Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-13
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,

(, In tine council TINS morning Mr.. Har
rison presented an elaborate memoria
asking congress 'to admit New Mexic
as state. 1t was read in full an(
unanimously adopted. Mr.. Springer re
ported council joint resolution No.
protesting against amendments to thu
mining laws now pending in congres!
and supported by Senator Stewart, ant
the same was adopted.
| Mr.. Cruickshank offered council joint
resolution No. Z, appropriating $4,000 tt
| play contingent expenses of the assem-
! bly,. 1t went to the presidents table
The new bills introduced are: Council
bill No. 60, by Mr.. Hinkle, to prevent
live stock from entering the lands of
private parties for water or grazing
without the consent of the owner OF
said land. Council bill No. 61, by Mr.
Harrison. to amend the banking laws OF
New Mexico. Council bill No. So, by Mr.
Fielder (by request) amending the ex-
.sting law aus to assessments in cities
and towns.
On motion of Mr.. Martinez the rules
We're suspended and council bill No. 90
was taken up. This is the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Springer for the improve
ment of the public school system. The
committee on education that had had
the measure under consideration re-
ported several amendments. The coun-
Gil went into committee of the whole,
and after Mr. Springer had explained
the nature OF the amendments the bill
was considered section by section, many
additional amendments offered and
acted upon, and later the measure
passed. Adjourned to 10 a. m. to-mor-
row.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the house this morning a commu-
nication from the president of the coun-
Gil addressed to the speaker was read,
announcing that Messrs. Burns, Spring
er and Cruickshank had been named on
behalf of the council to meet a like
committee from the house to consider
matters relating to contingent expenses
of the thirty fourth assembly. The
speaker named Messrs. Abbott, Sam
chez Of Mora and Gutierrez as such
conference committee on behalf of the
house. The following bills We're read a
first and second time Iby title, ordered
translated and printed and REFEREED
House bill No. 114 by Mr. Read (by
requesD, to amend section -, chapter
66, acts of 1899, relating to the selection
of jurors.
House bill No. lis, by Mr.. Sanchez of
Mora, to amend section 1893, Compiled
Laws, referring to collectors in counties
IF the first-class.
Mr.. Pendleton, from the special COM
mittee named yesterday, presented res
olutions thanking Speaker B. M. Read
for his able and eloquent address on
the OCCASION of ~ rbse arlce' OF the
John Marshall centennial, unanimously
adopted by "a rising vote, whereupon
Mr.. Read took the floor, and in a few
well-chosen1 sentences expressed his ap-
orecnation of the action of the house.
House bill NO. 81, amending section |
AT, Compiled Laws, so as to authorize |
owns of less than 500 population to in
corporate upon majority vote by the in
1abitants. WAS favorably reported by |
and after an explanatory
'tatement by Its author, Mr.. Pendleton,
he bill passed.
The council substitute for council bill
No. 15 which authorizes the sale of re-
unding bonds per cents at 80 cents
md 5 per cents at 95 cents on the dol
ar-was called up by Mr.. Dalies. This
ubstitute is identical with house bill
No. 10. Much time was put in in dis
ussing this measure, and finally it was
eferred ito the committee nn education.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
The house met at 2 p. M, and ait once
djourned to 10 a. m. tomorrow in or
Ter to permit the conference committee
n contingent expenses to hold a meet
no.