Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-05
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
An Act Governing the Sale Of IntOxi-
caDts In Incorporated Cities,
Towns or villages.
The Council.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

ThuhbDAf AFIEhNOoNs
Council met pursuant to recess with
the president in the chair and all mem
bers present.
Business on the presidents table being
in order, H. B. No. 6, An act relating to
school district clerks, was read the first
time by title.
Mr.. Hughes, of Bernalillo county,
moved that the rules be suspended and
the bill read the second time in full,
which motion prevailed.
Message from the house of representa-
tives was received, announcing passage
by that body of Fl. B. No. 18, An act
amending an act providing for board
OF equalization and prescribing its du-
ties, approved February 13, 1898; also II.
B. No. No. 81, An act relating to plats of
villages, towns and cities, and requesting
concurrence of the council on the same.
ID. b. No. was read the second time
in full and upon motion of Mr.. Miera re-
ferred to the committee on education.
IL. B. No. 20, An act relating to evil
dence and the qualifications of witnesses
in the district courts was read the first
time by title. Upon motion of Mr.. Curry
the rules were suspended and the bill
read the second time by title and upon
motion of Mr.. Chaves referred to the
committee of Judiciary.
IL. b. No. 40, An act requiring corpor-
ate authorities of towns to convey Ger
tain lands to boards of education, and
providing for the sale of such lands, was
read the first time by title. Upon motion
of Mr.. Chaves the rules were suspended
and the bill read the second time in full.
Upon motion the bill was then ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on education.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Duncan, of
San Miguel county, introduced petition
from the citizens of Guadalupe county
requesting the enactment of such legis-
lation es would provide them with a
district court and other relief.
The petition was read the irst time
and upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the rules
we're suspended and the petition read
second time. Upon motion of Mr.. Curry
same was then referred without printing
or translating to special committee
composed of Messrs. Duncan and San
doval, of San Miguel county.
II. B. No. 18 was read the first time by
title and upon motion of Mr.. Miera, of
Union county, the rules were suspended
and the bill read the second time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chsves, of Valencia
county, it was then referred to the COM
mittee of appropriations and finances.
The president announced that he had
signed H. B. No. II, An act in relation to
the removal of county seats, same being
properly attested by the chief clerk.
H. B. No. 21, An act relating to plats
OF villages, towns and cities, was read the
first time by title.
On motion of Mr.. Archuleta, of Rio Ar
riba county, the rules were suspended and
the bill read the second time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves it was then
referred to the committee on municipal
and private corporations.
Mr.. Chaves, of Valencia county, re.
quested unanimous consent to withdraw
from the files certain private papers be-
longing to Mr.. Nolan, which were re-
ferred to the committee on militia for
consideration IN connection with @. B. No.
~. There being no objection it was 30
ordered.
AhAs oulAJS 90 CudlEuuhu VI Uu0 CuMullb-
tee on agriculture and manufactures, re-
ported substitute for G. B. No. "a, An act
to aid and encourage the construction
and building of factories for the msnufac-
ture of sugar in the territory of New
Mexico, which was read the first time by
title. Upon motion of Mr.. Curry the
rules were suspended and the substitute
read second time by title. Whereupon
Mr.. Martin, of Socorro county, offered an
amendment to said substitute. Mr.. Mar
tin then moved that q. B. No. "a, together
with the substitute therefor and amend
ment offered by him be recommitted to
the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Spiess, as an amendment, moved
that G. B. No. "a and 29, An act to encour-
age the erection of sugar beet factories,
together with substitute for first named
bill and amendment offered by Mr.. Mar
tin be recomitted to said committee,
which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Spiess moved that the council ad-
journ until Friday morning. Motion
prevailed and council adjourned until
Friday, February S, at 10 O'Clock a. m.