Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-03-13

| Wednesday afternoon.
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.
Senator Rush offered an amendment
| to the revenue bill on the inheritance
! tax, reducing the sum to be exempted
| from $4,000 to 5000. that being i'll
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 provision inserted
compelling the aggrieved taxpayer to
| appeal to the courts.
The House passed on second reading
| the Martin bill providing an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the use of the Colo
RADIO Worlds Fair board in collecting
| a display of the states resources at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition ut ST.
Louis.
The reading of the Revenue bill went
peacefully on until section 215 was
reached. Then the cattlemen and
sheepmen met in deadly combat, as is
| their nature to, and this section, ike
all the other fighting sections" was
| passed over.
Senator Bucklin and the friends of
| his single tax bill won a victory in the
| House when the bill for the repeal of
| the submission clause of his amend
| ment bill was put at the foot OF the
| calendar. This places the bill in such
position that it will have no oppor-
| tuDity Of coming up again this session.
By vote of SO to 26-counting in a
! 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 tackled to
the measure, which it is thought will
| prevent the states assuming any &C.
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 were 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 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 a res
olution calling for the appointment of
three hold-0ver senator's to investigate
the labor conditions in the coal mines
and coke ovens of Colorado, to report
TO 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.
All the revenue bills have been dis
posed of on second reading in the
House and the debate on the Bell bill
to repeal the Bucklin Australasian tax
amendment has begun. 1t is not be-
lieved that it can muster n majority.
Early in the session it would have car
ried by substantial margin, but the
liar measures has taken the heart out
of the anti-Bucklinites.
Speaker Montgomery has signed the
Burwell resolution congratulating Mr..
Davidson upon the advent of the
Princess" Evangeline, named in honor
of Representative Hearth, the only
woman member. The happy father dis
tributed several boxes of cigars among
the members yesterday. This is the
second time the House has taken Off
cial cognizance of the advent of u
baby. During the regular session the
wife of Representative Lyttie present.
ed him with boy and the House
Franklin Montgomery Lyttle in honor
of the Speaker.
Senator Joel I. Smith had distin-
guished visitors Monday. The Earl
of Fingall and Colonel V. J. C. de
Burgh called upon him in the Senate
chamber. He led them around the cap
itol building, took them up into the
dome and showed them the wonders of
the world; down into the cellar and let
them gaze at the big game they can no
longer hope to get shot at, and let
them look ut the state officials for n
brief moment. He then took them over
to the House, which he explained to
them as known throughout the state
as the cave Of the winds. Then they
passed through the cloak room into the
Senate chamber.
An important measure considered by
the House is the Montgomery remedial
act to validate the assessments OF
1901. Owing to the puzzling court de-
cisions and the conflicting assessments
made, especially on corporate property,
there has been some doubt MS to
whether the corporations could be
forced to pay their taxes. In order
that no loophole might remain this
remedial act was passed. The Martin
bill, to increase the tax on premiums