
issue of certificates of Indebtedness by
the Gunnison canal commission. An
amendment however. was tucked to
| the measure. which IL is thought will
prevent the states assuming any ac-
tual liability for the certificates.
In case an assessor wilfully makes an
| erroneous assessment and the Board
| of Equalization so certifies 10 the gov
ernor. the latter shall summons the
| derelict official before him and investi-
gate the charges. In case 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. to cover the additional
| work entailed. Senator Hill thought
the assessors We're underpaid and over
worked and under the present Revenpe
bill their offices We're of far more i'm
portance than ever before, and re-
newed the motion for > per cent,
which motion prevailed.
The Nebraska Legislature Informed
the Colorado Legislature that it had
voted for a constitutional convention TO
change the national constitution so
that senators should be elected by a
direct vote of the people The Colo
RADIO Legislature sent its compliments
to the Nebraska Legislature and de-
sired that the latter body know that
Colorado had already taken such ac-
ton.
Senator Barela has introduced Il res
olution calling for the appointment of
three hold-over senators to investigate
the labor conditions in the coal mines
and coke ovens of Colorado, to report
10 the Senate at the next legislative
session. An appropriation of $1,000 is
proposed and the committee is given
power to summon witnesses. The resO-
luton will not be considered until the
revenue bill is disposed Of
Al its meeting in Pueblo February
10Th. the Retail Grocers and Butchers
Association of Colorado elected the fol
lowing named officers: George n. Ord
way of Denver. president: j. A. Gal
braith of Fort Collins. first vice presi-
dent. ]. X. Gardner of Victor. second
son, third vice president; A. Z. Nelson
of Canon City. fourth vice president:
G. V. Richards of Denver. secretary;
w c. Wilson of Greeley. treasurer.
The next meeting will be at Denver, in
January next.
In the House the Ammons bill to
compel the railroads TO fence their
rights of way was passed on third
reading and sent to the governor. This
Is the measure which the stockmen
have been demanding. The Martin bill
to increase the tax upon the gross re-
ceipts of insurance companies from
to 2Ih per cent. was passed on second
reading. Its enactment into law will
add $4,000 per year to the states rev.
| enue. The House adjourned until
Monday. and at that time the Gunni-
son tunnel bill will be given its third
reading and placed on final passage,
| and the other revenue bills will be dis
| posed Of
A motion to recommit the Revenue
bill to committee of the whole for the
purpose of amending the mining Sec
! tions was defeated after warm de-
bate by the following vote:
Ayes-Ballinger. Beatty, Bell, Brad
| ley. Briscoe. Cannon. Carringer. CHS
holm, Dickerson. Dinkel. Dunlavy,
Hearth, Lewis, Lubers, Martin, Nc
Lean. Neeley, Ong, Pitschke. Platt,
Raney. Rawalt, Riley, Sanchez, Twom-
] bly,. White-27.
| Nays-Adams. Bartels, Bolsinger,
Galley. Cunningham. Davidson. Davis.
Eaches, Fall, German, Hollenbeck,
Insley. Judkins. Kennedy. Lorber. Lyt-
tie. Madden, Manion, Montgomery of
Larimer. Morris. O'Connell, Park.
Pochon. Schweigert Sprague. Stubbs,
Taylor, Whitelaw, Willis, Mr.. Speaker
80.
The Revenue bill was read for the
third time in the House on Saturday.
Several members expressed objections
to the mining section, but accepted the
inevitable and voted in favor of the
bill. The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Adams, Ballinger, Bartels.
Beatty. Bell, Bolsinger. Bradley, Bris-
coe, Burwell. Galley. Cannon, Carrin-
ger. Chisholm. Cunningham. Davidson,