Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-18
THE
LAS VEGAS
SAVINGS BANK.
What is Being Done In the Closing
Hours OF the Session at
Santa Fe.

From the New Mexican.
A paper recommending Z. A. Fisk'
for any Office in the gift of the pres
ident, was signed by members of the
assembly.
The house passed council bill No. 4s,
an act fixing license tax for doing
business within the Territory Of New
Mexico.
The council In committee Of the
whole considered the annual appro-
priation bills. There was good deal
Of good -natured sparring, but upon the
whole everything moved rather smooth
ITy.
The house paased council bill No.
1877, an act to amend an act entitled
sn act authorizing the e-buiIdlng of the
Territorial capitol at Santa Fe; house
bill No. "a, an act referring to the
construction of foundries; council bill
No. 66, an act to amend section 1887
Of the compiled laws Of 1884.
II. b. No. "a, providing for the ex-
emption from taxation, passed the
house. Representative Reynolds in
troduced an amendment OF great i'm
portance to the mining industry, which
was adopted. 1t exempts sampling
WORKS, works for the chemical separa-
tion OF ores. bitches, fumes or appli.
ances tor hydraulic or placer mining,
or any appliances whatever used 10 the
working Of mines. IL 10 liable to
give great impetus to the mining in
dustry.
Governor Thornton sent his frst veto
message 10 the iegislaturss refusing to
approve and sign council substitute for
council bill No. SO, an act to amend
chapter 9, of the laws Of the twenty
ninth legislative assembly OF the Terri
tory Of New Mexico, approved February
End, 1891, entitled, an act licensing the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors. and to
amend chapter 81 Of the laws OF
the thirtieth legislative assembly Of
the Territory OF New Mexico, approved
February 17th, 1898, relative to gam
ing. The message reads as follows:
ssThe effect OF this act should 1t become
law, would be to change that provis-
ion of the law now in force which re-
quires license for the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors or for gaming. tables to
be taken ont for one year, and the
money paid in advance, so as to permit
the procuring Of Licenses for such pur-
poses for the period Of three, six, nine
or twelve months. In my opinion
this change, would be injurious
to the community at large; IL
would tend to greatly increase the
number of saloons and gambling
houses in the Territory, and would be
especially injurious throughout the
country precincts, as under IFS provi-
sions saloon might, and in many i'm
stances would. be opened in the various
precincts from sixty to ninety days
prior to the general election, and in
toxicants sold IN large quantities at o
tIms when the communities are
frequently Iaboring under great excite
ment, and when the use Of intoxicating
beverages would have the tendency to
further excite the people, lead to local
disturbances, Decentralization and the
commission of cfime.''
BILLS APPROVED AND SIGNED.
Governor Thornton approved and
signed the following bills. House bill
No. 149, an act to amend an act ep-
titled an act fixing the time Of holding
the district court in the several counties
10 the fourth judicial district Of the
Territory OF New Mexico; council bill
No. 80, an act validating, confirming,
ratifying and approving certain bonds
OF the Territory Of New Mexico; coun-
Gil bin No. LAG, an act amending an
act providing that persons owning or
controlling -the-slot machines,
shall pay license; house substitute for
council bill No. 81, an act to provide
for the organization, discipline and
regulation Of the militia Of New Mexi-
Loo; council bill No. 109, an act amend
|irg portion of section seven, chapter