BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-01-24

o. the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be
held at st. Louis, Missouri, in 1902 was
read at length third time. On the ques
ton, s.Shall this bill pass7 the roll was
called with the following result:
Those voting In the Affirmative were.
Messrs Barbosa, Benitez, Brioso, Cintron,
|Crosas, Elliott, Garrison. Harlan, Hartzell
and Willoughby 10
In the negative q. -. None.
Absent: Mr.. Brumbaugh ......1.
A majority of the members of the Coun-
Gil having voted for the passage Of the bill,
| It was declared passed, the title agreed to,
and the clerk directed to transmit same to-
the House Of Delegates.
Mr.. Garrison introduced Council Bill No..
18 entitled "a Bill making appropriations
| for the necessary expenses of carrying on
the Government of Porto Rice, for the
| fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and three, and for other pu poses"
which was read twice by it's title, ordered
translated and referred to tie COMMITTEES
on Printing and ordered printed.
House Bill No 7, entitled "a B II to remit
certain municipal taxesn was read twice
by its title and referred TO ths Finance
Committee.
| Council Bill No. s, entitled" A Bill to
exempt from taxation for q period of years
certain railroads for the construction and
operation Of which franchises have been
lgranted by the Executive Council Of Porto
Rico,n was referred to the Committee on
Enrolled and Engrossed Bills and ordered
enrolled.
On motion Of Mr.. Elliott, the Council
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
4 for the Consideration of Council Bill No II.
i At 3:15 the Council resumed.
Mr.. Hartzell, Chairman of the COMMITTEES
considering Council Bill No. IL, reported
said bill fayorably scithout amendment re-
lcommendiDg that the bill be advanced to
third reading and final passage ard that
it do pass. The report was adopted and
the bill referee to be Committee on En-
relied and Epgrossed sBills to be propeilJ
Iengrossed.
/ On motion OF Mr.. Elliott, the Council
then adjourned.
/ Meeting of the Executive Council, Janu
ary %, 1902.
4 The Council met at 8 80 o'clock.
il Upon the calling of the roll, the following
members appeared ard answered to thell
1 names:
I Messrs. Barbosa, Bsnites, Biicso, Gin
tron, Crosas, Elliott, Garrison, Harlan
Hartzell and Willoughby ..... 10.
Il Absent: Mr.. B.um5au gh....1.
Il Ga motion of Mr.. Crosas, the reading o
! the minutes Of the las. m ct ng was disptn:
ed with.
4 By unanimous consent of ihe Council, TIL
President accepted the resignation OF Felipe
Jauer a messenger to take effect January
, 1st, 1902; and appointed in his stead Rs
mon A. bar, said appointment to take effec
Janu,ry 4, 1902, and continue during th,
Legislative Assembly.
! The following resolution, offered by Mr.
Harlan, was adopted:
Resolved that the time I'm led to th,
lUompaiila de los Ferre lrriles de Puert,
Rico in its franchise heretofore granted to il
for filing with the Executive Council a m, j
leqa;red by the terms thereof, sbowingjI
detail the rou 81 of its proposed railak b
lines, be ard it is hereby exsended for ;
lperiod OF sixty days from this date upon fh'
terms and conditions set ferth 10 its patisa "a
dated January Ia, 1902, which said petiks5I
was filed IN the archives of the Execltiv.
Council on this day.
-Oa motion of Mr.. Elliott, the Coubei
then adjourned.