Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-09
The Council Bill Creating Union Coun'
ty Mysteriously Disappears
from the House.
Lively Sessions in Both Branches-Gen-
eral County Act Passed-Coal
Oil Jnspection-Chat.
COUNCIL.
YEsTERDAY's AFTERNOON SESSION.

imburse the county of Bernalillo for GER
tain poll taxes wrongfully paid the terri
tory, was taken up, and amended so that
it should apply to all other counties, and
then passed.
Obi No. 70, to amend chapter 80 Of
the Session Laws OF 1891, being specla
order No. 2, was then taken up. 1t pro
vides that the population of proposed
town or village shall not be less that 500
and that when a petition is presented tc
the board of commissioners tor the tor
nation of town 1t shall lie over IRON
one regular meeting to another; that the
outer limits OF any village or town shall
be marked by permanent stone monu
ments.
The bill was passed on motion of Mr.
Sanchez.
Mr.. Burns, by unanimous consent, intro
duced c. B. No. Ill, to provide Tor the
maintenance OF a sub-agricultural expert
mental station in San Juan county, anc
under suspension of the rules it passed.
The following committee reports were
made:
The live stock committee favorably OF
C. b. No. 81, in relation to cattle killed b!
railroad trains.
Mr.. Saint from the committee on print
ing reported G. B. No. G6, In relation tt
the territorial and county printing, which
was passed.
G. b. No. sc, providing for territorial
board of equalization, was considered II
committee OF the whole. The bill was
amended in some slight particulars ant
passed.
Mr.. Hubbell's bill, y. B. No. 50, tt
provide for contribution by tenants il
common OF real estate was laid on thu
table indefinitely.
Mr.. Burns presented council resolution
No. IL, requesting the return by the gov
. nor of G. B. No. ~, relative to distric
attorneys. Mr.. Fall objected to it's i'm
mediate consideration and the resolution
laid over for one day.
On motion of Mr.. Fall G. B. No. 81, il
relation to stock killed by railroad trains
was taken from the presidents table ant
laid on the table indefinitely.
The following bills were introduced
read twice, ordered translated and print
ed and referred:
c. B. No. l12-By Mr.. Patterson, tt
facilitate the collection of taxes; finance
committee.
G. B. No. 113-By Mr.. Hall, to create
new counties in New Mexico, committed
on counties and county lines.
c. B. No. 81, to authorize cities ant
towns to dispose of lands confirmed To
them as pueblo grants, was made specla
order for to-day at 8 a. m.
G. B. No. 81. to provide for the organi
cation and government of irrigation dis
trlcts, was made special order for Fri
day at 2 p. m.
c. B. No. so, to compel irrigation com
panies to carry out the terms of thei
franchise before July l, 1893, was calIet
up and amended In various particulars
and when the council adjourned was lef
unfinished business. ..
The council ad journed until 8 a. m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The counci. met at . a. m, and Mr.
Sanchez presented a petition No. ~. from
citizens of Taos county protesting agains
the removal of the capital or penitentiar!
from Santa Fe; which was referred to thu
committee on capital.
M. Hubbell from the finance commit
9 reported the finance bill, which is G
B. N }. Is; and it was made special order
for this afternoon.
Mr.. Martinez moved that 1T be referred
to the general conference committee, bu
that motion was lost.
Mr.. Pine from the irrigation commit
tee reported on G. B. No. 81, to provide
for the organization and government o.
irrigation districts, and recommended
that the same be considered in committee
of the whole.
The same committee also reported
favorably on G. B. 81, for the relief OF
creditors of insolvent irrigation com
panies which was adopted.
The invitation of the Colorado legis
lature regarding mutual legislative visits
was accepted.
The committee on education recon-
ended that G. B. No. S3, be considered in
committee OF the whole; and on motion
of Mr.. Saint it was made a special order
after the regular call of to-day.
The finance committee reported favora-
bly, on H. B. No. 14S, creating a contin.
gent fund for the legislature of $1,000
and the bill under suspension of the
rules passed.
The following bills were introduced,
read twice, ordered translated and printed
and referred:
G. B. No. l14-By Mr.. Hubbell, to re-
peal an act relative to bitches, approved
January 81, 1880; judiciary COMM ttee.
c. B. No. libby Mr.. Martinez, by
request, to fix the legal rate for advertis-
ing and publication of laws in the terri
tory committee on printing.
G. B. No. 116--By Mr.. Patterson, by
request. to amend section 2, chapter 81 ,
of the session laws OF 1891, relating to
county printers. On motion of Mr.
Veeder the enacting clause of this bill
was stricken out.
c. B. No. III BY Mr.. Chaves, to fund
certain indebtedness of the territory OF
New Mexico.
Mr.. Burns withdrew his resolution to
recall c. B. No. 40, in relation to district
attorneys, from the hands of the gov
ernor.
On motion of Mr.. Fall, c. B. No. 40, in
relation to district attorne, 8. was ordered
to lie on the table for future considera-
ton. s
Mr.. Fall then moved to take up G. B.
No. SO, to settle outstanding school in
debtedness in the different counties.
The committee of the whole considered
this bill, but came to no conclusion there.
on, and the council took recess until
p. N.
HOUSE.