Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-30
THE COUNCIL.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
Mr.. Catron moved the council be gov
erned by the rules in vogue at the last
session, or until otherw ise changed. Car
ried
On motion OF Mr.. Slower the territorial
librarian was instructed to supply the
members with copies OF the Compiled
Laws OF "a and session laws of 'S7'S9.
On motion of Mr.. Mills committee of
three was named by the president TO draft
rules for governing the council, and
Messrs. Mills, Catron and Richardson
were named.
4 committee from the house announce
the organization Of that body.
Committees appointed to call Oh the
discharged.
Adjourned to 10 II. III.
To-DAy's SESSION.
Council opened with prayer by Chap.
lain q. Ct. Smith. The minutes OF the
previous days session were approved.
On Motion OF Mr.. Slower it was ordered
that the chief clerk and employees be
supplied with gas in order that they
may write up their days work after night.
MIR. Anchets perpetrated the first joke
by amending it to read illuminating
gas"
Mr.. Mills, of San Miguel, presented
the following bills which under suspen-
sion of the rules we're read first and
second time and referred to the translator
and printer:
Council Bill No. /. Authorizing and
restricting the issue Of bonds by coun-
ties, cities and towns for the building OF
court houses, jails, bridges and other in
ternal Improvements.
Council Bill No. 2. An act relating to
the organization of new counties.
Council Bill No. 8. To regulate the
practice OF dentistry.
Council Bill No. 4. Toprohibit bribery
in elections and nominating conventions
and prescribing the punishment therefor.
c. B. No. 5. Regulating the sale OF in
toxlcating liquors.
Mr.. Slower introduced the following
bills which were similarly dealt with;
G. B. No. 6. An act creating the of.
flee of territorial superintendent OF pub
lie instruction, defining the duties thereof
and repeating sections TIA and Ills
Compiled Laws of '84.
G. B. No. Z. An act to restore the
boundary lines of Bernalillo-Sants Fe
county as they existed prior to last SEES
sion OF the legislature.
G. b. No. 8. An act declaring certain
trusts, pools and combinations illegal
and providing the punishment to enforce
it.
c. B. No. 9. An act providing for the
distribution of general school funds by the
auditor of the territory.
G. b. No. 10. An act authorizing
school directors to levy special tax for
the support OF public schools.
On motion OF Mr.. Catron the council
then took recess till 2 p. IN. with the
understanding that at that hour it reas-
semble and proceed to the house to Join
that body IN hearing read the governors
message.
ABOUT THE CORRIDORS.
Mariana F. Sena, deputy clerk OF Va
encia county, is a looker-on.
A few waste paper baskets wouldn't
come amiss for the clerks.
The Democratic caucus program was
not carried out this morning
Read the governors message it lie in
terestlng and complete.
The rape Of Chilli" hobs up early In
the fracas.
For the very best mud latest account OF
the legislative proceedings read the Santa
Daily or Weekly New MEXICAN.
Fred McCabe Is bright and active
Santa Fe lad, named as page in the house,
who will do bis duty.
Mr.. Herrera didn't care who did It, but
be wanted the house chaplain "swore ill.,"
and it was done.
Speaker Burns called the pages up this
forenoon before his desk and told them
that when called they would have to get
a move on themselves"
"The citrus valley OF the Mesilla aud
the silver ribbed hills Of Sierra" re-
marked Speaker Burns.