Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-18
LEGISLATIVE N

LEGISLATIVE DoINGs.
Bill Introduced to Sell Land to 4
Big Syndicate Under Guise Of an
Irrigation Measure-Act Passed to
Authorize Santa Fe to Erect School
Houses-couneiI Up In lts Work
and House Flooding Along.
SANTA FEE, N. NJ, March 17.-The
substitute for H. B. No. 159, which
is the same as the Fall irrigation bill
which was killed by the council, was
passed in the house this afternoon
after nearly two hours Of debate. Mr..
Fitzpatrick of Santa Fe was agains;
it as he claimed 1t was q steal pure
and simple to sell 300, 900 acres in the
Rio Grande valley at $1.25 an acre.
Martin Sanchez of Valencia said 1t
would benefit a corporation and take
away the rights of the poor people.
Major Llewellyn, Turner and Dalies
favored the bill. A motion to table
the judiciary's favorable report was
lost by a IL to IL vote. On the vote
for the final passage Of the bill Judge
Pendelton turned the tide by voting
yes Those who voted yes were
Bowie. Dalies, Gutierrez. McCasn,
Howard. Llewellyn, Ortega, Pendle-
ton, Pollard. Sanchez OF Taos, Stock
ton, Turner, Vargas; those voting no
were Baca, Coleman, Fitzpatrick, Mar
tinez OF Guadalupe, Martinez of Rio
Arriba, McIvers, Romero. Sanchez Of
Mora. Sanchez of Valencia, SandOval
and Speaker MontOya. This Is a de-
feat for Hon. F. A. Hubbell in the
house, but the bill will have a hard
time in the council.
A number of bills were passed: An
act authorizing the cattle sanitary
board RI s3' horses, mules and asses
running wild on the range; an act
t o enable towns and villages to
change the character Of their u
icipal government; an act to license
pawn brokers at $50 per year: ali
act providing for the payment OF ter
r~itorial officers; an act placing the
collection of the poll tax in the hands
II school directors; an act to amend
Inc law relating to public school
teachers; c. B. No. SO, an act to give
the flags of the Spanish-American
wal to veterans association; an act
TO permit mercantile companies to do
a banking business in towns less
than 1,5O0 inhabitants; c. B. No. 125,
amending the municipal election
law.
These bills were killed: An act
requiring city officers to furnish
ponds; the pure food bill; an act Civ
ing notaries public the right to per-
form the marriage ceremony; an act
relating to the powers of the board
of equalization; an act to demand
the session laws, entitled an act pro-
viding for the condemnation of lane
for the capitol grounds and carrying
an appropriation Of 10000; an act
prohibiting BARRIERS to work on Sun
day.
Council.
The council today passed these
bills: An act to prevent indecent ex-
posture of person in towns and cities.
H. b. No. 148, to amend the law re-
lating to sewers an act to authorize
the board of education of Santa Fe
to issue bonds to build new school
houses; an act relating to property
rights of married women
The house bill to authorize mer-
camille companies to do a banking
business in towns less than 1900
people was referred to the commit
tee on banks and banking.
II. B. No. 214, an act to license
bucket shops, was laid on the table
by 10 to 20. Messrs. Duncan and
Andrews voting no..
The council is up in it's work and
the members loafed around a part of
thi s~afternoon. The house is still
plodding away and by tomorrow night
hopes to have things well in hand.
YESTERDAYS DELAYED LETTER.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, March 16.-
Part of the evening OF the fifty-sev-
enth day session in the house was CIV
en- up to discussing extra pay for
three employees. Mr.. Llewellyn in
troduced a resolution to pay e. p.
Shields, as stenographer, 81 per day
extra from the beginning OF h ses-
sion, also O.. P. Howell, 81 per day ex-
ira for interpreting. Mr.. Ortega from
Socorro county amended by adding
the name of Jose Gonzales, translator,
for 81 extra. Messrs. Bowie, Turner
and Dalies made some pointed re-
marks about robbing the taxpayers
Of New Mexico, while Mr.. Sanchez ct
Mora county opposed it. The resolu-
ton passed by II to z. Those voting
no were Pollard, Turner, Stockton.
Bowie, Dalies, Christoval Sanchez and
Martinez, of Rio Arriba.
Mr.. Baca of Santa Fe introduced a
resolution u provide for the visit OF
President Roosevelt in May, who IS
to visit Santa Fo, Las Vegas anc Al
buquerque. The resolution provides
for $4,000, ore>lhird to be expended at
each stopping place, and for 4 leg.S-
lative committee, Ave from tbs house
and four from the council. He moved
that the rules be suspended. snd
mad a strong and enthusiastic and
patriotic speech for the on.
The house roiuSed u suspend Il e
rules. Mr.. Baca in his speech shovel
that he was a trre blue American
from the .op OF his head to the ttt-
tom of his fee; sIcu a Il as Pres
ident Roosey,l t likes.
The governor signen the following
bills to-day: An act regarding the
use of political emblems: an lct re-
lating to public highways; an act re-
lating to bonded Indebtedness; the
sheep psanitary board bill; an act to
authorize cities to collect garbage; an
act relating t the membership OF
the board of equalization; an act re-
lating to the dissertation of the Amer
lean flag; an act relating to jails;
an act relating to foreign corpora
tons: an act for the construction OF
the Santa Fe-Las Vegas road; an act
to prevent county officers from be-
coming sureties for others.
The council passed Pedro Sanchez's
house bill granting q 5000 exemption
to all heads of families. The Judicial
| ~ committee reported it without rec
ommendation. Mr.. Spiess said he
! was against the bill and he didn't
| see how it is possible for anyone to
| justify a yote for the bill; that the
| poor man who had no homestead did
not need protection. Mr.. Fall said all
should be treated alike; that formerly
| thnro WAS e2nQ eYamntinn and he be.