The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-03-16

The following named lawyers have
been invited to appear before the Bu-
preme Court to present arguments on
Senate bill No. n, Mr.. Stewards b.
weekly pay day hill: Eenafar EDWARD
Taylor, Senator Clay B. Whitfofd, II.
N. Hawkins Of Patterson, Richards 4
Hawkins, John Murphy, Calvin =.
Reed, T. J. O'Donnell, Charles y. Cast
and A. w. Arlington.
Senator Stewards bill, No. 81, pro
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 a resolution "A
the House and had 1t referred to the
committee on state institutions thank
ing Mr.. W. 8. Stratton for his gift Of
$25,OOO to the State School Of Mines
for the purpose Of erecting hall OF
metallurgy. The resolution states that
it 10 not only the first contribution in
aid of the school from the wealthy
mining men of the stAte, but that 1t L.
especially commendable because uns0-
licited.
Senator Cashmere Barela, the peesi-
dent pro TEN. of the Senate, was absent
during most of the day March 4th, Gel
etrating his fifty-fourtL 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 If
ty-four years old. The statement Gre
ated considerable surprise among the
new members when they frst heard 1t.
A communication was read In the
House March 4th, from Representative
Charles 8. Sprague of Colorado Springs
announcing the death of his sister and
his necessary absence from the House.
This committee of Ave was appointed:
Rawnlt, Madden. Stubs, Pochon and
Dickerson to wait on Mr.. Sprague and
tender him the sympathy of Abe
House. The committee was ALSO IN
structed to represent the House at
funeral services.
Senate Bill No. POI 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. /, known as the revenue bill,
designed to provide for the imposition
of taxes that will provide n sufficient
revenue tn relieve the state from It's
present financial embarrassmen,s. The
announcement of the vote elected
cheers. There were seven dissentIng
votes and they were 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, &; absent, 8; total G5. Az
soon as 1t passed the House on third
reading Chief Clerk Gray, accompa.
MED by Messrs. Carringer, Dunlayy
and Lubers as guard of honor, proud
~ marched with 1t to the Senate
chamber and tremendously turned IL
over to that body.