Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-22

-. No: %, an act e prevent tipping,
same recommendation.
H. B. No. "a, an act to prevent Sunday
breaking, was reported with amendments
and ordered printed.
Mr. Lesnet, from the committee on
stock growing, reported on II. B. No. AZ
an act to protect stock from wild animals,
recommending that the bounty to be paid
for killing wild animals be very materially
cut below the figures in the original bill.
Ordered printed as amended.
II. b. No. %, an act regulating the sale
of drugs, medicines and poisons, was re-
ported by Mr.. kistler with an amend
ment providing that such law shall not
apply to towns of 30 inhabitants or less,
nor to ranches and mining camps not in
reach of drug store. Ordered printed
II. B. No. 81, an act in relation to rev.
enue, WAS favorably reported by Mr..
Spiers, of the finance committee.
The following bills were introduced and
referred to appropriate committees:
By Mr.. Lesnet, H. B. No. 81, an act to
provide for the more equitable distribu-
ton of the representation in the legisla
tive assembly OF the territory of New Mex
leo. now apportioned to the legislative
district composed of the counties of Dona
Ana, Grant, Lincoln and Sierra.
This bill provides that at all elections
hereafter held for the purpose of electing
members of the legislature Lincoln county
shall elect one member to the council and
one to the lower house; that Dona Ana,
Grant and Sierra shall jointly elect one
member to the council; that Dona Ana
shall elect one member to the house and
that Grant and Sierra shall jointly elect
one member to the house.
By Mr.. Lucero, H. B. No. 80, an act to
establish the right of persons who have
occupied land for period of six years and
to limit the action of ejectment.
BY Mr.. Snitfen, H. B. No. SO, an act
providing for correcting any mistakes or
omissions in articles Of incorporation.
BY Mr.. Baca, H. B. No. "a, an act rela-
tive to county commissioners and probate
judges.
By Mr.. Foster, H. B. 10. IS, an act to
prevent unlawful branding or marking Of
stock.
The house then took up council joint
resolution No. &, in relation to the finance
committees Of both houses examining the
books Of the financial officers of the terri
tory, and authorizing the employment Of
an expert accountant, and the same was
adopted
Mr.. Sanchez presented a petition from
the citizens of Nalencis county praying
for the passage of H., B. No. 20, an act
relating to streams and reservoirs, and
the bill was taken up out of its regular
order, and with the petition, considered
in committee of the whole, Mr.. Foster in
the chair. subsequently the committee
arose and reported progress to the house
and in compliance with its recommends
tons the matter was referred to 4 specia
committee OF Messrs. Sanchez, Coone,
and Holland.
This bill, introduced by Mr.. Sanchez
of Valencia, provides that in all cases
where there are springs, tanks or reser
voirs which are the property Of any com
munity and from which such community
obtains its water supply, it shall be Lawful
to elect three commissioners who are con
sumers of water, whose duty it shall be t
take charge of and manage the waite
supply from said tanks, springs or reser
voirs, and they shall have power to bull,
dams and breakwaters and keepthe tanks
or reservoirs in repair and distribute TIT
water from the same to the people of tn,
community.
A resolution was adopted directing thu
capitol committee to confer with the capi
tol commissioners relative to the leak il
the roof of the building.
Mr.. Foster, of the special committee II
consider the board of health bill, reported
the measure with amendments and rec
commended its passage. This bill bein,
the special order was then considered b,
the committee of the whole, MIR. Webste
in the chair. In committee the first SCI
ton Of the bill was adopted after IN ami
mated debate as to the effect of the meas
ure on county finances, and the commit
tee arose and reported progress, asking
leave to sit again, which was granted.
Mr.. Cooney, reported substitute TO
FL. B. No. 81, an act authorizing count.
commissioners to levy road tax, aud thu
substitute Was ordered printed.
Adjourned to 2 p. NJ. to-day.