Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-30
TIE COUNCIL.

| The council was called to order
promptly at 10 o'clock a. m, by Presi-
dent Chaves.
After prayer. roll call and reading of
the minutes, the following bills were
introduced:
Council bill No. II. by Mr.. Albright,
an act providing for a geologic and
natural history survey of New Mexico.
Council bill No. ~. by Mr.. Albright,
an act to amend sections 1, 2, 5, 8 and
Il, of chapter 66 of the laws of 1899,
relating to jurors.
Council bill No. 13, by Mr.. Martinez,
an act to repeal sections 1868 and 1878
of the COMPLIED laws of 1897, relating
to the observance of the sabbath day.
The council then went into executive
session to consider the question of en-
ployes, and telegram, said to have
been sent to Governor Otero The tele
gram was referred to the committee
on statehood.
Council joint resolution No. 6 was in
troduced appropriating funds for the
payment of the employees of the Thirty
| fifth legislative assembly. 1t carries
s2,4s5 to pay the council territorial en-
ployes for the first ten days. and s2,339
to pay the house territorial employees
for the first ten days. II passed and
was sent to the house for concurrence.
After the executive session, which
! lasted an hour and half, the follow
ing bills were introduced:
Council Bill No. IA, an act providing
for the uniform indexing of all titles
and instruments affecting titles, etc,
by Mr. Spiess.
| Council bill No. 10, an act to repeal
section l of chapter so of the session
laws of 1901, relating to supreme court
judgments. by Mr. Spiess.
Council bill No. 16, an act to amend
sections SSS and $50 of the compiled
laws of 1897, relating to supreme court
judgments.
President Chaves ruled that the
statehood committee had not yet been
discharged.
The council then adjourned until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
The council was not called to order
urtil 2:40 o'clock, awaiting the report
OF the committee on statehood.
message was received from the
house announcing its concurrence in
council joint resolution No. g. The
president presented petition from the
New Mexico Military Institute at Ros-
well asking for the appointment of a
legislative committee to inspect the in
stitute. The petition was referred to
the committee on education.
The committee on rules reported
that it recommended rule that the in
tent and purpose Of bills and resolu-
tions be expressed in their title. The
recommendation was adopted.
Mr.. Fall. chairman of the committee
on statehood. reported that he had
heen instructed TO confer with Gov
ernor Utero to refute the charge that
the governor and people of New Mex
leo are opposed to statehood.
By unanimous consent the rules
were suspended and the following bills
were introduced
Council bill No. H. by Mr.. Duncan, a
bill to create Mills county. Tucumcari
is to be the county seat of the new
county. Referred to the committee on
county and county lines.
Council bill No. IS, by Mr.. Spiess,
upon request of Mr.. Andrews, relating
to the assessment of sheep for taxa
ton. Referred to committe on finance.
The council then took a recess to
await the action of Governor Otero on
council joint resolution No. 6, passed
by both houses and sent to him.
Shortly after O'Clock a message
was received from Governor Otero, in
which he stated that he had vetoed
council joint resolution No. 6, provid-
ing for the pay of extra legislative en-
ployes for the first ten days of the ses-
sion
The council unanimously passed the
resolution over the governors Eeto and
then adjourned until Friday forenoon
at 10 o'clock.