The Meeker herald., 1902-02-08

1 Dlckerson's resolution, fixing Feb
ruary 18th as the date of anal ad-
journment. was called up and indefi-
nitely postponed by vote of 45 to 8.
Prior to the vote being taken the fusion
| leaders announced that 1t would be I'm
practicable to determine the exact
| number of days required to consider
the amended revenue law and the other
I measures mentioned in the governors
call. Business would be transacted
, with all possible dispatch consistent
| with the proper consideration Of the
important legislation under discussion.
Representative ]. d. Adams, who
presented bill to the House
Wednesday for the repeal Of
the Bucklin constitutional amend
ment, later conducted poll Of
his colleagues for the purpose Of learn
ing how they stood on the proposition
For repeal, 20; against. %: non-com-
| initial, IA; absent, T. Eleven Of those
| who recorded themselves in opposition
| stated that they believed the amend
ments should not be Withdrawn from
the people, but that IL the House voted
| to take them up they would favor
knocking out the Bucklin measure.
l
A number of the Senators Saturday
drew their mileage. The voucher Of
Senator Thomas Annear OF Silverton
calls for Is cents per mile for 1000
miles, amounting to $3.50. Senator Geo.
COpp comes next with 0O6 miles; he
lives in Durango and draws $138.2O.
Senator l.. Il. West lives In Golden and
| draws Is cents on fourteen miles each
yc0v N fhu n
w. 8. Bucklin, who live in Telluride,
are entitled to Is cents mile on / ,18S
, miles ]. T. Whitelaw of Silverton
comes third, with 1000 miles. #. =.
Carringer Of Golden dra VS. for only
twenty-eight miles.
The bill compelling insurance COM
panies to pay two and half per cent.
Of their revenues into the state treas-
ury, which was passed at the regular
session and vetoed by the governor,
has been again introduced. 1t had an
extraordinary experience Inst winter.
The enrolling clerks persistently made
the percentage two and quarter per
cent. and Speaker Montgomery found
1t necessary to insist upon the correc-
ton time and again. The little change,
which was evidently made by design,
meant a saving Of about $4,000 to the
companies. The governor in his veto
expressed the belief that the percent
age was too great.
All adverse reports upon the pending
constitutional amendments will 20
over until q decision IL received from
the Supreme Court as to the power of
the Legislature to reconsider these
amendments. Senator Rush introduced
q resolution asking the Supreme Court
to state, II these bills can be reconsid-
cred, what vote would be required. 1t
is not customary for the Supreme Court
to give decision upon bill until 1t
has passed second reading, and 1t ID
entirely possible that nothing will be
done at all, unless such matters take
the usual course. On the other hand,
there Ia so much involvadsAhAt \ xtreuu-
Gus effort will be made by some per
sons to get decision.
Mr.. Ballinger of Park Is generally re-
garded MS voicing the sentiments Of
the majority of the representatives
upon the revenue question. 1.-The
House." said he, will hold out for the
rights of the assessors. They should
be permitted to deal with the corporate
as well as private property. They
\
fcpnsult as to valuations. This compar-
ispn of notes would not be binding
upon the individual assessors, but
would enable them to secure valuable
data needed in their work. II the Su-
prelAe Court should decide that we
haveNthe power to create State Board
of Assessors consisting of all the as
sessort, we will constitute such
body.''\
The lever house of the General As
sembly y determined to leave the as
sessment of corporate property In the
| hands OF the assessors of the state. On
Monday by the emphatic vote of IS to
10. 1t adopted resolution by MIR. Bal
linger of Park asking the Supreme
Court to render an opinion on the con.
stitutionality of provision creating
board Of assessors to be composed Of
all the assessors in the state. This Is
the section as originally championed
by Speaker Montgomery during the
| regular session and which was changed
against his protest, while the bill was
In the Senate. This latter body author.
lied the assessors I'd delegate the pow.
er to assess corporate property to a
board Of thirteen assessors. Judge
| Riner has decided that the board OF
thirteen IL unconstitutional. The speak
err and his friends insist that the mis-
take was made in curtailing the powers
Of the total number of assessors.
Senator Graves Of Arapahoe has pre-.
scented to the Senate constitutional
amendment which will have an i'm
portant bearing upon the revenue laws
Of the state. 1t provides that the state
board of equalization shall assess cor
porate property. In arriving at the
valuation the board shall be guided by
the market price of the stocks and
bonds of the companies. In the alb
sence of such data, the cost of duplica.
tion Of the plant and its earning power
ahall be considered In case the hoard