El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-28
zL PASO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY % 1901.

donating public lands for educational
purposes. 1t was drafted in response
to a suggestion by the New Mexico
educational association.
Bills Lost.
The Martinez bill in reference to
persons who have not been legally
assessed. was adversely reported from
the committee on finance in the house
and after considerable discussion killed
The bill requiring justices of the
peace to be elected at the general cleo
ton every two years, but not to serve
as their own successors was adversely
reported from the committee on privi-
leges and elections and tabled indefi-
nitely.
The bill providing that sheriff. pro-
bate judge. probate clerk, assessor. col
lector, treasurer or superintendent OF
schools shall not be elected their own
successors. was also adversely report
ed by the committee on privileges and
elections and the house defeated it by
a vote of to IS.
To Alter Streets.
In the council the bill authorizing in
corporated cities to straighten and al
ter streets and alleys passed this fore
noon.
Bonds for Sewers.
The bill regulating the construction
of sewers in cities and providing for
their cost by assessing abutting prop
erty owners and authorizing cities and
towns to issue bonds for sewerage pur-
poses, passed the council.
SANTA FE, Feb. 27-Both houses
cleared away an enormous amount of
work today but there is also necessity
for this. Bills continue to come in
and there is a great amount of pro-
posed legislation still to be disposed of.
On March 21, the legislature must ad-
journ and republican leaders hope that
the hurry and confusion which char
acterized the closing session of the 33d
assembly will not be repeated for they
led to several serious oversights and
errors in legislation.
The New Game Law.
AS amended and passed in the house
this forenoon Ascarate's game law
reads as follows: 1T shall be unlaw-
full to kill any quaIi, prairie chicken.
partridge or wild turkey, or to kill,
ofc oil L
or mountain sheep, except that said
birds and animals, the animals being
with horns. may be killed with a gun
during the months of September, Oc-
tober and November of each year in
the counties of Rio Arriba, San Juan,
Taos. Colfax, Union, San Miguel,
Guadalupe and Santa Fe, and during
the months of October, November and
December in all other counties of the
territory, and providing, further, that
said birds may be killed with gun in
the county of Dona Ana also during
the months of January and February;
provided, further, that no pheasant
shall be killed within five years from
the passage of this act and that no
person shall have in his possession
more than one antelope, elk, mountain
sheep or deer at any one time"
Savings Association
Mr.. Walton managed to get through
the house this afternoon his bill on
savings associations or banks 1t
three or more persons to or
ganize a savings bank and trust as
sociation with a capital stock of not
less than 900 except in cities and
towns of less than 5000 inhabitants. in
which it shall be not less than $4,000.
A certificate under oath to the effect
that the capital stock is paid in in
cash shall be filed with the secretary
of the territory and also with the pro-
bate clerk of the county in which such
seeks to do business. And
such associations already established
in towns of less than 300 inhabitants
may diminish their capital stock to
any amount above $4,000 under the
general Incorporation law.
Building Regulations
The council this forenoon passed Ma
building law which gives city
council and town boards the power to
prescribe the thickness, strength and
manner of constructing stone brick or i
limits and to regulate their nearness