Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-30
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
0tero County Bill Passed and Now a Law
Bills Introduced-Full Proceedings Of
Both Houses.
THE COUNCIL.
MORNING SESSION, JANUARY :

sOuICl lltl pursuant ~ duJOul llIllCllt,
with the president pro tenn in the chair.
Quorum present.
The minutes of the previous day were
read and approved.
MI. Bursum introduced c. b. No. As,
An act to designate the funds into
which money collected on judgments
in causes in which the territory is a
party shall be paid. Read by title. Up
on motion Of Mr.. Martinez, the rules
were suspended. Mr.. Martinez moved
that the bill do now pass. Mr.. Catron
was absent. There being no vote in the
negative, the bill passed.
Mr.. Duncan introduced c. B. No. 40,
An act in relation to brands Read by
title. Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez,
the bill was ordered translated, printed
and referred to the committee on terri
torial affairs.
Mr.. Bursum introduced c. B. No. SO,
An act defining a legal newspaper for
cial notices in the territory of New Mex
leo. Read by title. Upon motion of Mr..
Martinez, the bill was ordered trans
lated, printed and referred to the conf
mittee on printing.
The chair informed the council that
he had signed the resolution of condol-
enc regarding the death of a relative
of President Chaves, passed by the
council on the day before.
Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson, the
council took a recess until 2 o'clock p.
Afternoon Session, January %.
Council met pursuant to recess, with
the president pro TEN in the chair.
Quorum present.
Mr.. Richardson, by unanimous con-
sent, introduced the following bills:
c. B. No. 81, entitled, An act to estab-
lish a board of public lands, assigning
their duties and for leasing and manag-
ing public lands and funds. Read by
title. The bill was ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee
on lands of jublic institutions.
c. B. No. So, entitled, An act to pre-
vent the larceny of calves or young cat
tie in the territory of New Mexico and
to provide punishment therefor. Read
by title. The bill was ordered translat-
ed, printed and referred to the commit
tee on territorial affairs.
A message from the house of repre-
sentatives informed the council that the
house had concurrred in c. B. No. 23,
entitled An act to create the county of
Otero and provide for the government
thereof, and to readjust the boundaries
of Chaves county and for other pur-
poses, with amendments:
The amendments were II in number,
the most important being: That the I'M
collected taxes for 1898 shall go to the
old counties, and that the publication
of the notice regarding the creation of
Otero county shall be made at Las Cru
ceS.
Upon request, the sections amended
were read by the clerk, %whereupon Mr..
Richardson moved hat the council do
now concur in the amendments offered
by the house of representatives. Roll
ca. being demanded, the vote resulted
as follows: There being 8 votes in the
affirmative and none in the negative,
the motion carried and the amendments
as offered by the house were concurred
in.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, the
council adjourned till Monday morning
at 10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION, JANUARY 20.
The house met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with the speaker in the chair.
Mr.. Romero. chairman of the commit
tee on counties and county lines, to
whom was referred C. B. 90, to create
the county of Otero and provide for the
government thereof, and to readjust
boundaries of Chaves county, and
for other purposes, reported the bill
to the house with the recommen-
dation that it do pass with the amend
ments attached. The report was order
ed to lie on the table to come up in it's
regular order. The amendments re-
ported were II in number, the two of
any Importance are: Providing that
the uncollected taxes for 1898 shall go to
the old counties, and the publication of
the notices regarding the creation of
the new county shall be made at Las
Cruces.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the COM
on mines and public lands, to
whom was referred H. B. No. 26, amend
ing section 1903 of the Compiled Laws |
Of 1897, and providing that any bona !
ide resident of the territory may have /
assay made of ores each month free |
Of charge, reported the bill back to the
house with the recommendation that it
IN the table to come up in regular or
Ter.
Mr.. Schultz, chairman of the commit
zee on education, to whom was referred
IL. d. INO. IT, AL dGI dlllCAlulIl6 ScCIlOn /
.598 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, pro-
riding that hereafter no school district |
hall be created or divided, unless it Is
lone by a petition signed by Is heads of
who are the parents Of chill
lren of school age, reported the bill
Jack to the house with the recommen-
lation hat it lie on the table indefinite
". Report ordered to take it's regular
Captain Llewellyn, chairman Of the
On judiciary, to whom was
H. B. No. 20, An act to protect
PERSONAL property from loss by aban-
Comment, reported the bill back to the
with the recommendation that it
re not passed, but that the substitute
ttached be passed. H. b. No. 10, An
ct to repeal section 3420 of the Compil-