The Lamar register., 1902-03-19

| SeInDly complete isl OF all lue pTop-
erty assessed by him WAS adopted by
the Senate.
The revenue bill passed the Senate
and Is now in the hands of u confer
ence committee of the two houses. 1t
may reach Governor Orman for sigma
ture about the middle of the week.
Senator Ammons stock bill was the
first to reach the governor. it having
received the signature of the lieuten-
ant governor yesterday and Immediate
ly thereafter was transmitted to his
excellency.
The revenue bill, as amended. should
reach the House Friday evening or
Saturday morning. Then the appoint
ment of conference committees will De
in order, and the measure Will be
given its final touches.
| BY unanimous consent Mr.. Rlleys
memorial to the President and secre-
| tary of the interior was taken up ana
passed. 1t 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 1t now becomes
u law.
The lower house of the Thirteenth
General Assembly took prompt action
OIL 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 were pre-
sented to the speaker and received the
signatures of the committee entrusted
with the work of drafting. They make
a very large volume, elegantly bound
in morocco. The pen work was done
oy 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.
A committee of three Senators was
appointed to personally examine the
Senate journal of the extra session and
see that 1t is delivered in a complete
and correct form to the Secretary Of
State, after the adjournment of the ex-
ira session, as provided by law. Sen
Rtors Taylor, Ammons and Stewart will
act as this committee.
All the revenue bills have been dis
posed of on second reading In the
House and the debate on the Bell bill
to repeal the Bucklin Australasian tax
amendment has begun. 1t is not be-
lieved that 1t can muster majority.
Early In the session II would hnve car
ried by a substantial margin, but the
action of the Senate In killing two sim
liar measures has taken the heart out
of the nti-Bucklinites.
The Senate has voted to assess all
corporations according to the market
value of their stocks and bonds. After
a 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-
ton 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.
A 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 n
big majority. 1t provided a tax of
$3.50 on every $1,000 of gross receipts
of insurance companies. Those who
were aye on second reading and no
on the third are: Ballinger, Bell, Boil
Chisholm, Davis, Dunlavy, Eaches,
Garcia, German, Hammond, lnsley,
Lewis. Lorber Madden, Mclean,
Montgomery U.arimer), Pitschke, Po-
chon, Sanchez, Smith and Taylor.
speaker MoHtSoHhery mas SlSneu tne
Burwell resolution congratulating Mr..
Davidson upon the advent of the
princess" Evangeline. named in honor
of Representative Hearth, the only
woman member. The happy father dis
tributed several boxes of cigars among
the members yesterday. This is the
second time the House has taken Off
cial cogniZance of the advent Of Il
baby. During the regular session the
wife of Representative Lyttle present
od him with a hoy and the HOuSe