Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-28
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Much Business Transacted Measures Which
Failed of Passage-Bills introduced
Full Proceedings of Both Houses.
THE COUNCIL
MORNING SESSION, FEB. 81.

The council was called to order by the
chief clerk, who announced that the
president was absent. On motion OF
Mr.. Richardson, Mr.. Ancheta took the
chair as president pro TEN.
With unanimous consent, Mr.. Mar
tinez moved that the vote by which Fl.
j. r. No. 4 was passed be reconsidered
which motion prevailed. Upon motion
of Mr.. Hughes, the house concurred in
the house amendment attached to said
resolution. Upon motion of Mr.. Mar
tinez, Fl. J. R. No. A was placed upon its
passage and passed.
Mr.. Martinez presented a petition
from citizens of LordSburg, protesting
against the passage of H. B. No. 81 and
c. b No. 70, regarding the taxing OF
building and loan associations, which
petition was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Reports of standing committees re.
ceived and ordered to come up in Their
regular order.
A message announced that the house
had passed H. B. No. 81. An act tC
amend section 141S of the Compiled
Laws of New Mexico. as compiled in
1897, relating to marriages; substitute
for II. b. No. 3, An act amending sec
tion 4141 of the Compiled Laws of 1897.
relating to license tax; II. B. No. 60, An
act requiring the insurance against loss
by fire of the public buildings of the
territory and of the various counties
thereof, and that it had concurred in
the passage of G. j. M. No. 8, asking
the president of the United States and
the honorable secretary of the interior
and the honorable commissioner of the
general land office to refrain from the
selection, designation or reservation of
any public domain, etc.
Mr.. Hughes introduced G. B. No. l06,
An act to protect fire insurance com
panies and the assured therein. Or
dered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on insurance.
Mr.. Hughes introduced c. B. No. 107,
An act to authorize the publication and
distribution of an official roster of the
New Mexico volunteers engaged in the
war with Spain. Ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee
on militia.
Mr.. Martinez introduced G.. B. No. 1Os,
AL dCU W ltpCIi SCSUlOI Ito vi UuV VII
piled Laws of 1897 and to amend section
$50 of the Compiled Laws of 1897 of the
territory of New Mexico, regarding the
sale of estrays; read by title. Upon
motion of Mr.. Martinez, the rules were
suspended in order that the bill might
be read a second time in full. Upon
motion of Mr.. Bursum, the rules were
further suspended in order that the bill
might be a third time by title prepara-
tory to it's passage.
Bills on second reading being in order.
Substitute for G.. b. No. S5, relating to
the erection of schools houses, ETC., was
taken up. Upon motion of Mr.. Marti-
nez, the report of the committee was
adopted. Upon motion of Mr.. Finical,
the rules were suspended in order that
the substitute might be read a I'd time
by title. Upon motion of Mr.. Bursum,
the rules were further suspended in
order hat the substitute might be read
a Bird time by title preparatory to its
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin ez
the substitute passed.
Business on the presidents table being
in order, Substitute for H. b. No. 43,
An act to amend section 4141 of the
Compiled Laws OF 1897, relating to
license tax. was read by title and re-
ferred to the committee or finance.
III. b. No. 60, an act requiring iusur-
against loss by fire of the public
buildings of the territory and of the va
rious counties thereof. was read by title.
Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson the
were suspended in order that the
bill might be read a second time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Hughes the rules
further suspended in order that
the bill might be read a third time by
title, preparatory to its passage. Upon
of Mr.. Hughes the bill passed.
A message announced that the house
had %concurred in the passage Of G. B.
No. 81, with slight amendments, an act
20 regulate the compensation of school
'uperintendents.
III. B. No. "a, An act to amend Section
AS of the Compiled Laws of 1897, re-
ating to marriages, was read by title
md was referred to a committee con-
of the unmarried men of the
There being but one such, the
ill was referred to Mr.. Finical.
c. B. No. 81, An act to regulate the
compensation of county school superin-
endents, was taken up. Upon motion
# Mr.. Bursum, the council %concurred
n the amendments of the house.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, the
ouncil adjourned.