Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-18
The LEGISLATIVE LOG.
Several New Candidates in the Field
for the Capitalize Normal
School Bill Passes the
Oourcil.
Taxing Bank Stocks--The Jury Bill
More New Counties Both Branches
Earnestly Pushing the
Work.
COUNCIL.

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YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
| Mr.. Richardson introduced council
| joint memorial No. Is, to congress in re-
laton to the first New Mexico Reservoir
& Irrigation company. On motion OF
Mr.. Richardson, the memorial was read
the first, second and third time and
passed.
A message announced that the house
had passed Fl. B. No. 43, to amend an
act of the legislative assembly of the ter
ritory of New Mexico, approved Feb
ruary IA 1889; entitled an act to provide
for the protection and propagation of fish.
Also had passed house substitute to II.
| B. No. SO, an act to regulate
the drawing of jurors; also H. B.
No. l04, to pay salary to the clerk of
the agricultural college and experiment
station at Las Cruces also that the house
had passed FL. B. No. ISL, an act to
amend section 16, of chapter so, of the
session laws OF 1889, which was recalled
from the governor by the house and some
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed. The council went into the COM
mittee Of the whole upon C.B. No. 60 and
C. B. No. l12, relating to the normal
schools, with the educational committee g
substitute thereto. A number of amend
ments were offered, but one only
adopted locating a normal school at Los
Lunas also).
The following amendment offered by
Mr. Slower was voted down:
Provided that there is hereby estab-
lished at the county seat of each county
in this territory in all counties of 5000
population and over normal school for
the instruction of those desiring to be-
come teachers and there is hereby ap-
propiated for the support of such normal
schools the following amounts to wit :
In all counties of 5000 population and
over, $4,000 each annually, and in all
counties of less than 5000 population
and over 5000 population, 81 800 each
annually. Provided, that each county or
town where such normal school is located
shall furnish, free of cost to the territory,
for the use OF such school, suitable
bull dings or rooms, furnished for such
normal schools, such rooms and the loca-
ton thereof to be subject to the approval
of the territorial superintendent of public
instructions.
Provided, further, That this provision
shall not apply to counties where normal
schools are established by this act, and
provided further, that IN all counties where
the population is less than 5000, there
is hereby appropriated the sum Of $500
each for the support of normal institutes
to be held under the direction of the sup
erintendent Of public instruction of
each county, and the territorial
superintendent of public instruction.
The normal school bill was then re-
ported favorably and passed.
Mr.. Catron presented the following:
Whereas this council has received an
invitation from the mayor of Las Vegas
inviting the members to be present at the
laying of the corner stone of new public
school building. Therefore be it
Resolved, That tine council accepts said
invitation and wish the movers of said
enterprise God speed in their undertaking,
and congratulates them on being the first
| to adopt and act under the new school
law.
Adjourned to 10 a. m.
To.DAY's SESSION.
G. B. No. ia, to amend chapter 40,
session laws Of the 2Sth assembly, relat.
ing to subscriptions for newspapers to be
kept on file by the county clerk, was
passed. 1t provides that two copies in
stead Of one copy of each county news
paper shall be subscribed for and kept OH
file, one copy to be kept in the office of
the county clerk and one copy by the ter
ritorial librarian.
II. B. No. 81, providing for the publica-
ton of legal notices in English and
Spanish, was reported with some amend
ments by Mr.. Catron of the judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Slower introduced resolution pro-
viding that hereafter all bills and resolu-
tons introduced or comm from the
house shall at once after second reading
be referred to committee of the whole and
the several committees of the council
shall report without delay all measures in |
their hands Adopted.
The following new bills were introduced,
ordered translated and printed and refer
red to committee Of the whole:
By Mr.. Mills, G. B. No. 139, to amend
section 2033, Compiled Laws; also G. B.
No. 104, to amend section IL, of
chapter IS, relative to the solicitor gen.
erals duties. Also G. B. No. al, provid-
ing a method for the assessment and taxa
ton of railroads.
Mr.. Slower again offered his resolution
providing for council calendar, and the
same was laid over under the rule.
G. B. No. "a, relating to the Office of
county treasurers and fixing the salary
thereto, was taken up in committee of the
whole and its consideration resumed at
section 16. After time the council took
a recess till 2. p. m.
HOUSE.
YESTERDAY Afternoons SESSION.
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