Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-02-26

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SANTA Fin, N. NJ, February goth,
|lS97.--The miserable spell Of weather
that Santa Fe had been dishIng up for
the Legislature, was broken, to-day, by q
bright, warm day, such as we read Of
in the pamphlets Of the immigration
bureau, and the members Of the lower
house celebrated II by introducing ten
new bills, which are as follows;
Mr.. Sena introduced No. III, nm net
for the protection of>game and fish.
No. 112. introduced by Ollin e.
Smith and Marcelino Martinez, an act
that all personal property shall be
taxed In the county where located.
No. 113, introduced by J.. d. Sena,
an act providing funds and making an
appropriation to defray the expenses
Of the New Mexico display at the Ten
nessee centennial exposition.
No. ia, introduced by J.. d. Soma,
an act validating, confirming, ratifying
and approving certain bonds OF the
Territory Of New Mexico.
No. 115, introduced by j. d. Sena,
an act in relation to guarantee compa-
MES.
No. 116, introduced by j. d. Sena,
by request, an act relating to practice
10 the district courts.
No. III, introduced by Felix Garcia,
an act with reference to the disqualif;-
cation of certain county officers.
No. 118, introduced by F. A. Rey-
nolds, by request, IN act to amend
section 46 of an act entitled, an act to
amend the laws, relative to the estates
of deceased persons, filed by the COVER
nor February Goth, 1889.
No. 119, introduced by Antonio Or.
tiz, IT,, an act relative to fences.
No. 1870, introduced by j. A. Ma.
honey, an act amending the laws OF
evidence in civil and criminal purposes
and for other purposes.
Ia the afternoon session, the house
passed the following bills:
House bill No. 81, an act regulating
the charges of the Territorial secretary
and probate clerks in filing bonds Of
officials.
No. SO, an act providing for the
proper indexing OF recorded convey.
ances.
No. 1903, an act referring to bridges
and bitches.
Council bill No. rs, an act amending
section 1868, OF the compiled laws oil
1884, providing a bond for r~eplevinec
goods.
Mr.. Jaramillo introduced house join
memorial No. A, a memorial to con.
gress praying that the Navajo Indians
be kept within their reservation and tt
not be permitted to 60 on thieving ex.
petitions. The memorial passed the
house and was sent TO the council.
THE COUNCIL
Four bills were introduced ia thu
council this morning and are as follows
Mr.. Martin introduced No. 81, ar
act to fund county outstanding indebt
edness and other purposes.
Mr.. Fall, by request, introduced No
SO, and act amending Chapter 53 o.
the laws of 1891 in reference to judg.
ments.
Mr.. Fall, by request, introduced No
80, an act to repeal chapter 67 Of thu
acts OF 1889 in reference to involuntar,
assignments.
Mr.. Duncan introduced No. 100, al
act relating to finances of New Mexico
and to procure information concerning
the ame
Report of the council committee OF
judiciary recommended passage of No
II, an act to simplify procedure il
civil cases.
Thus the code bill is looked upor
with great interest by the lawyers, al
over the Territory.
No. GA, an act for the esta blishmen
Of common schools, was killed.
No. n, an act to legitimatizs Migue
Casados, son of Nerio Casados, was
also, tabled indefinitely, as was No
So, an act creating the Office of county
attorney, and defining the dutie
thereof.
No. IS, an act relating to the sale o
intoxicating liquors, introduced by ]
s. Duncan, was passed in the council
this afternoon.
The council killed house bill No. 81
an act relating to seals and instruments
under seal.