Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-24
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS.

moImlng, and kept up a steady gait Til
y the hour of noon. The fine weathet
brought Out a throng of visitors, anon;
them being many ladies who appeared
to display a deep interest i'm all tha
= transpired. A goodly number of new
bills were introduced in each of tn;
houses, and sent through the ordinary
preliminary of reference without dis
cussdon. The two branches also took of
ficial notice of the death Of Hon. Fer
nando Nolan, in years gone by useful
member of the council and the house at
various times from Mora county. In
the lower house Mr.. Sanches of Mora
offered a resolution empowering tha
speaker ito name a special COMMITTEES
to take into consideration the subject
of employing additional committee
clerks, with power to confer with i
committee of the council if deemed ad-
visable. Mr.. Bowie objected, but on a
vote the resolution was adopted, 16 TO
5, and Speaker Read appointed as such
committee MessTIs. Trujllo, Pendleton
Gutierrez, Valdez and Gomez. Mr..
|
ton calling upon all members to work
in harmony for the public good and
opposing all measures detrimental to
| the welfare of New Mexico, etc, and
| made sincere appeal to the members
| to act upon the lines suggested On
motion of Mr.. Abbott the resolution
was referred and the speaker an
nounced that lit would go to the com
nt'ttee on private corporations
Among tIhe BILLS introduced in the
house this morning were four by Mr.
Read-house bill No. 13, repeating chap
ter 6S, laws of 1889, Relating to munich
pal corpora tions; house bill. No. IA, on
revival of debts; house bin No. Is, fix
ing fees of court sltenographers, and
house bill No. 16, abolishing tihe office
of county school superintendents and
comforting upon the probate Judges the
powers of that office. Other bills were
introduced as follows: House bin No.
II, by Mr.. M. Sanchez, establishing a
normal school at Puento de Aqua, Va
lencia county; house bill No. IS, by Mr.
Bowie, providing for a miners hospital
at Gallup; house bill No. 10, by Mr..
Daies, to amend section 4125, cha ptar
1, title Al, Compiled Laws of 1897, re
lating to licenses: house bill No. 90, by
MIR. j. Sanches, of Socorro, fixing
compensation of justices of the pea ce
as road supervisors; house bill No. q, |
by Mr.. Valdez, of San Miguel, an act to |
provide for the inspection of coal oil |
and Kerosene, and repeating chapter s, |
Compiled Laws of 1897. These bills were |
read a first and second time ordered |
translated and printed, and referred to
appropriate committees.
In the council President Chaves an.
nounced the standing committees Of
that body as follows:
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
dicary-Springer, Harrison, Burns,
Fielder.
Territorial Affairs-Navarro, Spiess,
Easley.
Capitol-Mar rtynez, Cruikshank, Eas-
ley.
rrigation-Springer Martinez, Ha"
rison, Hinkle, Navarro.
Counties and County Lines-Spiess,
Navarro, Hinkle.
Roads and Highways-Martin
Burns Harrison.
internal Improvements = Martinez.
Har rrison, Fielder.
Public raperty-Earrson, Navarro,
Easley.
MilItia-Cruikshank Harrison, Film
kle.
Observation-Disclosures Harrison, ,Cruik-
shank, Easley, Martinez.
Agriculture and Manlfa factures-Mar-
tinez, Burns, Spiess.
Finance-C1uikshan Hughes, Hin
1le, Spiess, Navarro.
Mines and Public Lands-Martinez,
Springer, Hinkle.
Enrolled and Engwossed Bills
Springer, Burns, Easdey.
Railroads-Spiess, Navarro, Hinkla,
Martinez, Easley.
Public Printting-Hughes, Spiess,
Ea sley.
Municipal and Private Corporation
Burns, Springer, Easley.
Public Insdituti tions-Martnez Burns,
Springer Fielder, Cruikshank.
Library Springer, Martinez, Fielder
Privileges and Elections-Spiess.
Jruiksha NIX, Hinkle, Harrison, Marti-
leZ.
:. Lands of Public MISUNDERSTANDING
n, Cruikshank, Harrison, Navarro,
Inkle.
Insurance-spiess, Martinez Hughes,
Cruiksalank, Fielder.
Rules-The president, Spiess, Hinkle.
THE COUNCIL TO-DAY.
Fea lures at the forenoon session OF
he council were a couple of resolutions
Ind big grist of bills. Council joint
resolution No. 4, by Mr.. Hughes, pro- !
rides that an English and Spanish copy
# ain bills be forwarded from time to
lime by the chief clerks of the two =
louses to the address of every newspa-
yer printed in New Mexico. This was ~
ldopted, as was also a resolution BY ~
ar. Springer relating TO the admission :"
# persons Ito the floor of the council,
'onfinlhg it to officials, ex-mehnbers, /"
mends of members having cards, and
troperly accredited newspaper men.
,hs resolution also requires that
Jerks and employees shall report for du. fl
Y PROMPTLY at a. M, and he at their 81
espective places at least one hour prior S
o the opening of sessions. Among the la
ew bills which were introduced and al
emt to regular order are the following: pt
Council bill No. 6, by Mr.. Cruikshank. is
,roviding for the listing and assess p
nenk of live stock in counties where g.
hey Craze; council bill No. T. by Mr.. W
hughes requiring officials ito give pref G
x,o,,.or, tf.a aIraH0r1 La for nY rMlhlin I'M