Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-03-02
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In the house yesterday forenoon Mr..
Barnes presented and had read Ia full
a strong Joint memorial praying con
gress to deal more literally by New
Mexico Ia donating public lands for
educational purposes Referred 90 com
mlttee on territorial affairs, The fol-
lowing new bills wcre introduced and
referred
request. relative TO qualification OF pub
nc officers, committee on territorial az
fairs.
House HIN No. iea by Mr. Bowie.
amendatory Of the law relating TO the
military school al Roswell: committee
on public institutions.
House bill No l7O. by Mr.. Valdez, by
request. TO prevent persons and corpor-
ations owning or controlling railway
lines IN New Mexico from interfering
with water used for irrigation pur-
poses. committee ON railroads.
House bill No. III. by Mr Walton,
prescribing the qualifications ana man
ner OF selecting Jurors, committee on
judiciary.
House bill No, 90. with reference to
persons who have not been legally ar
rested. by Mr. Martinez. was adversely
reported from the committee on
finance.
House bill No i2i. requiring justices
of tho peace 20 be elected az the gener
sor. collector. treasurer or superintend
serve az their own surcessors was al
yersely reported by Mr.. Chapman from
the committee on privileges and cleo
lions. which report Mr.. Gomez. the au
thor OF the bill. moved TO reject. Lost
by a vote Of 10 TO ~ and the bill wa'
tabled indefinitely.
House bill No. 23. providing that sher
ln. probate Judge, probate clerk, assses
sor. collector. treasurer or sueprinteHd
ent OF schools shall not be- elected th'i
own successors also came back. carry
ing an adverse report from the commit
tee on privileges and elections. Mr.
Gomcz's motion 10 reject the repor
failed TO carry. 20 rs. and after re
marks by MIR, Dalies opposing the bin
and Mr. Bateman, who thought
/ wOuld be good policy to provide b.
law Tor Swing the other fellow
chance" the bill was killed. AdJourne
/ 60 D. m.
In the house In the afternoon hous
j bill No. rs was taken up and passed
| "A is Mr.. Batemans measure. provid
Ing for The issuance OF bonds by town
and villages.
Mr. nailes called up the council res
olutlon approprlating $1,000 for th
erection ~ a bust of the late Cap
Max. Luna Ia the hall or represents
tlves. and the same was unanimoul
ly adopted.
House bill No. So. Manuel Sanchez
bul providing that the sunday la
shall not apply to the actual nece
sarlas OF life, was adversely rep0rte
aud promptly killed.
House bill No. 81. providing Tor a
collection Of poll tax and its paymeI
into the county treasurer 10 the cred
% the district In which collected. can
up In regular order and hair doz'
amendments and substitutes were vo
s.d down Mr Valdek moved 60 tab
indefinitely; lost, 90 a. Mr.. Pendl
ton said the school fund ought 90 ha'
and deserved a dollar from every ma
who had any property az all, and
hoped the measure would pass and b
cuma law Mr.. Winston moved
amend By striking out the word hes
thy" as qualifying the physical cond
ton Of all persons over y years wl
shall pay poll tax, and he also propOa'
some other amendments, as did n
Dailes. Mr, walton, Mr. Gutierrez Al
others. but al were voted down.
aally Mr., Pcndleion was called 10 q
chair and Speaker Read said the b
applied 90 an "able bodied men," q
words "ahle-bodiod" having been Il
. properly translated healthy" and q
J words "abie bodied" appeared ia q
measure a. originally introduced n
bin then passed.