The Holly chieftain., 1902-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

erty assessed by nun WAS auop'eu W
| the Senate.
The revenue bill, as amended. SHOULD
| reach the House Friday evening or
| Saturday morning Then the appoint
rnent of conference committees VIII De
in order and the measure VIII be
given its final touches.
The Senate passed the Ammons tax
| commission bill on second reading Ihe
| only important amendment makes me
! lieutenant governor Il member OF the
| Board of Equalization, instead OF the
| governor, as at present
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Rileys
| memorial 10 the President and secre-
| tary of the interior was taken up and
passed II seeks the revocation of
/ departmental order which prevents the
construction of storage reservoirs on
/ government domain in the San LUIS
valley.
Governor Orman has signed the Am
mons bill providing for the fencing OF
railroad right of ways, and the collec-
tion of damages for all stock killed
where such roads are not fenced. The
bill was returned TO the Legislature
with the signature. and it now becomes
law.
The lower house of the Thirteenth
General Assembly took prompt action
on the death of former Governor Alt
geld. Mr.. Martin of Pueblo presented
resolutions dealing with the sad event.
The seven Republicans Joined with
the fusion members in passing them
unanimously.
The engroSsed resolutions on the
death of President Mckinley We're pre-
sentcd to the speaker and received the
signatures of the committee entrusted
with the work of drafting. They make
very large volume, elegantly bound
in morocco. The pen work was done
by Chief Clerk Hamilton of the House.
The Dickerson bill. providing that
new Insurance companies may incor-
porate in Colorado for half the fees
now required. was adopted by big
majority, and the Montgomery bill to
legalize the assessment for 1901 made
by the Senate board of equalization
was passed with only five dissenting
votes.
Mr. Ballinger introduced n joint res
olution authorizing the governor to ap-
point a committee of three to draft Il
railroad commission bill to be submit
ted to the Fourteenth General Assem-
bly,, and Appropriating $500 to defray
the necessary expenses. 1t went over.
but it will probably be passed after the
appropriation has been eliminated.
\ committee of three Senators was
appointed to personally examine the
Senate journal of the extra session and
see that it is delivered in a compete
and correct form to the Secretary of
81. ,It .,f
| ira session, as provided by law. SEN
atOrs Taylor, Ammons and Stewart Will
act as this committee.
The Senate has voted to assess all
| corporations according to the market
valtc of their stocks and bonds. After
Il lengthy debate the upper house de-
cided TO change the Martin -Schweigert
amendment adopted by the House for
| the government of the state board Of
equalization by striking out that por-
| tion which gave the board power to
consider the cost of duplication, gross
earnings and other data In arriving at
the value OF the companys holdings.
| \ caucus of the fusion members was
| held Friday morning, but nothing def
| mite was done. Mr.. Ballinger urged
that his railroad commission bill be
| passed. 1t was party necessity and
duty which the Legislators owed the
| state. he declared. Speaker Montgom-
| cry and Messrs. Lubers and Rawalt
| spoke along the same lines. 1t was de-
termined to meet again. Ii the COM
mission bill is to be considered. it will
be rushed through in short order. The
Bucklin bill WAS not considered in the
| caucus
Martins insurance bill met unex-
pected defeat in the House at the be-
ginning of the afternoon session. This
bill had passed second reading by a
big majority. 1t provided tax of
$3.50 on every $1,000 of gross receipts
of insurance companies. Those who
We're aye on second reading and no
on the third are: Ballinger, Bell, Boil
singer, Galley. Cannon, Carrinser,
Chisholm, Davis, Dunlavy. Eaches,
Garcia, German, Hammond, lnsley,
Lewis. Lorber, Madden, Mclean.
Montgomery uarmerJ, Pitschke, PO-
chon, Sanchez, Smith and Taylor.
The governor sent up the following
appointments for confirmation: State
Veterinary Board, j. w. Bowles Brad
Dubois, Edward Stark; Soldiers and
Sailors Home, George II. Vest; oil in
spector. Thomas +. Dillon State Board
of Equalization, w. Il. Thomas; Fire
aud Police Board, c. l.. Burpee; police
commissioner, Charles Il. Wilson;
State Board Capitol Managers, W. S.
Decker; Industrial School. ]. T..
SchermerhOrn: School of Mines, W. S.