Holden pardon target of poison-pen letter

The state Senate put off a vote on a pardon for former Gov. William Holden today. But it wasn't because of an anonymous letter left on Senate desks, citing two historians who apparently weren't Holden fans. 

Senate rules say nothing can be left on senators' desks by anyone but a senator, who must attach his or her name to it. No one took credit for this, but I'm told Senate security is checking the tapes of the chamber to see who passed it out.

After session, Senate Rules Chairman Tom Apodaca (R-Henderson) said the Holden resolution was delayed over legal concerns. "We'll be overturning something done some 100-plus years ago by this body," Apodaca pointed out.  He says the measure might go to the Judiciary committee for "further evaluation."