Gilpin observer., 1902-03-20
THE LEGISLATURE.

"A TeVeuue uuucuulueuty
each assessor to transmit to the as
sembly complete list Of all the prop
erty assessed by him was adopted by
the Senate. @t
The revenue bill passed the Senate
and Is now In the hands of a confer
ence committee of the two houses. 1t
may reach Governor Orman 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 Will be
In order, and the measure will be
given its final touches.
The Senate passed the Ammons tax
commission bill on second reading. The
only important amendment makes the
lieutenant governor a member OF the
Board Of Equalization, instead OF the
governor, as at present.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Riley's
memorial to the President and secre-
tary of the interior was taken up and
passed. 1t seeks the revocation OF a
departmental order which prevents the
construction of storage reservoirs on
government domain in the San Luis
valley. 1,
Governor Orman has signed the AM
mons bill providing for the fencing Of
railroad right Of ways, and the collec-
ton of damages for all stock killed
where such roads are not fenced. The
bill was returned to the Legislature
with the signature, and it now becomes
a 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 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
very large volume, elegantly bound
in morocco. The pen work was done
by 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 n 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.
Mr.. Ballinger introduced a joint res
olution authorizing the governor to ap-
point a committee of three TO draft y
railroad commission bill to be submit
ted to the Fourteenth General Assem-
bly,, and appropriating 1880 to defray
the necessary expenses. 1t went over,
ffnr. q
appropriation has been eliminated.
A committee of three Senators was
appointed to personally examine the
Senate journal of the extra session and
see that it 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. Sem
ators Taylor, Ammons and Stewart Will
act as this committee.
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
I the government of the state board of
Republication 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 CT the company's 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 a party necessity and q
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-
| termhed TO meet again. II the CON-
mission bill IL to be considered, 1t 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. rhis
bill had passed second reading by q
big majority. 1t provided tax OF
$3.50 on every 81 600 Of gross receipts
| Of insurance companies. Those who
were aye on second reading and no
on the third are: Ballinger, Bell. Boil
singer, Galley, Cannon. Carringer,
Chisholm. Davis, Dunlavy. caches.
Garcia, German, Hammond. lnsley.
Lewis. Lorber, Madden. Mclean,
Montgomery Iarimer). Pitschke. Po-
chon. Sanchez, Smith and Taylor.
The revenue Bill is now in the hands
OF n joint conference committee, con-
sisting OF the following senator's and
representatives: Senators Ammons
Annear and w. II. Adams, Representa-
\ lives Mcclure. Sprague, SchweIgert
Whitelaw and Hammond. The, com.
mittee met Monday afternoon and or.
ganized by electipg Senator Annear
chairman and Representative MCGUIRE
secretary. II then adjourned until
evening, when the members assembled
at the Brown and settled down t.
work. 1t is not probable that. they
will come TO an, Understandings hefdrt