Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-14

five days per annum or pay 81 in lieu OF
each days work required. The road SUI
| pervisors who shall superintend the
work are to be appointed by the county
commissioners.
The joint memorial to the secretary of
the interior, requesting a geological
survey for the territory was passed and
is ready to be sent to Washington.
The bill to provide a territorial COM
merce commission to look after the coal
oil business and regulate the sale OF
coal oil was passed as amended by the
house and is ready to become law.
The council amendments to the bill
authorizing the building and repair of
sidewalks in the cities and towns of the
territory were concurred in and the act
is ready for executive approval.
A bill to regulate community bitches
and place exclusive authority in the
hands of mayordomos in the counties
of Valencia, Sierra, Socorro and Dona
Ana was passed and is law. The regu-
lations formerly observed by acequia
commissioners will govern the other
counties.
The bill to provide for the payment of
| deficiencies went to the committee on
finance.
The bill providing for renting pen
alties and interest on deliquent taxes,
was amended to include the extension
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and passed.
The mounted police and anger COM
pany bill was re-committed to the COM
mittee on territorial affairs.
The bill to establish the Office of trav-
| elm" auditor to examine into the af-
fairs of the territory and various coun-
ties, was tabled indefinitely, as was the
bill to include life and fire insurance
companies in the antitrust law.
In the House.
The council bill which permits banks
that have been established five years
and Deal a good repute, to continue in
business was passed and is ready to be-
come law.
The council bill providing for the in
spection of cattle and granting a charge
of 2 cents per head for inspection, was
passed and is ready to be spread on the
statutes.
House bills were passed as follows:
To encourage fruit growing by exempt
ing canneries from taxation for four
years. That the bitches of Touring mills
shall not be deprived of their course.
The chair appointed a steering COM
mittee of Messrs. Barnes, Jaramillo
and Sanchez to see that members get
around on time in future.
A petition of 1855 business men of AL
buquerque was read, protesting against
the passage of the building and loan
association bill.
A house resolution was passed limit
ing debate to five minutes, and pre-
scribing the time for holding morning,
afternoon and night sessions.
The bill for the protection of the pub
lie health by preventing the sale of
tainted and unwholesome meat was
passed.
BURSUM'S COAL OIL BILL.
The house took up Bursum's coal oil
bill and passed it unanimously although
it is understood that a strong lobby was
present for the purpose of defeating the
measure. Now that the bill has finally
passed there is no reason why every
merchant in the territory should nd de-
rive all the protection that they need
and have the benefits of cheap oil as
well as is given the residents of ada
cent states and territories. The territory
is no longer at the mercy of the oil trust
and the interests of the people will be
intrusted to men who reside in the ter
ritory and who have the welfare of the
public at heart.