The Dolores star., 1923-04-20

1922 on which not
n dollar of taxes was paid. The aver
age tax value of cars in Colorado last
year was S35S: on this esutla'eu
basis, It will be seen that over s'oo'-
600 in taxable property from thls
source alone, escaped paying doliar
last year for the support oil the gov
ernment.
Senator David Elliott of Colorado
Springs introduced a bill to reach TINS
situation; 1t has passed the Senate
also the House, and has been signed
by the governor. Hereafter, when you
go to get your auto license, you must
show the tax receipt for 1t; also IN
selling your car have the receipt ieady
for the purchaser
The Lambert bill passed the House
and Senate, on n strict party vote' the
bill is now up to the governor for MS
signature. The political wiseacres
profess to say that he will not sign 1t,
but It Is not given out what he VIII
do. In the House, not single Rcpub-
lican spoke in favor of the bill In the
Senate, 1t was not much better, yer
many Republicans hop. that the Dill
will not become II law.
The bill abolishlng the Board OF
Capitol Managers has passed the Sen
ate, and has good prospects of passing
in the House. The bill will dispose Of
this board, and provides that the
building and grounds be placed under
the care of superintendent to be ap-
pointed by the secretary of state. For
this reason, the Democrats voted
against 1t.
The House has approved quite
number of bills, all of minor Import
ance, except, possibly, that Of Senator
Church, spoken of as "the anti-road-
house BILL" The bill, when law, will
enable the state to close road-houses
as public nuisances, whenever the
owners engage in the sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors, or otherwise dlsobey the
law.
At this date, the teachers minimum
salary law Is sleeping in the commit
tee; SO with large number of bills,
none Of which are Of outstanding i'm
portance.
House Bill No. 214 by Cook, known
as the "car placement BILL" has pros
poets of becoming Il law, though the
friends of the measure had better
watch their friends, and discover who
they are, as they are related to this
measure.
A bill has been passed by both
House and Senate. relating to Indus.
trial banks, patterned after the Nor
ris plan. Many believe there Is much
good in this. and some possibilities of
danger. The passing Of the bill drew
one Of the hottest discussions Of the
entire session in the House, In which
"Jedge" Hotchkiss distinguished him
self on the opposition side.
Legislative social life has been rath-
er quiet during the entire session; the
members seem to care little for 1t.
Approximately twenty-five men, and
u "oiiCli, iuNc lHlo"A thclE
hats in the ring, as candidates for the
United States senatorship, made va.
cant by the death of the late Senator
Nicholson. No one knows who will
knock the persimmon, except the Al,
mighty, and He has given out no in.
terviews on the topic The eyes OF
the country are on Colorado; because
there are going to be two senator's to
elect in 1924. and the prize at stake Is
too Interesting to overlook More
money will probably be spent in the
state for political purposes during the
next campaign than ever before Gov.
ernor Sweets political future Is init.
mately involved in the role that he Is
called upon to play.
A proposition is up for the state to
buy Woodcroft Sanatorium, in Pueblo
for the purpose of furnishing addition.
al facilities for the insane The mum.
Der is increasing so rapidly that some.
thing simply must be DONE and, to
many, this seems like the most advis
able solution of the matter.
The long appropriation bill will soor
be before the Assembly; it may be ar,
gued week; and, when 1t Is over
the members will be so exhausted that
adjournment Will Immediately follow
""Tis consummation devoutly to be
wished"
A number of important resolutions
have been introduced and passed
Among them are resolutions inviting
the International Young Peoples Bap
tist convention to Denver; also the Ma
tional Republican convention; one pro
viding that the people may vote as tt