The Meeker herald., 1902-03-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXTRA
SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE

Speaker Montgomery home at Grip
pie Greek has been burned out.
The revenue bill second reading In
the Senate was completed At 3:14
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 S5.OOO. that being IN
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
display of the states resources 1t the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at 81
Louis.
The reading Of the Revenue bill went
peacefully on until section 10 was
reached. Then the cattlemen and
sheepmen met In deadly combat, Is ID
their nature to, and this section, IKE
all the other "nghtlng sections" was
passed over.
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 at the foot OF the
calendar. This places the bill In such
a position that 1t will have no oppor-
tupity 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 1t il Thought will
prevent the states assuming any ac-
tual liability for the certificates
Senator Ehthart wanted to raise the
salaries of all county assessors at least
10 per cent. to cover the additional
work entailed. Senator Hin 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 1t had
voted for constitutional convention to
change the national constitution 80
that senator's 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 &C.
ton.
Senator Barela has introduced a res
Olution calling for the appointment of
three hold-over senator's to investigate
the labor conditions il the coal mines
and coke ovens of Colorado, to report
to the Senate at the next legislative
session. An appropriation of $1,000 Ii
proposed and the committee y given
power to summon witnesses. The reso-
luton will not be considered until the
revenue bill ls disposed Of.
All the revenue bills have been dis
posed Of on second reading In the
House and the debate on the Bell Mu
to repeal the Bucklin Australasian tax
amendment has begun. 1t Is not be-
lieved that 1t can muster a majority.
Early in the session It would have car
ried by substantial margin, but the
action of the. Senate in killing two sim
liar measures has taken the heart out
Of the anti-Bucklinites.
Speaker Montgomery has signed the
Burwe3l 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
tribnted several boxes OF cignrs among
the members yesterday. This is the
second time the House has taken off,
cial cOgniZance Of the advent of q
baby. During the regular session the
wife of Representative Lyttle present.
ed him with a boy and tile House
christened the yOungster Benjamin
franklin Montgomery Lyttle In honor
II the Speaker.
Senator Joel T. Smith had distin-
guished visitors Monday. The Earl
OF Fingau and Colonel vi. G. 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 Mt, and let
them look at the state officials for a
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 M to