The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-12
SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF
THE COLORADO LEGISL LATURF

Governor Orman has signed Senate
bill 13o by Ammons, to pay $4,000 OF
capitol building expenses, and Senate
bill 50 by William II. Adams, to fix the
terms of court in the Sixth judicial dis
trict.
The regular biennial contest be
tween the House and the Senate is be
ginning to show signs of life. 1t is
said that resolution is being framed
to be introduced in the House asking
the Senate to pass few House bills
and get them to the governor.
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 a 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 OF
reservoirs.
The following named lawyers have
been invited to appear before the SUI
preme Court to present arguments on
Senate bill No. 27, Mr.. Stewards BIZ
weekly pay day bill: Senator Edward
Taylor, Senator Clay b. Whitford, Fl.
n. Hawkins of Patterson, Richards &
Hawkins, John Murphy, Calvin e.
Reed, T. ]. O'Donnell, Charles Il. Cast
and A. w. Arlington.
Mr.. Insley introduced n resolution in
the House and had ii referred to the
committee on state institutions thank
ing Mr.. w. $. Stratton for his gift OF
So, 900 to the State School of Mines
for the purpose of erecting n 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.
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 linn the sympathy of the
House.. The committee was also in
structed to represent the House Mt the
funeral services.
Under the head of petitions the fol
lowing communications Were read in
Horse Growers Association. the Roar
ing Fork Stock Growers Association,
indorse S. b. 30 (Ammons); the Bent
County Cattle and Horse Growers AS
sociation, the Roundup Association
and the North Park Stock Growers
Association indorse H. b. $50 CEIarrish
establishing n state board of inspee.
ton commissioners.
bill No. !, known as the revenue bill
designed to provide for the imposition
of taxes that will provide II 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 Were cast by the ke.
publlcans. Messers. Beatty. Harris, In
sley. Pitschke. Raney and Sprague
were absent. All tile other Fusion
members. fifty-two in number, voted
for the bill. the vote standing: fens,
50; nays, Z; absent, o., total, 90. As
soon as it passed the House on third
reading Chief Clerk Cray, accompa-
MED by Messrs. Carringer. Duniavy
and Lubers as guard of honor, proud
ly marched with it to the Senate
chamber and tremendously turned II
over to that body.
The following memorial has been
presented to the Legislature, signed by
forty-six of the most prominent min
listers of Denver. including all dnnom-
nations: "The undersigned, ministers
of the city of Denver respectfully Pc
tition that the. precinct option bill
House bill No. SO. Senate bill No. 20
be enacted into, law. We believe that
this measure is, we'll suited to the pres
ent condition of Denver. that 1t is ref-
sonable and Just in harmony with uhe
fundamental principles of our govern
ment. rightfnllN commanding the sup
port of all good citizens whatever their
personal habits or attitude toward va