Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-07
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS

| and ordered translated and referred.
Council bill No. Al, by Mr. Fielder, re
lating to practice in probate courts ant
duties of administrators and executors
Council bill No. AZ, by Mr.. Martinez
relating to the inspection of animals
and for other purposes.
Council bill No. 49, by Mr.. Harrison
regulatln the practice of medicine
providing for the selection of terrific
rial board of health and defining the
duties thereof
Council bill No. "A, by Mr.. Springer
(by request), extending the right tc
women to vote at school elections.
| Substitute for council bill No. IA, re-
| lating to tax exemptions, was taken ur
under bills on third reading and unani-
mously passed. This measure is design
| ed to change the present tax exemption
law, so that all heads of families may
claim exemption of 5000 on household
furniture, and real estate. whether the
| realty is occupied as a homestead OF
not
| The council then went into commit
| tee of the whole to consider council bill
No 2S, which is Mr. Burns measure for
the improvement of public roads 1t
was given careful consideration, sec
ton by section together with the
amendments recommended by the COM
mittee, agreed to- and latter duly passed.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
In the council this afternoon Mr..
Cruickshank presented a memorial
praying President Mckinley, on behalf
of the stockmen and settlers, to reduce
the area of the Gila river forest reserve
so that it shall include only that area
covered by it's western part, some thir-
ty-five townships. Council bill No. II,
the Capitol street bill, was favorably
reported; also council bill No 10, on
public health; also, council bill NO. 70,
the Springer school bill. Council bill
No, 6, assessing of live stock in coun-
ties where they Craze, was adversely re-
ported. Mr., Spiess introduced council
bill No. As. on assessments and appeals
therefrom.
House bill No. 20, authorizing the ap-
pointment of deputy sheriffs, caused a
spirited debate. Mr.. Hughes character
lied it as dangerous measure that
would burden the counties with useless
cost Mr.. Spiess defended the bill as a
perfectly proper one, but did not insist
on it's passage at this time. 1t went to
the judiciary committee.
THE HOUSE.
In the house this morning after the
opening exercises, house bill No. "a, in
creasing the bounties paid for killing
wild animals and authorizing county
commissioners to levy tax not ex-
ceeding 2 mills on the dollar valuation
on all live stock to meet such bounties,
was taken up and discussed, amended
and passed. 1t provides for paying
bounties as follows: For each coyote or
wild cat, $2; for each lynx, 81; for each
gray wolf, lobo, panther or mountain
iion 500; for each bear, $40, and pro-
vides that no bounty certificates shall
be issued unless there are funds in the
treasury to pay them.
The following bills were introduced,
read, ordered translated and printed
and referred:
House bill No. 81, by Mr.. Abbott, re-
lating to- the license to be paid by those
manufacturing liquor from New Mexi-
co fruit.
House bill No. SS, by Mr.. Sanchez of
Valencia, amending chapter l, Com
piled Laws of 1897, relating to acequias.
House bill No. SO, by Mr. Chapman,
amending subsection, division 6. 1877.
Compiled Laws relating to exemptions
from execution.
House bill No. 80, by Mr. Gomez, re-
ferring to appeals from justices of the
peace court.
House bill No. 81, by Mr. Gomez, re-
latlng ITO the collection of poll tax
House sbill No. 80. by Mr. Valdez, in
creasing the membership of the terrific
ral sheep sanitary board to five mem
bers.
House bill No. SO, by Mr.. Slaughter,
amending sections 4141-4143, Compiled
Laws, on occupation tax.
House bill No. 94, by Mr.. Slaughter,
amending section 4149, reducing the
penalty for violation of the occupation
tax law to fine Of not more than 800
instead of $500.
House bill No. 95, by Mr.. Slaughter,
repeating section 12 chapter 81, acts of
1899, relating to payment of taxes.
House bill No. 10, prohibiting the is
suance of bonds or guaranteeing inter-
est on bonds by any municipal corpo-
ration with sanction Of the voters, as
expressed by ballot, was favorably re-
ported back from committee by Mr..
Chapman; also, house bill No. g. per-
mitting towns of less than 500 to'1ncor-
ponate if so authorized by majority
of it's citizens; also, house bill No. 4S,
prohibiting animals from running at
large in cities and providing for their
impounding and summary sale when SO
found. House bill No. 55, repeating Sec
tion Abb, Compiled Laws, grading of
population for liquor license purposes,
was reported back adversely.
The speaker announced that by an
oversight, wholly unintentional, Repre-
sentative Sandoval had not been justly
treated as regards committee assign
ments, and Mr. Sandoval's name was
added to the committees on education
enrolled and engrossed bills, irrigation,
stock raising and public institutions.
The judiciary committee having re-
ported favorably. Councilman Spring
er's bill, council bill No. l. for the pro-
lection of minors and school children
against games of chance, intoxicants
the deadly cigarette, etc, the house
took it up and passed it unanimously.