BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-02-18
Current News Notes.
Local And General.

Local And General.
The House ct Delegates met at l o'clock
yesterday afternoon and transacted the fol-
lowing business:
Various communications were received,
read and referred to the proper committees.
HB 60 and 81 by Egozcue and Serrano,
the former creating schools in jails, and the
latter in regard to the administration Of the
teachers pension fuld, were read third
time and passed.
A communication was read from the Exc.
cutive Council stating that 81 B 16 in re
gard the killing of cattle, and 81 B 30 in
regard to the official language, had been pas
sed by the Council, wNh amendments.
Notice was received of the passage by
the Council of 81 M 1, asking Congress TO
build post Offices at San Juan, Ponce and
Msysguez.
TIE House went into committee Of the
whole to take up 81 B &C by Mr. OornVell,
in regard to ipjunctions. TAe bill was laid
on the table on vote. The bill will be re
considered to day.
III B "a by Mr. Domenech, bill to send
ssven more students to the United States,
was discussed in committee of the whole
AID approved.
II b 65 by Egozcue in regard to the pay
ment for animals killed for glanders, was
approved in committee of the whole, also
Ell r 20 to establish labor day.
81 B 27 by MIR Egozcue was discussed
apd approved on second reading. Il is to
establish an industrial school in San Juan
81 B 4S, to provide means to prevent
the overf.wing of the Portuguese river al
Ponce, was approved in committee OF the
whole.
Discussion on 81 B 63 by Mr. Domenecb
to discontinue the Board OF Public Works
was continued from article SO. Some sec
tions still remain which will be discussed to
day.
| H B 16 with Council amendments, or
motion of Mr. Egozcue, was taken up. The
House passed the Council amendments.
Messrs Todd and Rossy were appointed
on conference committe to confer with the
Council on u B TO-, amendments to which
the Council refused to concur. This bill i
by Mr. Harlan and authorizes the Supreme
Court to make rules and regulations Tor tb'
conduct of cases over which it has jurlsdic
1 ton.
Tee Executive Council met at 2.3'
O'clock yesterday afternoon and transacted
the following bu-iness:
The COMMITTEE on education reported ia
vorabIy on 81 B 81 by MIR Coll, regarding
ths employment of minors.
q B So by Sanchez Morales, was report
ed tavorably by the finance committee
Tdis is ,nsregaId to the payment Of .schoo
funds by municipalities
Obs by Mr. Willoughby, an act t.
amend the Hollander law, was also reporte'
favorably.
The same committee reported 81 B b.
Mr. Martinez, to remit taxes due up to 100.
1t was laid on the table.
81 B 81 by Domenech, to establish al
ssylum for the bind, was read third tim
and passed.
81 B 80 by Domenech, pertaining to th'
privileges and immunlties of the member
of the Assembly, was passed.
The Council solved into committee Q
the whole UJR 4by Mr Lindsay, author
] iziug the Governor 10 return to the city
of May aguez certain lands donated to Portt
! Rico by the city for school purposes. Th'
resolution was adopted.
The following hills We're adopted on Sc
cond reading. H B 81 BY Coll and ID T
% by Morales.
U r. 4 was then read third time an,
passed under suspension of rules.
The following bills were received from
House as passed, Ell. M. 2 petisionipg Don
gress to place bounty on coffee, and ID
B. 81 by T id, Gre ating bureau and direc
tor OF insulsr telegrsphs.
81. B. SO was received from the House
This is Oornwelll's bill revoking the right
of the Porto Rico Steamship 70. in Sal
Juan. 1t was read second and third tim,
under suspension OF rules, and passed within
ten minutes alter being reserved.
FL. B. Is, Oornwelps libel bill, was sign
ed and sent to the Governor.
Iu executive session q communication
was read from the Treasurer, stating tina
the Governor had authorized the expendi
iure OF 5000 for temporary clerical help tt
revise assessments.
The Trainingship Monongahela arrived
here at 10 O'Clock this morning from s
Thomas. The Monongahela Will remalr
here until the arrival Of the Essex nex
week.
| MIR Andres B. Crosss, a well knowr
American lawyer was this morning admit
ted to practice law in the Supreme Court
of Porto Rico.