Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-07
THE
MORNING SESSION, MARCH 6.

The house met pursuant to ADJOURN
ment. with the speaker in the chair.
A petition signed by citizens of Las
Vegas, asking that the bill taxing for
eign building and loan associations, now
before the legislature, be passed, was
received and referred to the committee
on insurance.
Reports from standing and special
committees were received, and the re-
port made by the committees appointed
to visit the University of New Mexico
and School of Mines was referred to the
committee on finance.
A message from the council was an
%nounced, stating that the council had
passed amended c. b. No. SO. An act to
provide for the refunding of bonded in
debtedness of the territory of New
Mexico and the various counties, and
the municipalities thereof, and provid-
ing for the payment of outstanding de-
iciencies and other purposes. c.. B. No.
II, entitled, An act for the supplying of
counties with copies of the Compiled
Laws of 1897, for the use of the justices
of the peace, and asked the concurrence
of the house in the same.
The following bills were introduced:
III. Is. No. 125, by Hon. Rafael Gal
legos, An act to protect parties inter
ested in acequias in the use of the wa
tiers thereof and to make it an otfense to
take such water unlawfully. Ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on irrigation.
H. b. No. 1876, by Hon. r. p. Barnes,
An act to create the Office of commits
sioner of mineral resources. Ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on mines and mining.
II. b. No. 1877, by Hon. Frank Slap
lin, An act to regulate the manufacture
and sale of malt, spurious and vinous
liquors and to repeal section 4137 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897. ordered trans
lated, printed and referred to the com
mittee on agriculture and manufactures.
H. b. No. 12S, by Hon. w. H. Schultz,
An act to repeal sections 1549 and 1850
of the compiled laws of 1897, relative
to poll tax. Ordered translated, printed
and referred to the committee on
finance.
A message from the council was an
nounced, stating that the council had
passed council substitute for c. B. No.
81, An act to regulate common schools
within the territory of New Mexico,
and asked the concurrence Of the house
in the same.
H. B. No. 100, by Hon. w. II. Schultz,
An act to amend section 1869 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897 relative to voters.
Ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on judiciary.
H. B. No. 1870, by Hon. Pedro Sanchez,
An act to encourage horticulture and
the manufacture of fruit product,
Ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on agriculture and
manufactures.
A message from the governor was re-
ceived stating that c. b. No. SO, An act
granting the purchasers at tax sales
heretofore made, the lien of the
county and territory for such taxes, had
been signed and sent to the secretary of
the territory.
Under the order of bills and Joint reso-
buttons Oh third reading the following
was taken up for consideration:
House substitute for G. B. No. so, An
act to prevent the larceny of calves and
young cattle in the territory of New
4iShieo, INV w PAoNiuC Puiilohihoio
therefor. was taken up. The original
c. B. No. so, was tabled indefinitely and
the substitute passed.
The following business IN the speak
er's table was taken up:
c. b. No. II, entitled, An act for the
supplying of counties with copies of the
CompiledsLaws OF 1897 for the use of the
justices of the peace, was passed.
Substitute for G. b. No. Or, An act to
regulate the common schools within the
territory of New Mexico Referred to
the committee on education.
Amended G. B. No. So, An act to pro-
vide for the refunding Of the bonded
Indebtedness of the territory of New
Mexico and the various counties and
municipalities thereof, and providing for
outstanding deficiencies and for other
purposes. Referred to the committee
finance.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick the
House adjourned.