Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-17
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
THE LAST DAY.

The las day OF the legislative session
vas remarkable, not for the number of
bills passed, but for the resistance Of
fered on measure on which the council
and house could not agree. 1t became
evident that the opposition to Mr.. JEFF
ferson Reynolds was having the effect
of preventing that gentleman from re-
ceiving his confirmation and that oppo-
sition was carried out successfully until
adjournment. The insurance bill, board
of public lands bill, the bill to establish
territorial institutions and several jul
dietary bills We're pending early in the
day and were being antagoniZed by va
rious members. The Bernalillo and San
Miguel county councilmen We're divided
for the first time during the session,
while Messrs. Ancheta, Bursum, Burns,
Catron, Martinez and Romero and the
speaker ''stood pat" on all questions.
They were Joined by Mr.. Valdez, Demo-
crat, giving them eight votes on all of
the leading issues. Their strength vas
first shown on the judiciary bill to reg
ulate the practice in the district courts.
Mr.. Finical attempted to pass the bill,
but was frustrated long enough to give
Mr.. Gatron the opportunity of amending
the bill. Later, the bill to establish a
board of public lands was brought up
and it went to the joint conference COM
mittee composed of Messrs. Aneheta,
Richardson and Catron. The insurance
bill, appropriation bill and several
measures of lesser Importance went the
same road, and came back arranged to
conform with the amendments in the
council, the house committee receding
from all their demands except one or
two immaterial items in the appropria-
ton bill. MI. Hughes, of Bernalillo, was
anxious to kill the insurance bill be-
cause it would have the effect of TAX
ing the general offices Of the companies
away from Albuquerque. Some of the
away from Albuquerque.
The fate of the insurance bill was de-
cided by the joint conference commit
tee. The house committee was instruct
ed to insist on the commissioner clause
and the council committee would have
non of it. The bill was not brought up
again and it died a natural death on the
speakers table. No insurance legisla-
ton was passed during the session, and
n insurance bill was tabled.
Tho hill 10 ,pca+n :, lo,.l ,f ,,,I1;n
lands to handle the lands donated to the
territory for the support of the terrific
rial institutions, was arranged so that
the salary of the commissioner was cut
to 81, 800 and the other expenses of the
board limited to 1 800 per year and then
passed. The measure is now a law.
The bill to repeal, amend and harmo-
nize the Compiled Laws in accordance
with the recommendations of the So
licitor general, was passed and later in
the day received the governors sigma
ture.
The bill forbidding mayordomos from
taking land on shares for irrigation was
amended by the house and passed and
then considered %favorably by the coun-
Gil.
The secretary's fee bill, to compel out
side corporations to file articles with the
secretary and pay a fee to the territory,
was passed, amended to suit both
houses.
The bill to facilitate the business of
the supreme court and define the quail
ications of jurors was disposed of final
ly and has become one of the laws of the
territory.
The bill to establish an institute for
the blind was generously amended by
the council before being sent to the
house. At first the bill went to a com.
mittee and they decided to give Alamo
gordo the institute for the blind, Bado
de Juan Pals a reform school and Los
Lunas a miners hospital. Mr.. Richard
son thought that White Oaks or Hills
boro should have the miners hospital,
and when the request was made the
council took the institute for the blind
away from Alamogordo. The council
was unable to agree in the distribution
and the measure was re-committed to
the conference committee. The commit
tee reported the bill back with the re-
form school located at Springer, the in
for the blind at Alamogordo and
the miners hospital at Bado de Juan
Pals. The bill passed the council with
that arrangement and was sent to the
house. In the house Mr.. Fitzpatrick
made a hard fight for the To-
of the miners hospital
at Gallup. the county seat Of
Mckinley county. He made a good
in favor of the change and the
house agreed with him. But the sue
cess of Mr.. Fitzpatrick in behalf of Gal
lup induced other members Of the house
to ask for something for the locality
and in consequence the
became badly tangled and gen.
orally unsatisfactory and the bill was
indefinitely.
The house took up the council bill to
for the election of marshals in
towns Incorporated by special act
md tabled it.
When it vas ascertained in the coun-
that the former strength of the coun-
I'll was divided, Mr.. Martinez intro
luced a bill to establish a branch agri-
cultural station at Taos. He was al
most successful in the attempt, Mr.. |
Duncan voting with him until some one
mentioned that the provided
or removing the station at Las Vegas
o Taos. There was not time then
o have a full understanding of the bill,
nd as a suspension of the rules vas re-
the necessary two-thirds could
ot be obtained.
The bill introduced by Hon. M. Mar
inez to prevent mayordomos from TAX
ng land on shares or under lease was |