Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-03-15

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4, Finical.
All these are members Of the assem-
bly,. The other appointments were r.
fefred to committees and are not q
acted On. There are many disappcint
rnents, particularly at the turninI
Idswn Of Ortiz , Salszaf. There Il a bi,
n1ht in the council on Raynelds.
~ xsstsrdat's Proceedings,
cofrsspondsnps Of TEE oPr1c.
SANTA Fl, March 14.--As there ar,
only two dayb more the assemblyrnsl
zee the necessity OF getting Q hum
on themselves. In the council, th,
nnsnce committee not being ready Il
report on the Bursum appropriation
bill, &c. B. No. 124.) which was a specia
order for the morning, the regular busi
ness was proceeded with. The firs
bill tackled was house substitute fol
Fl. B. No. 8. introduced the second day
Of the session. It deals with
THE OCCUPATION TAX
and relates to all classes Of business
ether than the sale Of intoxicating
liquors. As this now only needs ths
governors signature to become Q law,
the principal features will interest 'rHH
OPTICS readers. All merchants who
sell $500 worth Of goods in q year
must pay license fee of s10. Those
who sell less than 5000 and over S..
500, s15; less than $4,000 and over S..
300, go: less than $4,000 ann over slO.-
900, s25; less than $4,000 and over
e20, 900, $50; less than $4,000 and over
$4,000, 500: less than 100000 and
evsr e75, 900, $3.50, and all over 100000
$3.50. The bill passed BY vive vocs
vote, Mr.. Duncan voting no. Ons
thing 10 always 10 Mr.. Duncan's favor
Ae 10 not trimmer In any sense. He
b for, or against, everything that comes
ap, and everybody can always know
how hs stands. In this he is certainly
70 be commended.
oTHER1MroRTANT MEAsuREs.
c. No.. 9S, an actsto establish a
travelling suditcr, was laid on the table
Indefinitely. as.was also substitute for
H. B. No. IS, bill, intended to bring
insurance companies under the anti.
trust Law. H. B. No. 81, relating to
heirs Of deceased persons, was duly
eonsidsfed and passed. House snbsti-
Eats for @. 3. Ne. Is, an act in refer
snee to recognizaucs bonds, and for
other purposes, passed. H. B. No. 13a,
relating to public highways, which bill
was yesterday referred to : special COM
mittee, was taken up and passed. and
the governors signature is oil that ID
necessary to havsa new road Law in
full operation.
~ TIE TKxAs-RANGRRs.
$ G. B, Ne. 81, an act .'to provide for
ehs protection Of property 10 New
was.taken up. the committee
number Of amendments.
This is the bill providing for company
Of mounted rangers Oh our southern
berder. The headquarters were
from. Santa ;Fe to Deming.
The pay OF the troop is to be made up
By private contribution, and, when the
csttls mnttary board notify the gov
ernor that the money ID provided. he
4 sithorized to enlist the troop. Mr..
Catron objected to one Of the provis.
ions--that authorizing the arrest, with
cut warrant, Of persons suspected ei
crime. Mr.. Richardson oppossd.it be
cause the Territory did not pay the ex-
p6nss. Mr. Martinez moved to table
the measure indefinitely, but the ystc
stood 9 to 8 and it was recsmmitted.
@. B. No 12S. an act relating TO dslin.
Qnsnt taxes. came back from the house
With amendments. Some were CON
Cured 10 and some were not. and with
lhs other amendments. that all taxes
collected forths years 1895 and 1897
should be equally divided between ths
county general fund and county schocl
fund, the measure was returned to the
house. HI. N. Ns3 asks tbs sscre'
tsry Of ths interior to allow NcW Mex
ies her full share Of The money sppro
5Fiated BY the last congress for gsolog
Iesl surveys It'passsd. ss''s s -
! MORE KEEoaENE. &
{. B. No. isk regulating the sale o.
eoal oil and its products, came baci
rem the house. having been coHeurret
Il By that body. It new goes TO thu
governor, and wo will seon have boart
tolregulats the sale Of coal oil, psrhapI
government BY commissionl
!, An act, aathorizins the building and
Ehaihtsbancs of side walks In citiesan
teNns, came back from the house will
amendments. which were prsmptIycon
CURED 10, and this bill viii no doubt b
: law.
TO MEET DHFIcIENoIEs.
Il. b. No. lz2, an sct 10 proyids 70
dsacienciss up 70, and including, th
|zath fiscal year, which passed the hous
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