Gilpin observer., 1917-08-09
WAR LEGISLATURE ENDS
STATE coNsTABULARY MEASURE
PASSED BY ASSEMBLY.
Special Session Passed eonds and
Other War Revenue Bills to
Raise Ss,25o,ooo

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver Passage Of the Mayer
oonstabulary bill, final consideration
OF which had deadlocked for two days
the Senate and House, brought to
close at o'clock Aug. the special
session of the Colorado Legislature.
In the eighteen days of the session
bonds and other war revenue meas
ures to raise $3,250.O0O were passed.
and expenditures amounting to $2.722,-
900 authorized. The balance of $685.
900 is to be used for interest on bonds
and other purposes.
Conferees on the constabulary bill
reported an agreement Saturday and
the recommendations which they sub
mitted were approved by both houses.
thereby breaking the deadlock.
The bill received 80 votes in the
House and 21 in the Senate. 1t was
enacted with the votes of the Re-
publicans in both houses; seven Dem
ocrSts in the House and five Demo
Gratis in the Senate.
OF the measures asked for by the
governor In his special message, all
were enacted save the one providing
for the regulation and control of
foods and the one permitting state
banks to come under the supervision
Of the federal reserve banks. The
bill providing for the regulation and
control Of foods was killed in the
House and the bill providing for .
two-dollar poll tax also was killed.
The Legislature enacted the bond
issue bill providing for a $2.500,00O
bond issue; the mill levy bill, provid-
ing a pne-half mill levy an all prop
erty, the tax to be used for war pur-
poses; what is known as the certifi-
cate of indebtedness bill, which pro-
vides the 100000 which pays for the
mobilization of the National Guard a
year ago; the cooperation bill giving
the governor the right to cooperate
with the federal government on all
matters; the corporation tax bill pro
viding for flat tax of ten cents on
every one thousand dollars incorpora-
tion with a minimum tax of $40; the
constabulary bill, which creates the
state constabulary; what is known as
the National Guard bill, appropriating
$4,000 to reorganize the National
guard after the present guard has
been mustered into federal service:
the war council appropriation bill. ap-
propriating 100000 to pay the ex-
penses of the war council, the extra
session expense bill, appropriating
$4,000 to pay the expenses of the
special session; the soldiers and sail
ors' home bill appropriating $4,000
additional to make room in the sill
diers' and sailors home for those in
Colorado who may be injured in the
French trenches; what is known as
the National Guard appropriation. ap-
propriating $480.0O0 to pay for the
mobilization Of the National Guard
this year, the food destruction bill.
which is intended to prevent the de-
struction Of food with the view of in
creasing prices on that which is left.
The appropriations are all supposed
to be paid out of the funds raised BY
the mill levy bill.
With one or two exceptions Gov. ,.
C. Gunter's war program was carried
forward as recommended in his mes
sage, and he sent a congratulatory
message to both houses in the closing
hours for successful legislation &C
complished.