Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-01
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Deaf and Dumb School Visited by Members
of Both Houses-Bills Passed-Resolu-
tions Tabled-Full Proceedings.
HI
MORNING SESSION, JAN. 81

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with the president in the chair; all
members present.
A message from the house announced
that it had passed substitute for H. b.
No. 30, entitled, An act to protect per-
sonal property from loss by abandon
ment; also II. b. Nc. 26, entitled, An
act to amend section 1903 of the Com
piled Laws of 1897 with reference to
assays made by the School of Mines.
Mr.. Bursum introduced G. b. No. So,
entitled, An act to provide for the re-
funding of the bonded indebtedness of
the territory of New Mexico, counties
and municipalities thereof; read by
title. Upon motion of Mr.. Bursum, the
rules were suspended and the bill read
a second time by title, ordered trans
lated, printed and referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
Mr.. Martinez, by request, introduced
G. b. No. 50, entitled, An act to amend
| sections AL and 443 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897 and to otherwise modify
the existing statutes in reference to cor
porations; read by title. Upon motion
of Mr.. Martinez. the rules were sus
pended in order that the bill might be
read a second time in full. Upon mo.
ton of Mr. Richardson. the bill was or
dered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on municipal and pri'
| waite corporations.
Mr.. Valdez, by request, introduced G.
B. No. so, entitled, An act amending
section 694, page 2S3, of the Revised
Statutes, in reference to boards of coun'
ty commissioners: read by title. Upor
| motion of Mr.. Martinez, the rules were
suspended in order that the bill might
be read a second time in full, ordered
translated, printed and referred to tho
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Richardson introduced G.. B. No
81, entitled, An act to dispose of thu
necessity of seals and scrolls on deeds
bonds, releases and other legal instru
ments and to cure defective acknowl
edgements: read by title. Upon motor
of Mr.. Duncan, the rules were suspend
ed in order that the bill might be read {
second time in full. Upon motion O
Mr.. Richardson. the title was amended
by striking out the words ''dispose Of
and inserting in lieu thereof the word.
''dispense with" Upon motion of Mr.
Richardson, the bill was ordered trans
lated, printed and referred to the com
mittee on judiciary.
Mr.. Richardson introduced G.. b. No
81, entitled, An act to provide for the
transcription of records where new coun
ties are created in the territory of New
Mexico and for other purposes; read by
title. Upon motion of Mr.. Duncan, the
rules were suspended and the bill read a
second time in full. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Richardson, the bill was ordered
translated. sprinted and referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Martinez introduced c. B. No. 63,
entitled, An act for the purpose OF
dividing and making two counties out OF
the county of ColfaX, New Mexico; 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, ordered translated, printed and
referred to the committee on counties
and county lines.
Mr.. Hughes introduced c. b. No. "a.
entitled, An act creating the Office OF
registrar of voters and for other pur.
poses; read by title. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Duncan. the rules were suspended
in order that the bill might be read a
second time in full. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Richardson, the bill was ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
Mr.. Burns, chairman of the committee
on education, to whom was referred G.
j. r. No. 6, which proposed furnishing
the superintendent of public instruction
with a typewriting machine, reported
the resolution back to the council with
the recommendation that it be not
passed. Upon motion of Mr.. Finical
the resolution was laid on the table in
definitely.
II b. No. 26, entitled, An act amend
ing section 1903 of the Compiled Laws
of 1897, with reference to assays made
by the School of Mines, was read by
title. Upon motionof Mr.. Finical the
rules were suspended in order that the
bill might be read a second time in
full. Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson
the bill was referred to the committee
on public institutions.
Mr.. Catron, with unanimous consent,
moved that the chief clerk be instructed
to furnish printed copies Of council bills
to the chief clerk of the house and
members of that body. The motion
prevailed.
Substitute for c. b. No. 20, entitled,
An act to protect personal property
from loss by abandonment, was read by
title. Upon motion of Mr.. Burns the
rules were suspended, the bill read a
second time in full and referred to the
committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Burns, by unanimous consent, in
troduced c. B. No. IS, entitled. An act
to regulate the distribution of waters of
the small streams within the territory
of New Mexico, read by title. Upon
motion of Mr.. Martinez the rules were
suspended and the bill read IA second
time by title. Upon motion of Mr..
Richardson, the bill was ordered trans
lated, printed and referred to the COM
mittee on irrigation.
Upon motion of Mr.. Finical, the coun-
Gil adjourned till Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION. JAN. 81.
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