The silver star., 1901-03-15

The following named lawyers have
been invited to appear before the Su.
preme Court to present arguments on
Senate bill No. %. Mr.. Stewards BIZ
weekly pay day bill: Senator Edward
Taylor, Senator Clay b. Whitford, H.
n. Hawkins of Patterson, Richards &
Hawkins. John Murphy, Calvin L.
Reed, 4. J. O'Donnell Charles 4. 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 bi-weekly pay day. has been
submitted to the supreme court for ar
gument as to It's 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 stnte institutions thank
Ing Mr.. W. :. Stratton for his gift of
$4,000 to the State School Of Mines
for the purpose of erecting "A hall of
meiallurgy. 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 II is
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
ebrating his fiftyfourth anniversary
Ever since the territorial days Senator
Barcla has been prominent In affairs OF
state, but unless this fact was cnreful
| " remembered the observer would new,
or suspect that Senator Bnrela was if
| ty-four years old. The statement ere
ated considerable surprise among the
new members when they first heard it
A. communication was read In III,
House March ith. from Representative,
Charles $. Sprague OF Colorado Springs
announcing the death OF his sister nnd
his necessary absence from the House
This committee OF five was appointed
Rnwalt. Madden. Stubbs, Pochon nnt
Dickerson to whit on Mr.. Hprague ant
tender him the sympathy Of the
House. The committee was also In
structcd to represent the House Mt the
funeral services.
Senate Bill No. POI buckley, grant
Ing 10 companies generating, transmit
ting and selling electrical energy the
right OF eminent domain, was tnker
mp by the Senate In committee Of ths
whole md amended so MS to requir,
the payment into the public treasur,
Of the city or county granting tn,
right OF way the sum OF one per cent
by the corporation receiving the fran
chIsc. 1t WINS then recommended fol
third reading and passage.
The House Inns finally passed Hous,
bill No. !. known ns the revenue hill
designed to provide for the Imposition
OF tnxes TINT Will provide n sufiicien
revenue to relieve the state from III
present financial embnrrnssments. I'll,
announcement Of the vote clicitet
cheers. There were seven dissentlni
votes and they were cnst by the re
publicans. Messers. BETTY, Ifnrris, In
sley. Pltschkc, Kinney and Sprngu,
were absent. All the other Fusio,
members, fifty-tw0 In number. votet
for the bill, the vote standing: Yeas
81; nays, z: nbsent. q; total, %. Al
soon NJ It PASSED the House on thirt
reading Chief Clerk Gray, acc0mpa
MED BY Messrs. Carringer. Dunlav,
and Lubers ms guard Of honor. proud
u marched with Il TO the 6enatl
chamber and cersmoniously turned
over to that body.