Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-21
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.


WEDNESDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
Under suspension of the rules Mr..
Fountain introduced II. B. No. III, an
act relative to the appointment of jury
commissioners, which was at once con-
sidered and passed
On motion of Mr.. Fountain the vote
whereby the special committees report
in the Sierra-Dona Ana county affair was
tabled, was reconsidered and the report
Of the committee was adopted, while at
the same time Mr.. Fosters bill to strike
out section s in the original Sierra county
act was indefinitely tabled.
The house concurred in the councils
amendments to II. B. No. 5, to encourage
the organization Of fire companies.
G. Is. No. 1873, an act with reference to
the election of justices of the peace, was
taken up and referred to a special COM
mittee of Alessrs. Sanches, kistler and
Romero.
Mr.. Salazar introduced II. B. No. 172,
an act for the protection OF live stock
against railroads and other purposes, and
at once passed
IL. b. No. 80, an act to prevent the sale
Of adulterated food Or drugs, was referred
to the committee on territorial affairs.
Mr.. Webster introduced II. b. No. 173,
an act to prohibit the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors III certain cases, and the same was
referred to the territorial affairs commit
tee
The following bills were taken up and
passed: G. b. No. ia, to amend the
finance act, approved February 8, 1889;
G. b. No. 49,, providing penalty for alb
stracting or tampering with legislative
documents by clerks or employees; O. B.
No. 4, relating to the powers of prosecuting
officers.
C. B. No. 1873, to regulate the appoint
ment Of territorial officers, etc.
G. 3. No. 100, to amend the Perea
finance law.
G. B. No. 120, to prevent the introduce
ton Of diseased cattle into New Mexico.
G. B. No. So, to regulate the sale and
disposition of ore and to facilitate the re-
covery of ore taken by theft or trespass.
G. B. No. 1927, to amend the law rela-
tive to the bringing of suits where mining
claims are contested before the y. S.
land office.
C. B. No. IT'S, to amend the Perea
finance law
c. b. No. l06, for the care and comfort
OF sheriff wounded in the discharge of
his duties.
G. B. No. ISL, to amend act in relation
to the distribution of the waters in Ell
Rito creek.
c. B. No. %, fixing the salaries OF coun-
ty treasurers.
G. B. No. III, relating to suits in equity
and injunctions in pending suits in GER
tain cases.
G. B. No. 1875, an act to fund the dis
trict school indebtedness, was referred to
the committee ON education.
G. B. No. 1876, to fix the time for hold
ing the district courts, was referred to the
Judiciary committee with Instructions.
Adjourned to 10 q. N. to-day.
To-DAY's SESSION.
G. B. No. IS, providing for feeding
county prisoners, was considered at
length and passed by vote of Is to 8.
II. B. No, 1888, an act to facilitate the
collection of certain taxes and for other
purposes, was passed.
II. B. No. 1853, an act in relation to
probate judges and for other purposes,
was passed.
Fl. B. No. At, defining the boundary
line OF Santa Fe county, was called up.
Mr.. Kistler moved to lay the measure
on the table indefinitely. Lost.
The matter was debated at length and
finally referred to special committee of
Messrs. Kistler, Baldwin and Romero.
Mr.. Lesnet presented a communication
from Lars NJ. Larson in reference to the
deaf and dumb school.
II. b. No. 81, an act to repeal the Lin
coin county fence law, was adversely re-
ported. The house declined to adopt the
report and the bill passed.
A substitute for II. b. No. 81 providing
for indictment in certain criminal onenses,
was reported and passed.
II. b. No. "a, relating to Migrants, was
passed.
Mr.. Kistler introduced II. B. No, It's,
an act to amend the law regulating the
practice of medicine. Referred to the
on territorial affairs.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Salazar in the chair, on II. B.
No. 20 and G. b. No. 1856, both referring
to the subject OF roads, streets and high
ways, and the latter was considered and
approved down to section 6, when the
arose and reported progress.
Adjourned to 2 p. NJ.