Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-03
Luna county is in the balance.

night at the Office of Judge Guyer.
Hon, Venceslao Jaramillo has the
courage of his convictions and is a good
fighter.
Major Max. Luna follows right in the
footsteps of Captain Max. Luna as pre-
siding officer of the house.
Councilman j. A. Ancheta is all right
and doing well by the territory and by
his district.
Majors Llewellyn and Luna congra-
tulated each other on their newly ac-
CURED honors in the house yesterday.
Only two bills we're introduced in the
house yesterday. One related to irriga-
ton matters, and was introduced by Hon.
M. Valdez
The council is having an easy time of
it now, waiting for the members of the
house to explain their votes and get rid
Of a pile of business.
The Las Vegas normal school bill has
passed the house amended to give the
board of regents authority to fix tuition
fees for outside pupils.
The council amendment to II. b. No.
II, relating to territorial officers taking
rooms in the new capitol building has
been passed by the house:
The council has ordered that each
member of the house be furnished with
copies of the council bills and would like
a return of the compliment.
Major Llewellyn's house joint resolu-
tion and memorial relating to the open
ing of ports of entry along the Mexico
border has passed the house.
Major Llewelln wants to see the new
capitol building insured and thinks that
the carelessness in that respect toward
the old building was little short of crimi
nal.
Hon. Bernardo A. Romero watches out
closely for the best interests of his con.
s%tituents. The Republicans of Mora
county did well when they elected him
to represent them.
Hon. r. p. Barnes is recognized as one
of the hardworking and valuable mem
berS of the house. He is a fluent speak
er and understands parliamentary law
well.
H. b. No. Pr, to provide for the com
pensation of county commissioners,
county superintendent of public schools.
county assessors and probate judges, is
now before the council committee on
territorial affairs.
The committee on municipal and pri.
vate corporations yesterday reported
favorably on the bill to provide for the
election of marshals in towns and vii
lagos, and the same passed the council
The council committee on Judiciary
yesterday reported on H. b. No. 20 and
recommended that the words ''or other
property" be stricken from the bill, and
that it serve to protect live stock alone
from abandonment.
1t is understood, that hereafter, should
any member of the legislative assembly
play poker with a sheriff, who holds six
aces or who plays with a pack that
contains six aces, he is to be Immediately
expelled upon conviction of such
heinous offense.
The house committee on finance rec.
commended yesterday that the bill TIC
provide for keeping public funds within
the territory be passed. The house
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document is now before the council.
Hon. L. d. Lieb seeks by his bill, No.
90, to make territorial officials deposit
territorial and county money in banks
or other places of deposit within the
territory. That's right. 1t ought tc
pass.-Albuquerque Journal-D Democrat,
Hon. M. Martinez has introduced a
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the peace with copies of the Compiled
Laws. The books are to become the
property of the various counties and
must be surrendered at the expiration
of the terms of Office of the justices.
Hon. M. Martinez, has presented c. B.
No. SO, which provides that the false
entry or statements of officers or en-
ployes of concerns for the purpose OF
defrauding or escaping liability, shall
constitute forgery punishable from . tC
5 years at hard labor at the peniten.
tiary.
Yesterday Major Llewellyn introduced
the following resolution in the house.
which was adopted: Resolved, That
the committee on capitol investigate and
report to this house if there is any fire
insurance on the territorial capitol
building, and If so, what amount, and
in what fire insurance companies said
insurance is carried, the rate on same,
terms of insurance and full information
relating thereto.
Hon. H. 0. Bursum is the author of G.
B. No. 70, which states that all cities
having a population of more than 1900
shall be considered first class cities with
authority to issue bonds for public i'm
provements, which shall be made in
$l00 denominations, running for thirty
years and bearing 4 per cent interest.
The cities may levy a tax for the pay
ment of interest on the bonds and for
the purpose of taking up the bonds at
maturity. In case of default on the in
terest the bonds may be rendered in
payment for taxes.
Colonel Jaramillo's H. b. No. 30, an
act to protect personal property from
loss by abandonment, has passed both
houses and will become law, no doubt.
The bill makes it a crime to abandon
herds of sheep or stock generally on the
range without sufficient notice to the
owners of the live stock to get other
herders or men to place in charge there
Of. This is a easur that is found
necessary and when it becomes law will
aid in protecting the live stock interests.
especially the sheep industry. (
The council has disposed of all house
bills before that body.
The council has adjourned until Mon
day.
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