Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-03

PROCEEDINGS
Number of Bills Passed by Both Houses
Measures Introduced-Full Proceedings
of the Day,
H

MORNING SESSION, FEBRUARY =.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
with the president in the chair; quorum
present.
Reports of committees were received
and placed on the table to come up in
their regular order.
A message from the governor an
nounced that he had signed c. B. No.
80, An act to create the county of
Otero.
A message from the house announced
that it had passed H. B. No. q, enti-
tied, An act to amend sections 5, s and
Is of section S67 of the Compiled Laws
of 1897, said subsection being section s
5, s and 10 of an act entitled, An act to
provide for the compensation of county
officers and for other purposes, approx
ed March Is, 1897.
Mr.. Catron introduced a bill which had
been agreed upon by the judiciary COM
mittees of both houses; c. e. No GI, en-
titled, An act fixing the times of hold
ing supreme court and district courts.
Read first time in full by request of Mr..
Catron. Upon motion of Mr.: Duncan,
the bill was read a second time by title.
under suspension of the rules. Mr. Cat
ron moved that the rules be further
suspended and that the bill be read a
third time by title preparatory to its
passage. Motion prevailed. Upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Bursum the bill passed.
Mr.. Duncan introduced c B. No. 6S,
entitled, An act to establish al insur-
ance department, creating a superin-
tendent thereof and regulating fees to
be paid by insurance companies. Read
by title. Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez
the bill was ordered translated, printed
and referred to the committee on insur-
ance.
Mr.. Martinez introduced C. B. No. So,
entitled, An act declaring false entries
in books of individuals, co-partnerships
or corporations or false statements
made by any overseer, foreman, time
keeper, clerk, bookkeeper, accountant
or other agent or employee of any indi-
vidual, co-partnership or corporation to
be forgery, and prescribing penalties
therefor. Read by title and ordered
translated, printed and referred TO the
committee on municipal and private
corporations.
Mr.. Bursum introduced G. B. No. 70,
a-4.lal 49, oa+ ,oIo+;ro 4o NT,p;n;po1
corporations. Read by title. Upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Bursum the bill vas ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on municipal and private
corporations.
Business on the presidents table be-
ing in order, c. 3. No. 10, entitled, An
act to provide for the appointment of
town marshals in all towns and villages
in the territory of New Mexico, incorpo-
rated and organized under the law of
1891 of the 10Th legislative assembly in
the territory of New Mexico, chapter
XXXII, approved February IA, 1891,
was taken up. Upon motion of MI.
Duncan the bill was read a third time
by title, preparatory to it's passage.
Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson, the
bill passed.
Substitute for H. b. No. 20, entitled,
An act to protect personal property
from loss by abandonment, was read
with amendments as offered by the
committee. Upon motion of Mr.. Rich
ardson, the report of the committee was
adopted, and upon motion Of Mr.. Catron
the amendments as offered by the COM
mittee We're adopted. Upon motion of
Mr.. Richardson the bill vas read a
third time preparatory to it's passage.
Upon motion of MI. Martinez the bill
passed as amended.
II. B. No. 81, providing for the com
p%ensation of county officials, was read
by title and referred to the committee
on territorial affairs.
Nh. Martinez, by unanimous consent,
introduced c. b. No. Il, entitled, An act
entitled An act for the supplying of
counties with copies of the Compiled
Laws of 1897 and for the use of justices
of the peace. Read by title. Ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on printing.
Upon request of Mr.. Catron H. B. No.
81 was ordered printed in English, with
the amendments.
Upon motion of Mr.. Catron the chief
clerk of the council was directed to re-
quest of the speaker of the house that
they furnish the council with a suff1-
cient number of the printed bills to
supply the members with one each and
two copies for the chief clerk.
Upon motion of Mr.. Catron the coun-
Gil took a recess for six minutes. The
was called to order, and a mes
sage from the house was received stat !
ceiveding that that body had concurred
in the passage of c. B. No. 81, An act
fixing the time for holding of supreme (
court and district courts.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez the
adjourned.
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