Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-17
COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.

Having at length considered c. B. No.
IS, creating the Office OF county surveyor,
the council, on motion OF Mr.. Mills, or
dered the same engrossed, then to lie Oh
the table and take its regular course.
A message from the house announced
the passage of c. B. No. so, referring to
age qualification of officials, as amended
by that body also II. B. No. 81, and
house Joint memorial No. 3, relating to
the MesCalero Apache reservation.
A message from the governor, announ-
cling that he had signed G. B. No. AZ, to
provide for shelving in the legislative
vaults, WAS received.
II. B. No. IL, providing mode for tax
ing express companies, ETC., was read q
first and second time and referred to the
committee on corporations.
Council joint resolution No. 8, relating
to the sending of commission to Wash
ington on the land court bill, was taken
up, and MIR. Slower offered resolution
that the resolution be referred tc
the committee on judiciary witt
instructions to report it bach
! on Monday next with amendments tC
the effect that the governor be requested
| to name six gentlemen to 90 to Washing
ton on this duty and that the sum of 5000
be appropriated to pay only their travel
ing expenses. Adopted.
H. B. No. II, relating to condemnation
of private properly by municipal corpOr
atoms was read first and second timt
and referred to the committee on corpor
atiOns.
ii. B. No 81, to repeal the meat in
spection law, Waa read twice and sent t
the committee on territorial affairs.
The council agreed to the house amend
ment to G. B. No. 50, referring TO ~,
quallt alton OF officials,
The house m mortal relating to thu
Mescalero Apache lands was adopted
| Uuder Suspension of the rules Mr.. Rich
ardson introduced G.. B. No ~, All act u
provide for the establishment and main
tenace OF a normal school. Reai and re
| ierred 10 the committee on education.
BY Mr.. Mills, c. B. No. 81, an act tt
amend section 1872 of the Compiled Laws
of "a. Referred to the committee OF
corporations. Adjourned to lOs. m.
MORNING SESSION.
The journal Of yesterday was read anC
approved. message from the governor
was delivered to the council by bis priv
ate secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Perea the counci
proceeded to executive session.
The council was again called to order
Mr.. Ancheta from the Commlt tee. or
engrossed and enrolled bills reported G
B. No 56, to repeal section lao OF com
piled laws, as correctly enrolled and thu
president announced that he had signeC
the same.
Mr.. Ancheta from the committee on
territorial affairs reported back H. B. No
81 Ordered to lie on the presidents
table.
Mr.. Slower from the committee or
penitentiary reported G. B. No. 81, tc
proyi for the purchase of school books
for the inmates of the territorial
penltentiary. Ordered to lie on the table
Mr.. Catron, from the Judiciary commit.
tee, reported tack G. b. No. SO, amend.
ing chapter 81 OF the session laws of 1887 ;
ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Catron,
from the committee on municipal AMI
private corporations, reported back II
b. No. IT, relating to the condemnation
of private property by municipal corpora
tons. Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. Ancheta, from the conference COM
mlttee of the two houses, presented G. B.
No. So, an act to provide for the printing
of bills, reports, documents, etc, in the
Spanish language. The report was
adopted; the bill was read the first, Sec
ond and third time, and on motion of
Mr.. Perea, the bill passed. Ayes II,
nayes none.
MIR. Slower introduced G. B No. GO
to amend chapter IL, of title 49,
of the Compiled Laws of New Mexico,
relating to judgments. Read the first
and second time and referred to the lu,
dietary committee.
G. B. No Is, an act to create the Office
of county surveyor was read the first and
second time, and ordered to lie on the
table till Monday.
C. b. No. II, to provide for the pur.
chase of school books for the inmates OF
the penitentary, was taken up. The bill
passed ayes s, nays 4.
H. b. Nc. II, relating to condem nation
of private property by municipal corpora,
tons. taken up, read the third time and
passed.
Z. B. No. So, amending chapter SO OF
the session laws OF 1887, was read the
third time, and on motion of Mr.. Ancheta,
the bill passed.
H. B. No. 70, to amend section 1908,
Of the Compiled Laws of 1884, was read
the first and second time and referred to
the committee on municipal and private
corporations.
BY unanimous consent, Mr.. Slower pre-
scented as mem orial, resolutions from
the Albuquerque Commercial club, favor
ing early action on the subject pending
in the assembly, praying congress to early
pass the private land grant Court bill /;
read and r ferred to The judiciary COM
mittee. Adjourned to 2 p. IN. Monday.
HOUSE.