Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-23
Yesterday morning the house met and
adjourned at once to 2 o. m.

Yesterday morning the house met and
adjourned at once to p. m.
FRIDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
j. P Sandoval introduced II. +. No
us, relating to elections. The same was
considered at once and passed.
{. b. No. ST, lelatng to change Of
venue, was passed over the governors
veto
G, &. No. 1877, providing for the govern
ment and maintenance Of the peniten-
tiary was passed over the governors veto
| by vote oi Is to D.
{. B. No. 50, authorizing the election
Of delegates on the first TUESDAY in All
gust to Il convention 70 be held in the
capitol on first Tuesday in September
next for the purpose Of forming state
constitution, appor ioning The delegates
therefor AMI pr3yi iInG that the name OF
such new state ,h;,I be the state of New
Mexico, Was called up by Mr.. Kistler,
read and passed.
The conference committees substitute
for G. &. No. 1856, fixing the time for hold
ing tie district courts, was presented by
MIR. Cooney, read and passed.
G. b. No. l55, providing for the man
agement OF county shaking funds, was
passed.
Mr.. Cooney presented communca-
lion from citizens OF San Marcial in rela
ton to the agricultural college. Mr.. Sniff
tin also presented communication from
the same source and similar subject.
c. b. No. 50, making the assessors ex-
otlcio collectors OF taxes after January |,
1890, and providing that sheritIs shall be
/ allowed but onc-half the mileage at pres
ent provided by law, and the same was
referred to the judiciary committee with
instructions to report to-day.
&. b. No. II, to amend section 1872,
Compiled Laws, was passed.
e. b. No. 100, an act relative to the col
lection Of poll tax, was passed.
Z. b. No. u, to amend section 1454,
Compiled Laws, was passed.
G. B. No. Isl, to regulate the salaries OF
county commissioners, was passed.
A number of committee reports were
Grafton. Adjourned to 10 a. IN. to-day.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
Mr.. Foster moved to suspend rules and
take up G. b. No. 1876, an act to fund
school district Indebtedness. BY vote
OF ID to 10 the house declined to suspend
the rules:
IL. i. no. ia, an act to fix the fees of
masters IN cllancery, was passed.
=. b. l26, to PROVIDE Tor the funding OF
district school warrants, was again called
up, me conh.lttee report adopted ana
the blLl passed.
IL. b. 10. 81 an act to provide the
manner OF electlng mayordomos and Tor
/ otiier purposes, was passed.
a majority ana minority report were
presented on the blll creating the county
OF Sheridan out OF the western hall OF
Bernailllo. Mr.; Spears presented the
minority report taYorlng the new county
and urged ITS adoption, butsthe county
| measure was klled by vote OF IA TO y.
The council bill referring to building
ami loan associations was passed.
MIR. Foster Introduced II. &. No, l79,
an ACT 10 pfoFlde ior the payment OF Ger
taln contingent expenses OF the present
session. Passed
Mr.. Foster introduced r.. b. No. $50,
to establish board oil immigration com
mlssloners, and approprlatlng $4,000 for
advertising the resources OF New Mexico.
Mr.. Garcia opposed the bill IN vigorous
terms. lie wanted to know what good
the people OF the territory could get out
OF the establishment OF bureau OF lmml-
grafton, anyway.