Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-02-04
COLD DAY FOR TAXPAYERS.
A Blizzard that Pushed Salaries
and New offices Up a
Little Higher.
corrsspondsnes of THE orrlo.

SANTA FE, Feb. 3.-@From the land
Of the Dakotas, came a blizzard from
the northwest 1t struck this ancient
city about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and at this writing has not entirely
abated. Nevertheless. both houses of
of the New Mexico legislature con-
vened as usual and transacted consId-
cradle business, the only absentee no.
ticed being the senior member of the
upper house from Bernalillo county.
In the council G. d. No. ~ was intro
duced by Mr.. Richardson. 1t is an act
creating 1 com mmission ON irrigation and
water rights aud authorizes the COVER
nor to appoint hve members Of salt
commission who shall serve without
pay, but whose expenses will be paid
from the Territorial treasury, which ex-
pense shall not exec 81 900 per
annum. -
Q. B. No. 70 was slso introduced.
which is an act to err rage the build
ling of irrigating aud reservoirs
in New Mexico 1t exempts those al
ready built from taxation for term of
six years. and new ones for ten years.
Five bills and Que resolution were
passed without opposition as follows:
9. b. No. 40, relating to brands; Sub
Islitute for G. b. No. IA. which provides
that testimony taken befo7e grand ju-
ries shall be taken down and transcribed
by stenographers for the use of pros
ecutine officers; G. 3. No. 20, with
amendments, regulating the sale of
personal property on execution. chattel
mortgages and other purposes
G. b. No. 5, to extend the work OF the
Las Vegas Normal School and for
other purposes was then taken up.
The measure now only lacks execu-
tive approval to become a law. The
governor will sign it.
The last bill passed was II. B. No. 90,
which provides that all public moneys
shall be kept within the confines OF the
Territory. It is Mr.. Lieb's BILL
II. j. Memorial, No. 8, which was
adopted. relates to ports of entry on our
southern border.
During the session it developed that
council bills Nos. "a and 81 had got lost
inthe shuttle and just where they are
no one can ascertain, probably in the
hands of the third house. One relates
to carrying deadly weapons; the other
to city parks. Adjourned until Mon
day ut 10 o'clock.
In the house these bills were intro
duced:
H b. No. 81, to repeal certain laws
relating to mining claims; H. B. No.
55, to promote and encourage mineral
discoveries in New Mexico; II. b. No
SO, to donate copies of the Compiled
Laws to counties for the use or justices
OF the peace and to appropriate $4,000
therefore; Ii. r. No l3 was adopted
asking for information as to the insur-
ance carried on the capitol building,
how much and what rate is paid for
same.
| AT the afternoon session II. B. No.
Fl was the first bill taken up for con-
siderstion. 1t is an act relating to the
construction of bridges, and it passed
with slight amendments. The only OPP
position TO this bill came from Mr..
Winston, the gentleman from Sierra
county, who was recorded in the mega
tive. FL. b. No. 8. an act ito protect
laborers," was killed in jiffy, and the
rest of the session was taken up con
sidering G. b.. No. 32. the penitentiary
bill, which was considered in committee
of the whole, Barnes In the chair. AS
THE Optic readers are aware, this bill
provides for three penitentiary commits
sioners, one to be resident of Santa Fe
and the other two to reside within 100
miles of Santa Fe, near railroad. The
first amendment offered was by
oohSAC1, Vi 1uooI W ihpfOooC tuC uuiH-
Der of commissioners to Eve (5) upon
which the honorable speaker, Mr.. Luna,
took the floor and proceeded to score
the introducer of the bill and charac-
terized its introduction as ian insult to
the rest of the Territory"
| / suppose he meant those living more
than hundred miles from Santa Fe.
| He thought it strongly intimatei that
there were no good men among the peo-
lple outside of radius of 100 miles
from Santa Fe. Although there seemd
to be no opposition he put upa straw
man and proceeded to knock him about
until there was not enough left to make
a grease spot. As stated, although