Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-13
TEN WORKING DAYS.
The Guadalupe County Bill Passes the
House-The Council Grinds Out
Big Grist of Business
The Normal School Measure Before Both
Houses-ProCeedlngs In Detail
Corridor Notes.
THE COUNCIL.
YFsTERDAy AFTERSOON'S SESSION,

A message announced that the mousse
had passed Fl, B. No. II, relating to pub
lie roads, and concurred in council
amendment to @. B. No. 40, to regulate
the price of tax sales and other legal no.
tees. The chair signed house joint me-
mortal No. 4, relating to depredations by
Navajo Indians. The chair presented a
message from the governor, stating that
he had signed the common school bill and
recommending the correction of several
defects in said bill !; referred to the COM
mttee on education. Mr.. Jaramillo was
excused from further attendance upon
the afternoon session. The substitute to
C. B. No. 60, locating a normal school at
Roswell, and G. B. No. l20, locating a
normal school at Las Vegas, was read
the first and second time, and the substl-
tute was referred to the committee OF the
whole.
Mr.. Slower, from the committee on pen
itentisry, reported that house substitute
for H. B. No. 40, relating to discharged
convicts, be laid on the table indefinitely.
Carried.
House substitute for II. B. No. 90, to re-
peal chapter AZ, session laws OF 1889, was
read the first and second time and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. The
bill is for the purchase and preservation
of public newspapers printed and pub
lished in the several counties in the terri
tory. On motion of Mr. Perea the rules
were suspended and the bill read the
third time and passed ayes Z, nays 3.
FL. B. No. 70, relating to toll bridges
and ferries, was read the first and second
time and referred to the committee on
roads and highways.
h. B. No IA, for the settlement Of
dow er rights, VAS read the first and sec
ond time and ordered translated and print
ed and referred to the judiciary commit
lee.
II. B. No. II, relating to public roads
was taken up and referred.
On motion of Mr.. Perea the council
went into committee of the whole on G
B. No. rs, creating the office of county
clerk and defining his duties and com
ptnsation. After considering the meas
ure at some length tie committee arose
and the bill was indefinitely tabled
Adjourned to 10 q. IN.
To-DAY's SESSION,
Mr.. Mills presented memorial from
the commercial club OF Las Vegas, N. M.
in relation to the insane asylum, anC
praying an appropriation Of $50, 900 there
for. Referred to the committee on f
nance.
Mr.. Contreras, from the committee OF
territorial affairs, reported II. B. No. s.
providing for the recovery of damages
done by animals with several amend
ments. and the passage of the bill al
amended. Mr.. Richardson, from tn,
committee on engrossed and enrolle,
bills, reported: q. B. No. Is, to create
the office of surveyor; also G. B. No. 40
to regulate the price for publishing tai
sales and other legal notices, as correctl.
enrolled, and tie chair signed the same
Mr.. Slower, from the committee OF
roads and highways, reported the follow
ing bills:
q. B. No. 80, in reference to the super
vision OF public roads, in towns and cite
III the territory of New Mexico, recon-
mending the bill be referred to the com
nlittee OF the whole to be considere,
with H. B. No. II, on the same subject
Mr.. Catron, OF the committee on mum
cipal and private corporations, reported d
follows:
G. B. No. q, relating to condemnation
OF private property by municipal corpora
tons, laid OH the table indefinitely.
G. B. No. 81, in relation to special as
sessments by municipal corporations
that it do pass.
II. b. No. Is, relating to offenses agains
public health. The following bills wer,
reported from the judiciary committee
G. b. No. 90, to amend sections 24O6 ant
2407, compiled laws, relating to change O.
venue in justices courts, favorably. 9. b
No. 1872, relating to the acknowledgment
OF documents affecting real estate, favor
ably. G. B. No. S5, amending section T.
chapter 81, of the session laws OF 1889
| relating to duties of district attorne, s
favorably; also H. B. No. 80, to require
the publication of legal notices In English
and Spanish, adversely.
Mr.. Perea, from the finance committee
made a report on G. B. No. lis, with
several amendments, making an appro.
priation for the construction of suitable
building for the territorial insane asylum
Mr.. Mills, from the committee on mill.
tia, reported favorably on council joint
resolution No. s, relating to the militia.
Ali above reports and bills were ordered
to lie on the table and come up in regular
order.
a message from the house stated that
the house had passed H. B. No. l07, to
amend sections 23O9 and 23Ol of the COM
piled laws of New Mexico; also II. B. No.
bly,, entitled an act to establish and pro-
vide for the maintenance OF the university
of New Mexico, at Albuquerque, the agri-
cultural college and experiment station,
at Las Cruces, the school of mines, at
5 zorro, and the insane asylum at Las
Vegas, and for other purposes.
Also H. b. No. SO, to regulate the
drawing OF jurors. The chair announced
the signing OF II. B. No. SO, to amend
section 272S, of the Compiled Laws Of
New Mexico of 1884; also II. B. No. 13l,
to amend section Ii, chapter 81, of the
session laws of 1885, also II. b. No. 81
IN relation to sewers in cities and incor-
poraled towns.
Ii b. No. 50, providing for the recov-
cry of damages done by animals, with
amendments and favorable recolnmen-
datlon Was taken up. The amendments
OF the committee and several Other
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed.
G. b. No. 81, relating to condemnation
OF private property by municipal corpora
tons, With the report that the bill
be laid on the table indefinitely
was taken up; on motion o.
Mr.. Slower the report was adopted snC
the bill rejected. H. B. No. 81, In rela
ton to special assessments by municipal
corporations, With the report on the
same was taken up, and on motion Of
Mr.. Slower ordered 10 lie on the table
awaiting the action OF a similar bill in
the house of representatives
G. b. No. 81, to amend section 240f
and 24(7 of the Compiled Laws of 1859