The Springfield herald., 1902-03-14

I'VE will adjourn without day some
time next week. predicted Speaker
Montgomery on Wednesday. I'VE have
made all the progress which could be
reasonably expected
Senator Rush ofrered an amendment
to the revenue bill on the Inheritance
tnx, reducing the sum to be exempted
| from $4,000 to $1,000. that being In
accordance with the law OF last year.
1t was lost.
The House amendment giving the
county commissioners power to re
view the findings of the assessor Is
stricken out and provision inserted
compelling the aggrieved taxpayer TO
appeal to the courts.
The House passed on second reading
the Martin bill providing an appropria-
| tion of $4,000 for the use of the C0io-
RADIO Worlds Fair board in collecting
| II display of the states resources AT the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at ST.
Louis.
The reading of the Revenue bill went
peacefully on until section 21o was
reached. Then the. cattlemen and
sheepmen met in deadly combat. as Is
their nature to, and this section, ike
| all the other fighting sections was
| passed over.
BY vote of 80 to 26-counting in
pnir-the House passed on second read
| ing the Buckley bill providing for the
issue of certificates of Indebtedness by
| the GunnisOn canal commission. An
amendment, however was tacked TO
the measure, which it is thought will
prevent the states assuming any nc
tual liability for the certificates.
In case an assessor wilfully makes an
| erroneous assessment and the Board
| of Equalization SO certifies to the gov
ernOr, the latter shall summons the
| derelict official before him and inyesti-
gate the charges. In case the assessor
is found guilty he shall be removed by
| the governor and his successor named
by the Board of County Commission
| erS.
Senator Ehrhart wanted to raise the
| salaries of all county assessors at least
| 10 per cent. to cover the additional
| work entailed. Senator Hill thought
the assessors were underpaid and over
worked and under the present Revenue
bill their offices were of far more I'm
pOrtance than ever before. and re-
newed the motion for . per cent,
which motion prevailed.
| The Nebraska Legislature Informed
the Colorado Legislature that IL hnd
voted for n constitutional convention to
| change the national constitution so
that senator's should be elected by IL
direct vote of the people. The Colo
RADIO Legislature sent its compliments
| to the Nebraska Legislature and de-
sired that the latter body know that
| Colorado had already taken such ac-
| ton.
Senator Barela has introduced a res
olution calling for the appointment of
three hold-over senators to Investigate
| the labor conditions in the coal mines
and coke ovens of Colorado, to report
| to the Senate at the next Legislative
session. An appropriation of $1,000 Is
proposed and the committee Is given
power to summon witnesses. The reso-
luton will not be considered until the
revenue bill is disposed of.
At its meeting in Pueblo February
10Th, the Retail Grocers and Butchers
Association of Colorado elected the fol
lowing named officers: George n. Ord
way of Denver. president: j. n. Gal
braith of Fort Collins. first vice pres-
dent: ]. r. Gardner of Victor. second
vice president; w. +. Hazen of Law
son, third vice president; A. ~ Nelson
of Canon City. fourth vice president;
G. V. Richards of Denver. secretary;
| w. c. Wilson of Greeley. treasurer.
The next meeting will be at Denver. in
January next.
| In the House the Ammons bill to
| compel the railroads to fence their
| rights of way was passed on thlrd
| reading and sent to the governor. Ihis
| is the measure which the stockmen
IA Nnrtin bill
| to increase the tax upon the gross re
ceipts of insurance companies from
| to 2L, per cent. was passed OH second
| reading. Its enactment into law Will
| add $4,000 per year to the states rev.
| enue The House adjourned until
Monday and at that time the Gunni-
| son tunnel bill will be given Its third
reading and placed on final passage,
| and the other revenue bills will be dis
posed of.
| A motion to recommit the Revenue
bill to committee of the whole for the
purpose of amending the mining sec
tions was defeated after a warm de-
bate by the following vote:
Ayes-Ballinger. Beatty, Bell. Brad
ley. Briscoe. Cannon. Carringer. CHS
holm. Dickerson. Dinkel. Dunlavy.
Heartz. Lewis. Lubers. Martin, Nc
Lem. Neeley. ouE, IltscIhe, Ilatts
Raney Rawalt Riley, Sanchez. Twom-
bly,. White-27.
! Nays-Adams. Bartels. Bolsinger.
Galley. Cunningham, Davidson. Davis,
Eaches. Fall. German. Hollenbeck,
Insley. Judkins. Kennedy, Lorber, Lyt-
tie. Madden. Manion. Montgomery of
Larimer. Morris. O'Conneil. Park,
Pochon. Schweigert, Sprague. Stubbs.
Taylor. Whitelaw, Willis, Mr.. Speaker
30.
The Revenue bill was rend for the