Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-01

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any more new county bills this session
except by two-thirds consent. This is
believed to be fatal to Florida and all
other new county schemes.
she Council.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
A verbal correction in G. B. No. Sc, in
troduced by Mr.. Hadley, prohibiting the
sale of cigars, tobacco, ETC., to minors,
and passed Wednesday by the council, was
made upon application of Mr.. Hadley.
There being no business on the presi-
dents desk, Mr.. Chaves moved to ad-
journ, that is, unless the senior senator
from Bernalillo county, Mr.. Perea, wanted
to make speech on some subject.
Mr.. Perea said that he did not have
anything to say, but that he wished G. B.
81 put on its passage.
This bill is intended to remedy y
present defect in the acequia law of
Bernalillo county, 80 that that county
may be under the general territorial
acequia law.
Mr.. Ancheta said that there were sew
eral legal questions involved upon which
he desired to satisfy himself before vot-
ing.
Mr.. Larragoite moved, in order to give
the gentlemen an opportunity to satisfy
themselves on the questions In doubt,
that the council adjourn.
This motion was carried by vote of
8 to 3.
THIS FORENooN's SESSION.
Mr.. Ancheta presented petition from
Grant and Dona Ana county people pro-
testing against the formation of Florida
county. The petition went to the COM
mittee on counties and county lines.
Mr.. Chaves presented a petition from
citizens of Ojo Caliente protesting
against the transfer of precinct No. 8 of
Rio Arriba county to Taos county.
This petition went to the committee
on county and county lines.
Mr.. Larragoite said that the movement
against which this petition was d.
rected existed only in the imagination of
the petitioners.
communication from the Grant
county commissioners, which has been
sent to each member of the council, pro-
testing against Florida county, was read
and appropriately referred.
Under the head of reports, Mr.. Victory
stated that the capitol committee would
be ready to report as soon as the type
writer had written out the report.
Mr.. Perea said that he was member
treated with proper courtesy in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Victory said that there was no dis
position to act discourteously..in the mat
ter toward the minority and that the re-
port, when made up, would be submitted
to all members.
Mr.. Garcia, who is chairman of the cap
ito! bill, said that the report was not
ready.
The matter was accordingly postponed
until later.
H. B. No. 81 was introduced by Mr.
Bunker. This bill provides for the en-.
largement of the insane asylum at Las
Vegas, and authorized an issue of $780,
600 in bonds to meet the expenses of the
addition to be made. The building is to
be made either of brick or stone; if Of
the former, penitentiary brick may be
utilized for that purpose.
The bill went to the committee on pub.
lie institutions.
G. B. No. So, introduced by Mr.. Des-
marais, an act amending sections 1928
1925, 1926 and 1868 of chapter 8, title 80
and section 1928 of chapter Is, title 80
of the compiled laws relating to the in.
corporation of railroads.
Mr.. Desmarais desired the bill referred
to the judiciary committee. He said that
the bill was practically a local matter
for the special benefit of Las Vegas.
The bill was, however, by order of the
council, referred to the committee or
railroads.
G. B. No. so, relating to replevin and
attachment suits in cases of live stock
was introduced by Mr.. Bunker.
The bill prescribes that the levy O.
writ of re plevin or attachment under
certain conditions named shall create
lien upon the live stock levied upon.
The bill was referred to the committe,
on judiciary.
G. B. No. 81, Mr.. Perea's Bernalllle
county acequia law, was next put on it!
passage and carried by a unanimous vote
n. d. mo. o., tuo Ulil ceGaUilsulub
weather, crop and climate bureau under
the direction of the United States weather
service, was read twice and referred tt
the committee on agriculture and manu-
features.
Substitute to H. B. No. II and 80, re
ferring tc liquor and gambling licenses
was sent to the committee on finance.
President Curry called attention to thu
necessity for prompt work on the par
of the committees, as there was abso
lutely nothing before the council for at
tention.
In order that the committees might
have time to do some work in the com
mittee rooms, an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow morning.