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pass, being H. B. No. IS. Motion lost,
the vote being ayes 6, nays 6.
A message announced that the house
had passed c. 3. No. 1874, to amend sec-
tons of the Compiled Laws.
Adjourned to 9 D. N.
HOUSE.
MONDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

to define the offense of libel and fix the
punishment therefor" Laid over for
future consideration.
to repeal an act entitled IAN act i'll rela-
ton to change OF venue" Same order.
The vote whereby II: b. No: 81, al act
to provide for the appointment and cleo
ton OF community land grant commits
sioners, had been tabled, was reconsld-
cred and long debate followed, but the
measure was second time rejected by
the house by vote OF 10 to 3.
The, house concurred IN the senate
amendments to II. b. No. 1856, providing
Tor the erection OF public institutions at
various points IN the territory
Mr., Baldwin introduced II. b. No. 19l,
amending an act previously passed and
providing that railroads may use barb
wire in fencing tracts instead OF boards
at least twenty 1eet in length: Passed.
MIR. Garcia moved to suspend the rules
and take up =. IS. NO. Z06, an act to NIX
penalty tor witnesses falling to testify be-
fore the legislative assembly, etc. The
house refused 10 suspend the rules.
Adjourned to III a. IN. to-day
To-DAY's SESSION.
When the house met this morning a
communication wos road from Hon Geo
w Lane territorial sorretarv STATING
that house bills numbered a. follows had
been filed TO date in his Office. a. 3. 90
Al, e. rs, So. SO, 81. is. 2S, I25. AZ. 1875,
10 S3 ~ and az
II B, No, 1872. an act to provide for
lands, was introduced bv Mr.. Lesnet,
considered at once and nassed
Mr. SnifTen called m II. r. No, r.. an
act relating to railroads, and asked A s1ls.
nension of the rules 70 consider the Same
The vote stood II TO II and Mr. SnifTen's
motion was lost,
H. b. No. 1888. to amend m act pre-
viouslv passed, relating TO the protection
Of live stock from railroads, was con-
sidered at legth and passed.
4 resolution was nasspd annropriatino
cow Of the ConniIpd Laws If "a ia
each member,
G. B. No. 124, to amend sections 1895.
24l2 1921, 1896 and 1888, was passed,
Mr.. baldwin introduced H. B. No. 1913,
to provide against the payment OF wages
IN SCRIPT ORDERS, etc. against SeiIinS
GOODS 10 employees at excessive prices
Referred TO committee OF Messrs. Bald
WIN, sanchez and j; NJ. Sandoval. =,
Mr.. sanchez, IL. Is. NO: 1874, to provide
Tor the puohcatl0n, OF the laws OF the ZSth
le9lsIatlVe assembly, Tabled by aVote OF
L to /:
Mr.. Cooney introduced the following
whereas. Inc hon. Geo. W. Lane,
secretary OF the territory, by his many
acts Of courtesy ana consideration mas
materially assisted TINS body IN the DIS
charge OF It's legislative duties, be 1t there
lore ,,
Resolved, ny the mouse OF representa-.
tIVes OF the 18TH legislative assembly OF
the territory OF New Mexico, that the
thanks OF TINS house are hereby extended
to the SAID Hon. Geo. W, Lane, and that
the same be spread upon the journals OF
the mouse.
me Tesolutlon was adopted;
Mr., Cooney also introduced the follow
ing Whlch was read ana adopted as house
JOINT resolution NO. IL;
FOR HOME RULE.
Whereas. New Mexico has been patieut-
" and persistently MENTIONING the United
States congress- to- grant to it's people the
sacred and Unborn right of self-goyern.
ment, a right guaranteed under the treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalpo: and
Whereas. This right has been denied
us through Islander OF our people by the
descendants of the tory enemies of Wash
inqton,s army. this hatred Of liberty seeing
to be inerained in the blood. and erects
snake ike with its hereditary hiss in On
position to Justice and right. even in this
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