North Park union., 1902-03-21


ole Greek has been burned out.
A revenue bill amendment, requiring
each assessor to transmit to the as
sembly q complete list Of all the prop
erty assessed by him was adopted by
the Senate.
Senator AmmOns' stock bill was the
first to reach the governor. 1t having
received the signature of the lieuten-
ant governor yesterday and immediate
ly thereafter was transmitted to his
excellency.
The revenue bill, as amended, should
reach the House Friday evening or
Saturday morning. Then the appoint
ment of conference committees will be
In order, and the measure Will be
given Its final touches.
The reading Of the Revenue bill went
peacefully on until section 215 was
reached. Then the cattlemen ana
sheepmen met In deadly combat. as Is
their nature to, and this section, ike
all the other '.fghting sections" was
passed over.
The Rush Senate amendment, pro-
viding that the state board Of equaii-
zation shall not have power to assess
any tramway, electric road, cable road
or street railway located In the streets
of any city or town or upon the pupilc
road, was carried, 10 to 3.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Riley's
memorial to the President and secre-
tary of the interior was taken up ana
passed. 1t seeks the revocation OF a
departmental order which prevents the
construction of storage reservoirs on
government domain in the San Luis
valley.
Senator Bucklin and the friends Of
his single tax bill won victory In the
House when the bill for the repeal of
the submission clause Of his amend
ment bill was put Mt the foot of the
calendar. This places the bill In such
position that 1t will have no oppor-
tupity of coming up again this session.
The Dickerson bill, providing that
new insurance companies may incor-
porate In Colorado for half the fees
now required, was adopted by a big
majority, and the Montgomery bill to
legalize the assessment for 1901 made
by the Senate board of equalization
was passed with only i've dissenting
votes.
BY n vote of SO to 26-counting In a
palr-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 tackled to
the measure, which 1t is thought Will
prevent the states assuming any ac-
tual liability for the certificates.
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 Revenue
bill their offices were of far more I'm
portance than ever before, and re-
newed the motion for 5 per cent,
which motion prevailed.
The Nebraska Legislature informed
the Colorado Legislature that 1t had
voted for 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-
tion.
All the revenue bills have been dis
posed of on second reading in the
House and the debate OH the Bell bill
to repeal the Bucklin Australasian tax
amendment has begun. 1t is not be-
lieved that 1t can muster majority.
Early In the session 1t would have car
ried by n substantial margin, but the
action of the Senate In killing two SIM
liar measures has taken the heart out
of the nnti-Bucklinites.
The Senate has voted to assess all
corporations according to the market
value of their stocks and bonds. After
n lengthy debate the upper house de-
cided to change the Martin-Schweigert
amendment adopted by the House for
the government of the state board Of
equalization by striking. out that por-
tion which gave the board power to
consider the cost Of duplication, gross
earnings and other data in arriving Mt
the value CT the company's holdings.
The House went on record as favor
ing the repeal of the Bucklin Austria
lasian tax amendment The vote on
the proposition came after an all day 8
debate, and was something of sur
prise to the opponents OF repeal, VINO
thought that the decisive defeats
which the repeal had sustained In the
Senate had taken the vim out of Its
friends. The test came on a motion to
indefinitely postpone the Adams re.
pealing bill. This was beaten, 20
yeas to SO nays.
In the House the Ammons bill tt
compel the railroads to fence theii
rights of way was passed ON third
reading and sent to the governor. This
Is the measure which the stockmer
have been demanding. The Martin bill
TO increase the tax upon the gross re
ceipts of insurance companies from
to 2h per cent was passed on second
reading. Its enactment into law will
add $50,OOO per year to the states rev
enue. The House adjourned unit
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.
The Gunnison tunnel bill, as 1t be-
comes n law, provides for the sale OF
certificates of Indebtedness for the con
struction of the tunnel, but these evi.
dences of Indebtedness are not claim
against the state. and depend for re
demptiOn upon the success of the en-
terprise. The board of control viii
consist of three inhabitants Of the
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