The Lamar register., 1912-05-22

ment be adopted, 1t gives Cover
nor Shafroth the right to name
the commission before he retires
from office. There is no provision.
for confirmation by the senate. Evil
IDENTIFY the Direct Legislation
League is thereby repaying Cover
nor Shafroth for the many favors
he has conferred upon 1t by al,
lowing his employees to assist in
the circulation of initiation and.
referendum petitions.
Incidentally it will allow Gov,
ernor Shaafroth the privilege of
trading positions on the commits,
sion for the the United States sen,
atorship.
A committee representing the
Pueblo state fair called on Governor
Shafroth. State Treasurer Kenehan
and State Auditor Leddy Thursday
in an effort to secure some sort
of a promise from them as to when
the fair appropriation would be
paid. The committee was given
given every committee which has
tried to secure promises of finan-
cial support from the three offic-
ials. The time was spent by the
officials in quarreling among them
selves over finances and the COM
mittee was allowed to return home
no wiser than when 1t came.
The board of control of the
college which Is al
so the board of control for the
FIT. Lewis Indian school at Duran
go. which school Is now a part of
the Agricultural college. visited
the Durango institution In an ef-
fort to devise some scheme whereby
1t can be saved to the state. The
has taken the position
that II Coicrado does mot = m1ih@
tain the school. the government
will take 1t back. There are GER
tain duties which the state must
perform in order to hold 1t. The
people of Durango have agreed to
pay two-thirds of the cost of
running the school until after
the present state administration has
been superseded by officials who
will care for state institutions
rather than for political friends.
This leaves one-third to be paid
by the state. 1t Is very doubtful
though If the state can even pay
the other third because the in
creased payroll and incidental ex-
penses under this administration
are so great that state institutions
are not considered of sufficient
Importance to be burdened with
financial appropriations.
In replying to letter recently
addressed to them by Governor
Shafroth. the judges of the supreme
court today unanimously advised
him that the law enacted by the
last legislature creating the tax
commission is legal and that 1t
transferred to the state tax COM
mission all of the statutory pow
er recently exercised by the state
board of equalization. They also
advised the governor that the state
tax commission must fix the as
sessment of the corporations of
the state and that the only pow
err now enjoyed by the state board
of equalization are the powers
given that board under the con-
stitution Incidentally the court
raises the question as to when the
law creating the state tax COM
mission went into effect, and
whether or not the assessments
made ON corporate property last
year are binding. The question
hinges entirely on the referendum
section and the initiative and ref
erendum constitutional amendment.
If the initiative and referendum
amendment prevents
the law from taking effect until
after ninety days have elapsed from
the time the legislature adjourns.
then last years assessment by