Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-13
SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH is, 1897,
HOW 1T PASSED.

HOW 1T PASSED.
We quote from the official proceed
ings of the legislative council at Santa
Fe. yesterday, On the passage Of house
bill No. "a, for the compilation OF the
laws of New Mexico:
The president laid before the council a
communication from X. w. d. Bryan, OF
Albuquerque, N. M, In reference to letting
contract for the compilation of the laws to
the lowest bidder.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Chavez, same was
received and referred to the committee on
judiciary for consideration In connection
with house bill No. "a.
Bills on their third reading being In or
der, report Of the Judiciary committee,
recommending passage Of houss bill No.
"a, an act providing for the compilation,
publication and distribution OF the laws OF
New Mexico, was read. Mr.. Spices moved
that the report Of the COMMITTEES be adopt
cd. Mr.. Martin moved to lay the report OF
the committee upon the table indefinitely.
Roll call was demanded and the vote re-
suited rs follows: 4 ayes, . noes. The
vote being In the negative, motion was
lost.
Mr.. Duncan moved that the council ad-
iourn sine die. Roll call was demanded
and the vote resulted as follows: ayes;
7noes.
The vote being In the negative, the mo-
tlon was lost.
The question then required upon the mo-
tlon TO adopt report, and the roll call be-
ing demanded, the vote resulted as follows:
8 ayes; 4 noes.
The vote being In the Affirmative, the mo-
ton prevailed and the report was adopted.
Mr.. Spiess then moved that house bill
No. "a be read the third time by title,
preparatory to its passage. Roll call was
demanded and the vote resulted as follows:
8 ayes; 1 noes.
The vote being in the Affirmative, the
motion prevailed.
MI. Duncan then moved that the c ouncil
take recess until 8 O'Clock p. m. Roll
call was ordered aud the vote resulted as
follows: ayes; 9 noes.
Tho vote being in the negative, the mo-
tion was lost.
House bill "a was then read the third
time by title, preparatory to its passage
whereupon, Mr.. Martin offered the fol-
lowing amendment and moved its adop-
tiops
That section 4 of H. B. No.N be amended
so as to read as follows:
"When the commission shall have COM
pleted the said compilation, as herein re-
quired, the same shall be submitted to the
solicitor general Of the Territory, and up.
on his certifying that the same is correct
and has been done in conformity with the
requirements of this act, the secretary OF
the Territory shall cause the same to be
published In book form, in both the Eng
lish and Spanish languages, and the vol
umes bound in law sheep. The contract
for publishing the same shall be let to the
lowest responsible bidder. and it shall be
the duty OF the secretary Of the Territory
90 advertise for bids for such printing and
binding for the period of thirty days in
one newspaper published in each of the
cities Of Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las
Vegas and to receive and open sealed bids
for such contract upon q day specified in
said advertisement and to let said con-
tract to the lowest responsible bidder upon
his executing a good and sufficient bond to
the Territory in the sum OF $4,000, condi.
toned hat said work shall be don accord
ing to contract and specifications. And it
shall be the duty of said secretary to fur
Dish specifications to any person desiring
TO bid upon said contract, and it shall be
provided IN said contract that the plates
from which e@I9 hooks are printed shall so
soon as the humble Of volumes hereinafter
mentioned shall have been published, be
delivered to said secretary and become the
property of the Territory. The English
copies shalssbs bound in one volume and
the Spanish copies in q separate volume.
SIN the appendix Of the laws SO com
piled, shall be printed the congressional
act OF 1850, organizing the Territory and
IN subsequent acts of ngres amenda-
tory thereto; the treaty OF Guadalupe
Hidalgo, the Gadsden treaty, or such parts
thereof as affect interests in this Territory,
and the Kearney code. Such appendix
shallaiso contain q list by title OF all laws
passed since 1884, arranged by years, with
notes showing which q VI been repealed
aud when"
Mr.. Fall raised the point of order that 1t
10 not permissible to offer an amendment
to a bill which has been read the third
time. preparatory to its passage. Point Of
order was sustained by theschair.
Mr.. Duncan moved that the council ad-
5ourn. Roll call was ordered and the vote
resulted as follows: Roll No. Ga ayes, 8
noes. The vote being in the negative,
motion was lost.
MIR. Fall raised the point Of order that
the only question In order was upon the
passage Of the bill. The presidens Sun
tanned said point Of order and directed the
bill to be placed Upon its passage. Roll
call was ordered n the vote resulted a.
follows: Roll No. rs ayes, 4 nsss.
Mssnrs. Fall and Finical were excused
from voting. The vote being In the affirm
ativs, house bill No. "a duly passed.