Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-16
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repeal an act entitled An act in regard tc
community ditches and acequias.
Telegraphic Communication was reac
from W. j. Bryan, president of the trans
mississippi congress, requesting the leg.
islature to appropriate sufficient money
to make an exhibit at the transmits.
slssippi and International Exposition to
be held at Omaha in 1898. Upon motion
of Mr.. Chaves same was laid upon the
table.
| Reports of standing committees being
in order adverse report of the committee
on finance upon G. B. No. 1872, An act to
establish and maintain the New Mex.
leo school for the deaf and blind, was
read. Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the
report was received and together with the
bill laid upon the table to await regular
order.
! The committee on judiciary presented
a report upon O. B. No. 1876, An act to
provide for the erection of a dormitory
for the University Of New Mexico, re-
commencing that the original bill be
tabled and that substitute therefore be
passed. Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the
| rules were suspended and substitute for
G. B. No. 1876 considered read first and
second time. On motion of Mr.. Martin
the rules were further suspended and said
substitute read the third time by title
preparatory to it's passage. Upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Finical @. B. No. 1875 was in.
definitely tabled. Mr.. Finical moved
that substitute for said bill do pass and
roll call being demanded the vote resulted
in the affirmative and said substitute duly
passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the rules
we're suspended and H. B. No. 165, An
act relating to the collection of taxes,
was taken from the presidents table for
consideration and read in full for infor.
nation. Upon motion of Mr.. Curry the
bill was laid upon the table to await
action.
Mr.. Curry moved that steering com.
mittee of three members of the council
be appointed to act with like committee
of the house to consider and report upon
all bills now pending before the respective
branches of the legislature, and that said
reports be given precedence over all
other business and all bills reported by
said committee be Immediately consider
ed by the respective houses. Motion pre-
vailed and the chair appointed as mem.
bers of said committee Messrs. Curry,
Fall and Chaves.
Resolutions being in order Mr.. Chaves
introduced G. R. No. as follows:
Resolved, By the council of the legis.
lative assembly of the territory of New
Mexico, from and after this date no bills
shall be hereafter introduced unless by
"a n ,iyon nE h.
Same was read in full and upon motion
of Mr.. Archuleta adopted.
Mr.. Spiess introduced @. B. No. 1876, An
act to provide for the payment of delin.
quent interest coupons. Same was read
first time by title. Upon motion of Mr.
Spiess the rules were suspended and the
bill read the second time in full. On mo.
tion of Mr.. Fall same was referred with.
out translation or printing to the com.
mittee on finance.
Mr.. Spiess introduced @. B. No. 1877
an act to amend an act entitled An act
authorizing the rebuilding of the terri.
tOrial capitol at Santa Fe, etc. Same was
read the first time by title. Upon mo.
tion of Mr.. Hughes the rules were sus-
pended and the bill read the second time
In full. On motion of Mr.. Spiess SAM
was referred without TRANSLATE on or print
ing to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Curry introduced O. B. No. 1873, An
act to amend section 1882 of the Com
piled Laws of New Mexico. Same was
read the frst time by title. Upon motion
of MIR. Duncan the rules were suspended
and the bill read the second time ia full
On motion of Mr.. Curry the rules were
further suspended and the bill read the
third time preparatory to its passage,
Mr.. Curry moved that the bill do pass
Roll call was ordered and the vote re-
suited in the affirmative and @. B. No,
1873 duly passed.
Mr.. Curry introduced @. B. No. 139, An
act to create the county Of Santa Clara
and to fix the boundary lines of the coun.
ty of Grant. Same was read first time
by title. Upon motion of Mr.. Duncan
the rules were suspended and the bill read
the second time by title. Mr.. Martin
moved that the bill be referred to the
COMMITTEES on county and county lines
As an amendment Mr.. Chsves moved that
1t be referred TO a special COMMITTEES