Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-18
THE HOUSE.

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ing at 10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION, FEB. II.
House met pursuant to adjournment
with the speaker in the chair.
A message from the council was an
nounced. stating that the council had
passed, c. j. r. No. o, regarding certain
lectures. C. b. No. 40, An act in relation
to the shipment of cattle and the inspec-
ton of hides. Substitute for c. b. No.
., An act for the protection of game in
the territory of New Mexico. c. B. No.
81, An act to dispense with the neces-
sity of seals and scrolls on deeds, bonds,
releases and otherlegal intrnments, etc,
and asked the concurrence of the house
in the same.
A message from the executive was
received announcing that he had signed
the following resolutions and bills: G..
J. M. No. 3, entitled bonds for capitol
building: G.. b. No. 36, An act to provide
the necessary funds to complete and
furnish the territorial capitol at San
ia Fe; substitute for H. b. No. 81,
An act to provide for the construction
of public bridges: c. j.. r. No. Z,
for the payment Of legislative en-
ployees, G. b. No. 80, amend
ing an act entitled, An act to amend
section 3491 of the Compiled Laws of
1897, regarding the control and man
agement of the penitentiary; c. j. r.
No. 8, in reference to the creation by
an act of congress of the 9th judicial
district in the territory Of New Mexico;
C. B. No. 4s, An act to designate the
funds into which moneys collected on
judgments, in causes in which the ter
ritory is a party, shall be paid; c.. b. No.
10, An act to provide for the appoint
ment of town marshals in all towns and
villages in the territory of New Mexico,
etc: c. B. No. 80, An act for the en-
enlargement of industrial development
in the territory of New Mexico; G. B.
No. "A, An act changing the terms of
court in Grant and Dona Ana counties,
tory of New Mexico; C. b. No. 40, An act
in relation to brands.
Reports from standing committees
were received and ordered to take the
regular course of business.
Under the order of introduction of
bills. the following were introduced:
H. b. No. 81, introduced by Hon.
Ramon de Herrera, An act concerning
the admission of students into the
University of New Mexico. Ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on education.
H. b. No. SO. introduced by Hon.
Frank Staplin, An act to provide for
the ad iustment of certain floating school
Indebtedness. Ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee
on finance.
H. B. No. 80, An act to repeal Section
1905 and to amend 1906 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897, in regard to gambling.
Ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on finance.
H. b. No. 80, introduced by Hon.
Ramon de Herrera, An act relating to
the sale OF patent and proprietary
medicines in the territory of New Mex
leo. Ordered translated, printed and
referred to the committee on private
corporations.
Under the order of bills and joint re-
solutions on third reading, the following
were taken up for consideration;
H. B. No. ., IAN Act regulating tolls
and charges by telegraph companies in
the territory of New Mexico" Mr.. Gal
draw H. B. No. 2. There being no OBJ
H. b. No. 2 was returned to Mr..
Gallegos.
c. &. No. 2, IAN Act to prevent the
of calves and young cattle in
the territory of New Mexico and to
punishment therefore" Mr..
Barnes asked that the bill be read for
information. There being no objection
it was so ordered. Mr.. Barnes moved
that the further consideration of G, B.
No. so be dispensed with, and that the
be referred to the committee on
judiciary. Motion prevailed.
Substitute for G. B. No. IA, Gan act
entitled an act providing for the tran
of testimony and facilitating
The taking of proof before grand ~juries,
repeating Sec. org of the Compiled Laws
1897, and providing for the COM
pensation of stenographers, etc" Mr..
moved that the report of the COM
mittee on judiciary, in relation to
substitute for C. B. No. IA, be tabled
Indefinitely. Motion prevailed.
H. B. No. 4, An act regulating the
and further prescribing the
luties of express companies in the terri
5ory of New Mexico. Mr.. Gallegos
moved that the rules be suspended that
jhe bill be considered read a third time
Ind placed on its passage. Mr.. Barnes
.sked that the bill be read for informa-
lion. There being no objection it was
70 ordered. Mr.. Staplin moved that H.
B. No 4 be recommitted to the commit
on territorial affairs. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
moved an amendment to the motion of
he gentleman from Taos that the bill
)e recommitted to the committee on
corporations, Motion as amend
ID prevailed, and H. B. No. 4 was re-
erred to the committee on private cor
)OratiOns.
A message from the council was an
bounced, stating that the council had
,oncurred in and passed H. B. No. "a,
An act to create the county of Mckinley
Ind to provide for the government there
If.
Under the order of business on the
'peaker's table, the following were taken
Up for consideration:
c. B. No. so, An act to provide for the
transcription of records where new
counties are created in the territory and
or other purposes. Referred to the
on county and county lines.
On motion Of MI. Herrera the house
Id iourned until Monday morninU at 10