Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-01-18
THE LEGISLATURE.


matters Of general public interest and Of
interest to this section Of the territory.
THE COUNCIL.
A bill has been introduced providing
that If a person is imprisoned for the non
payment Of a fine the imprisonment shall
not exceed six months.
A bill was introduced providing that all
real estate sold on a mortgage shall be re-
deemable for a year.
In the contested election case Of Pritch-
ard VS.. Veeder, Mr.. Pritchard was given
the seat.
A bill was introduced relative to va
grants.
A bill was introduced providing for lin
tied partnerships.
A bill was introduced to prevent the
burial Of dead bodies on the banks Of riv-
ers or streams of running water IN New
Mexico.
A joint resolution passed both houses
appropriabng $3.50 to purchase Gags to be
displayed over the capitol.
A bill was introduced prohibiting the at
torney general and the district attort y
bringing tax suits.
There has been a good many remarks
about the number Of employees, and it has
bsen figured out although there are more
employees thar the previous legislature had
that owing to the cut in the wages they
cost the territory about s. 1000 less for the
session.
Mr.. Pritchard introduced a bill provid-
ing for a constitutional convention and for
the formation Of the state government.
Mr.. Perea proposed, by unanimous con-
sent that the new state be called New
Mexico. Adopted.
A bill was introduced repeating the law
paying the United States Judges 81, 800
per year each in addition to what the gov
ernmsnt pays them.
A bill was introduced providing that if
person credit another for liquors or eameS
he cannot collect for same.
A bill was passed providing for persons
who want TO change their names. 1t can
nov be done before the probate Judge.
Mr.. King introduced a bill providing
for the care OF stray ANIMALS.
Mr.. Kim" introduced a bill repeating a
portion Of the charter Of Silver City.
Governor Rosa laid a message before the
council which laid all The blame of the
territory being in the hole financially on
the last legislature, claiming that the leg
~islature dad not pass the proper bills in ro-
gard to revenues ara expenses. The mes
cage woke up Netsrs. Chavez, Perea and
Pritchard, who were members of the last
legislature. They said the legislature did
pass the proper bills but that the governor
would not sign them. When the commit
lee vent with the bills to the governor to
sign he bid out and they we're unable to
find him, so the bills although passed were
not signed.
A bill has been introduced cutting down
the fees of the assessors.
The president announced to the council
a bill entitled ''an act to repeal an act to
provide the means to enable the p%eniten-
tiary authorities to employ the c%onvicts in
mining COAL" had properly passed the
legislature and been presented to the gov
ernor on January TIN and that nothing
bad been heard of it since. The president
suggested that a law be passed TO make it
a penitentiary offense for the governor or
any one else to detain a bill longer than
; permitted by law.
Mr.. King introduced a bill providing
that the county commissioners shall adver-
tise and let the feeding of county prison.
ers to the lowest bidder.
A bill was INTRODUCED providing that the
court clerks shall receive a salary of S25OC
and shall turn all fees int the territorial
| treasury, under penalty of $1,000.
|. II HOLsE.
A bill was introduced to create a board
= Of pharmacy. license pharmacists and pre-
, vent the c~ompounding of drugs by per
soma not holding such a license.
A joint resolution was offered providing
that hereafter the legislature meet on the
second Monday in January.
D III tup COhleHlcu titCllOu case OF mar
tinez VS.. Young, Martinez was given III,
seat.
A bill was introduced to require th,
purchase and preservation by the county
) clerk of all newspapers published in tn,
) county containing legal notices.
In the contested election case of Carols
vs.. Martinez, Garcia was given the coveted
' seat.
The territorial auditor reported the re
= ceipts for the general fund for the year
t 1887 and 1888 to be 1857, l62. 70; war.
rants issued during the same period $512,.
/, 1885, excess Of expenditures over re
= ceipts, $155, 631 90. In his report of tn,
a taxes paid by the different counties it an
pears that Grant county is the fourth
i largest tax payer in the territory. FIRST i
San Miguel. SOL, 217. 3d. second Bernalillo
s45, 1865. 3d. third Colfax, $45, O54. 80, an,
e fourth Grant, $3.50 81.
A bill was introduced to establish al
1 agricultural college at Socorro.
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