Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-27

- PROCEEDINGS
THE
MORNING SESSION, FEBRUARY "a.


The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with the president in the chair.
Reports from standing committees
were received and ordered to lie on the
table to be taken up in the regular or
der of business.
MIR. Ancheta introduced C. b. No. lO3.
An act in regard to %acequiaS. Referred
to the committee on irrigation.
Mr.. Hughes introduced c.. b. No. lO4,
An act to authorize the building and
repair of sidewalks in cities, towns and
villages. Ordered translated, printed
and referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
MIR. Richardson introduced substitute
for Council Bills Nos. 3 ana 30, entitled,
An act to provide for better roads in the
territory of New Mexico. Referred to
the committee on roads and highways.
Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson. c. b.
No. 10, An act to promote irrigation OF
arid lands, etc, wac taken up and a vote
taken. when it was found that the bill
had failed to pass.
C. B. No. IS, An act to provide for the
public health and to prevent the spread
of disease, was taken up. Upon motion
of Mr.. Martinez, the report of the com
mittee was adopted. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Catron. the amendments as offered
BY the committee were adopted. Upon
motion of Mr.. Duncan, the bill was read
a third time by title preparatory to its
passage. Upon motion of Mr.. Duncan.
the bill passed.
II. B. No. 40, An act defining a legal
newspaper for the publication of legaI
and other official notices in the territory
ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on printing.
Bills on second reading being in or.
der, C. b. No. 70, An act to promote
irrigation of arid lands and to encourage
the building and construction OF reser.
voirs and canals in the territory of New
Mexico, was taken up. On motion OF
Mr.. Richardson. the report of the com
mittee was adopted. On motion of Mr.,
Catron, action on c. B.. No. 10 was post
| poncd in order to take up house substl
tute for c. b. No. 43.
A message announced that the house
had passed G.. B. No. As, An act tt
| amend an act of the 32d session of thu
legislative assembly of the territory o
| New Mexico, entitled, An act to proven
| the introduction and spread of disease
among sheep in New Mexico, and pro
viding remedies therefor: also that i
had passed house substitute for c. b
| No. 43.
House substitute for c. B. No. 43, Al
act to increase assessed values, facili
tate the collection of taxes, and to re
peal and amend certain sections of thu
revenue law. was read by title. Upol
motion of Mr.. Duncan, the rules wer
suspended in order that the bill nigh
be read a second time by title. Upol
motion of Mr.. Martinez, the rules wer
further suspended in order that the bill
might be read a third time by It'll,
preparatory to its passage. Upon mo
ton of Mr.. MARTINEZ, the substitute
passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bursum, c. B
No. 46. in regard to the prevention o
the introduction and spread of disease
among sheep, was taken up, amended
and passed.
II. b. No. 81, An act to establish ant
maintain an asylum and school for thu
| cullCuulOl vi UHC uCul Niu DllIu. wa
taken up. Upon motion of Mr.. Catron
the report of the committee and thu
amendments as offered by the COMMITTEES
were adopted. Mr.. Bursum offered TIL,
following amendments: Insert afte.
the word '.schOol'' in section ., line 20
provided, that it shall be unlawful fol
any member of said board of trustees tC
incur any Indebtedness OF provide an,
improvements, repairs, or enlarge sale
buildings, except for current expenses
unless there shall be money in hand il
the treasury subject to be used for sucl
purposes" The amendment was adopt
ed. Upon motion of Mr.. Catron, tn,
bill was read a third time by title prepa
ratory to it's passage. Upon motion o
Mr.. Ancheta, the bill passed.
c. B. No. rs, An act to amend an act
entitled, An act to provide for the main
I tenance of the military institute at Ros.
well, New Mexico, approved Feb. IS
1885," was taken up. Upon motion O
Mr.. Martinez, the amendments as offer
ed by the committee were adopted. Mr.
| Catron moved the the bill be laid upor
the table indefinitely. Roll call being
demanded, the bill was indefinitely
| tabled.
c. B. No. IS was taken up, but thu
| report of the committee not beine
definite, upon motion of MI. Catron, the
bill and report were referred to the
committee on education.
II. j. r. No. 4, regard to the printing
of $500 copies of the report of the sup
erintendent of public instruction, to the
governor, was taken up. Upon motor
of Mr.. Duncan, the report OF the com
mittee was adopted. Upon motion o.
Mr.. Catron, all that appeared as al
amendment from the house of represen'
tatives was stricken out. Upon motion
of Mr.. Hughes, the resolution was read
a third time by title preparatory to Its
passage. Upon motion of Mr.. Duncan,
the joint resolution passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, the
council adjourned until Monday morning
at 10 o'clock.