Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-11
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Much Business Transacted Number Of
Bills Signed by the President of the
Council and Speaker of the House Full
Proceedings of Yesterdays Sessions.
THE
MORNING SESSION, MARCH 10.

MORNING SESSION, MARCH 10.
The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with the speaker in the chair.
Mr.. Richardson introduced G. b. No.
1876, An act for the protection o. elk in
the territory of New Mexico. The bill
passed.
Mr.. Bursum introduced c. b. No. 1856,
An act relating to the taxation OF land
grants. ordered translated, printed and
referred to the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Catron introduced G. Il. No. 1877,
An act to amend an act entitled, an act
to amend an act entitled militia, APP
proved Jan. 20, 1867. and for other pur-
poses: the bill was tabled.
A message announced that the house
had concurred in the passage of c. b.
No. so, An act declaring false entries in
books of individuals, co-partnerships or
corporations, or false statements made
by any overseer, foreman, timekeeper,
clerk. accountant, or other agent or
employe of any individual, co-partner-
ship or corporation, to be forgery. and
prescribing penalties therefor, with
slight amendments: that it had passed
house substitute for c. B. No. 115, An
| act to amend section 3777 of the Com
! piled Laws of 1897, regarding certain
qualifications of attorneys: that it had
failed to concur in the passage of B.No.
| -. An act in reference to recOgnlzances.
bonds, stipulations required by the laws
of New Mexico. but it had passed a sub
stitute in lieu of the same: that it had
failed to concur in the passage of c. B.
No. IS, An act amending the law in
garnishment cases; that it had failed to
concur in the council amendments to Ii.
B. No. AZ, relating to the salary OF the
territorial Librarian: that it had passed
II. B. No. SO, An act relating to balls
and public dances; also II. b. No. 81,
| An act to enable the heirs of deceased
| persons to ascertain whether or not the
deceased had any money on deposit in
banks. and to promote the escheating to
the territory of unclaimed estates; and
that it, had passed substitute for H. B
No. 90. An act with reference to taxa
ton by municipal corporations.
Mr.. Bursum introduced G.. b. No. 1873.
An act to provide for and require the
| payment of certain indebtedness on
tracted by the former city of Las Vegas,
now disincOrporated, in the years 1889
and 1884. The bill passed.
Bills on second reading being in order,
council substitute for house substitute
for c. B. No. As, An act in relation to
the shipment of cattle, to provide for
the inspection of the same and to repeal
sections 2l1 and 221 of Compiled Laws
of New Mexico, 1897, was taken up. The
substitute passed.
H.. B. No. 90, An act to enforce the
building of school houses in the several
school districts of the counties of the
territory, was taken up, and passed as
amended.
ii. b. No. ~, An act to preserve the
public health. was taken up. The
amendments as offered by the committee
were adopted and the bill passed..
G. b. No. 1870, An act to enable inter-
ested persons to pay the tax upon any
particular item in a tax return and have
such portion of the property relieved
from the lien, was taken up and
passed.
II. B. No. 131, An act to amend sec
tions 2937 and 293S of the Complied Laws
of 1897, relating to exemption of per-
sonal earnings, was passed.
G. b. No. 1874, An act to define the
grounds of challenge to jurors for cause
n civil and criminal cases, triable in the
District courts of the territory of New
Mexico, was PASSED as amended.
Amended c. B. No. 131, An act relat-
ing to the sale of coal oil and its prod
ucts, was re-committed to the commit
tee on finance.
Business on the presidents table being
in order, substitute for H. b. No. 80, An
act in reference to taxation by munich
pal corporations, was referred to the
committee on municipal and private cor
porations.
Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson, the
council took a recess until 2:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Council met pursuant to recess with
the president in the chair.
A message from the governor an
nounced that he had signed the follow
ing bills and resolutions: c.. J. R. No. 3,
regarding forest reserves in the terri
tory; c j. K. No. ., regarding Mrs. Gait
and Mrs. Hay; G. b. No. SO, An act to
provide funds for the capitol building,
ETC.; c. b. No. 12. An act to amend sec
tions 3S1S, 1929, 3S46 and 1886 of the
Compiled Laws of the territory of New
Mexico, of 1897, with reference to rail
roads; G. j. M. No. 4, in reference to
federal aid for building and construc-
ton of reservoirs and canals in the ter
ritory of New Mexico; c. B. No. Al, An
act concerning elections of county COM
m%issioners; G. B. No. 81, An act to
amend an act entitled, An act to en-
courage the establishment of parks, ETC.;
c. B. No. 80, An act to repeal sections
3400 and to amend section 3420 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897, regarding stay
of executions; and c. B. No. as, to pro-
tect the sheep industry.
Business on the presidents table being
in order, c. b. No. SO, An act declaring
false entries in books of individuals, CO.