Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-08
RUSHING THE WORK.
Steering Committees Named - City
Property Assessments-The
Lobby Called Down.
Liens on Live Stock-More Time Asked
for Filing Land Claims-Many
New Measures
COUNCIL.
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

YEsTERDAY's AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council met at 2 p. H., and resolved
into committee of the whole to consider
H. B. No. 1O1, to require sheriffs and ex-
officio collectors to keep record of pub
lie funds, and recommended that the
enacting clause be stricken out. The
committee rose and the council on motion
of Mr.. Hubbell took the action recon-
mended.
The general conference committee from
the house announced through Mr.. Hope
we'll. the chairman, the action of the house
in appointing them and on motion Of Mr..
Fall, the president appointed Messrs.
Fall, Hubbell, Martinez, Sanchez and Pat
terson as the members on the part of the
council. The house committee consists
of Messrs. Hopewell, Bowman, Labadle,
Read and McMullen.
In committee of the whole, G. B. No. so,
to provide system of recording marks
and brands, was on recommendation re-
committed to the committee on live
stock
G. B. No. 70, to repeal chapter 32 of the
session laws of 1891, was read and made
special order No. 2, for this afternoon.
c. B. No. II, to promote the discipline
in the penitentiary, was on motion Of Mr..
Burns passed by u vote Of 10 to 2, Messrs.
Fall and Valverde voting in the negative.
c. B. No. III, to prevent usury and fix
a lawful rate of interest, was on motion
IN,n %,> thn rD1
ference committee.
Under the head of business on the presi-
dents table:
H. B. No. IS, to regulate the sureties on
official bonds, was read twice and referred
to the committee on counties and county
lines.
Ii. B. No. 1873, an act providing CON
tingent fund for the legislative assembly,
was read twice and referred to the finance
committee.
G. B. No. -, exempting railroads from
taxation for the period of six years, was
read twice and referred to the general
conference committee to consider the
amendments Of the house.
H. b. No. SO, to amend section of
chapter So of session laws of 1891, was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
H. B. No. 80, to amend section 1872 OF
the Compiled Laws of 1884, was referred
to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Saint, by unanimous consent, called
up G. B. No. Is, providing a lien upon
live stock for the care thereof under con-
tract
It was considered in committee of the
whole and the words "verbal or written
were stricken out so that the bill reads
simply under contract also providing
that claim for damage should be made
within sixty days of said damage or the
CO aclusion of the contract.
Inc committee rose, reported its
amendments and the bill passed the
council.
An adjournment was then taken until
Gam.
THts MORNINGS SESSION.
The council met at q. m. and the spe-
cial order, G. B. No. 70, to compc, CO.
owners of land to contribute proportion
ately toward obtaining title to same, was
read.
On motion of Mr.. Fall the first section
was amended by the insertion of the
words "the real property SO affected Of"
Mr.. Fall also moved to strike last part of
section l, and insert the words "shail be
collected with interest at the rate of II
per cent per annum, as charge or lien
upon the real property of such co-owner
which was beneficlally affected by such
suit; and none of such real estate SO bene-
fcially affected shall be exempt from
such charge or lien by reason of any ex-
emption or forced sale exemption law in
force in this territory" which amendment
was adopted; and the bill then duly
passed. v.
The council then on motion of Mr..
Veeder resolved into committee of the
whole to consider G. B. No. II, to quiet
title to real estate in the territory of New
Mexico.
The bill was considered in committee,
which finally rose and recommended to
the council that the bill and the substitute
therefore be referred back to the judiciary
committee with instructions to draw up a
proper substitute and have the same
printed in English and Spanish. This
was ordered by the council.