Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-03-15

Senator Stewards bill. No. "a. pro.
vIIIng for the regulation OF the pay
m.nt OF wages In lawful money OF the
United States. in other words. provid-
Ing for bi.wcckiy pay day, Inns been
submitted to the supreme court Tor ar
.timcnt ns to It's constituiionnliiy. The
hill cScmpts railroads and Corporation
exclusively operating ditchcs. canals or
reservoirs.
George T.. Ross-Lcwln Of the First
National Bank. Denver. testified be-
fore the bribery investigation commit
tee that lie knew OF no combination
among bankers To defeat section Tor
ty-scvcn Of the revenue bill. No mem
her OF the uousc had offered 60 defeat
the section II bankers would form n
combination OF enough money. The
First National had not been solicited
for funds TO defeat II.
Mr.. 1nslcy 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
$4,000 to the State School Of Mines
for the purpose OF erecting hall of
metaliurgy. The resolution sIaics that
II Is not only the first contribution In
aid OF the school from the wealthy
mining men OF the state. but that II IL
especially commcndablc because unso.
licitcd.
Senator Cashmere Barcia. IN prcsI.
dcrt pro TEN. of the Senate. was absent
during most OF the day March ith. eel
cbrnting his fifty-fourth anniversary.
Ever since the territorial days Senator
Barcla has been prominent In affairs OF
stxte. but unless this fact was careful
ly remembered the observer would new
cr suspect that Senator Barcln was iif-
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 jth. from Representative
Charles $. Spraguc Of Colorado Springs
announcing the death Of his sister and
his necessary absence from the House.
This committee of five was appointed:
Rawalt. Madden. Stubhs. Pochon and
D,ckcrson to wait on Mr.. Spraguc and
tcnder him the sympathy of the
House. The committee. was also IN
structcd to represent the House at the
funeral services.
Senate Bill No. col duckicy). grant.
inS to companies generating. transmit
ting and selling electrical energy the
u
,m by the Senate in committee of the
whole and amended so as to require
the payment into the public treasury
CT the city or county granting the
right of way the sum of one per cent.
ly the corporation receiving the fran
thisc. 1t was then recommended for
third reading and passage.
The House has finally passed House
Lill No. l. known rs the revenue bill,
designed to provide for the imposition
Of taxes that will provide n sufficient
,cvcnuc to relieve the state from its
present financial embarrassmcnts. The
announcement of the vote elected
rhecrs There were seven dissenting
votes and they were east by the Re
imblicnns. Mcssers. Beatty. Harris. In
slcy, pitschkc, Rancy and Sprague
were absent. All the other Fusion |
members. iifty-two in number, voted |
for the bill. the vote standing: Yeas,
~; nays. Z; absent. q: total. 10. As
soon as It passed the House on third |
reading Chief Clerk Gray, accOmpa- |
MED by Mcssrs. Carringcr. Dunlavy |
end Lubers as guard of honor, proud |
~ marched with it to the Senate |
chamber and tremendously turned it
ever to thar body.