El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-06


The following bills were introduced
in the house this afternoon: House
bill No. 1877 by Barnes, providing a
new method for the inspection of coal
OIL raising the grade of oil from IL
degrees to $50 degrees and cutting
down the fees one half.
House bill No. 1SS by Sanchez of
Mora, for the payment of probate
clerks for keeping abstracts of rec
ords.
House bill No. 1S9 by Sena to amend
section 1893, compiled laws, relating to
collectors.
House bill No. 100, by Read, by re-
quest. to extend. fix and define the city
limits of Santa Fe.
House bill No. 191, by Abbott, re-
tors.
House bill. No. 1872, by Sanchez of
Rio Arriba. in reference to acequias.
House bill No. 1913. by Pendleton, by
request. to establish the south line of
Rio Arriba county
House bill No. 1874, by Pendleton by
request, relating to municipal corpor-
ations.
House bill No. 1876, by Pendleton, by
request, to amend section 1855 of the
ships.
House bill, No 1876, by Pendleton, by
request. relative to private seals.
House bill No. 119, by Gutierrez.
amening section 1875, compiled laws,
relating to guardians, passed unani-
mously.
House bill No. 113, by Dalies. fixing
the minimum of fines for the violation
of ditch laws was adversely reported,
the report adopted and the bill killed.
kidnapping Bill Passed By Council.
The council passed the kidnapping
bill, fixing the penalty for kidnapping
at from five years to life Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
House bill No. As, an act entitled an
act with reference to filing and cancel
ing chattel mortgages as well as house
liquors made in New Mexico, also
house bill No. 1O1, relating to irriga-
ton passed the house.
House bill No. 95, to repeal the sec
ton of the session laws of 1899, allow
ing a rebate on taxes paid before jan
uary l, was killed.
House bill No. IA relating to school
district levies passed.
Bowie asked unanimous consent to
take up the Gallup Miners hospital
bill but objection was raised.
Conference Committee Appointed.
The speaker of the house appointed
Barnes, Gutierrez, and Sanchez of Rio
Arriba. conference committee to con-
fer with the council conference COM
mittee on council bill No. 10, relating
to the refunding of county debts.
Substitute For Game Bill.
In the council a substitute was pre-
scented for Ascarate's game bill passed
by the house. The substitute was pass
ed. 1t provides permission for the kill
ing of grouse, turkey in the months
and quail during the months of Octo-
Der, November, December, January and
February of each year. All species of
pheasants not to be killed for a period
of five years.
Bill Authorizing Surveys of Lands.
The council passed council bill No.
So. authorizing county commissioners
to order surveys of lands during 1901
for assessment purposes and permitting
them to make levy of one mill for
such purpose.
To Establish a Department of In
surance.
Martinez by request introduced the
much heralded insurance BILL entitled
an act to establish a department of in
surance in New Mexico. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment by the gov
ernor of a commissioner of insurance
at salary of $4,000 per annum. 1t also
requires that fire and accident COM
panies shall pay certain fees and two
per cent on all premiums into the ter
ritorial treasury. The bill was referred
to the committee on finance after
Hughes had made an effort to have it
referred to the committee on insurance.
Finance Committee Reported Favorably
orably on the bill authorizing coun-
ties to refund their Indebtedness even
though it exceed the legal limit of fif-