The Keota news., 1917-08-10
WAR LEGISLATURE ENDS
STATE coNsrADuLARY MEAoURG
PAoSGo ~ AssEMDLY.
Special Session Paced Bonds and
Other War Revenue Bills 70
RaIss $s,2s0.00o.

Western Nswspapsr 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. I the special
session Of the Colorado Legislature.
In the eighteen days Of tho session
bonds and other war revenue meas
ures to raise $3.260.000 were passed.
and expenditures amounting to @z,722.-
900 authorized. Tho balance Of $685..
600 Is to be used for interest on bonds
and other purposes.
Conferees on the constabulary bill
reported IN agreement Saturday and
the recommendations which they sub
mitted were approved by both houses.
thereby breaking the deadlock.
The bin received 80 votes IN the
House and q In the Senate. It was
enacted with the votes Of the Re-
publicans in both houses: seven Dom
ocrats in the House and five Demo
Gratis In the Senate.
OF the measures asked for By the
governor in his special message. al
were enacted save the one providing
TOR the regulation and control OF
foods and the one permitting state
banks to come under the supervision
Of the federal reserve banks. Tho
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 $1.6oo.oo0
bond issue: the mill levy bill. provid-
Ing . one-half mill levy an all prop-
!. orty. the tax to be used for war pur.
poses; what 10 known ~ the certid-
cate Of indebtedness bill. which pro-
sides the $4,000 which pays for the
mobilization Of the National Guard .
year ago: the cooperation bill givin0
the goveiaor the right to cooperate
with the federal government on IN
matters: the corporation tax bin pro
viding for . fiat tax Of ten cents on
svery one thousand dollars inoorporar
ton with . minimum tax Of SO; the
sonstabulary bill. which creates the
state constsbulary: what u known -
the National Guard bill. appropriatine
D7s.o00 to reorsaniss the National
guard after the present guard has
teen mustered into federal service;
the war council appropriation bill. ap-
propriating $4,000 to pay the ex'
penses Of the VA council. the extra
session expense bill. appropriatins
$4,000 to pay the expenses OF the
special session; the soldiers and sail
ors' homo bill appropriating $4,000
additional to make room In the on.
diers' and sailors home for those IN
Colorado who may be injured In the
French trenches; what 10 known -
the National Guard appropriation. aD.
propriating &4S0.0o0 to pay for the
mobilization Of the National Guard
this year, the food destruction bill.
which, 10 intended to prevent the do
struction Of food with The view Of In
crsasing prices on that which = left.
The appropriations are al supposed
to be paid out Of the funds raised b.
the mill levy bill.
With one or two exceptions Gov. J.
G. Gunter's war program was carried
forward a. recommended In his mes
sage, and he sent . congratulatory
message to both houses In the closing
hours for successful legislation 90
complished.
Dvmpsr Corn Crop In Missouri.