Show BOUNTY CLAIMS DEBATED Hill Bill Appropriating Iund to o ray Pay Them Sent Uncle to CO Committee There was sas a U el lively debate In the s senate sen nate n- n ate yesterday on the subject of back bounty claims against the state when Days Day's house bill bl Xo No o. o 3 33 30 recommended recommend ed d dby b by the committee on Uy live stock came caine up for fol th the third reading The bill bi appropriates appropriates for claims The same bill bl provides a tax tax on sheep goats Ot range ranc horses and cattle catle Benner X X Smith said that many of ot tho the back bounty claims a against the thc state which state which this bill bl is designed to pay and clear oC off the books books are are frau fraudulent u- u lent All 1 are not legal c claims said gall Senator Smith there having be bc been n no appropriation for payment of or them H. H 1 W. W V Lunt said the tho bill bi had been recommended by the tIme state auditor and that the tax on sheep and range ranso cattle catle would offset the tho appropriation made macic out of oC the state treasury Senator Smith offered an amendment cutting the appropriation to After some omo further discussion time the bill bl was returned to the live hive stock committee commit commit- tee for Cor further consideration |