Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-31
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS.

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open session up to the. noon hour to-
day, then took an adjournment to 10
o'clock on Monday morning next. This
action was necessary by the very great
number of bills now pending in COM
mittee, and which, owing to the steady
gait at which the assembly has been
going to date, could not be given proper
consideration. Compared with former
sessions an unusual number of bills has
been thus early introduced. Many Of
these touch upon similar subjects from
various points Of view, requiring there
fore extra work in committee to har-
monize them; nearly all are of far
reaching import, and for this reason 1t
was deemed advisable to-day to shut
down the open sessions to the full legal
to take up their duties without interfer-
ence. This is the eighth day of the
session, and thus far 103 bills have been
introduced, thirty-four in the council
and sixtynine in the lower house. Two
thirds of these are now in the hands of
the various committees.
TIFF COUNCIL.
Following the morning routine in the
council a petition was presented by Mr..
Easley, signed by 12O citizens of Ger
rillos and vicinity, putting forth the
claims of Cerrillos for the location there
Of the proposed territorial hospital for
miners. 1t was read and referred to the
committee on lands of public institu-
tions. A petition from the municipal
league of New Mexico was received,
read, ordered translated and printed
and referred to the committee on mu-
nicipal and private corporations.
Mr.. Cruickshank, chairman of the
committee on finance, reported by
unanimous consent a joint resolution
appropriating the sum of $4,000 for the
use of the council and $4,000 for the use
of the house to pay the salaries Of in
terpreters, translators, etc., and defray
other contingent expenses. This was
adopted and sent to the house. Mr..
Easley introduced council bill No. 33,
creating an institution to be known as
territorial hospital for miners and
providing for it's location at Cerrllos.
Council bill No. "a, by Mr.. Cruickshank,
seeks to amend chapter so, laws of 1897,
entitled an act to provide for the dis
cipline and organization of the militia
of New Mexico, approved March II,
1897. The latter was referred to the
committee on militia; the former to the
committee on lands of public institu-
tions. Mr.. Burns offered joint reso-
luton providing that surplus of $4,000
in the territorial treasury, levied orig
inally to raise funds for the children's
home at Albuquerque, and which had
never been used, be divided pro rata
among the charitable institutions
named in section 2, chapter 81, acts of
1885, that is the Grant county hospital
and Sisters of Mercy hospital at Silver
City, the ladies' hospital at Deming, the
Eddy county hospital, the orphans
school at Santa Fe, the relief society
hospital at Las Vegas, and the st. Vim
cent hospital at Santa Fe. This was
adopted, and the council adjourned to
Monday morning.
THE HOUSE.
In the house a petition of the New
Mexico Municipal League was present.
ed by Mr. Barnes and sent to the pres
ident's table.
The council joint resolution providing
an appropriation of $4,000 for the con-
tingent expenses Of each branch of the
assembly was read, and on motion of
Mr.. Sanchez of Mora adopted under
suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Gomez offered resolution to pay
the regular permanent sweepers, nine
in number, 81 a day, so that they
should be on the same footing as the
extra sweepers whose pay is So a day.
This provoked an earnest discussion.
In answer to a suggestion of extrava-
gance, Mr.. Read called Mr.. Gutierrez
to the chair, and taking the floor made
a strong speech in defense of the reso-
luton. He said the Democratic party
considering it's own record, could not
charge extravaganza in the
premises. He spoke Of the large new
capitol, the'great number of committee
rooms requiring attention; said the reg
ular sweepers were overworked, and
that were ten additional sweepers en-
ployed it would be none too many. Mr..
Sanchez of Valencia took exception to
remarks by Mr.. Barnes, made histor-
ical review of legislative records in this
territory, and also made characteris-
tic speech in favor of the resolution.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on capitol.
The following bills were introduced,
read first and second time by title,
ordered translated and printed and re-
ferred.
House bill No. g. by Mr.. Winston, an
act creating the territorial institution
known as miners hospital and pro-
vlding for it's maintenance and location
in Sierra county; to committee on
mines and public lands.
House bill No. So, by Mr.. Gomez, an
act with reference to irrigation; to COM
mittee on irrigation.
House bill No. GA, by Mr.. Valdez, pro-
viding that those persons purchasing
live stock in New Mexico shall be re-
quired to pay license; to committee
on stock raising.
House bill No. IS, by Mr.. Dalies, an
act to create and establish reform
school at the town of Belen, Valencia
county; to committee on lands Of pub
lie institutions.
House bill No. 66, by Mr. Slaughter,
an act relating to marriages and pro-
viding license therefor; to committee
on territorial affairs.
House bill No. 81, by, Mr.. Walton, to