Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-02-15
THE LBGlsIATURE.

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some three hundred copies Of the re-
ports OF the supreme court will be or
dered 1t an expense OF three dollars
per volume.
A bill passed the senate organizing
a weather, crop and climate bureau.
under the direction OF the weather
bureau, and approprlating $500 for the
publication Of its reports. When this
bill was before the council Mr.. Perea,
OF Albuquerque, voted In its favor,
which was the FIRST vote, we believe,
that he has cast at this session OF the
legislature in favor Of spending terri
torial money.
After the court had decided that no
more money could be paid to employees
OF the legislature Senator Ancheta, to
put the council on record regarding
the matter, offered a resolution dis
charging all territorial employees OF
the legislature. The resolution was
lost by a strict party vote, all the re-
publicans voting for it and all the
democrats voting against it.
Mr.. Carr offered INC Of his famous
free silver resolutions, telling congress
what to do in the case, and the reso-
luton was unanimously adopted by
both houses.
The bill bonding the territory to re-
build the capitol has been rushed on
to congress to get it ratified by that
body before an injunction can be got
out against it.
The effort to repeal the 500 ex-
emption law was defeated.
The bill to repeal the law providing
that defaulters cannot hold office was
defeated.
Mrs. Alice Casey Booher, clerk Of
the committee on judiciary in the
house, resigned, and the committee
was empowered to appoint a new clerk.
Among the bills that have been in
troduced are the following: Issuing
bonds to the amount Of $780, 900 for the
insane asylum, SIS. 900 for the Roswell
Military school, $4,000 for each Of
the Normal schools, and sl5, 900 for the
Agricultural College, these have been
acted on favorably by the committees
and will probably become laws; by
Senator Ancheta, providing for the
registration Of comfy bonds "a coun-
ties where they are not registered; to
regulate the time Of payment of in
corporated Companies employees; to
provide for marriage licenses; provid-
ing that the president of the council,
the speaker of the house and the chief
clerks Of the two houses shall remain
after the legislature adjourns, and
settle up the remaining business of
the legislature.
Senator j. Frank Chavez received
the intelligence of his sons death, and
out of respect for the senator the
council adjourned.
The wife of REPRESENTATIVE Lacome
died Thursday, and in reSpect TO her
memory the house adjourned over
Friday.
The following acts Of the 31st legis-
lative assembly have become laws by
receiving executive approval:
II. b No. 4, defining the west bound
airy Of Eddy county.
II. b. No. 20, entitled An act to fix
the terms of court in the 3rd judicial
district.
Q. b. No. s, which amends chapter
$50 OF the Compiled Laws of New Mex.
leo SO as to admit to the Practice Of
law in this territory any person other
wise qualified who has declared his in
tentlon of becoming 4 citizen Of the
United States according TO l;sw and
has resided ia the territory for two
years.
Council substitute for II. ]. Il. No. )
and @. J. II. No. 4, providing for the
compensation Of the territorial en-
ployees of the legislature.
c. j. r. Nc. 6, providing for the SER
vices of a clerk from the force of each
house to assist the bar association COM
mittee 10 the preparation of a code.
II. ]. NJ. No. /, petitioning the
Washington authorities to make GER
tain needed chanRes'in the irrigation
work among the Navajo Indians.
II. j.. Memorial No. ?, petitioning
congress to pass the New Mexico state
hood enabling act.
II b. No. 81, providing a site for the
Las Vegas Normal school.
II. B. No. "A, the capitol rebuilding
bill.
Council substitute for @, b. No. 2,
providing for the printing Of bills,
cts, in the Spanish language.
The governor has also approved II.
J.. r. No. 2, providing Tor the purchase
of four sets OF the compiled and ses-
sion laws OF the territory, for use by
the legislature and as a permanent adj
dltion to the territorial library.
Gov. Thornton has vetoed one bill,
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