Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-07
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

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When the house met yesterday after
noon Mr.. Foster, from the special COM
mittee, to consider the charge of the in
sertiOn OF extrancous matter in the Sierra
rounty act, alter it had passed the 10th
legislative assembly and before it went to
the governor for his signature, stated that
the summons served on Messrs. Nicholas
allies and Amado Chavez, to appear and
i've testimony in the matter, had been
ignored by those gentlemen. Mr. Foster
therefore offered resolution declaring
Messrs. GALES and Chavez in contempt
and authorizing the issuance of n process
Of attachment to compel them to appear
The resolution was adopted.
Bills on the speakers table were taken
UP:
G. p. No. 1903, to amend Secs. 1888,
1858 and l724, OF the Municipal Law, was
referred to special committee of Messrs.
kistler, Romero and Snitien.
c. B. No. l07, defining the Dona Ana
Lincoln boundary line, was passed.
c. B. No. 14l, an act providing for the
review OF certain judicial orders, was read
i'll full and passed by vote Of IL to TO-.
absent, Mr.. Cooney and Mr.. Webster.
G. b. No. l43, an act in relation to trial
by jury, was passed.
Council substitute for H. B. No. 18, an
act providing for the redemption Of real
property sold under mortgage, was passed.
G. B. No. IA, an act in relation to the
acknowledgment OF written instruments,
was passed.
9. B. No. l45, an act relating to lotter-
les, was passed.
G. B. No. 146, an act to secure the right
of appeal from justice of the peace courts,
was passed by vote of IA to 4.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Spears introduced II. B. No. 1874, an act
creating the county OF Sheridan, making
new county out of the western portion
of Bernalillo and Valencia counties with
Gallup as the county seat. Referred to
the delegation from these two counties.
Mr.. Kistler, from the committee on
territorial affairs reported favorably II. B.
No. 81, to give Dona Ana, Lincoln and
Sierra increased legislative representation.
| The report was tabled for future consd-
Grafton.
II. B. No. 70, an election law similar to
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legislature, was favorably reported and
held for future consideration.
Mr.. Spears reported back H. B. No.
l01, to repeal the law authorizing county
commissioners to readjust assessment
and taxes prior to the payment of taxes.
MI. Sanchez introduced II. b. No. 1875,
an act in relation to the filing of town
plats. Referred.
Mr.. Lesnet, from the committee OH
stock raising, reported number OF bills,
which report was laid on the table for
future action.
Adjourned to 10 q. IN. to-day.
To-DAY's SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Sanchez the rules
were suspended and G. B. No. ia, Great
ing the office of solicitor general, etc., was
taken up and passed.
Consideration of bills on the speaker g
table;
G. b. No. Al, an act prohibiting the bur
ial OF dead bodies along the banks of run
ming waters, was placed OH its final read
ing and passed.
II. B. No. 70, an act to more fully secure
the independence of electors, to enforce
the secrecy of the ballot, and to provide
for the printing and distribution of ballots
at public expense, was considered at
length by committee of the whole, favor
ably reported and passed by the house.