Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-20
LEGISLATURE
COUNCIL.

In the council yesterday morning Mr..
Hughes presented, by request, a petition
from IN organization at Ration styling
itself the Anti-R Road Tax league, and
signed by George Is. Frisby and George
+. Mcmillan, president and secretary,
which whereased and alleged that GER
tain parties were conspiring against their
peace, welfare and personal liberty, hav-
ing banded themselves together under
the name Of the Municipal League OF
New Mexico for the purpose OF inducing
the legislature to pass road tax laws and
other oppressive and un-American laws
and the said Anti Road Tax leagu,
prayed therefore hat all such laws be
forever indefinitely tabled. etc. by tn,
Thirty-fourth legislative assembly. Tn,
petition was sent to the committee Oh
municipal corporations.
House bill No. 3S, authorizing foreign
railroad companies TO construct brancl
lines in New Mexico; house bill No. ~
Mr.. Walton's bill on practice In cases Of
forcible entry or dctainer; house bill No
2, on legal practice. also by Mr.. Walton
were considered aud passed.
Council bill No. 81, amending bank
ing laws. introduced by Mr.. Harrison
was then taken up, amended and passed
IL makes stockholders, among othei
things, responsible for double the amour
of their stock in any bank.
Council bill No. 40, equallzing salaries
paid TO county school superintendents
repeating the law enacted two years az,
cutting down the salary OF those officer
in Grant and SOcorro counties. and al
lowing them $500 each n year. was dis
cussed aud passed.
Council bill No. AZ. requiring peddler.
OF meats 10 take Out a license and pa,
$50 n year therefor, passed, after ia,
adoption Of m amendment by Mr.. Field
er calculating its provisions.
Council bill No. ~. the C~ruickshanl
bill providing for a geological survey Of
New Mexico was discussed at som,
length. Mr.. Springer at first opposed
the measure, saying the levy would pro.
vide only about 5000 yearly TO meet
the expense. This he regarded as moi
near enough aud he thought the United
states government should foot the entir,
cost. MIR. Cruickshank spoke in IN,
same strain, saying the national govern
ment was expected to foot at least hall
the total cost, aud finally the bill passed
unanimously.
Council bill No. 40. by Mr.. Barnes
was also considered, amended aud passe.
as reported by the committee. This au
thorizes sherifs 10 make quarterly re
ports after examining all liquor an,
gambling places in their county. an,
should they find the law being violate,
to arrest and take offenders before jus
tices Of the peace for hearing. Undel
existing law only grand juries can in
diet and bring offenders to trial In sucl
cases, and that method Is deemed en-
t'rely too slow to be effective. particu
larly as regards the sale Of %intoxicanti
to Indians.
The afternoon session OF the council
was devoted to memorial services in hon
or Of the late Thomas A. Finical, a for
mer member Of the council. Mr.. Hughei
paid an eloquent tribute to the fair nam,
% his former friend and colleague. Ap
propriate addresses were also made bl
Councilmen Spiess, Harrison and Easley
and by the venerable Father Gay, chap
lam Of the council. On motion Of Mr.
hughes the proceedings were ordere0
written out ia full, engrossed and sen
to the family Of the deceased.