Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-27
SANTA FE, N M. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1901.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

In the legislative council this NORM
ing the following bills were introduced,
read and referred to proper commit
tees:
Council bill No. 81, by Mr.. Hughes, re-
quiring that all public buildings of the
territory shall be insured to three
fourths of their estimated value.
Council bill No. 50, by Mr.. Harrison,
taxing male dogs and she dogs 81 and
50 in incorporated cities, and to be pro-,
tected and regarded as private proper
ty when payment of this tax is made.
Council bill No. SO. by Mr.. Springer,
an act of seventeen sections relative to
practice in the courts.
Council bill No. 81, by Mr.. Easey,
providing for an appropriation of $2O,-
600 to be raised by a tax levy of two
ffths Of a mill, for the purpose Of maxi
Louisiana Purchase Centennial Expo
sition at st. Louis in 1903, and creating
board of three managers to serve
without pay other than actual expenses.
This bill. on motion of Mr.. Spiess, was
referred to "the gentlemen from Mis-
souri"-Councilmen Hughes. Hinkle,
Spiess, Easley and Harrison-as spe-
cial committee.
Council bill No IS, introduced by Mr..
Spiess, prohibits mayors and aldermen
of cities from serving as their own sue
cessors more than two successive
terms. The council al once took up this
bill and considered it in committee Of
the whole, where Mr.. Burns offered an
amendment to make the act apply to
county officers also. This was lost on
vote of to 6. The bill was then adopt
ed, the committee arose and the meas
ure passed, to 4, Messrs. Cruickshank
Hinkle, Easley and Fielder in the Mega
tive.
Council bill No. sc, Mr.. Easleys COM
prehensive measure empowering coun-
ties to compromise their debts and is
sue new bonds therefor, was called up,
and after explanatory remarks by it's
author, passed unanimously.
Council bill No. 70, raising salaries of
probate judges in counties Of the Sec
ond and third classes to $500 and $3.50
respectively, passed, and then on mo-
ton of Mr.. Hinkle the vote was recon-
sidered and the bill sent to special
committee composed of Messrs. Hnkle,
Spiess and Burns.
Council bill No. "a, increasing the
salary of the adjutant general to $1,000
per annum, and raising that officer to
the rank of brigadier general, came up
in regular order and passed on motion
of Mr. Cruickshank, only Mr.. Easley in
the negative.
Council bill No. 49, the public school
bill, was taken up, and the house
amendments thereto REID. Mr.. Spiess
moved to non-concur and ask for a
committee on conferrhoe. Motion pre-
vailed, and later on the chair appoint
ed Messns. Hughes, Spiess and Marti-
nez as conferees on the part of the
council.
Council bill No. 43, regulating the
practice of medicine, was taken up, and
the house amendments thereto con-
cured in. This bill now goes to the
governor.
On motion of Mr.. Easley house bill
No. 20, on the pay of justices Of the
peace as road supervisors, was tabled
vent droves of stock from trespassing
on private watering places, passed as
amended by the judiciary committee.
Council bill No. 81, the municipal
leagues bill, prescribing fire limits,
regulating the character of buildings.
sidewalks, ETC., in incorporated cities
and towns, was then considered and
passed by vote of to 5. Adjourned
to- 10 a. m. tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house, imposing every confidence
in Chief Clerk R. L. Baca and his corps
Of careful assistants, omitted the read
ing of the journal this morning. and got
right down to business, disposing of five
bills in the first twenty minutes Of the
session.
House bill No. 67, by Mr.. Walton,
amending section 26O, authorizing three
or more persons to establish savings
banks, was taken up, amended and
passed.
House bill No. 121, on irrigation, by
Mr.. Martinez, and house bill No. 16, by
Mr.. Read, relating to school superin-
tendents, were adversely reported and
duly tabled indefinitely. House bill No.
70, by Mr.. Martinez, on peddlers' II
cense, was reported back to be consid-
cred in committee of the whole, and on
motion of Mr.. Barnes p. nj. tomorrow
was fixed for that purpose.
House bill No. 122, by Mr.. Sandoval,
requiring county school superintend-
ents to visit all schools under their SUI
pervison at least once year, and al
lowing them IS for such service, the Wis.,
it's to be made while the schools are in
session, was taken up, and after some
discussion, passed by vote Of 20 to 5.
This action practically means that the
house has somewhat changed its mind
since 1t adopted, yesterday afternoon,
amendments on this subject when con-
sidering the public school measure,
council bill No. %, by Mr.. Springer, at
which time it adopted an amendment
authorizing county superintendent to
receive SIS day for three days in visit
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