Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE.

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the duty on sugar, has been passed.
Mr.. Morris has introduced resolu-
ton for memorial to Congress urging
as well as Chinese.
The Briscoe resolution pledginG the
I legislature to adjourn Immediately af-
ter the passage of the revenue Dill
was defeated. 80 to 10.
The committee ON banking and in
surance has recommended-that Lyttle's
bill relating to the conduct of building
and loan associations be printed.
The revenue bill is still engrossing
the attention OF the House while the
Senate is practically at standstill,
waiting for the measure to be passed
up to them.
Petitions have been presented from
the Arvada Grange and the Cripple
Greek Chamber of Commerce asking
that the Bucklin amendment be re-
pealed.
The minority of the committee on
constitutional amendments recommend
that the Adams bill for the repeal of
the Bucklin amendment be indefinite
~ postponed.
The taxation of mining properties
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bate Of the session. Mr.. Lubers Fri
day spoke in favor of assessing claims
at full cash value.
Mr.. Lubers, of Las Animas county,
aas introduced a new revenue bill in
the House. 1t is said to have been pre-
pared by an attorney of the railroads,
md to meet with their approval.
By a vote of thirty-four to twenty
x1,1 noul tO a
recommendations of the finance COM
mittee which deprived the board of
equalization of power to assess corpor-
ate holdings and vest that authority in
the assessors.
Mr.. Carringer of Jefferson is oppos-
ed to the bill making available the APP
preparation for an exhibit at the st.
Louis exposition. He does not think
that the Legislature can advance the
allowance to the first class of appro-
priations and he believes the measure
is broader than the governors call.
The Senate investigation committee,
which is trying to ascertain who took
the roll call on the third reading of the
employers liability bill, is expected to
report some day this week. One inter-
ested in the result of the investigation
said last evening that when the COM
mittee did report something would
drop"
1t is understood that n majority of
the senators have agreed to support
the assessors clause of the revenue bill
providing the provision is so amended
as to surround it with safeguards. Sem
ator Rush has drafted an amendment
which he believes will answer all OBJ
jections. 1t will be presented to the
House. with some slight changes, by
Mr., Mcclure, chairman of the finance
committee.
The House on Wednesday continued
the debate on the revenue bill. In or
der to avoid double taxation it was de-
termined to assess real estate and the
mortgages thereon as a unit. This
was the intent of the old law, but some
assessors did not properly interpret it.
OnerOus court fees provided in the orig
inal bill were stricken out by acclama-
ton. The state will lose $4,000 in
revenue, but it is believed that the
fees did an injustice to lNigants.. The
House refused to exempt druggists
from the payment of the $50 license
imposed ON the sellers of liquors.
The missing roll call ON the third
reading and final passage of the reg
ular session of Tanquary's employers
liability bill has been found. 1t was
folded up and hid away in the Senate
journal, and its resting place has been
fingered by score of persons since the
labor organizations began their search
for the missing bit of paper. To Sen
ator J. Frank Adams of this county
belongs the credit for the discovery.
The find was made Tuesday afternoon
during a session of the Senate commit
tee appointed to investigate the disap-
pearance of the roll call.
Senator Taylor is considering the in
PRODUCTION of his bill which failed to
pass last session, abolshing the Court
of Appeals and increasing the number
of supreme judges to seven. He has
redrawn his bill and brought 1t up to
date. 1t provides for seven judges,
who shall sit eight years, new judge
being elected every two years. During
the regular session the Bar Association
introduced a similar bill, providing for
fourteen years on the bench. The as
ISOLATION tried to effect Il compromise
with Senator Taylor on ten years, but
he would not consent, the res ult being
that both measures died.
Attorney General Post has advised
the Legislature that in his opinion they
have no right to alter or repeal any of
the constitutional amendments passed
at the last session. The opinion Is as
follows: at is my opinion that this
special session has no power to recall,
repeal. rescind, amend, or in any man
ner affect or modify any of the six con-
stitutional amendments passed by the
regular session of the Thirteenth Gen.
eral Assembly. If the proposal of con-
stitutional amendments were strictly
legislation, no one, | think. would con-
tend that the General Assembly had
not the power to alter amend, modify
or entirely repeal the action of n prior
session in Its proposal, before people