61.   Senate Republicans have scheduled a committee vote on Wednesday on legislation to repeal the Depression-era law that guarantees workers on federal construction jobs the prevailing wage.

62.   Sarbanes says the committee vote will be rescheduled after Gramm has time to study the issues.

63.   So far, there have been hearings in Congress but no committee votes.

64.   Some committee votes are expected to be cast for the two other Democratic contenders, former state Senator Patricia McGovern and former US Representative Brian Donnelly.

65.   Still, the committee vote may be delayed if lawmakers succeed in removing a clause that says the oil monopoly will remain under state control.

66.   That bill is still in the Senate Natural Resources Committee and is expected to face a final committee vote later this month.

67.   That career could culminate with induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer after the veterans committee votes in March.

68.   The bill is scheduled for an Assembly energy committee vote today.

69.   The bill is his top priority this session and a unanimous committee vote was important to him.

70.   The committee vote clears the way for the full commission to declare the purchase illegal at its meeting next Wednesday.