El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
DOingS of
New Mexico
Legislature

of them was introduced by Walton and
amends the code of civil practice con-
cerning the service of motions and time
of hearings. The second was intro
duced by Barnes and materially raises
the amount Of tax levy that counties
may make to pay bounties on wild ami
mails. The third bill is Pendleton's
measure authorizing foreign railroad
corporations to build extensions and
branch lines.
Both houses held forenoon sessions
today which is a sign that the end of
the legislative session is in sight. Ow-
ing to prolonged debates, however, not
as many bills were acted upon as yes
terday. The council passed the bill
fixing the salary of probate judges in
counties of the second, third and fourth
classes at $500. $3.50. and 5000 respec-
lively, Easley alone voting in the neg
ative
Hughes from the conference COM
mittee reported an amendment to the
Springer educational bill, which au-
thorizes only superintendeats of coun-
San Meguil, to collect SIS day for three
days visit to each school district of
their respective counties, such superin-
tendentS to be paid, however for visit
ing not more than AZ districts. The re-
port was laid over for the present
There is a decided opposition to this
amendment which seems to be in favor
Of only two superintendent who as it
is draw larger salaries than the super
intendents of other counties. The
county school superintendent, as it is,
is expected to visit the school districts
and if he is the proper man in the
right place he will do so without the
special encouragement of the SIS per
diem in addition to his salary
The bill exempting stocks and bonds
of building and loan associations from
taxation, came back from the COM
mittee on finance with a substitute at
tached.
The petitions against and for Luna
county still come pouring H. The
from the people OF Pinos Altos protest
ing against the division. The Silver
City Independent publishes map this
week which seems to show that there
will not be much left of Grant county
after Luna county is cut out But as a
matter Of fact Grant county will still
be good sized county, larger than
Santa Fe county, with a greater as
sessed valuation and population that is
larger than that of Colfax, or San Juan,
OF Chavez, or Eddy, or Otero, or Lin
coin, or Sierra, of Guadalupe, or Union
counties, which counties all seem to be
getting along as well as the bigger and
more populaous counties.
Cruickshank offered a resolution re-
storing to the militia fund $222.75
which had been expended for the recov-
cry from the government of SIS, 1000 due
the territory for organizing and trans
porting forces for the war with Spain.
Burnes and Easley alone voted in the
negative.
Harrison Introduced bill requiring
administrators and executors to report
moneys coming into their hands from
bill was adopted with an amendment
that requires a report within thirty
days fro administrators and executors
OF any such moneys which have come
into their hands within the past three
years. |
The council played football this af- |
ternoOn with Cruickshank's bill to pre-
vent cruelty to animals. Considerable /
merriment was caused in the discussion
OF the provisions of the bill and
without number were Of
fered. The bill was finally cut down
from % to TO seven sections and these !!
were mutilated that it will take as
skillful surgeon as Cruickshank is to
patch together the pieces.
Martiney introduced two important
mining bills in the council this after
noon. One establishes a bureau or
mining with commissioner OF mining
and makes an appropriation therefor.
The other provides for the forfeiture
of mining claims on which the neces-
sary work has been done ninety days
after location, barring the locator from
locating the claim or any interest
therein for six months except as Iona
fee purchaser
In the house a bill was passed which
in effect authorized the refunding of all
municipal and school district
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