Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-04
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Penitentiary Bill Amended by the House
Measures Which Failed to Pass-Acts In
troduced-Full Proceedings of Both
Houses.
H
MORNING SESSION, FEB. 3.


Council met pursuant to adjournment
with the president in the chair: quorum
present.
A message from the governor an
| nounced that he had signed G. j. M. No
|. statehood for the territory of New
Mexico, and that he had filed the same
| with the secretary of the territory.
Reports from the various committees
| were received and ordered to take theil
regular course.
The chair announced that he had
signed C. B. No. CT, entitled, An act
fixing the times or holding the Supreme
| court and District courts, reported from
the committee on enrolled and en-
| crossed bills as correctly enrolled and
engroSsed.
Mr.. Richard son introduced G.. B. No.
70. entitled, An act creating a commits
sion of irrigation and water rights, read
by title: ordered translated, printed
and referred to the committee on irri'
cation.
Mr.. Richardson introduced c. b. No.
10, entitled, An act to promote 1rriga'
ton of arid lands and to encourage the
building and construction of reservoirs
and canals in the territory of New MeI'
! leo, read by title; ordered translated.
| printed and referred to the committee
| on irrigation.
Bills on second reading being in or
der, c. b. No. 40, entitled, An act in re
lation to brands, was taken up and read
in full for information. Upon motor
of Mr.. Richardson, the report of the
committee was adopted. Upon further
motion of Mr.. Richardson, the amend.
ment as offered by the committee, was
adopted. Upon motion of Mr.. Richard.
| son, the bill was further amended by
| striking out the words '%'ninety days
and inserting ''siX months" in section 2,
line II, also in section 4, line .. Upor
motion of Mr.. Richardson. the bill was
read a third time by title preparatory tt
it's passage. Upon motion of Mr.. Rich
ardson, the bill passed.
Substitute for c. b. No. IA, entitled
An act providing for the transcription O.
testimony and facilitating the taking o
proof before the grand %juries, and fol
other purposes, was taken up. Upol
motion of Mr.. Bursum, the report of thu
committee was adopted. Upon motor
of Mr., Ethical, the rules were suspended
and the bill read a second time in full
Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, the rule!
were further suspended and the bill reat
a third time preparatory to its passage
Upon motion of Mr.. Ethical. the substi
tute passed.
A n essage from the house announced
that that body had passed II. b. No. %
entitled, An act to keep public fund
within the confines of territory; also II
j. r. and M. No. /, in regard to open
ing the ports of entry and CASTOR
houses on the boundary line between thu
United States and Republic of Mexico
and had concurred in the passage of c
B. No. 5, entitled, An act to extend thu
work of the Normal School at La
Vegas and for other purposes, will
slight amendments.
C. b. No. %, entitled, An act to pro
vide for the sale of personal property
under execution and chattel mortgage:
in the territory of New Mexico, wa:
taken up. Upon motion of Mr.. Orchard
son. the report of the committee wa
adopted. Upon motion of MIR. Richard
son. the bill was read a third time in full
with the amendments, preparatory tt
it's passage. Upon motion OF MIR. Mar
tinez, the bill passed. Upon motion Of
Mr.. Catron, the vote by which the bill
passed was re-considered. Mr.. CatrOn
with unanimous consent, offerered as q
further amendment that in the provisC
to section /, as offered by the committee
the words land chattel mortgages" bt
inserted after the word ''deeds." The
amendment was adopted. The bill
being read by title, Mr.. Richardson
moved the passage of the bill as amend
ed, which motion prevailed.
Business on the presidents table being
J in order, c. B. No. 5, being the bill in re
gard to the New Mexico Normal School
reported back from the house with slight
amendments, was taken up. Upon
motion of Mr.. Duncan, the council con
Cured in the house amendment.
The chair announced that he had
Secretary Wallace for courteous treat.
ment, etc; also H. J. r. No. s, provid
ing for the printing of the governors
message.
Fl. j. r. and M. No. /, regarding the
opening of ports of entry and custom
houses on the boundary line, etc, was
read. Upon motion Of Mr.. Ancheta,
the memorial vas placed upon its final
passage, and upon motion Of Mr.. Mar
tinez the same was passed.
Ii. B. No. 90, entitled, An act to keep
public funds within the confines of the
territory, was read by title. Upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Catron, the rules were sus-
pended and the bill read a second time
in full. Mr.. Richardson moved that
the bill be read a third time by title
preparatory to it's passage, and, upon
request of Mr.. Ancheta, the bill was
read in full. Upon motion of Mr.. Rich
ardson, the bill passed.
Mr.. Catron moved that the council do
now adjourn. Mr.. Duncan offered as
an amendment that the council adjourn
till Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The
amendment prevailed.