North Park union., 1902-02-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXTRA
SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE

history, which contained the scurrilous
attacks upon the admiral, De oarreo
from the public libraries Of the state.
Mr. Cannon accepted the amendment.
without a dissenting vote Colorado's
lawmakers then went on record as Ia
yoring the minority report of the court
of INQUIRY into the destruction OF the
Spanlsh fleet. The speaker announced
that the author OF the resolution, Mt.
Insley. was recovering from the attack
of pneumonia which had prevented his
attendance on the sessions OF the
House.
There is n strong sentiment among
the senators against reducing the num-
ber of Senate employees. The corps
consists of thirty-seven men, women
and boys. 1t is thought the least num-
ber possible for the transaction OF bus
ipess is about twenty-five. Last year
the work of the Senate was consider
ably hampered by some of the clerks
being Incompetent. The senators do
not care to experience the same this
session, and for that reason may en-
ploy the same number as during the
regular session. THAT will insure the
business of the Senate not only being
kept up, but properly attended to-"
said a senator. while am In favor
Of economy, think 1t is poor economy
in the end to limit the number of EN-
ployes when we cannot secure compe-
tent ones. voted to give each sena-
tor positively the same patronage he
had last session"
Thlrty-five of the fusionists members
JnI 80 .n
caucus in the printing room Of the
House Tuesday. Pochon of Pueblo
was continued as chairman and Platt
of Boulder was made secretary. 1t
soon developed that those present were
agreed upon the proper policy TO adopt.
Everyone, however, was given an op-
portunity to express his views and
then n motion TO support the present
organization of the House was carried
unanimously. 1t was then decided to
empower the Speaker with authority
to name n committee Of five which
should select the employees of the
House. An adjournment was taken
subject to the call of the chair. The
reorganizers We're waiting outside the
caucus to learn the result and when
they secured the news they abandoned
the fight against the Speaker. The fol
lowing responded to their names In the
caucus: Ballinger, Beatty. Bradley. Ca
lev, Cannon. Chisholm, Davis, Dun
lavy, Eaches, Fall, German, Ham
mond. Heartz. Hollenbeck. Judkins,
Kennedy. Lorbcr Madden, Martin, Nc
CURE, Meredith. Montgomery CTeller).
Morris. Neeley, O'Connell, Ong, Pitschke,
Platt, Pochon, Raney, Rawalt. Schwei-
CERT, Sprague, White, Willis. Mont
gomery of Larimer was unable to- be
present on account of another engage
|, ment, but sent word that he was In
sympathy with the movement.
Dickerson's resolution, fixing Feb
fuary 18th as the date of final nd
journment. was called up and indefi-
nitely postponed by vote of 40 to D.
Prior to the vote being taken the fusion
leaders announced that 1t would be I'M
practicable to determine the exact
number of days required to consider
the amended revenue law and the other
measures mentioned in the governor 8
call. Business would be transacted
with nll possible dispatch consistent
with the proper consideration Of the
important legislation uuder discussion.
Senator Graves of Arapahoe has pre-
sented to the Senate constitutional
amendment which will have an i'm
portant bearing upon the revenue laws
of the state. 1t provides that the state
board of equalization shall assess cor
porate property. In arriving ut the
valuation the board shall be guided by
the market price Of the stocks and
bo0ds Of the companies. In the alb
sence of such data, the cost of duplica-
tion of the plant and its earning power
shall be considered. In case the board
undertakes to devinte from these direc-
tions, any county assessor is authorized
to sue out writ of mandamus in the
Supreme Court compelling an observ-
ance of the law. The case shall be ad-
vanced to the head Of the docket and
be given an immediate hearing. In
case any corporation shnll have avoid
ed the payment of Its taxes for any
year, past, present or future, the gov
ernor is empowered to make an assess
ment of its holdings, proceeding In the
same manner as the state board of
equalization. For the purposes of the
law, the corporation which shall fail
to pay in its taxes within six months
of the time required by law shall be
deemed to have avoided the same.
The fact that the cOnstitutiOnality Of
the law under which it is attempted tc
collect the taxes is being tested In
court shall not protect the company
7 from the operations of the section. II
the governor fails or neglects to per.
form his duty, he may also be man.
damused.
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, The City Council of Denver has lost
the first point in the suit Instituted in
the District Court by the Fire and Po
lice Board to compel the council to ap
propriate to maintain the fire and DO.
lice departments during the current
year the amounts the board fixes. The
councils demurrer to the complaint of
the board, by which it sought to have
dismissed the boards application for a
writ of mandamus, was overruled by
Judge Carpenter. While the council
will have the privilege Of filing an an
swer to the complaint and defend the
sniff npafnSt If this cO,1rca nroho hi " w III