Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-19

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Mr. Cruickshank introduced council
bill No. 1913, changing the time for the
payment of taxes from two seni-an-
nual payments to an annual payment
on December /.
Council joint resolution No. 10 was in
troduced and passed unanimously. 1t
| authorizes the governor to appoint a
non-p partisan commission to SO to
Washington to work for statehood and
against the Stephens and Culberson
bills during the next session of con-
gress.
Council resolution No. IL, thanking
the capitol rebuilding board for its
services in the construction of the cap
Nol, was passed unanimously.
COUNCIL-TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The council concurred in the house
amendments to the st. Louis exposition
bill. 1t now goes to the governor for
signature.
Council bill No. 115, an act to prevent
the payment of laborers in merchan-
disc, ETC., failed to pass, to Z.
Council bill No. III failed to pass by
vote of 6 to 6.
Council bill No. 100, an act prescrib-
| ing the qualifications for the office OF
county school superintendent, failed to
pass.
House bill No. $50, bill relating to
peddlers, passed, 10 to 2.
Council bill NO. 81, requiring THAT the
business of fire insurance companies be
conducted by resident agents, passed.
Substitute for council bill No. 1913, to
amend section 4O66 of the Compiled
Laws of 1899, passed the council. 1t re-
fers to the collection of taxes, changing
the date of payment to December / and
June 1, and cuts off the rebate of 5 per
cent on the second payment.
HOUSE-TUESDAY FORENOON.
Council joint resolution No. 9, provid-
ing for the payment of the expenses in
Cured in collecting the claim of $5,SS454
due New Mexico from the United States
for the transportation, ETC., of troops
during the war with Spain, of which
claim $5,O17.39 had been thus far paid.
passed unanimously.
Governor Otero, through Speaker
Read, expressed his gratitude to the
house for the resolutions of sympathy
extended to him during the time when
a sad bereavement visited his home.
House joint resolution No. g. re-
monstrance against the leasing of the
public lands, passed, 16 to 4.
House bill No. 212, by Mr.. Dalies, re-
ferring to damages for injuries to trees
by cattle running at large, amending
section 103 of the Compiled Laws OF
| 1897, passed.
| House bill No. 70, an act providing for
| the election of mayordomos of lateral
bitches with at least twelve consumers
of water, was defeated, II to 8.
Council bill No. SO, an act fixing the
time for the holding of the terms OF dis
trict court in the fourth judicial dis
trict, passed unanimously.
House bill No. 21O, an act relating to
the licensing of dogs, was taken up, and
the favorable report of the committee
was adopted.
The house adjourned until the after
noon at 2:3O o'clock, leaving house bill
No. 21O as unfinished business.
| House bill No. 94 the insurance bill,
was made the special order for the aft
ernoon, and the committee on finance
| 70 hn
| preparation bill.
| HOUSE-TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
! The special order for the afternoon,
| council bill No "a, providing for the
creation of department of insurance
and an insurance commissioner, was
| taken up, and precipitated fierce con-
| flict, A motion to table the bill indef-
nitely was lost, u to II. An amend
I ment was offered by Mr.. Abbott te
strike out the phrase creating an insur.
ance commissioner and providing thai
the receipts from taxing the Insurance.
companies be paid into the genera
school fund. The amendment was de-
feated.
The bill was killed, 16 to Z.
HOUSE-Monday Afternoon.
Mr.. Chapman upon unanimous con
sent, introduced H. B. No. 241, provid
ing for the issuance of teachers certi
ficates upon certain conditions.
c. B. No "a, an act appropriatint
500, 600 for a New Mexico exhibit at tn
Louisiana purchase exposition at st
Louis, was passed with an amendmen
increasing the number of commission
| ers from three to seven. An amend
ment to reduce the appropriation t
SIC, 900 failed to pass.
Continued on Fourth Pa9a.l