Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-18
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Governors Veto of License Bill Sus-
tained-Many Bills Passed and
Signed by the Governor-New
Code Becomes Law.
JOINT SESSION TONlGBT AT 5 O'CLOCK
Resolutions of Thanks Passed by the
House for Speaker Llewellyn's Dis
tinguished Services-Otticial
Proceedings Of Yesterdays
Sessions.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
The annual appropriation bill Is law.
House bill No. 144, An act in reference
to the duties of police at county seats,
passed the house this forenoon on L. tion
of Mr.. Sena.
House bill No. 156, bill to secure the
payment of wages Of certain employees
twice in each month, was passed by the
house this morning.
The council adjourned this afternoon
until 7:3O o'clock this evening, and the
house until z. At 8 O'Clock they will
meet in joint session in the council
chamber.
Council bill No. SO, to authorize cities,
towns and municipalities to fix the price
of water, gas and electric lights, was on
motion of Mr.. Mulholland passed this
morning in the house.
Council bill No. 48, An act fixing a
license for doing business within the ter
ritory of New Mexico; council bill No.
1888, An act to amend section 1882 of the
Compiled Laws of New Mexico, were
sent to the governor this afternoon.
| Council Joint resolution No. 8, to ad-
journ until O'Clock and then meet in
joint session with the council in the
council chamber to receive communica-
| tions from the governor was adopted by
both houses this afternoon.
Council bill No. II, the bill for the es-
tablshment of code of court procedure,
was taken up in the house this morning
and the bill under the suspension of the
rules was passed. Governor Thornton
signed it this afternoon.
The council refused to concur in the
passage of house bill No. IA, An act
with reference to the duties of police in
county seats of the different counties;
house bill No. l51, An act for the protec'
tion of the taxpayers of the territory of
New Mexico house bill No. 1856, An act
to secure prompt payment of certain en-
ployes twice in each month, and they are
as dead as door nail.
The house this morning passed house
resolution No. IL, which reads as follows:
| "Be it resolved by the house of represen-
tstives of the Thirty-seoond legislative
assembly of the territory of New Mexico:
That we desire to extend our sincere
thanks and best congratulations to our
chief clerk, w. G. Reid, and his clerical
assistants and all other employees of this
BODY for the faithful, efficient and courte-
GUS manner in which they have per-
formed the arduous duties imposed on
them" The vote on the resolution was
unanimous.
The house this morning passed the fol-
lowing bills: House bill No. 1856, An act
to secure prompt payment of wages to
certain employees twice in each month;
council bill No. II, An act to simplify
procedure in civil cases; council bill No.
Sc, An act to enable cities and towns to
regulate the prices of gas, electric lights,
and water furnished to either cities or
towns or the inhabitants thereof; house
bill No. IA, An act with reference to the
duties of police in county seats of the
different counties; council bill No. 147,
An act in relation to municipal corpora
tions; house bill No. 109, An act requir-
ing officers to administer oaths and ac-
knowledge pension papers without COM
pensation; council bill No. 1913, An act
providing for the reclamation of arid
land and to enable counties to vote bonds
for sinking experimental wells; council
bill No. 1873, An act requiring coal oil
companies doing business in the terri
tory of New Mexico to be licensed.
The San Juan County Index asserts
that in voting against the capital re-
moval bill, Mr.. Jaquez did not vote in
accordance with the wishes of the people
who elected him. The Index is off, and
very off. Mr.. Jaquez had received numer-
ous letters from many voters and resi-
dents from the three counties in his dis
trict urging him to vote against capital
removal. He also received several strong
petitions to the same effect. Mr.. Jaquez
was elected by the voters of the three
counties of Taos, Rio Arriba and San
Juan and needed their wishes. Many
residents and citizens of San Juan county
urged upon him to vote as he did. Mr..
Jaouez acted as he should have done in
the premises and in accordance with the
desires Of a very large majority of his
constituents.
BILLS APPROVED AND SIGNED.
Governor Thornton today approved
and signed the following bills: House
bill No. 81, An act req uiring deposits by
fire insurance companies doing business
in the territory of New Mexico; house bill
No. 80, An act in relation to pleadings
and practice in all the courts; house bill
No. 88, An act in relation to mining
claims; house bill No. 81, An act for the
prevention OF contagious diseases among
cattle; council bill No. 1876, An act to pro-
vide for dormitory for the university OF
New Mexico; conference substitute for Il.
B, No. 1876, An act providing for funds and
making appropriations for the 46th aud
49th fiscal years, and supplying deficien.
cies in former appropriations; council
bill No, IL, An act to simplify procedure
In civil cases; council bill No. 66, An act
relating to community land grants; house
hill No, 1874, An act to establish county nor
NAL institutes; council bill No. 147, An act
in relation to municipal corporations;
house bill No. 1O3, An act referring to
bridges and ditches; council bill No. 120,
An act to provide for the compensation Of
county oficers council bill No. 187, An
act to amend an act entitled An act
authorizing the rebuilding of the terri.
torial capitol at Santa Fe; council bill
No. 1877, An act creating commission on
irrigation and water rights; house bill
No. A., An act to prevent the introduc.
tion and spread Of disease among sheep
in New Mexico, and providing remedies
therefor; house substitute for house bills
Nos. 118 and 1876, providing for the proper
exhibition of the products and resources
of New Mexico at the Tennessee Centeu
. nial exposition in 1897, and the Trans
missippi exposition at Omaha in 1888
, house bill No. "A, An act referring to tht
, construction of foundries; council bill
: No. 1873, An act amending chapter 81 o.
the session acts of 1883.
coMPLIKxNTINa THE SPEAKER.
Mr.. Luna this forenoon in very nea
and timely speech introduced house reso
tuition No. II, reading a. follows;