Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14

The following named lawyers have
been invited to appear before the Su-
preme Court to present arguments on
Senate bill No. 27. Mr.. Stewards bi-
weekly pay day bill: Senator Edward
Taylor, Senator Clay B. Whtford, II.
N. Hawkins of Patterson, Richards &
Hawkins, John Murphy, Calvin E.
Reed, L. ]. O'Donnell, Charles L. 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 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 or
reservoirs.
Mr.. Insley introduced n resolution n
the House and had it referred to the
committee on state institutions thank
ing Mr.. w. S. Stratton for his gift of
So, 700 to the State School of Mines
for the purpose of erecting hall of
metallurgy. The resolution states that
it is not only the first contribution in
aid of the school from the wealthy
ihNh VI tiic S'dttr put tiidt IL 10
especially commendable because unso-
licited.
Senator Cashmere Barela, the presi-
dent pro TEN. of the Senate, was absent
during most of the day March 4th, eel
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
Il, horaI tho nhSpryar UnulI nay-
err suspect that Senator Barela was fif-
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, Pochon and
Dlckerson 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. pol Guciley), 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. /, known rs the revenue bill.
designed to provide for the imposition
OF taxes that Will provide sufficient
revenue tn relieve the state from its
present financial embarrassments. The
announcement of the vote elected
cheers. There We're seven dissenting
votes and they were east by the Re
publlcans. Messers. Beatty, Harris, In
sley, Pitschke, Raney and Spraguc
were absent. All the other Fusion
members. ilfty-two in number. voted
for the bill, the vote standing: Yeas,
81: nays. Z; absent o.; total, 60. As
soon as II passed the House ON third
reading Chief Clerk Gray, nccompn.
MED by Messrs. Carringer. Dunlavy
and Lubcrs as guard of honor, proud
ly marched with II to the Senate
chamber and tremendously turned 1t
over TO that body.