The state herald., 1903-03-20

tiary, and Senate bill No. 73, providing
for an additional district judge in the
Eighth (Boulder) district
The State Land Board ON March 4th
granted leases on the following lands
Seventeen hundred. acres in Routt
county; 932 acres in Saguache county;
1,042 acres in Las Animas county; $40
acres in Adams county; 500 acres in
|ostilla county; lao acres in Sagu
ache county.
The Colorado State Federation of
Labor has issued statement calling
for action in the initiative and refer
endum bill. In the call it is stated that
the bill is marked for defeat" A brief
review of the situation in both houses
is given 1t is said that four stand by
the bill and that many in the legisla
ture are dodging the vote. People are
urged to write their representatives
urging them to work for the measure.
A special committee composed of
Senators Campbell and Cornforth and
Representatives Aitken. kinsey and
Dolph, and Chief of Police G. G. Bird
sail of Colorado City, called on Cover
nor Peabody March 10 with petition
signed by 700 citizens of the town.
asking withdrawal of the troops. The
Governor stated that no militia would
be withdrawn until Sheriff gilbert in
formed him the soldiers were no
longer needed.
House bill No. 296, by Watson, to
provide for local option by city, county
or precinct as to whether saloons
shall or shall not be permitted,
was passed b. the House on second
reading on the 18th inst. with but three
votes against it. II. E. Garman of Den
Yer was the only member who openly
spoke and worked against the measure
lie, with c., Il. Stubbs and Daniel De-
laney, furnished the three votes in op-
position,
The inheritance tax sections of the
revenue law have been attacked in a
petition for writ of error filed in the
office of the clerk of the Supreme
Court. In the lower courts a decision
was rendered against the estate OF w.
+. McClelland, holding it for the in
heritance tax. The petition for writ
OF error alleges that the law, as
adopted is unconstitutional and void,
and also that it is in conflict with the
fourteenth amendment TO the constitu-
tion of the United States.
Mrs. James II. Peabody has become
interested in the work that the women
of Denver are doing At meeting of
the City Improvement Society at which
the annual election Of officers took
place, Mrs. Peabody was chosen presi-
dent. The planting of trees on side
walks, clean alleys and backyards are
some the the things the society will
work for the comingyear. The placing of
small tables about City park where
cheap refreshments may be secured is
another thing that is approved.
The great grocery store of the Hurl-
but Grocery Company in Denver was
burned on the morning of March llth,
almost completely destroying the stock.
Other sufferers were w. S. Sandcrson
& Bro, teas, cofIees and spices; John
ID. Ross, tohacconist. damaged by
smoke; Drs. Bennett and Bagley. fur
niture and fixtures. and several Offices
and roomcrs on upper floors. The loss
is placed at approximately $4,000. OF
this the Hurlbuts sustain the greater
portion. Nearly all the property lost
was well insured.
House bill No IS. by Mr.. Tcmkins,
was practically killed in the House
when on adjourning at neon the ma
iority refused to ask leave to sit again
TO discuss the bill, thus throwing the
measure TO the foot OF the calendar.
where II will remain buried until the
session ends. At the afternoon session
Stubbs tried TO have the report of the
committee of the whole amended so
that the bill could be taken up again,
but the majority. principally RcpublI-
cans. refused to allow this and the bill
was killed by vote of 2G TO 81.
The injunction against Charles w.
Crouter. formerly auditor OF state. re-
straining him from paying over TO the
state the money paid him on account
Of the fiat tax, was dissolved by Judge
Carpenter on the 9th inst. The In
junction was issued several months
ago at the Instance OF the United
States Reduction and Refining com
pany, which plaintiff was later Joined
by other corporations In an action TO
test the validity Of the fiat tax. II was
ordered that none Of the money col
lected under the new tax should be dis
posed OF until the ease was settled. It
has now been agreed that the whole
fiat tax receipts. about s3S 900. should
not be tied up. Mr. Crouter immedl-
ately paid into the court the actual
amount involved In the suit, which is
sl2.3C3.G4.
The Senate on the 18th Inst passed
on second reading Senator warda
bill authorizing a two-tifths levy for
the State University at Boulder and
recommending that II be read n third
time and passed Tho revenue expect
ed under this levy viii be about Sle5.-
900 year or double the amount re-.
celvod by the university during the
last two years. whon the revenues were
secured from n one-iitth mill levy. The
university nskod for an appropriation
OF about 100000 for new buildings and
the arguments which friends on the
floor OF the Senate advanced for the
doubling Of the levy included n prom
lsc that the regents and the faculty
would 70 finance the institution on
this amount that sum would remain
each year beyond maintenance expense
which could be diverted to n building
fund. Senators Ward, Buckley Taylor.
West. Roberts. Jefferson and Fnrwoll.
Of the finance committee, signed tho
majority report recommending the h!ll
dn naaa iu gamuItt.e Yf m. ,,yhat.