The Lamar register., 1901-03-13

The following named lawyers have
been invited to appear before the SUI
preme Court to present arguments on
Senate bill No. %. Mr.. Stewards bi-
weekly pay day bill: Senator Edward
Taylor, Senator Clay Il. Whitford, II.
n. Hawkins of Patterson, Richards Il
Hawkins, John Murphy, Calvin L.
Reed, II. ]. O'DOnnell. Charles Il. Cast
and A. w. Arlington.
Senator Stewards bill, No 81, pro-
viding for the regulation of the pay
ment of wages in lawful money of the
United States, in other words, provid-
ing for n bi-weekly pay day. has been
submitted to the supreme court for ar
gument as to its constitutionality. The
bill eXempts railroads and corporation
exclusively operating bitches, canals or
reservoirs.
Mr.. Insley introduced resolution in
the House and had 1t 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 n hall of
metallurgy. The resolution states that
1t is not only the first contribution in
aid of the school from the wealthy
mining men of the state, but that it is
especially commendable because unso-
licited.
Senator Cashmere Barela, the presi-
dent pro ten. of the Senate, was absent
curing most of the day March 4th, cell
etrating 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 new
er suspect that Senator Barela was fif-
ty-four years old. The statement ere
ated considerable surprise among the
new members when they first heard 1t.
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, Pochon and
Dickerson to wait on Mr.. Sprague and
tender him the sympathy of the
House. The committee was also in
structed to represent the House at the
funeral services.
Senate Bill No. 2O1 Buckley, grant
ing 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
of the city or county granting the
right of way the sum of one per cent.
by the corporation receiving the fran
chise. 1t was then recommended for
third reading and passage.
The House has finally passed House
bill No. 1, known as the revenue bill.
designed to provide for the imposition
of taxes that will provide sufficient
revenue to relieve the state from its
present financial embarrassments. The
announcement of the vote elected
cheers. 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,
81; nays, 4; absent 6; total, 60. As
soon as it passed the House on third
reading Chief Clerk Gray, accompa-
MED by Nlessrs. Carringer, Dunlayy
and Lubcrs as guard of honor, proud
ly marched with It to the Senate
chamber and tremendously turned it
over to that body.