Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-10
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Many Measures Considered and Acted Upon
State Constitution Convention Bill
Failed to Pass the House-Full Pro-
cpedings,
THE
MORNING SESSION, MARCH 10.

The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. with the president in the chair.
Upon motion of Mr.. Richardson, the
special order was set aside and reports of
committees were received.
Mr.. Richardson presented a resolution
from the citizens of White Oaks, Lincoln
county. praying the legislature to enact
a law establishing the counties of Lin
coin. Chaves and Eddy into one district
attorney district. and endorsing the bill
introduced in the council by Hon. G..
A. Richardson, for the purpose of estab-
fishing a miners hospital at White Oaks.
Same was referred to the committee on
public institutions.
Mr.. Catron introduced c. b. No. 1919,
An act to provide the necessary funds
to complete and furnish the territorial
capitol now in course of erection at San
ia Fe and for other purposes, read in
full and passed.
Mr.. Richardson introduced c. b. No.
1870. An act to enable interested persons
to pay the tax upon any particular item
in u tax return and have such portion of
the property relieved from the lien. Re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary
without printing.
Mr.. Bursum introduced G.. b. No. 131,
An act relating to the sale of coal-oil
and its products. The bill was ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on finance.
Mr.. Finical. with unanimous consent.
introduced C. b. No. 1872, An act to regu-
late the sale of cOal-oil in the territory
of New Mexico and for other purposes.
Ordered translated. printed and referred
to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Martinez, by request, introduced
c. B. No. 1873. An act prohibiting mayor
domos of %acequias from taking or caring
for any lands or a~lfalfas under irrigation
during their terms of Office and limiting
their term of office. Read in full for in
formation and passed.
A message announced that the house
had passed H. B. No. ~, An act to pre-
serve the public health; II. b. No. 81.
An act to amend sections 2937 and 293S
of the Compiled Laws of 1897. regarding
the title to real estate held by adverse
possession: H. b. No. 90, An act to en-
force the building of school houses in
the several school districts of the coun-
ties of the territory; that it had failed to
concur in the passage of C. b. No. 1O1,
but that it had passed house substitute
for G. b. No. 101, An act to provide for
the paying of bounties for the killing of
wild animals.
Mr.. Martinez presented G. j.. r. No.
-. in relation to the palace at Santa Fe.
Referred to the committee on capitol.
Mr.. Richardson, with unanimous con-
sent. presented a petition from the citi-
zens of A%lamogordo, asking that the
blind asylum be located there. The
petition was referred to the committee
on public institutions.
Mr.. Bursum. with unanimous consent.
introduced G. b. No. 1874, A bill to define
the grounds of challenging Jurors for
cause in civil and criminal cases, triable
in the district courts of the territory of
New Mexico. Referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Bills on second reading being in order
G. b. No. 1928, An act regulating the do
ing of business by fire insurance com
panies, was taken up. RecOmmitted to
the committee on insurance.
Substitute for H. B. No. 81, An act
for the protection of stock raisers and to
prevent the sale of dressed meats from
animals that have been stolen in the
territory of New Mexico, was taken up
and passed.
House substitute for c. b. No. so. An
act to prevent the larceny of calves and
young cattle, etc. was taken up and
passed.
Substitute for FL. B. No. rs, An act
relating to pawn brokers in the territory
of New Mexico, was taken up, amended
and passed.
Substitute for c. b. No. 3. An act for
the protection of game in the territory
of New Mexico, was taken up and the
council concurred in this amendments of
the house.
Business on the presidents table be-
ing in order, II. b. No. ~, An act to en-
force the building of school houses in
the several school districts of the coun-
ties of the territory, was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
House substitute for c. b. No. 101, An
act to provide means for paying boun-
ties for the killing of wild animals, was
passed.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Bursum. the
council adjourned.
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