Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-06
Petition Received from S0cOrr0 Re-
questing Legislation for the Re-
lief of Taxpayers.
WASHINGTON COUNTY BILL pASSESHOUSE
Adjourns Until Monday
Morning, Giving Committees Time
for the Review of Many Meas
ures Before Them.
The Council.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.

OOuncil ueb puTsuhub w huJourhniohb
at 10 o'clock with the president In the
chair and all mombers present.
The journal of the previous days ses-
sion Was read and approved.
Mr. Martin, Of Socorro county, pre-
sented a petition from the citizens of So
zorro, requesting the passage of such
legislation as would result in bringing re-
lief to the taxpayers of the territory.
Same was read the first time in full and
upon motion of Mr.. Curry wes referred
to the committee of the whole for consid
Grafton in connection with special order
G. BIS Nos. and AZ, Acts providing for
the com pensation of comfy officers and
other purposes.
A message was received from the house
of representatives announcing the pass
age of Ell. B No. Is, An act requiring cor.
porations to file certified copies of their
articles of Incorporation; also Il. B. No
35, An act for the distribution of the
common school fund and asking the con.
currence of the council in the same.
Mr.. Finical, of Bernalillo county, as
chairman of the committee on municipal
and private corporations, made areport on
G. B. No. Is, An act for the assessment of
the damages against the property bene-
fitted by the opening of streets, recon-
mending its passage with amendment
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves same was
received and laid on the table to await
regular order.
Mr.. Finical, as chairman of the COM
mittee on territorial affairs, presented
the following report:
Mr.. President-Your committee on
territorial affairs, to whom WAS referred
G. B. No. Is, An act relating to candl-
dates and voters at elections, have had
the same under consideration and l am
directed to report said bill to the council
with the recommendation that it be
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Chaves the report
was laid on the table to await regular or
der.
Mr.. Duncan, of San Miguel county, in
troduoed @. B. No. 81, An act making
further provisions for the insane asylum
of the territory of New Mexico, by pro-
viding for the construction of small
stone building for the use of such asylum.
The bill was read the first time by title
and upon motionso of Mr.. Duncan the rules
we're suspended and the bill read the SEQ
ond time in full. and upon motion of Mr..
Chaves was then ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee on
public institutions.
Mr.. Finical also introduced @. B. No.
58, An act amending chapter Is OF the
acts of the 3lst legislative assembly re-
lating to funding of outstanding county
indebtedness.
The bill was read the first time by title
and, upon motion of Mr.. Hughes, the
rules were suspended and the bill read a
second time in full.
message was received from the house
of representatives announcing that the
speaker of that body had signed II. B.
No. As, An act to fix. the time of holding
district courts in the counties Of Eddy,
Chaves and Lincoln, and requesting that
the signature of the president of the
council be also affixed thereto.
Mr.. Finical, of Bernalillo county, moved
that G. B. No. So be ordered translated
and printed and referred to the committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Martin, as an amendment, moved
that the bill be referred to the committed
on appropriations and finance, and roll
being demanded upon said motion the
vote resulted in the negative, Mr.. Curry,
Of Chaves county, not voting.
The vote being in the negative motion
was lost.
The question then recurred upon the
motion of Mr.. Finical to refer said bill to
the committee en- Judiciary.
Mr.. Martin, as an amendment, moved
that said bill be so referred without transla-
lion or pri nting. Motion as amended
prevailed.
Mr.. Duncan, of San Miguel county, in
troduced G. B. No. 50, An act to amend
chapter of the laws of the Goth legisla-
tive assembly relative to gaming and per-
mitting license tax required by said act
to- be paid quarterly, semi-annually or
The bill was read the first time by title
and, upon motion of Mr.. Archuleta, the
rules were suspended and the bill read the
second time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves, of Valen-
cia county, it was then ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee on
and finance.
The president announced that he had
signed II. B. No. 45, An act fixing the
time for holding district courts in the
counties of Eddy, Chaves and Lincoln.
Bills on their third reading being in
order the report of the committee on
municipal and private corporations up
on G. B. No. 13, An act to provide for the
assessments of the damages against the
property affected by the opening OF
streets, recommending its passage, was
read and upon motion Of Mr.. Chaves, of
Valencia county, said report was adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves, the bill