The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-25

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"
The Morris resolution asks congress
to exclude Japanese as well as Chinese
laborers from this country, and re-
quests the Fourteenth general assem-
bly, to prohibit the importation of con-
tract labor into Colorado. The latter
provision was stricken out, and the
resolution passed the house unani-
The Senate T1nance committee has
reported the Buckley Gunnison tunnel
bill. The original bill Sas been amend
ed in numerous places. The principal
amendment is that the water script
will not bear the signature of Governor
Orman and State Auditor Crouier, as
the father of the bill and his support
ers hoped for. There was n feeling
among some of the senators that the
presence of the state officials sigma
lures on the script on bonds might
technically involve the state. Instead
of the governor signing. the Board
of Control will be compelled to report
to him each month. The old bill pro-
' l'td VI Sl,DoU suDtllh-
tendent. The amended bill makes the
salary $500 n year. The question of
bonds for the members of the Board of
Control and the treasurer caused con-
siderable debate in the committee
room. The members of the board will
give oond in the sum of 81 900 and the
treasurer $4,000. There is disposi-
ton among the senators to make the
members give bond about that equal
10 the treasurer. and the latter n bond
somewhere betwn 100000 and 81 .oOO,-
600. 1t is argued that from the time the
tunnel is begun until 1t is completed
he will handle about S750,000. and he
should give bond equal to that sum.
In the Senate the committee on con-
stitutional amendments made Il major
ity and minority report on Senate bill
No. ., which seeks to recall the Bucklin
bill. The majority report recommends
the bill be indefinitely postponed. The
report. signed by Senators
Clayton and Parks, recommends that
the same be referred to the committee
of the whole without recommendation.
Your minority so recommended in order
that the same may be discussed in
committee of the whole. as by that
time the opinion of the attorney general
may be read and considered by the
Senate, and If the bill has sufficient
supporters to pass the committee of
the whole on second reading. it may
then be sent to the supreme court for
the courts opinion as to the legality
of repeating constitutional amend
ments. 1t having been admitted that
the opinion of the attorney general is
not binding upon this body it is only
30 81,
desire the passage of Senate bill No.
3 that the bill be considered and not
suppressed by an opinion which is in
no wise binding upon this legislative
body, and is purely and only the opin-
ion of one attorney upon this import
ant question"
In the House debate on the revenue
bill Mr.. Hollenbeck of Teller declared
that mining properties should be treat
ed like other holdings. Judge Schwei-
CERT has said that he would not tax
the mines at ALL" said Mr. Hollen-
beck. ne would not tax the indie
pendence, the Portland. the Vindica-
tor or the other mines. the net output
of which totals millions. cannot
agree with him. If the mines escape.
the burdens of some other class must
be increased. l believe the assessment
of mines can safely be left to the as
SCISSORS. They are familiar with the
values in their counties. The farmers
are not unreasonable in their requests
touching this matter. They stand with
the real estate owners and merchants
of the mining camps. who insist that
mines shall be taxed" He gave the
following as the net output of the
great Cripple Creek mines for 1901:
Portland, S437,S $40: Independence,
SG1O,o30: Strong, S241 .06O; Vindicator,
$50, 220; Elkton, S25O,byJ: Gold Coin.
S190,060. Total, S1,S79S3O. Mr.. Fail
of Summit said that if Mr.. Hollenbeck
would propose an amendment taxing
the net output it would receive prac-
tically unanimous support. Mr.. Galley
of Arapahoe drew Il comparison be-
tween the amount of taxes paid by an
Arapahoe county farm and the great
Portland. The farmer cleared $4,000
and paid 5000 in taxes. The mine paid
ST20OO0 in dividends and only $1,000
in taxes.
Senator Buckln won a victory for
his much attacked measure when he
objected to bill introduced by Sena-
tor Barela, repeating the submission
clause of the Australian tax amend
ment measure, being taken from the
constitutional amendment committee
and referred to the judiciary commit
tee. He was sustained in his objection
on an aye and nay vote of that body.
The debate on the question of refer
ring lasted more than an hour, in which
personalities We're INDUCED in and sar-
castle things said about Governor Or
man and Attorney General Post in re-
gard to the call issued by the governor
convening the legislature in extra ses-
sion. Senator Clayton said that either
the governor or the attorney general
was n monumental ass" and he
would like to know which one it was
The bill which caused the debate was
Senate bill No. 8. introduced by Sena.
tor Barela. repeating sections and {
of the Bucklin bill, which, If passed