Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-09
COUNCIL.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.

After the assembling OF the council MT.
Hubbell presented long petition from
citizens of the western part of Bernalillo
county praying for the passage of Fl. B.
Nos and 8, and C. B. No. 2, being bills
to regulate the weighing of coal and for
the protection of laborers; referred to
the committee on mines and public
lands.
Mr.. Hubbell also presented a petition
rom the citizens of Gallup against the
,oupon time check system there in
vogue.
Mr.. Hubbell reserved the right to vote
as he deemed best on these measures.
message from the governor was re-
ceived at this point.
Mr.. Valverde presented petition in
favor of Union county. 1t is about ten
yards long.
Mr.. Fall moved that this petition be
measured and considered by the yard.
The paper was referred to the committee
on counties and county lines.
G. B. No. SO, by Mr.. Fall, to regulate the
assessment and collection of taxes on
real estate, was introduced. 1t provides
for the taxation of all land claimed by
persons or corporations and not held
under same act of congress, and to which
title has not become complete, at ST. per
acre; and it shall be unlawful for any as
SCISSOR or board of eqalization to assess
such lands at any less value. The bill
went over under the rule.
The following new bills we're intro
duced:
G. B. No. 39-By Mr.. Fall, by request
to provide for a board of territorial
equalization. Ordered to take its regular
course.
C.B. No. 4O-By Mr. Burns, in relation
TO district attorneys, specifying that it
any district attorney be also the attorney
ior any corporation interested in any suit
against the counties or territory of New
Mexico, it shall be the duty of the judge
to appoint another attorney to defend the
people. Ordered to take the regular
course.
CD. No. 41-By Mr.. Patterson, to regu-
Late the business of title abstracting, and
imposing bond of $4,000 on each person
or firm engaging in this business.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbeli this bill
was read second time and ordered to be
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
c. b. No. 42--By Mr.. Hall, to regulate
and grade hotel and restaurant license.
Regular order.
Fl. B. No. 43-By Mr.. Veeder, by re-
quest, to regulate the practice OF den
tistry, providing that no one shall engage
in the practice of dentistry without
certificate from board to be created by
this act. All physicians regularly prac-
ticing for one year prior to the passage
of this act shall be entitled to a certificate
without examination.
Mr.. Veeder reserved the right to act
independently on this measure and 1t was
ordered to take the regular course.
C.B. No. 3O-By Mr.. Fall, to make an
exemption of $3.50 on personal property
and improvements on homestead, said
property to be selected and specified
under oath, was taken up on its second
reading, and read in full, and Mr.. Fall
moved to refer to the committee of the
whole without printing or translation to
be considered with G.. B. No. 4; there were
s ayes and nays, and SO the motion was
lost.
Motions to refer this bill to the finance,
the judiciary and territorial affairs were
lost on the votes, and it was finally refer
red to the committee on roads and high
ways.
Business on speakers table was then
called and
C.B. No. 8, the militia bill, on motion
of Mr.. Patterson, was made a special or
der for Friday. the 18th, after the reading
of the journal.
CD No. 8, the medical bill, on motion
of Mr.. Saint, was laid over without losing
its place.
Substitute for H. J. memorial to con-
sress, No. 2, concerning the small hold
ings of land under Spanish and Mexican
grants in this territory, was taken up on
motion of Mr.. Sanchez and passed.
H. j. Memorial No. 8, on the subject of
irrigation. was taken up. The work of
the agricultural department was highly
commended. On motion of Mr.. Sanchez,
the memorial was read second time;
and referred to the judiciary committee.
H. B. No. $40 provide for the weigh.
ing of coal at mines, was read second
time and referred to the committee on
mines and public lands.
HE. No. $40 protect workingmen
and provide for the payment of their
wages in lawful money of the United
States, was read first and second time,
and ordered printed, translated and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Adjourned IN 9 n M