Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-04-20

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tiOn Of the state
government but,
like Il a nquO's .
ghost, ut would not down." and re-
quired the veto Of the governor Ms the
last sad rites to commit It to the
grave, "unwept, unhonored. and un-
sung" Not even Republican said
word In Its behalf, either In the House
or Senate.
Some good legislation coming out OF
the Assembly IL the Cooperative mar
keting bill. the Director OF Markets
bill, and the Senate has passed the an
DETERMINATION bill. and House bill
No. pa, by Cook. These are the
four bills in which the farmers were
especially interested
The governor signed the Colorado
River pact; this 10 the greatest piece
Of legislation. for good or III. that has
ever passed 4 law-makins body. The
Ia Plata river pact bill, being . CON-
tract with New Mexico, has also
passed both houses. The Child Wei.
fare bills are now part OF the law Of
the state, and mark q step forward In
that important work. The Teachers
Certification bill finally passed the
Senate; the minimum salary law 10
still 4 subject Of debate, and will be
disposed Of without the minimum sal
ary feature being eliminated. This
bill has caused more discussion thun
any other bill introduced during the
session.
This week the governor addressed
the Assembly In Joint session on the
subject Of taxation. II is even rumored
that there will be an extra session Of
the Legislature unless the governor
secures the enactment into law Of the
Intangible Property, and Income Tax
them. and they are now on the calen-
dar. The intangible property tag
would reach such holdings NJ mort
cages and bonds. from which the state
does not nOw derive . revenue, and
would give the government three mills
on the dollar. The Income Tax bill
would provide revenue Of 3 Ier cent.
This tax would apply toi other incomes,
aside from the purely personal. In his
address, the governor stated that slS
persons In Colorado had nm Income Of
more than e2.OOO.O0O each. annually I;
that 300 persons reported incomes
from 100000 to &200.000 each; eighty
persons reported incomes from &JO.OOO
to 100000 each. and 237 persons re-
ported incomes from $4,000 TO $IO.-
OO each. This legislation. the gov
ernor claimed, would not Increase tax
alton. bot would provide for u more
equitable distribution Of Il.
The Senate has passed II biil ni.oi-
ishing the Hoard Of Capitol Mnnag-
erx, aixO u bill to dislnse of the Board
Of Charities and Corrections. und
which bili ix On the House calendar
for today. This Is consumination de-
vOutly To be wished.
THE Blue Sky bIli' sleeps In the
committee. md may not be awakened
again this seasion. but Its friends are
working on the patient. The Herd law
seems doomed IL dis In committee. Tie
Gar Limit bill." ~ much wanted by
the railrOad men. In stili In 4 Senate
committee. and may not t'e revived; !;
the same II true Of the Policeuen's
PensIon fund; both these bills sre
based On economically correct princi-
pies. bot TINT don't mean much here.
A bill was before the House this
week providing for . course of study
on economies and sociology In the AZ.
ricultural College st Fort C0ilina II
tsok q big part of two days to set Il
by, sincs most Of the members did not
sssm to know what those terms meant.
Thsfs are q few good folks hero who
sse - afraid of beinx stuns that you
eeaid not cell them gold dollars for
dimes. We have heard II has been
tried.
Various appropriation bills are II
fse particular schools Or institutioss.
and oil with greatly rsduced snsoaasA
ne ''loag appropriation bill" 10 II. Al
appropriations will b. slashsd. Il 70
BOW ~ assured fart that the tR9ssas.
tses 10 golnG 10 psss some thinss.
which time will prove to bs fslse eeon.
any. In oppaAAg high taxss, Some
msmbers arr forgsttins oil ssasoa.
The state Will probably bay Wood
croft Saastosium at Pusls,o. fsF adsa-
tioaal facilities for the lasaas: u can
- boexht Tar abost two-thirds Of
what the insaituttoa would BOW rust to
erect. and will b. q rial saving 70 The
0tste.
"Who 10 golnG 10 10 the asxt Cnited
, Ntates ssastorr' We paas this ques-
btioa aloag u taks its place with thst
other famous roaundrum, "ilow old 10
Amir To b frank. We DON'T know.
and know NJ M 0ns who does.
Mon.y for law enf0ersment IL still
II doubt. hat II bs 1as b lnok like
there will M M y Jhibisiaa safosce.
,~ut, II II depends N the arprptris.