Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-05
THE LEGtsLATURE.
HOUSE.

The legislative council having taken
a recess to III = m. Tuesday, only the
house transacted business OF state yes.
terday. After forty minutes had been
consumed in reading part OF the journal
OF Fridays proceedings. the balance
was dispensed with. and the house got
down to work. by unanimous consent
Mr.. Sanchez of Valencia introduced a
and the same was read and unanimously
adopted.
The following new bills were iutro-
luced. ordered translated and printed
aud referred
House bill No. 1871. by Mr.. Barnes,
specifying the mode, time aud place for
inhictipg the death penalty; committee
on judiciary.
House bill No 49,. by Mr.. Barnes, to
amend chapter 81, acts of 1899; com
mittce on judiciary.
House bill No lS3, by Mr.. Read Cby
request), an act authorizing the secre-
tary of the interior to purchase for the
United States from the Indians OF New
Mexico, lands for school site purposes.
Mr.. Read called Mr.. Sanchez to the
chair and asked that this bill be taken
up at once. He explained that the meas
ure had been offered at the request OF the
secretary of the interior and Professor
Crandall, head of Indian education in
this territory, and was designed to clear
up any question as to whether the lndi-
ans could sell part OF their lands tc the
government to be used ms sites for school
buildings. The bill passed unanimously.
House bill No. 1SI. by Mr.. Chapman
(by rcqucstD, for refunding bonds issued
by school districts and validating such
bonds already issued: committee on ju-
dietary.
House bill No. lS5. by Mr.. Ascarate,
relating - practice in district courts;
committee ON judiciary.
House bill No. 1856, by Mr.. Sanchez OF
Mora. providing for the payment OF out
standing indebtedness Of counties; COM
mittec on finance.
House bill No IA, by Mr.. Barnes Ok
request, providing for the indexing of
county records, was taken up, slightly
amended and passed. only Mr.. Slaughter
voting in the negative on the first roll
call. In explaining his vote, Mr.. Slaugh-
ter declared the present law quite good
enough, and said this bill would entail
thousands OF dollars expense upon the
counties. Then Mr.. Gutierrez announced
that he would change his vote to no;
Mr.. Batemnn and Mr.. Bowie followed,
desiring Ia change their vote; Messrs.
lTrujillo, Chaves, Sandoval and Gomez
did likewise. Mr.. Barnes said he had no
special interest in the bill. but considered
the present system OF indexing INSULT
cient and practically useless; that this
bill would cause the indeXing afresh
some 5000 public papers at a cost, in
lColrax county, for example, Of about
$500 only. Mr.. Bateman said the hill
provided for an entire new index by the
county clerks, and upon further cSamina'
ltlon he considered it a good aud timely
measure, therefore, on second roll call
he voted aye. The bill on second call OF
the roll passed, o to II.
House bil No. 1870, by Mr.. Batemap,
relating to the duties of county trcasur-
ers IN the giving OF bonds, seeking 10
mike such officials absolutely liable foi
lall public moneys coming into his hands
came M ON an adverse report presented
lhy Mr.. Sanchez OF Mora, from the com
mittee ON finance. Mr.. Batemnn moved
the rejection Of the committees report
and IN an explanatory speech, cited see
tlon T46, Compiled Laws, the present
law on the subject, which he said wonld
have to be modified n the law making
powers sought 10 make county trcasur
Iers responsible, absolutely, upon their ~
fetal bonds for the safety OF the money
looming into their hands. The bill ais,
lexplicitly sets out that treasurer /
they deposit funds 10 draw interest In
N -I.n I.V.at1 80 In Nha hank M
fcring Ia pay the highest rate ~ inter
lest FOR IN, u,, OF such funds. Mr.
parnrs supported Mr.. Bateman's ideas
citing an Instance where $1,000 In inter
est that should 70 into the public treas
lury annually found its way into III
~Itrcasurer's private wallet. He though
the passage OF the bill would add iron
81. 900 TO 5000 annually 10 the revenue
Of the various counties. Mr.. ChapmA
opposed that feature Of the m-asur
forcing" treaSurers 20 make deposits !
the bank paying the highest intrres'
Mr.. Slaughter said there was nothing I
the hll forcing the treasurers 70 max
such deposits, but II they were made IN
, treasurer shall select the n paying IN
highest rate Of interest and require
lprpprr inlrmL'fying bond for sue
, fpnls. Mr., Valdez thought even u
, present law was too severe upon u
, county tr'a,urors, and considered n a
/, injustice that trcasurcr. should he mad
, responsible up9u thcir bonds for money
deposited ~ them IN bank. Mr., Bat
mans motion to reject the finance con
mittee's report was lost, q 10 IA, AMI n
bill was tabled indefinitely N motion {
Mr.. Gutierrez.
) House bill No 10, or rather a subst
tute therefor, n retunding bond act. wi
|. taken nm and Indefinitely tabled. It's mr.