Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-17

this failed and the bill went to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
Mr.. Garcia introduced Q. B. No 20,
ter IS of the laws of 1893" which is an
act providing for the recovery of damages
done by animals; it was referred to
the committee on agriculture and manu-
features.
G. B. No. "a, San act TO amend section
1868 of theComplled Laws" was intro
duced by Mr.. Bunker and referred to the
committee on Judiciary.
G. B. No. 81, introduced by Mr.. Garcia,
provides for the payment of the sheriff
for maintaining prisoners. This bill
went to the committee on finance.
G. B. No. 28, "to create the county of
Florida and to define the boundary lines
of Grant county," was introduced by Mr..
Hadley and read the second time.
This bill provides for the formation Of
the county of Florida, with the following
boundsies beginning at the northwest
corner of township 81 south, range 81
west, being on dividing line of New Mex
ice and Arizona territory; thence east to
northeast corner township 81 south, range
II west, thence north to northwest corner
township 20 south, range II west; thence
east to northeast corner township 20
south, range west; thence south to
boundary line of republic of Mexico;
thence west and south and again west
along said boundary line to southwest
corner territory of New Mexico; thence
north along boundary line of New Mexico
and Arizona territory to place of begin
ming"
The bill also places in Grant county
the following portion of Socorro:
"All that part of Socorro county lying
west of Sierra county and south of the
southern line of township numbered Z
south, in said territory, according to the
United States survey, and being between
east line of range IL west and the boun-
Diary line between Arizona territory and
New Mexico, SO that the north boundary
line of Grant county, within said limits,
shall be continuation of the north
boundary line of the county of Slerra.'
Deming is to be the county seat of the
new county.
A long discussion ensued as to the
committee to which this resolution should
be referred. Mr.. Chaves desired the bill
referred to the standing committee on
counties and county lines, while Mr..
GALES wished it referred to a special
committee composed of the three repre-
sentatives of the section interested,
Messrs. GALES, Ancheta and Curry.
Mr.. Hadley, Mr.. Larragoite and others
supported Mr.. Chaves' position and Mr..
Ancheta and Mr.. Perea stood by Mr..
Gales. u.
The council finally decided by vote of
to to send the bill to che committee
on counties and county lines, Messrs.
Desmarais, Perea, GALES, Ancheta and
Curry voting in favor of sending it to the
special committee named.
y. B. No. ~, an act to amend an act for
the Incorporation of building and loan
associations, was introduced by Mr.. Had
ley and went to the committee on private
corporations.
@. 3. No. 8, allowing non-citizens who
have declared for citizenship and have
lived in the territory two years, to be adj
mitted 20 the practice of law, was report
ed favorably by the finance committee.
Mr.. Curry vacated the chair to Mr.. Bun
ker and spoke earnestly against the bill,
while Mr.. Victory favored it.
| 1t was passed by vote of to s.
Messrs. Abeyta and Hadley being excused
from voting.
The council then adjourned to q
O'clock.