The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-15

Senator Stewart's bill. No. 81. pro-
vidiug for the regulation of the pay
ment of wages in lawful money of the
United States, in other words. nrovid-
ing for a biweekly pay day, has been
submitted to the supreme court for ar
gument as to its constitutionality. The
bill eNempts railroads and corporation
exclusively operating bitches, canals or
reservoirs.
George f. Ross Levin OF the First
National Bank, Denver, testified be-
fore the bribery investigation commit
tee that he knew of no combination
among bankers to defeat section for
tyseven of the revenue bill. No mem
Der of the House had offered TO defeat
the section il bankers would form a
combination of enough money. The
First National had not been solicited
for funds to defeat it.
Mr.. Insley introduced resolution in
the House and had ii referred TO the
committee on state institutions thank
ing Mr.. W. S. Stratton for his gift of
$4,000 to the State School of Mines
for the purpose of erecting a hall of
metallurgy. The resolution states that
it is not only the first contribution in
aid of the school from the wealthy
mining men Of the state. but that 1t is
especially commendable because unso-
licited.
Senator Cashmere Barcla, the presi-
dert pro TEN. of the Senate. was absent
during most of the day March 4th. eel
ebrating his fifty-fourth anniversary.
Ever since the territorial days Senator
Barela has been prominent in affairs of
state. but unless this fact was careful
ly remembered the observer would nev-
er suspect that Senator Barela was flf-
ty-four years old The statement ere
ated considerable surprise among the
new members when they first heard it.
A communication was read In the
House March 4th, from Representative
Charles S. Sprague of Colorado Springs
announcing the death of his sister and
his necessary absence from the House.
This committee of five was appointed:
Rawalt, Madden. Stubbs. Poclon and
D!ckerson to wait on Mr.. Sprague and
terder him the sympathy of the
Ho'lse. The committee was also In
str,cted to represent the House at the
funeral services.
Senate Bill No. 2O1 Buckley, grant
inS to companies generating. transmit
ting and selling electrical energy the
right of eminent domain, was taken
up by the Senate in committee OF the
whole and amended so as to require
the payment into the public treasury
cf the city or county granting the
right Of way the sum of one per cent.
fy the corporation receiving the fran
Chise. 1t. was then recommended for
third reading and passage.
The House has finally passed House
lill No. l, known as the revenue bill,
designed to provide for the imposition
of taxes that will provide n sufficient
:cvenue to relieve the s,ate' from its
present financial embarrassments. The
announcement of the vote elected
heers. There We're seven dissenting
votes and they We're cast by the Re-
publicans. Messers. Beatty, Harris, In
sley, Pitschke,. Raney and Sprague
were absent. All the other Fusion
members. fifty-two in number, voted
for the bill. the vote standing: Yeas,
~; nays, Z: absent, 6; total, 65. As
soon as it passed the House on third
reading Chief Clerk Gray, accompa-
nied by Messrs. Carringer. Dunlavy
snd Lubers as guard Of honor, proud
Iy marched with it to the Senate
chamber and tremendously turned II
ever TO thar body