Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-24

PROCEEDINGS
Measures Which Failed of Passage-Bills
Introduced House Substitute for Rev.
enue Bill Passed by That Body-Full
Proceedings.
THE COUNCIL.

I'LL
MORNING SESSION, FEBRUARY %.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
with the president in the chair.
The chair announced having signed
II. b. No. "A, creating the county of
Mckinley, ETC., and H. B. No. 80, being
An act to complete and furnish the New
Mexico Normal School at Silver City.
A message announced that the house
had failed to concur in the passage of
substitute for C. B. No. IA, An act en-
titled an act providing for the TRANSCRIPT
ing of testimony and facilitatingo of proof
before grand iuries and for other pur-
poses; that it had passed II. b. NO. 40,
with amendments, An act defining a
legal newspaper for the publication OF
legal and other official notices in the
territory.
Mr.. Ancheta presented a petition from
the citizens and tax payers OF Silver
City protesting against any change in
the present laws affecting building and
loan associations, which was referred to
the committee on finance.
The chair presented a communication
from the citizens of Las Vegas, praying
for the passing of "a law authorizing the
board of county commissioners to estab-
fish police forces in county seats of over
1000 inhabitants.
Mr.. Richardson, with unanimous con-
sent, submitted a report from the Bust
ness Mems Committee of the Union Club
of Eddy, N. M, which was referred to
the committee on lands of public insti-
buttons.
Reports were received from standing
committees and ordered to be taken up
in the regular course of business.
Mr.. Martinez introduced c. b. No.
101. IAN Act to provide means for pay
ing bounties for the killing of wild
animals;' read by title. Upon motion
of Mr. Duncan, the rules were suspended
in order that the bill might be read a
second time in full. Upon motion of
Mr.. Bursum, the rules were suspended
in order hat the bill might be read a
third time by title preparatory to its
passage. Upon motion of Mr.. Bursum,
the bill passed.
Mr.. Richardson introduced c. B. No.
1Oa, IAN Act to provide for the issue
ance of bonds in the towns and villages
which have been OF may hereafter be
incorporated under chapter 2 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897 ordered trans
lated. printed and referred to the CON-
mittee on judiciary.
Bills IN second reading being in order.
c. b. No. r., IAN Act to protect the
clay-working industry of New Mexico"
was taken up. Mr.. Duncan moved that
the report of the committee be laid on
the table indefinitely. The motion was
lost, and on motion of Mr.. Bursum the
bill was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
G. b. No. ga, An act creating the Of
flee of registrarof voters, etc, was taken
up. On motion of Mr.. Martinez the re-
port of the committee was adopted, and
on motion of Mr.. Richardson the bill
was tabled indefinitely.
Substitute for e. b. No. %, An act to
regulate the common schools of the ter
ritory of New Mexico, and %amendatory
to the laws governing the same, was
read in full. Upon motion of Mr..
Richardson. the rules were suspended in
order that the substitute might be read
IA third time by title preparatory to its
passage. Upon motion of Mr.. Ancheta,
the substitute passed. Upon motion of
Mr.. Richardson, the substitute as
amended was ordered translated and
printed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Ethical c. Il. No.
70, an act relative to municipal corpora
tions, which had been returned from the
house, was taken up, and an amend
ment adopted. Upon motion of Mr..
Martinez the bill passed.
Substitute for G. b. No. 70, an act
regulating The doing of business within
the territory of New Mexico by ION
residents or foreign building and loan
associations, was read by title and or
dered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on judiciary.
Upon motion of Mr. Richardson the
council adjourned.
THE HOUSE.