Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-03-09
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Tho legislative council having taken
| q recess tu 10 "a. Tuesday. uuly the
house trausartr' business COS state yvs.
irrdny After forty minutes had been
consumed in reading part OF the journal
lot Friday proceedings. the balance
was dispensed with, AM the house got
down 10 work. liy unanimous consent
Mr. Sanchez Of Valencia introduced q
resolution on the death ~ Mira. Luna.
aul the snuc vas read aud unanimously
Ihiuptrd
| The following new bills were intro
lucrl ordered translated aud printed
land referred
House bill No 49, by Mr. Barnes,
specifying the mode. time and place for
inhicting the death penalty; committee
on Judiciary.
House bill No 1872, by Mr.. Barncs, TO
amend chapter ~, acts OF 1879; COM
mittec on judiciary.
House bill No ISL. by Mr.. Read (by
lrcqucsu. aa act authorship the sccrr-
ltary OF the interior 10 pu'chHsc for the
United States from thr Indians ~ New
Mexico. lands for school site purposes.
Mr Read called MIR Sanchez 60 the
chair and asked that this bin be- taken
lup nj once. lie explained that the meas
Iurc had hrcn offered at the request OF the
lnecrctnry of the Interior and Professor
lCrnniall head az Indian education in
This territory, ana was designed % clear
Iup any question as To- whether the Indi.
luns could SCH part Of their lands e. tbs
government % %, us,,i as sites Tor school
lhuidinss The bill passed unanimously
House bill No 1884, 10Y Mr Chapman
lOy reuucsti, Tor pfunding bonds itsuetl
los school districts aud validating such
bonds already issucd. committee on iu
dietary.
House hill No. lS5, by Mr. Ascnratr
lrrlating 80 practice in district turts
Icommitpc on judiciary.
House bin No. iSii, hy Mr. sanchez ol
Mora, providing FOR the payment 81 out
standing indebtedness ~ counties, com
mittee uu finance.
House hin 80 llI. by Mr. Bnrnr- tbl
requcsp. providing for she indeKins 81
Icnuniy records. wns taken up. slightly
lnmenhed and passed, only Mr. Slaushiei
voting in the negative on the first rni
call In explaining his vote, Mr.. Slnush
ter declared the present law quite goo'
: enough and snin this hnl would entail
Thousands Of dollars expense upon thi
countles Then Mr.. Gutierrez announces
/ that he would change hl- vote 20 40
Mr. nateman and Nj. Bowie .ollowri
desiring to chanRe their vote; Messrs
Tuiillu. Chaycs. Sandoval ani Come
did likewise. Mr. barnes said he had ~
. special Interest in the hili, hut considers
: 1.-The present IS stem IT indrXinT Insult
cirnt and practically useless, that Tai
. lbll would cnusr the iudoSiug nfroN
, SOME s,H1 public papers ni cost, Z
lCulfnx county. Tor example. 1t ahou
p 500 only Mr. lsatrman SAID the h
provided Tor an entire new index Boy "a
2 Icnunty clerks. and upon further rxanini
= lfIon hr considered it good aud timel
measure. therefore. on second roll ca
BE- voted eye The hin on second call q
a the roll passed. % ~
= House dn No. l3a. hy Mr. Batrmnl
:. lrrlaiiuE 90 the duiics 0f county trrnsu
a 'ers in The giving OF bonds. seeking
/. Imake such ofiiinis absolutely liable q
x lall public monrys coming into hi- hand
lramr up on an adverse report prrsrnt'
lbs Mr.. Saurhez ~ Mora. from the cat
a lmitfee 90 finance Mr.. BHtemun m1vl
3 1.-The rejection ~ the committees r'pol
aud 10 nH explanatory speech cit" se
lion TiG. Compiled Laws. thr pres"
lr law ou The subject. which hr said Won
pr have 10 be- modified " tho las makiI
y. pawers sought to make county trcnsu
le crs responsible. absolutely, upon their q
I'd IGrial bonds FOR the safety ~ the none
es coming into their hands. The hif al
IevulicHiy srts out that treasurer.
they isposft funds to draw interest In
Ibank. shall deposit same Ia the bank Z
~ fcring 10 pay the highest rate ~ int
" rst Tor che uH Of such funds n
y narues Supported Mr. Baieman's idei
W citing an inttanre whore 5000 DO ini'
lost thar should ~ into the public ireT
lury annually found H. way into g
treasurer private wallet. lie thong
pa 'iha passanr ~ the bll would add r.
NJ 81 .Oa0 a. x3.C0 annually ~ the rcvenu
'ir Iaf the various counties. Mr. Chhrm
us oppossd that frBturc ~ The 90 -1su
un forcing" trrasurers 20 make deposits