BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-01-31
Current News Notes.

|UuIIGul NGMS MUGS.
Local And General.
Meeting Of the Legislative Assembly
January 3Oth, 1902 Thiriteth DAy.--Exe
cntiye Council.
The Council met at 2 80 O'Clock.
Upon the calling Of the roll, the following
members appeared and answered to Their
amee:
Messrs Bsrbosa, Brioso, Benitez, Cintrop
Crosss, FarrisoD, Harlan, Hartssll and
Willoughby 30
Absent: Messrs Brumbaugh and Elliott
80
The minutes Of the last mseting were
read and approved
A communication from Perfecto Bures
offering suggestions as to the enactment o.
civil service law, was read end referred t.
the Joint Committe on Codes.
The Committee on Printing reported
Council B II No Is, entitled " A Bill mag.
ing appropriations for the necessary expense
of carrying on the Government of PcrtG
Rico for the fiscal year ending June thir
| tieth, nineteen hundred and three, and 70,
other purposes, correctly printed, which
report was received and the bill referred to
the finance COMMITTEE.
Mr Garrison, on behalf of the Finance
lOommittee, to which was referred Council
| Bill No. is, entitled IA Bill mixing appro.
lpriations tor the necessary expenses Of car.
|ryjnR Oh tbs GoYernmous Of Porto REQ,
/ for t1e ii9eal year ending June thirtleth,
rsI eteen hundred a6d 15iees Aud f0r 0Idsr
|pafpoass, reported sslae favor3blg W ID ut
|&sro0dmenfs recommend ng tast tho bas
do pass The report was ado Jted, and the
bill ordered to have q second reading.
Discussion was resumed on the motion Of
Mr. HsrlAD, made yesterday, that the Ooun.
fcl adopt the report OF the judiciary Com
NIT 'ee that Council Bill No. 13, eutifled
''.A Bill TO provide for the abohshmsnr Of
the death penalty in Porto Rico" he laid
upon the table indefinitely. On the question
shall this repert be adopted, the roll was
called with the following result:
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Messrs Crosas, Elliott, Garrison, Harlan,
Hartsell and Willoughby :. g.
Those voting in the negative:
Messrs Bsrboss, Bri0so, Bsnites and
Ointron. "a
Absent: Mr. Bfumbaugh. III
A msjsfity of the members of the Council
having voted for the adoption of the report,
the same was declared adopted, and Council
Bill No. 13 was laid up1n the table indefin.
itcly.
Mr. Garrison Introduced Council Bill No.
00 mukfffr1 ID III fxw& f<.f~ -
employees Of ths United States District
Court for the Dstrics Of Porto Rico.
Whieh was read twice BY its title, 0rdared
translated and referred to the COMMITTEES on
Printing.
A message wss receivsd from the House
OF Delegates ct the hands Of lis Secretary
and referred to the Special Conference Com
= tres on III b No 4.
Hsuse Bill No. -, entitled "a Bill Co.
auskoFizs The institution Of mortgages 70.
presented By esr.iGsztes pay ahIs 20 bearer
aud negotiable hy sndorssmenp was read
twice b. Ia title and rsIsusd 4 70 The F.nanss
uommIllee-
heap Bin No. Is. entitled "a Bin an
thorizIax csv,i salts fsr dsmsg<s fbr hosi
and s'sndsln wss rad tn.cs " ils tifIs srd
referrrd - the IadscIary Comm,l<es.
Hoase Un No. 20, saEIti<t "a Bin sel
tara e<sr - he Tsessa<y ef Porto E,co an
's<s ssI'ssssi d ~ e1lsss e ssSIssr.ss ef|
prof-F'x .rt tse prosids salaries ~ sA<|
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r<I<s'ea - ~3oaeet Fae<A.~ sd pssmsss|
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