The Lamar register., 1902-02-12
THE LEGISLATURE.

A great many petitions, both for
and against the Bucklin bill, are pre-
sented every day.
Senator Ammons' bill compelling rail-
roads to fence their right Of way has
passed the Senate.
Mr.. Montgomery has introduced
bill for submitting u constitutional
amendment to legalize n state board OF
assessors.
The Senate Wednesday expressed
Its opposition to the State Board of As
SCISSORS feature of the revenue bill by
q vote of 23 to 5.
Senator whitford has Introduced an
amendment upholding the students OF
the School of Mines in their controver-
sy with the faculty.
A resolution has been introduced In
the Senate to investigate the manner i'll
which the last Senate journal was com
piled. 1t is said to be full of blunders.
The Supreme Court has sent an
opinion to the Sepate in answer to the
questions relative to the legislature
power to recall n constitutional amend
ment which had been submitted to the
people. The court refused to express
Its views until the bill was on second
reading and certain of passage.
Senator Taylor introduced resolu-
tion, which passed, calling upon the
attorney general for an opinion as TO
the right of the present session to re-
call or rescind or modify any OF the
amendments to the constitution sub
mitted to the people of the Thirteenth
General Assembly at their regular ses-
sion.
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"
Representative Meade Hammond of
Delta county favors permitting the
board of equalization to make the as
sessments until the people may have
nn opportunity next year to enact
constitutional amendment creating
state tax commission which will super
sede both the individual assessors and
the board of equalization.
The committee on insurance has or
aered printed Martins bill compelling
insurance companies TO pay into the
state treasury 2ia per cent. of the
gross amount received by them FOR
premiums. 1t is believed that ma
jority of the Legislators favor the bill
and that 1t has an excellent chance of
passing. 1t will add at least 100000
to the revenue of the state.
Mondays debate was the liveliest so
far heard in the House. Speaker Mont
gomery denounced Judge Riner and his
decision In the revenue case and de-
clared that the Wyoming jurist was
mot actuated by nn honest desire to
determine the law. bur by wish to
please the corporations He made a
lengthy defense of the law and de-
clarcd that he would sooner consent to
recognize the state board of equaliza-
tion as an assessing body.
Senator Bucklin has received word
that his report on the Australian tax
system had been Incorporated in the
Congressional Record and would be
franked to all parts of the country.
Senator Ben Tillman OF South Carolina
has manifested much interest In the
results of Senator Buclilin's visit to the
antipodes, and is responsible for put
ting 1t in the record. Within the next
month or two 1t Is expected that 1t
will be sent to every voter in Colorado.
In response to the resolution of Sem
ator Seldomridge. asking an account
ing of money received under the fiat
tax, State Auditor Crouter has sent
the following statement to the Senate:
Number of companies on books
and notified ................. II. 300
Number of companies that paid. 2.651
Amount paid under protest. So. .962.I4
Amount paid without protest 21,SIO.I1
lOtui .SfpI'ts'c'fc
Representative Briscoe has been can
vassiug the House on the resolution lie
intends to introduce declaring that the
only business of the special session is
to pass n revenue law. He said last
night that he had received encourage
ment from n majority of the members
He expects that the House will be
with him and that, unless deadlock
with the Senate occurs, the House and
Senate will be ready to adjourn next
Saturday.
Mr. Ballinger of Park Is generally re-
garded as voicing the sentiments Of
the majority of the representatives
upon the revenue question. 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
should meet in Denver once a year to
consult as to valuations. This compar-
ison of notes would not be binding
upon the individual assessors. but
would enable them to secure valuable
data needed in their work. If the Su-
preme Court should decide that we
have the power to create.a State Board
of Assessors consisting of all the as
SCISSORS, we will constitute such a
body"