Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-20
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C. B. No. 1872, an act to amend section
1890, Compiled Laws, was read and
passed.
Under suspension of the rules Mr..
Garcia introduced II. B. No. l61, an act
to punish false personation, which was
thrice read and passed by vote OF 10 to
6.
By Mr.. Foster, H. B. No. 162, an act
for the relief of sureties upon statutory
bonds upon civil actions. This bill was
thrice read and passed.
The following bills were introduced and
referred to appropriate committees.
By Mr.. Cooney, H. B. No. 1853, an act
creating the county of Harrison ont of
the western half of the present county Of
Socorro.
BY Mr.. Sanchez, H. 3. No. 164, an act
to amend an act referring to practice in
the courts, and for other purposes.
By Mr.. Foster, H. B. No. l65, an act to
amend section 16 Compiled Laws. relat-
ing to highways.
BY J. T. Sandoval, II. B. No. 166, an
act to amend sections 1901 and 1908,
Compiled Laws.
BY Mr.. Webster, H. B. No. 1877, an act
to repeal section 1859 Compiled Laws.
G. B. No. 1873, an act in relation to the
Ladies' Relief society OF Las Vegas, was
taken up and passed.
II. B. No. l40, creating the counties of
Roswell and Eddy out Of the eastern half
of Lincoln county, was favorably reported
with amendments. The first amend
ment provides that at the first general
election of $500 the people may elect some
other place than the town OF Eddy as
county seat, if they see fit. The second
amendment changes the name of Roswell
to "Chavez county" Both amendments
were adopted and the bill passed.
Mr.. Fountain introduced H. B. No. 1853,
an act relative to jurors, which was at
once considered and passed.
A number of committee reports were
received and laid on the president s table.
g. B. No. 81, an act concerning unin-
corporated towns and villages, was con-
sidered, amended and passed.
&. b. No. IL, amending the habeas
corpus act, was passed.
G. B. No. 1923, to amend an act for the
creation of building and loan associations,
was referred to committee Of Messrs.
Webster, Sniffen and Salazar.
II. B. No. los, in relation to school
directors, was adversely reported and the
bill killed.
H. b. No. 100, an act to create the
county Of Otero, was favorsbly reported
and passed.
G. b. No. 179, to amend the laws re-
lating to the distribution of estates, was
passed.
MIR. Romero, of the committee on roads
and bitches, reported on H. B. Nos. 81,
1872, 81 and l29, and the reports were laid
over for future consideration.
Mr.. kistler, from the committee on ter
ritorial affairs, presented number Of re-
ports which were not read, but laid over
for consideration at later time.
Adjourned to 10 a. III. to-day.
To-DAY's SESSION.
The forty-fifth working day opened in
the house with the usual ceremonies.
Mr.. Lesnet reported adversely the bill
defining the boundary line between San
Miguel and Mora, and the report was
adopted.
Mr.. Foster, of the special committee to
investigate the Sierra county matter, re.
ported that the committee had reached
the unanimous opinion that section of
the bill creating this county had been
fraudulently inserted after the bill passed
the house of the 26th assembly, and &C.
companying the report was bill nullify.
ing section 8.
Judge Webster was called to the chair
md Nv Crao boz EntYnfaiy, tnnlr tha AoNp
He opposed both the report and the bill.
He said the act forming Sierra county
would have never passed had it not con-
tanned section 8. Dona Ana county
had obtained judgment in the courts
against Sierra county for $14 900, he said,
and this was q last resort to evade the law,
and he added that if the original act Gre
ating Sierra county was illegal then there
was no Sierra county. Mr.. Foster re-
sponded and said Sierra county had no
desire to evade any honest debt. Mr..
Cooney and Mr.. Sniden spoke in ia
vor Of the report but were against the
passage Of the bill.
Nearly the whole of the morning hour
was consumed by this matter, and finally
Mr.. Fountain moved to indefinitely table
both the report and the bill, and this was
carried by vote of l6 to 8.
The chair announced having signed
number of bills.
Mr.. Cooney presented a report from the
special committee appointed to draft reso-
utions of regret on the death of the
amented Archbishop Lamy, and the
same was ordered spread upon the jour
nal of the house.
Mr.. Webster introduced H. B. No. ITO,
IN act in relation to territorial prosecuting
,fficers.
Adjourned to p. m.