Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-13
NJ, WEDNESDAY, MARCH l3, 1901.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

llUeZ presented petition IFOlll the fO-
nero Hose Company, Las Vegas, pro-
testing against that feature of the
pending insurance commissioner bill
which requires the per cent premium
men to be paid indirectly through the
territorial treasurers hands. Referred,
as was also a petition from Silver City
merchants urging the passage of the
pending house bill fixing peddlers' IL
cense.
Council bill No. 107 was introduced by
Mr.. Navarro. 1t provides for the To-
cation Of an asylum for the blind at
Springer, and appropriates the proceeds
of a tax levy of II 1-2-100ths Of a mill
| on public institutions.
Mr.. Cruickshank introduced council
bill No. 10S, authorizing the refunding
of county and municipal indebtedness,
and for other purposes. This was taken
up and at once passed, 9 to g. Messrs.
Burns Fielder and Springer in the neg
ative.
House bill No. 1O9, by Mr.. Gutierrez,
on damages accruing to growing crops
by live stock, was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary, with instructions
to report tomorrow.
Mr.. Spiess, from the committee on
counties and county lines, presented
substitute for Mr.. Harrison's bill to en-
large Mckinley county, and the same
passed. Mr.. Walton's house bill No. 46,
on the election of school directors. came
up, and that portion of the bill relat-
ing to the employment of consumptives
as teachers was stricken out bill on
that subject having already passed
both houses, and the measure passed.
House bill No. 81, Mr.. Waltons bill
relating to savings banks. etc, was
next called up, and on motion of Mr..
Fielder it was tabled indefinitely, only
Mr.. Springer in the negative. Council
bill No. 50, providing for taxation of
dogs in incorporated cities and impos
ing a fine of $40 on every one who owns
an unlicensed dog, was considered and
passed. House bill No. 25, providing for
policing unincorporated county seats of
a population of over 5000, came up in
the shape of a substitute bill. Mr..
Spiess said the measure as framed ap-
piled to the town of Las Vegas. The
bill passed. BY unanimous consent Mr.
Easley called up council bill No. sc, the
county bond compromise act, and the
house amendments thereto We're con-
Cured in whereupon the bill went to
its final passage and passed. This |
measure, of special moment to the peo- |
pie of Santa Fe county, now goes to the
governor. The council then took a re-
cess to p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The house special committees meas |
ure providing for the improvement and |
of public highways, house
bill No. 151, was called up and consid
cred and passed.
The vote which killed Mr. Walton's
on motion of Mr.. Spiess,
the bill taken up and passed unani
Council bill No. 63, Mr.. Hughes bill
relating to delinquent tax sales and adj
vertising the tax lists, passed unani-
The council then took up
council bill No. 16, Mr.. Harrison's bill
to cheaper and simplify the transfer
and hypothecation of real estate, and
gave the subject careful consideration,
section by section. Many amendments
to the original bill were adopted At
3:40 p. m this was still holding the at
tention of the council
IN THE HOUSE.
In the house this forenoon house bill
No. IA, by Speaker B. M. Read, relating
to actions founded upon contract for
debt, came up as the special order and
passed, Is to Z. Mr.. Barnes inquired as
to the status of council substitute for !.
council bill No. Is, the Harrison re-
funding act, and was informed that it
was on the speakers table awaiting ac-
ton Mr.. Sanchez of Mora moved that
the bill, together with the governors
vetoing the same, be taken up
and referred Mr.. Abbott raised point
of order that there could be under the
organic act but one disposition of the
measure, and that was to take it up and
it at once, either passing 1T
over the executive veto or rejecting 1t
and sustaining the veto. The chair sus-
tanned Mr.. Abbott. Mr.. Barnes moved
to take up the governors veto message.
Mr.. Gutierrez objected. Mr.. Batennan
said no motion was necessary. A lively
debate followed on the parliamentary
status of the bill, and how to get at it.
The clerk read the governors veto
message. Mr.. Sanchez Of Valencia
moved to sustain the suggestion of the
governor, and that council substitute
for council bill No. Is be laid on the
table indefinitely. Mr.. Valdez moved
to lay Mr.. Sanchezs motion on the ta-
BILE indefinitely. Finally, after much
more discussion, Mr.. Barnes moved
substitute to the effect, Shall this bill
now pass the objections of the governor
% the contrary Notwithstanding? On
his question the roll was called. In
explaining their votes, Mr. Abbott Mr..
Barnes and Mr.. Bateman made re-
marks complimentary to the governors
action. Mr.. Barnes had originally sup
ported the bill, but said he had heard
since from the people, and he now be-
eved in sustaining the executive. Mr..
Bateman had opposed the bill from the
start, and thought the governor was