La Junta tribune., 1902-03-08

reasonably exi4-'ied.-
Senator Rush offered an ame.niiment
to the revenue bill on tho Inheritance
fnx, reducing the sum ~ hc exempted
from $4,000 TO 5000. thai being In
accordance with the sw of iast year.
II was lost.
Senator Barein has introduced a res
olution calling for the appointment Of
three hoId-Oycr senator's 10 investigate
the labor conditions in the coal mines
and coke ovens of Colorado. 70 report
TO the Senate at the next Legislative
session. An appropriation OF 5000 Is
proposed and the committee b given
power TO summon witnesses The re-o-
luton will not h. considered uutil the
revenue bill Is disposed of.
The next important measure 70 claim
the attention OF the House VIII be- the
Gunnison tunnel bill. Sir. Hammond
claims that 1t will pass by = snbstan
iiai majority. The light over the
Bucklin Ausfralnsian tax constitution
al amendment VIII probably be fought
out on the floor Of the House. the Beii
bill repeating the submission clause
| furnishing the theme. II wouid seem
that the rcpcalers have a majority In
| the House. while their opponents eon-
| troll the Senate.
| At It's meeting In Pueblo February
| 10Th. the Retail Grocers and Butchers
Association OF Colorado elected the fol-
lowing named officers: George \. Ord
way OF Denver. president: !. A. Gal
hraifh OF Fort Collins. first Vice prs-si-
| dent; J. H. Gardner Of Victor. second
vice president: w. +. Haxen OF Law
son. third vice president: A. =. Nelson
OF Canon City. fourth vice president.
Ia. v. Richards Of Denver, secretary:
w C. Wilson OF Greeley. treasurer
The next meeting VIII be AT Denver. In
January next.
Senator Jefferson offered an amend
ment 10 the revenue hill for the relief
Of drug stores. permitting them To sell
liquor for medical purposes and upon
| the prescriptions OF physicians without
paying the liquor tax Of x25. The
amendment WAS defeated. Senator
Moore offered an amendment including
buffet nad dining cars. Senator Buck
ley opposed this because, he said, II
/ was n hardship on the tourists who we
are seeking to bring here. Senator
Stewart said: II am opposed 30 man
getting drunk on Pullman car. We
have TO pay for everything we get ON
| those cars. We have To pay the high
est price for whisky or beer or anything
| else We drink. and don't see why they
shouldn't pay for the privilege of sell
| Ing it, The amendment was carried
Is TO a.
| A motion TO recommIt the Revenue
bill to committee OF the whole for the
| purpose Of amending the mining sec
| ions was defeated after n warm de-
bate by the following vote:
s-BaIlinger. Beatty. Bell. Brad
ley, Briscoe, Cannon. Carringer. Chis-
holm. Dickerson. Dinkei. Duninvy,
Hearth. Lewis, Lubers. Martin. Nc
Lean, Neeley. Ong. Pitschke. Platt.
ianey. Rawait, Riley, Sanchez, Twom-
bly,. whits>-27.
Nays-Adams. Bartels. Boisinger.
Galley, Cunningham. Davidson. Davis.
Eaches, Fall. German. Hollenbeck,
ttnsiey, JudkIns. Kennedy, Lorber, Lyt-
l.le, Madden. Maniob. Montgomery OF
t4arimer. Morris o'Connell. Park,
Pochon. Schweigert. Sprague. Stubbs.
Taylor. Whitelaw, Willis. Mr.. Speaker
80.
| A poll OF the House by the Denver
Post showed that the Gunnison Tunnel
| bill In its present shape would he
killed. The result OF the poll was: For
| the bill, 10: against the bill. 81: doubt
| full. 2. The poll Is detail: Ayes---Ad-
ans. Bradley. Burweii. Galley. Cannon,
| Carringer. Davidson. Dnnlnvy. Eacsies,
Fall. German. Hammond. Hart. Hearth.
Insley, JudkIns. Kennedy. Lorbcr, Mad
den, Martin. Mcclure. Morris. P0chon,
Raney. Rawalf. Smith. SpruKue,
Stulfbs. Taylor. Mr.. Speaker. Total
80. Nays Ballinger. Bartels. Beatty,
Bell. Briseoe. Chisholm. Cunninghan,
Davis, Dickerron. Dinkel. Garcia, Har-
l I~Nn n 4 = rx-t-
tie, Manion. Mclean. Meredith. Mont
gomery OF Larimer, Neeley. O'conuelI,
| Ong. Park, Pitschke. Platt, Riley. gan.
chez. Twombly, White. whitelaw. VII
iits. Total--32 DoubtfuI-Sc Schwelgert,
Roisinger-2- The main cnise for the
unexpected opposition to the bill IL in
| the provision which says that the sicte
shall assume all liability for the Ger
tificates Of Indebtedness TO be ISSUED
by the board Of contrGi OF the tur-sri
and canal Meredith OF Weld in,rotl9ced
an amendment yesterday afternoon
which makes the state dlsclnim liabil-
ity. The supporters Of the measure
win not agree to this. however.
The revenue bill passed second read
! Ing In the House 1husday afternoon.
T, The Senate should not tnke much time
In disposing Of the bill. Practically
| every point upon which = conflict be-
| tween the two bodies was feared has
been adjusted TO the satisfaction of the
| Senate. The measure should reach the
| governor before the close Of next week.
Prompt adjournment should follow its
| passage. The representatives of the
mining counties renewed the light ON
the Neeley amendment and succeeded
In securing . modification Ii b sub
stantially the substitute presented BY
Mr.. Sprague on "wednesday. and which
was once adopted by the House By .
majority Of one. 1t was then recoasid-
cred and Mr.. McGuire suggested i'm
portant amendments. II was In that
form II was adopted yesterday. Il pro
vides that producers shall be asseased
On their smelter returns and nos-pso-