Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

each assessor TO transmit to the as-
sembly u complete list OF all the prop
erty assessed by him was adopted by
the Senate.
The revenue bill passed the Senate
and In now In the hands OF II confer
ence committee OF the two houses. IL
may reach Governor Ormnn for sigma
ture about the middle OF the week.
The revenue bill. as amended. should
reach the House Friday evening or
Saturday morning. Then the appoint
ment OF conference committees VIII DE
In order. and the measure Will DC
given Its final touches.
The Senate passed the Ammons tax
commission bill on second reading. The
only important amendment makes the
lieutenant governor II member OF the
Board OF Equalization, instead OF the
governor. as ut present.
by unanimous consent Mr.. ltilcy's
memorial TO the President and secrc-
tary Of the Interior was taken up ana
passed. II seeks the revocation OF u
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 ronds are not fenced. The
bill was returned to the Legislature
with the signature. and II now becomes
u 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 sal event.
The seven Republicans Joined with
the fusion members In passing them
unanimously.
The cnIrosscd resolutions on the
death OF President Mckinley were pre-
scented TO the speaker and received the
signatures OF the committee entrusted
with the work OF drafting. They make
u very large volume. elegantly bound
In morocco. The pen work was done
by Chief Clerk Hamilton OF the House.
The Dickcrson bill. providing that
new Insurance companies may incor-
poratc In Colorado for half III. fees
now required. was adopted by big
majority. and the Montgomery bill To
icsnlixc the assessment FOR 1901 made
by the Senate board Of equalization
was passed with only i've dissenting
votes.
Mr.. Raiiingcr introduced n Joint rvs.
oiution authorizing the governor To MP.
point a commiitcS. OF three In draft a
railroad commission blll To II. submit
ted to the fourtccnth General Assem-
bly,. and appropriafinr xi.;sD To dcfrny
the necessary expenses. II went over.
hut II will probably bc passed after tile
appropriation has been eliminated.
A committee OF three Senators was
appointed to personally examine the
Senate Journal Of the extra session nnd
sec that II IL delivered In u complct.
and correct form to the Secretary of
Stntc. after the adjournment OF the cS-
tra session. as provided by law. Sen.
a,orS Taylor. Ammons aud Stewart Will
net as this committee.
The Senate has voted To assess all
corporations according To the market
value Of their stocks and bonds. After
u lengthy debate the upper house de-
ci,icd to change the Martin. Schwc!rcrt
amendment adopted by the House for
the government Of the state board Of
equalization by striking out that por-
lion which gavc the board power ia
consider the cost of duplication. gross
earnings and other data In arriving NJ
the value OF the compnny's holdings.
\ caucus Of the fusion members was
held Friday morning. but nothing def
initc wns done. Mr.. Ballingcr urged
that his railroad commission bill he
passed. II was party necessity and q
duty which the legislators owed the
state. he declared. Speaker Monigom.
cry nnd Mcssrs. Lubers and Rnwalt
spoke along the same lines. II was de-
tcrmincd to meet ngnin. tf the com.
mission bill is To bc considered. II Will
he rushed through In short order. The
Bucklin bill was not considered In the
caucus.
Martins insurance bill met uncx-
pcctcd defeat In the House at the be-
ginning of the afternoon session. This
bill had passed second reading by
big majority. II provided tnx OF
SEQ on every $1,000 Of gross receipts
OF insurance companies. Those who
werc aye on second reading and no
on the third are: Ballingcr. Bell. Bol.
singer. Galley. Cannon. CnrrinHer.
Chisholm. Davis, Dunlavy. Enchcs.
Garcia, Gorman. Hammond. inslcy.
Lewis. Iorbcr. Madden. Mclean.
Montgomery uarimcr5. Pitschkc. Po-
CuVu. ssihNhehs shu
The revenue bill is now In the hands
Of a Joint conference committee. con
sisting of the following senators and
representatives: Senators Ammons.
Annear and W. II. Adams, Representa-
tives Mcclure. Sprague. Schwciscrt.
whitelnw and Hammond. The com
mittcc met Monday afternoon and or
gnnizcd by clecting senator Annear
chairman and Representative Mcclure
secretary. It then adjourned until
evening. when the members assembled
ut the Brown and settled down to
work. II In not probable that they
will ceipe 80 an understanding before
Wednesday morning. The Scnatc
amendments are quite extensive. but
not OF character to cause any pro-
longcd struggle. All members OF the
committee expressed the belief that
report would he formulated satisfac-
tory to both houses.
The Senate amendment to the rcyc-