El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-07

Bernalillo and San Miguel from TIL
operations of the law. was tabled.
| Road Bills in Hands of Committee.
The house today sent the Burns ant
Slaughter road bills to a special com
mittee composed of Dalies. Slaughte
and c. Sanchez to evolve from then
an acceptable measure.
Bill Against Leasing Public Domains
Walton introduced house joint reso
luton No. protesting against tn
leasing of the public domain. 1t wa
referred to the committee on territor
ial affairs.
Increase Pay of Translators.
Sanchez of Valencia is evidently no
| filled with vengeance against the trans
lators who so fearfully mutilated hi:
Punta de Aqua normal school bill FOL
he. today. offered resolution to in
crease the pay of translators to IS &
day. of stenographers. journal clerks
enrolling and engrossing clerks, type
writers, bill clerks. etc, to So day;
committee clerks S. a day; postmasters
and pages to 81 per day. The resolu-
ton however was voted down only
Chapman. Sanchez of Mora. Sanchez of
Rio Arriba. Sena. Trujillo. Valdez. and
Sanchez of Valencia voting for it.
House Joint Resolution.
The house passed joint resolution
,i,.;n bo of he
tory to mail to all members as soon as
printed, copies of the laws passed by
the saith legislative assembly, together
with copies of the journal. copies of the
session laws of 1899. copies of the exec
utive message and the accompanying
reports. The vote was 81 to 1.
of Bridges by Counties.
Bateman's bill authorizing the con-
of bridges by counties, pri-
marily designed to enable Chaves
county to construct a $4,000 bridge
across the Pecos river was passed al
though it had been adversely reported
from committee.
Bill to Protect Public Worship.
Bateman's bill to protect public wor-
ship and to prevent the dissertation of
Sunday caused some debate and was
made special order for tomorrow
forenoon.
Substitute For Refunding Act Passed
The house passed the council substi-
ute for the refunding act. The prin-
,ipal amendment provides that county
may refund such out
standing Indebtedness incurred since
January l, 1897. up to January 1. 1901,
Is has been audited by the board of
county commissioners and approved
~ the district Judge and making
stronger that part of the bill relating
o the removal from Office of the VIC
ators in the future of the provisions |
# the Bateman law. The council had |
'assed the bill this forenoon only Eas-
ey. Springer and Fielder voting |
gainst it.
Council Passed Game Bill.
The council substitute for Ascarate's
anne bill was passed by the house af-
er a penalty provision had been added
D it. The penalty provided is fine of
25 to 800 or Imprisonment from 80 to
days or both.
House Has Reached the 200 Line
The house has reached the 200 line in
lie bills introduced. The following ,
Ills were introduced today: |:
House bill No. 1877, by Read, repeal !
g section 30, chapter So, acts of 1899.
lating to the refunding of county in s
,btedness.
House bill No. 1913, by Slaughter, to
'ohibit gambling.
House bill No. 200 by Abbott, pro-
ding for the capitol custodian COM
ittee.
House bill No. POI. by Dalies, by re- I
lest, a good roads law. !
in the council this af-
rnoon introduced the appropriation
lis for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902. +
Commissioners to Expend $4,000. If
The council this afternoon passed Il
e bill permitting the board of peni- n
1tiary commissioners to expend $14.- il
in improvements. the money COM p
3 from the sale of penitentiary lands. a
Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
It also passed Reads bill on the deaf q
d dumb asylum. It fixes the pay of S,
trustees at $3.50 per annum. requires {,
: employment of a superintendent O