Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-21
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,

Council substitute for council bill n }
! 102, an act to provide for an issue O
bonds for the college of agriculture an
mechanic arts at Mesilla Park passe(
unanimously. The substitute provide;
! for an issue of bonds to the amount o.
$685. 900 for buildings and improvement
at the college. The principal and inter
est of the issue are to be paid from thy
| proceeds of the sale and leasing OF
| lands granted the institution by act oi
congress The bonds are to be redeem ID
| in thirty years. The bill now goes to
the governor.
House bill No. 22S, by Mr.. Bowie, al,
act for the collection of liquor ana
gambling licenses in counties of tAe
fourth class, was laid on the table, Is
to 8.
House bill No. 1863, by Mr.. Winston,
an act regarding the collection of sl-
loon, gambling and mercantile licens as,
passed, Is to 3.
Mr.. Walton introduced house bill No.
242, to amend section 1,151 Of the Con- :
piled Laws of 1897. The bill repeals tle
death penalty for any other crime tn III
that of murder. An amendment by Mr..
Barnes that the law do not 80 into ef
feet until July l, so that it would not
apply to Tom Ketchum, who is in the
penitentiary under death sentence for
train robbery, failed to pass. The bill
passed under suspension of the rules,
II to 5.
age to fields, etc, by cattle, exc, repeal
ing sections 145 to Isl of the Compiled
Laws of 1897, and substituting a new
section therefor, was passed unani
mously.
House bill No. 173, by Mr. Valdez, -
amend section 1898 of the Compiled
Laws INCREASING the percentage to BE-
paid collectors from to ), was lost,
Is to Z.
House bill No. 24S, to amend house
bill No 159, relating to the rights OF
married persons and defining grounds
for divorce, was introduced by Mr.. Alb
bott and passed unanimously under
suspension of the rules.
There We're not seats enough las
evening on the floor of the house nor
the gallery to accommodate the many
visitors, most of whom belonged to the
fair sex.
Woman lobbyists have been quite
busy during the latter part OF the ses-
sion, and they seem to have become an
established institution of New Mexico
legislatures.
President Chaves and Speaker Read
the chief clerks and the journal clerk
of both houses, and an extra clerk for
each house, will be kept very busy tn :
next ten days editing and revising tn :
journal of both houses.
The finance conference committee on
the finance bill had quite tussle yes
terday afternoon, but came to an agree
ment after cutting deeply ingo NUM-
ber Of appropriations.
OUSE-THURSDAY TOHEs1OC D,
The house passed council bill No. SO,
an act authorizing an issue of bonds to
the amount of $4,000 for new buildings
and equipments, the principal and in
terest to be paid from the proceeds of
the lease and sale of lands belonging to
the institution.
Council bill No. 4S, an act requiring
that all Incorporation notices be pub
lished in paper of general circulation,
was passed
House bill No. &c. an act to amend
section 1856 of the Compiled Laws re-
turned from the house with amend
ments. The house concurred in the
and passed the bill. The
bill provides that no distinction should
be made in pupils on account of race or
language in the public schools.
Council bill No. S5, providing that
mayors of cities cannot be elected for
more than two successive terms, passed.
Council substitute for council bill No.
IA. an act to amend section s of chapter
% of the session laws of 1899, relating
to the tax exemption of heads of fam
lies to the amount of 5000, passed, II
to L. The bill extends the provisions of
section 19 of chapter % of the session
laws of 1899 to the cities and towns of
the territory, whether incorporated un-
der the general or a special act. 1t re-
lates to the levy and collection of taxes.
Council joint resolution No II, pro-
viding for the appointment of nom
partisan commission by Governor
Otero to go to Washington to work for
statehood and against the interna tonal
dam, appropriating $4,000 for the ex-
ng Governor Otero an ex-officio men,
Der of the commssion, passed unani-
Council bill No, 125, an act relating to
appeals and writs of error was passed
with an amendment.
Council bill No. IS, an act requiring
territorial institutions to account for
received, passed.
Council bill No 100, an act providing
FOR the compensation of court stenog-
raphers at the rate of 81 a day, and a
sum not exceeding $3.50 annually for
services in chambers, passed, IS to 2.
HOUSE-THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
House joint resolution No. 13, for the
purpose of editing and revising the
journals of both houses, passed the
house as amended by the council.
House joint resolution No. IA, provid-
ing for an increase of pay for the jour-
nal clerk and reading clerk of the house
of 81 per day for the whole session
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