Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-11
THE HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION, MARCH 10.

The house met pursuant to adjourn
ment with the speaker in the chair.
II. B. No. 8. An act creating a police
force in the unincorporated towns AM
county seats in New Mexico, was a spe
cial order for 10 o'clock. and the amend
ments offered by the committee were
read.
A message from the council was an
nounced stating that the council ha(
passed c. B. No. liz, An act authorizing
boards of county commissioners tt
change the names of unincorporatet
towns, villages and settlements: G. B
No. 1873, An act prohibiting m%ayordomos
of acequias from taking or caring fol
lands or alfalfa under irrigation during
their term of office; that it had con
Cured in house substitute for H. B. No.
Is, An act relating to pawn brokers,
with a slight amendment; and house
substitute for H. b, No. 81, An act fol
the protection Of stockraiSers and t1
prevent butchers from paying a com
p%ensation for the robbery of stock, and
asked concurrence in the same.
The house went into the committee OF
the whole, with Mr.. Fitzpatrick in the
chair, to consider H. B. No. 8, An act
creating a police force in the unincorpo'
rated towns and county seats. After
the committee had arisen the bill was
placed on its passage and passed as
amended. On motion of Mr.. Barnes,
the title of the bill wa changed to read,
An act creating a police force in certain
unincorporated towns in the territory OF
New Mexico.
Reports of standing committees were
received and ordered to take the regular
course Of business.
The following bills We're introduced:
Fl. B. No. 1880, by Hon. A. D. Nc
Intosh, An act to amend section 1O1 of
the Compiled Laws of 1897, relating to
stock. Ordered translated, printed and
referred to the committee on stock and
stock raising.
II. j. R. No. ID, by Hon. Frank
Staplin, relating to the payment of the
expenses of investigating committees,
was tabled indefinitely.
Under the order of bills and joint reso-
buttons on third reading the following
were taken up for consideration:
Council Substitute for ii. B. No. 81,
An act to amend section a299 and to re-
peal sections 23O9, 231O, 2312, 2314 and
of the Compiled Laws OF 1897, relat-
ing to mining claims. Report of the
was adopted and the substi-
tute %concurred in.
H. B. No. 1873, An act in relation to
public highways and providing for the
maintenance of same, and for the repeal
of sections 1881, 1882, 1888 and 1884, of
the Compiled Laws Of New Mexico of
1897. Amendments offered by the COM
were adopted and the bill was
The following bills were taken up
under the order of business on the
speakers table:
c. b. No. liz, An act authorizing
commissioners to change the
names of unincorporated towns, villages,
and settlements. Referred to the com
on territorial affairs.
C. B. No. 1873, An act prohibiting ma
yordomos of acequias from taking or
for any lands or alfalfa under IT.
during their term of office. Re-
to the committee on irrigation.
Substitute for H. B. No. rs, An act
relating to pawn brokers. Referred to
the committee on finance.
Substitute for II. B. No. 81, An act
for the protection of stock raisers and to
prevent butchers from paying a compen-
sation for the robbery Of stock. Re-
ferred to the committee on stock and
stock raising.
On motion of Mr., Fitzpatrick, the house
look a recess until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house met pursuant to recess with
the speaker in the chair.
Reports of standing committees were
received and ordered to lie on the table
TO come up in their regular order.
A message from the council was an
bounced, stating that the council had
.,oncurred in Fl. b. No. 81, An act to
amend sections 1887 and 2938 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897, concerning GER
Jain titles to real estate; H. B. No. 72,
An act to preserve the public health,
With a slight amendment; H. 3. No. 90,
An act relating to municipal corpora
ions; and had passed council substitute
or house substitute for c. B. No. As,
An act in relation to the shipment of
and inspection Of hides; G. b. No.
80, An act to enable interested persons
pay the tax upon any particular item
n a tax return, and have such portion
# the property relieved from the lien;
!. d. No. 1874, An act to define the
of challenge to jurors for cause
n civil and criminal cases. triable In
he district courts of the territory of
Jew Mexico. c. B. No. 1876, An act for
he protection of elk in the territory Of
Jew Mexico, and c. Il. No. 1873, An act
o provide for and require the payment
t certain Indebtedness contracted by |
he former city OF Las Vegas, now dis