Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-20
The LEGISLATIVE GRIST.
A New Act for the Management of the
neutrality-suspicious. County Bill
Passes the House.
The Appropriation BiIl-Night Sessions
in the CounCil-Pojoaque Wants the
CapitaI-Corridor Notes,
THE COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.

| YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION
The president announced as the addl-
tional employees Mrs. T. B. Mills and
|. NJ. Bond. The chair presented COM
Emunication from Secretary Thomas with
certificate that the town OF Albuquerque
had sufficient population to become city.
H. B. No. 112, in relation to the killing
of animals, was taken up and passed. II.
B. No. 70, in relation to toll bridges and
ferries, was taken up and passed. H. B.
No. SO, in relation to sewers in cities and
incorporated towns, was taken up and
laid on the table indefinitely. H. B. No.
50, to amend an act to prohibit the I'M
lawful carrying of deadly weapons, ses-
sion laws OF 1887, with amendments,
passed. A message announced that the
house had passed G. B. No. 142.
II. B. No. 80, to require the publication
OF legal notices in English and Spanish,
with amendments, was passed.
Mr.. Richardson moved that the vote be
reconsidered and that that motion be laid
on the table indefinitely. Carried.
G. B. No. 80, in reference to supervision
of public roads in towns and cities, was
laid on the table indefinitely.
Mr.. Richardson presented a petition
opposed to the division of Lincoln county ;
referred to the committee on counties.
c. B. No. So, concerning elections, with
penalties for violations, on motion OF
Mr.. Mills was referred to the committee
of the whole.
G. B. No. 120, for the protection OF
mines and mining claims; after the adop-
ton Of several unimportant amendments
the bill passed.
C. B. No. $50, amending chapter 1856,
session laws of 1885, relating to elections
and amending certain sections thereof,
was, on motion of Mr.. Slower, referred to
the committee of the whole.
G. B. No. ia, for redemption of mer-
chandise checks and orders. On motion of
Mr.. Catron laid on the table indefinitely.
G. B. No. 131, amending section 1854
Compiled Laws, relating to cities and in
corporated towns, was, on motion of Mr..
Slower, passed.
| G. B. No. 1875, same title as above, was,
on motion of Mr.. Slower, passed.
| G. B. No. 1876, to amend section 290l
Compiled Laws; Mr.. Perea moved to
amend in section /, line 8, after the word
dollars by striking out the words "per-
sons who peddle liquors shall pay $50 adj
ditional," and insert in lieu thereof,
'such licenses shall be paid annually in
advance" Adopted. On motion of Mr..
Perea the bill passed.
G. B. No. 1856, to amend section 346,
| Compiled Laws, was reported favor
ably, and on motion of Mr.. Catron
passed.
G. B. No. 90, to establish the office OF
district attorney and create the office OF
county attorney, was, on motion of Mr..
Catron, laid on the table indefinitely.
| G. B. No. SO, to repeal section 1884,
Compiled Laws, with amendment, passed.
| G. B. No. 1873, to secure costs in courts
of justices of the peace, was passed. AID
journed to 10 m.
To-DAYs SESSION.
Mr.. Slower presented petition relative
to the division OF Grant county.
| G. B. No. S4, an act in relation to suits
against counties and subdivisions thereof
was favorably reported.
G. B. No. las, regarding judgments
was laid over to await action on similar
bill in the house.
| G. B. No. 143, to amend the act pro
viding for the exemption of property from
enforced sale, and G. B. No. IA, on the
same subject, were reported favorably
also G. B. No. 81, to amend chapter 290l
Compiled Laws.
Mr.. Richardson presented resolution
| co. OF
ing; read and adopted.
Mr.. Mills introduced G. B. No. 147, tc
repeal section 1865, Compiled Laws, rel
alive to wills, which was at once take1
up and passed.
Mr.. Slower offered council joint resolu
ton No. 10, and the same was made the
special order for 2 p. m. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Whereas, There are sufficient funds il
the territorial treasury to pay ali the nee
essary expenses of the territory for the
42d. fiscal year ending March l, 1892
therefore be it
Resolved, That the territorial taxes or
real estate for the year 1891, be and il
hereby extended and postponed from thu
LIST day of August 1891, to the LIST day
of August 1892, and the territorial taxel
on real estate for the year 1892 is hereby
extended and postponed from the LIST day
of August 1892, to the LIST day of Angus
1898, but all such taxes shall be and re-
main lien on said real estate during thu
time of such postponement and until pai(
in full.
G. B. No. 1873, fixing salaries o
territorial librarian at 81 ,00(
per year, was passed; also H. B. No
lO7, to amend section 1909 and 2310
Compiled Laws; also G. B. No. So; alst
lC, B. No. IA, relative to exemptions O
property from enforced sale.
G. B. No. "a, relating to suits agains
counties and their subdivisions, was or
dered to be taken up in committee of tn
whole this afternoon.
G. B. No. 143, relating to exemption
of property from enforced sale, was table,
} indefinitely.
A message from the house announced
that that body had failed to concur in tn
passage of G. B. No. 26, the Perea schoo
bill for cities and towns.
Mr.. Perea reported favorably G. B. No
1S, providing for the establishment of ir
rigation districts (similar to the California
law and the same was referred to com
mittee of the whole. Adjourned to 2. p
m.
HOUSE.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
Mr.. Pedro Sanchez rose to question
of privilege and asked that his name b.
stricken from the penitentiary report
Mr.. J. D. Gutierres also asked that hi
name be stricken from the penitentiar.