Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-02-16
ANOTHER WARM NUMBER.
Some Things About LetisIstion
Published For The Benefit
OfAII The People.


Correspondence Of TnE 0prrc.
SANTA FE, Feb. l6--<Io. fbe.lsuia
|t tive council today. under the hes'
reports from standing committees /
Judiciary committee made q report
{. B. No. 90, relating to mining claim
that It do not pass. as it was almo
Identical with laws on the sta
ute books at the. present tim
\ The committee on Territorial affai
reported 9. B. No. As, rtlatine TO Il
shipment Of cattle and the insnec,ia
Of hisanEith slight amendmets r
passsgt.< AS snsnded the bin provide
That The cattle sanitary board NAV 4,
point an inspector Of cattle and hide
70 attend to shipments ffom an
through the Territory. aud tbakaspee
tion fee forcattle Il 3 cents ~
number inspected is less ~
cents when more than 200.
OF hides are charged cents ins.1
Zee and they must be properly
oy the inspector. The moneysI
from inspection wiz 60 to
ssfflh fflhs same committee also made fs.
vorable report on substitute for c. b.
No 2, amending the game and lish law.
The following bills were introduced:
NEW MEASURES.
q No. 88. by Mr.. Barsum, An
act providing for an additional build
ing for the school Of mines at Socorro-
this created smile 1t was referred to
the committee on education. C.B.No.
SO, by Mr.. Hughes. is an act to protect
the purchasers of tax titles, and it is
said to have history.
Mr. FinIcal offered e. b. No. 80. An
act In reference to appeals from jus
tlces of the peace to the district court.
and tor other purposes. providing that
justices of the peace costs must be paid
before appeals are taken.
Mr.. Anchetata moved to adhurn out
of respect to the heroes who = - dow,
with the Maine one year ago today.
This motion prevailed.
In the lower house, after the reading
and approval of the journal, Mr.. Sau-
chez, from Taos, said that some of the
committees of that body were COM
posed of members who could not un-
derstand or speak ths English language
and asked that Luis Sena be
added to the roll of employees
as interpreter to the commit Is.
His suggestion, however, was not acted |
upon, and Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to
adjourn, stating that today was the an
niversary of the sinking of the battle
ship Maine, and he thought it due to
the memories of the brave men who
lost their lives in that frightful disaster
that the house adjourn. After patrl-
otto reference to the sad event by Mr..
Valdez. of Dona Ana. and Speaker
Luna che house adjourned.
LAWYERS IN EVIDENCE.
Your correspondent finds that the
lawyers are much IN evidence in legis-
latiye matters, Representative Barnes
of Silver City, is responsible for the
following acts now pending:
H. B. No. IS with reference to pre-
pairing transcripts of appeals for judg-
ments of the district court. Under its
provisions-a man may secure an appeal
expense by making affidavit
that he is pauper. Fl. B. No so seeks
10 amend section 1927 of The compiled
avs SO that the counties will pay for
'he blanks used in the District courts
md the territory for the blanks used in
,he Supreme court, instead of the clerks
IS formerly. Ii. B. No. 70, provides
hat in the future that judges of the
district courts may exercise their dis
I 9'.-,,'@n :, in the appointment of referees
anu nDass Under the law as it
stand, lawyers eau ar a..es
and take it from the hanuss-. 90 = s's'
and refer it to whom they pleasa.~k xEs.
there is Councilmln Richardson, who, T
believe. regards himself as Demo-
crat; he seems to be particularly fond
Of acting "at the suggestion of the sOlic-
itor general. .
Mr.. Richardson now stands as spon-
sor for the bill to re-compiIe and re-
print the Compiled Laws Of two years
ago. and among the "changes necessary
to harmonize the statutes" is one that
gives the Territory power to sue any
body in the Territory ct large in the
district court at Santa Ee This is sup
posed to be straight shot at the ex-
OF San Miguel county.
THE NEW LAWS TO DATE.
This being the thIrty-frst day of the
legislative assembly your correspon-
dent called at the Office Of the secretary
and found the following bills. resolu-
tions. and memorials filed in his office
the same having had the governors
approval:
Y. b. NO. III, an act 10 amend sec
tions 1886 and S.54l of the Complied
Laws of 1897; approved January 10.
9. B. No. 9. an act to provide for the
printing of bills, documents, etc, of
the 3srd legislative assembly in Span
iah: approved January 2l.
O. B. No. %, an act to create the
county OF Otero; approved January 30.
G. B. No. 81, fixing the time Of hold
lug the supreme and district courts;
approved February 4.
G. D. No. s6. to provide the necessary
funds 70 complete aud furnish the capi-
tol at Santa Fe; approved February 8.
The last clause in this bill is as follows:
provided. that upon default in pay
menI OF Territorial taxes, npon being