Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-03
The Council.

TUESDAY MORNING.
The council met pursuant to adjourn.
ment at 10 O'Clock with the president in
the chair and all members present.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Spices the reading
of the journal was dispensed with.
Upon motion of Mr.. Spiess recess was
taken until p. m.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The council met pursuant to recess
with the president in the chair and all
members present.
A message from the governor was an
nounced and received.
Upon motion of Mr.. Curry the council
resolved itself into executive session to
consider said message.
The council again met in open session.
During the executive session the gov
ernor's nominations, as detailed in yester-
days NEW MEXICAN, were confirmed.
The president announced that he had
signed council substitute for @. BIS Nos.
"a and 30, An act to encourage beet sugar
factories, rolling mills and smelters and
for other purposes, and G. B. No. 76, An
act amending section 1868 of the Com
piled Laws, same being properly attested
by the chief clerk.
The president laid before the council a
Communication from the acting governor
announcing the approval of council sub
stitute for H. B. No. 20, An act relating to
evidence and qualifications of witnesses
in the district court, and @. j. M. No. 4,
in relation to H. R. B. No 1870, which
grants the right of appeal from the su-
preme court of the territory to the Unit
ed States circuit court of appeals.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves said COM
munication was received and laid upon
the table.
Mr.. Duncan, chairman of the commit
tee on enrolled and engrossed bills, re-
ported as properly enrolled and en-
crossed @. B. No. 70, An act providing for
appeals from the supreme court by the
territory or by any county, and prpvid-
ing for the expenses thereof, and council
substitute for y. BIS Nos. "a and 29, for
the encouragement of beet sugar fac
tories, wooden mills and smelters.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the re-
ports were adopted.
The president laid before the council a
petition from the citizens of Las Cruces,
N. NJ, protesting against the passage of
H. B. No. Sc, An act to repeal an act en-
titled An act in regard to community
bitches and acequias, which was read and
upon motion of Mr.. Chaves referred to
the committee on irrigation.
Reports of standing committees being
in order Mr.. Finicsl, chairman of the
committee on territorial affairs presented
reports as follows: Upon H. j. M. No. 4,
requesting congress to take steps to con-
fine Navajo Indians within the limits of
their reservations, recommending passage
thereof. Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the
report of the committee was adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Finical memorial
was read the third time by title prepara-
tory to its passage. Upon motion Of Mr..
Archuleta Il. j. NJ. No. 4 then duly passed.
Same committee also reported H. B..
No. III, An act for the protection of
game and fish recommending its passage.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the report of
the committee was adopted. Upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Martin the rules we're sus-
pended and said bill taken out of it's
regular order for action. Upon motion
of Mr.. Martin the bill was read the third
time preparatory to it's passage. Mr..
Duncan moved that the bill do pass and
roll call being demanded the vote result
cd in the affirmative and h. B. No. Ill
duly passed.
Mr.. Finical, chairman Of said commit.
tee, also presented report recommending
the passage of O. B. No. "a, An act for the
protection Of schools and for other pur-