Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-03-13

Another CrIst of Legislative Lore
Comments by Our Cor
respondent.
Correspondence q THE orrIc.

legislature of New Mexico held mora
ling sessions in both houses yesterday,
and adjourned over until Monday.
While considerable business was trans
acted, there was no friction and no roll
calls we're demanded, In either house.
| In the council, after thereading and ap-
proval of the journal, three bills we're
introduced aud passed. under a sus-
pension Of the rules, as follows: c. B.
No. 140, BY Mr.. Richardson, relating to
licenses, G. B. No. l4l. to enforce liens
on personal property for house rent,
and G. B. No. l42. to amend section S67
Of the Compiled Laws.
THE CLAYTON SCHOOL.
After the introduction and passage of
the above bills. H. B. No l02, an act
creating a preparatory school at Clay
ton, was read. Mr.. Catron moved its
reference to the committee on educa-
tion. Mr.. Richardson wanted It to 60
to the committee on finance, as it cover
ed an appropriation, but evidently Mr..
Catron has not entire confidence in that
COMMITTEES, although he is member of |
II. aud insisted on sending it to the ed
ucational committee, and majority Of /
the council agreeing with him. it was
so referred.
Fl. B. No. 1873, relating to public roads,
was also read and referred to The COM
mittee on public roads, Of which Mr..
Hughes is chairman. This bill will no
doubt receive superior treatment. The
council adjourned
THE HOUSE.
The lower house transacted more
business and was decidedly mvre inter-
esting. After the approval OF the jour
nal 1t took UP II. B. No. 95. being the
special order, which is an act providing
for the building of a dormitory in con-
nection with the school of mines at So
corro, and carries an appropriation of
$1,000. The finance committee had
made an adverse report on this bill.
The report was adopted by vote Of
l2 to 8 and the bill was defeated
HOUSE PosTMAsTER.
House resolution No. IA was intro
duced and passed, which provides that
one of the employees, Mr. Ortega. be
placed on the pay roll of the house as
postmaster, at a salary Of two dollars a
day for the session. Mr.. Ortega was
passing among the members at the
time circulating bills, and when the
speaker announced that the resolution
was adopted, the chairman of the 6a-
ance committee remarked, ''see him
smilel' The house passed joint reso-
luton few days ago adding this tWo
dollars dav to bis (Ortega's) salary
but, for some reason, the council has
tied 1t up, SO the lower house proposed
to authorize the payment without ask
ing any odds Of the council. The fol-
lowing bills were taken up for con-
sideratien and passed:
THE CAPITOL BILL.
c. B. No. 1zy, an act to complete and
furnish the capitol at Santa Fe. This
is a re.enactment of the bill passed and
approved by the governor some time
ago, and this action became necessary
on account Of the wording of the act of
congress, recently passed, authorizing
the issue of bonds for that purpose.
@. b. No. 116, an act relating to the
assessment Of land grants.
H. B. No. 1l2. which was introduced
by Mr.. Schultz an act to protect secret
order men.
Substitute for II. B. No. SO. This
bill prohibits cities aud towns from
making tax levy for city or town pur-
poses for more than 10 mills.
Substitute for @. B. No. l13, relating
to the Chilli land grant.
II. b. Ne. 35, amends section 1892, re-
lating to insurance
H.B. No. So. relating to taxation Of
mining claims. came down frou the
council, with amendments, which we're
promptly concurred in, and this. with
several Of the above, will now go to the
governor.
One other bill was passed, to which
will refer later on, being the insurance
bill.
Mr.. Wharton sent up petition from
citizens Of Lincoln county, asking that
Law be passed by this legislature put
ting Chaves, Eddy and Lincoln coun-
ties in one district attorney district
Mr.. Valdez, Of Dona Ana county, by
unanimous consent, introduced H..B
No. 141, an act to create the Office of
river commissioner for the county of
Dona Ana, and for other purposes
Fl. B. No. 72, was then taken up.
An act to preserve TIE public health.
This had been considerably amended in
the council. Mr.. Wharton moved to
concur in the council amendment, and
stated that while the house may not
likeall the provisions in the measure,
under the circumstances and In view of
the necessity for immediate action, he
thought it best to concur, and thereby
pass the bill at once. But the irreprss-
sible Guyer would have none of it. and,
on his motion. it went to conference
committee composed of Sanchez, Ro-
nero and TruiIIlo. the speaker very
properly leaving the gentleman from
Unlun off the committee, Mr. Guyers
principal objectioa being compulsory
vaccination as protection against
smallpox. just how he would stop the
spread of that disease without cumpul-
sory vaccination be did not say.
THE DUNCAN INSURANCE BILL.
Substitute for G. B. No. 68. is the