Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-16
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
And the clouds rolled by.

Ana the clouds rolled by.
G. b. No. 60, to provide for the trans
cript of records in new counties, ha
passed the house and is ready to becom'
law.
The coal oil lobby has disappeared
Whether it got what it wanted o.
whether it got what it did not want
the future will disclose.
! House joint memorial No. /. request
I ing the president to recognize the Rougl
| Riders and lSt territorial regiment il
! future military appointments, has passed
the council and is ready to be transmit
ted to the president
II. b. No. 14S, providing for Il tal
levy of 4 mill for the establishment
and maintenance of a geological survey
for the territory of New Mexico, has
passed the council and is ready to bt
spread on the statutes. When the news
reached the house last night. that the
council had agreed with the house in
the matter, general hand clapping was
INDUCED in.
Substitute for Fl. b. No. 105, to pre-
serve the public health, prevents the
throwing of refuse within so feet of any
well or water used for drinking pur-
poses, and compels mining companies
which employ physicians to build and
maintain pest houses.
The house fixed up the appropriation
bill Yesterday afternoon and the meas
ure went to the house last night The
house raised a few items somewhat and
sent the bill back to the council for con
currencc. When the school appropria-
tion items were being considered in the
house, Hon. VIM. fitzpatrick wanted
the Socorro School of Mines to have d
larger slice, but the request precipitated
a popular clamor for a raise in appro
priations all around and the idea was
| abandoned to raise any of them
Messrs. Catron, Richardson and An
cheta have been appointed from the
council to confer with the house join
| conference committee on the board O
public lands bill.
The jury bill, which provides thai
every qualified voter and real estat,
owner, shall be qualified to sit on the
grand or petit iuries, was passed by the
house last night and will be considered
finally by the council today.
The bill to establish blind asylum at
Alamogordo was tabled in the council
last night. Some of the members who
thought that things were all fixed for a
wise distribution of the miners hospital
branch penitentiary, reform school, etc.
concluded when the vote was taken that
they had lost the combination and that
something was wrong.
The council last night failed to con,
cur in the house amendments to the bill
creating board of public lands to take
charge of the lands donated to the terri
tory by the government for educational
institutions. and a Joint conference has
been asked for.
Governor Otero has sent the following
appointments to the council for contir
nation: Board of dental examiners
B. M. Williams, San Miguel J. B.
Brady. Santa Fe: L. H. Chamberlain.
Bernalilo; w. H: White, Grant: A. A.
Bearup. Chaves.
The house has concurred in the coun-
ell amendments to provide unincorpo-
rated county seats with police forces
and the bill is ready for the governor;
signature.
The bill to purchase the muster rolls
and other documents of the war of 1861
connected with the New Mexico service.
has passed both houses and is ready for
the governors signature. The sum OF
$3.50 was appropriated for the purchase.
Stormy weather prevailed yesterday
and last night in legislative circles, the
clouds being composed of the appropria-
tion bill, the insurance bill, the bill
creating board for the disposition of
the public lands donated the territory,
and one or two other measures. But
storms will prevail in legislative circles
under the most favorable circumstances