Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-14
HOUSE.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.


The chair signed H. B. No. rs, relating
to dispositions; house substitute to h. b.
No. ~, to repeal chapter 40, of the SEES
sion laws of 1889
On motion OF Mr.. Walker H. B. No.
l52, to encourage the killing OF wolves
and lions WAS taken up; the bill was read
the third time, and on motion of Mr.. 7
Sanches passed.
II. B. No 81, to suppress abuses COM
mitted by persons IN killing wild and
domestic animals for food, laid over to be
considered with H. B. No. III, relative
to the killing of animals.
On motion of Mr.. Gable further time
was given to report on the penltentlary
bills, being II. B. No. rs and G. B. No.
81.
The chair presented H. B. No. 90, to
repeal an act to prevent hogs running at
large. On motion of Mr.. Perea the house
went into committee of the whole. Mr..
Read In the char. After careful con.
sideratlon, on motion OF Mr.. Hubbel the
chairman reported the bill adversely
to the house and it was "kllled H.
B. No. Is, relative to offences
against the putlc heath and
safety, came up; after adopting slight
amendment the bill passed.
II. B. No IL, to repeal the fee system
of the probate clerk act, came up In the
committee of the whole. Mr.. Easley in
the chair. Mr. Huhbell bitterly opposed
the bill, which provided salar, for the
clerks OF 81 200 without fees, as Berna-
lilo had an efficient clerk who employed
three deputies all the time, and five dep
uties for several months of the year
Though the clerk was opposed to him po.
Iitically, he did not wish TO see the bust
nese OF the public neglected or the clerk
starve Mr.. Paulin said 81 200 would be
$500 each for the clerk aud deputy !;
that in San Juan county they paid COW
punchers 5000 a year. The bill Was de-
eated
Tie following bills were introduced,
read the first and second time, ordered
printed and referred to appropriate COM
mites. By Mr.. Gable 10y requesU,
H. B. No. l56, in relation to
causes by which divorces may
be granted Referred to a special com
mittee of Messrs Gable, Otero and Torres.
By Mr.. Gable, H. B. No. l54, author
zng the board OF penitentlary commits
sloners to buy Kennedy brick machine /;
to the penitentary committee.
H B. No. So, relating to the prevention
of scab in sheep, taken up in committee
of the whole with MIR. Montoya in the
chair. Mr.. Torres, though never owning
any sheep, wanted to take care of them,
because when God came to earth as Jesus
Christ, lamb was presented to him.
Mr.. Aragon rose to point of order to
know the relation OF God or Jesus Christ
TO the bill before the house. Mr.. Torres
said he felt kindly to his nearest friend,
but he occasionally 'got up on his ear"
to call him (rorres) to order, aud Mr.
Aragon rose to another point OF order and
denied that he ever "got up on his ear"
| The chair ordered Mr.. Torres to subslde.
On motion Of Mr.. Hubbell the bill passed.
A message announced that the council
had rejected H. X. No. 50, requiring legal
notices to be published IN English and
Spanish, and passed II. b. No. 70,
Tor the recovery OF damages
done by animals; also U. b. No 50, to
amend section ., chapter 56, relating to
district attorneys, also @. b. No. lis, for
building territorial insane asylum; also
II. B. No. l52, to encourage the killing
" ~ Ias srnr;.l als.sun.,,to h,
municipal corpor atoms; also G. B. No.
1872, mode of taking acknowledgements
to real estate aIso ceunell On. i reso'ulloh
s srJ; co. uaneral 70 renort the numhe,
and amount OF legal militia warrants out
standing to the next legislature.
Following bills were read and re.
ferred,
O. B. No. 90, to amend sections 24Ot
and 24O7, Compiled Laws, change OF
venue in justices court. g. B. No 81, tc
amend section 6, chapter 81, laws of 1889
to duties of district attorneys; &. B. No
ll5. to construct a building for the insane
as> INN: q. j, K. No. 8, relative to militia
@. b. No. rs, to establish Arbor day, was
taken up; the third Monday in Apr
WAS stricken out and second Friday in
March inserted. Mr.. Torres thought this
hin was an outrage to compel all people
to nlant trees on one day in the year, anc
IN prohibit them from planting trees Oh
INV othar dav. IL WAS next thing to the