Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-21
TWenty-7hird Days Do
ings Of Legislature.
Santa Re to Be Improved--R00sevef and
Quay Counties Greeted.

anu JdTdHlllO Young lOT II. Il ne ut~
nority report was adopted Mr.. Duncan
and Mr.. Jaramillo alone voting against
II. The bill was amended in several
particulars and was passed unani-
mously.
A message was received from the
house announcing the passage of amend
eu house substitute for house bill No.
40, an act to create Quay county;
house bill No. SO, an act relating to
contested elections council substitute
for council Joint resolution No. 4, relat-
ing to the printing of reports, docu-
ments, etc, in Spanish; council bill No.
73. an act to create an orphans home
at Belen; amended council bill No. 4.
an act to create Roosevelt county.
Council bill No. 5, by Mr.. Hawkins,
an act to amend the election law was
taken up Favorable action was rec
commended by the committee on privi-
leges and elections. The bill provides
that voter whose name has been
omitted from the registration list, shall
have the right to vote on presenting an
affidavit by himself. supported by the
| diuudNitS VI tWo OthCi NOtCio vi Sho
precincts, that he is qualified voter
of that precinct The bill was unanf-
mously passed
House bill No. So, an act to provide
for an assistant secretary for the terri
tory, was recommitted TO the judiciary
| committee to investigate whether or
not the legislative assembly has the
right to enact such law. 1t had been
| favorably reported by the committee
on territorial affairs.
The passage of council bill No. Al.
an act to prevent the desecration OF
theh American flag, was recommended
| by the committee on territorial affairs
and the bill was unanimously passed.
| Council bill No. AZ, an act repeating
chapter 10 of the session laws Of 1901.
regulating the bounties to be paid for
killing wild animals and providing
therefor, was called UP. The majority
of the committee on territorial affairs
recommended its passage, but the mi.
nority report, signed by Mr.. Jaramillo,
was against It. The minority report
was rejected and the majority report
adopted. The lii provides bounty OF
So each for coyote, wildcat or lynx.
and $40 each for gray wolf, lobo, pan
ther, mountain lion or bear. Mr.. Fall
mo- d to strike out the enacting
| clc-.e as he believed 81 too much to
, FOR coyotes. He believed 1t would
ay better to kill coyotes than to go
/ to the sheep business. His motion
was lost by to 4. The ~ was then
! : ssed by a vote of to 3.
Council bill No. 6S was i&y0! ably re-
orted by the committee on irrigation
II is to prevent injury to bitches, pipe
lines. reservoirs and the taking and be-
/ ,ouling of waters therein. The rules
ere suspended and the bill passed
unanimously.
BY unanimous consent, council bilt'
No, so was introduced by Mr.. Martinez.
It Is an act TO amend the laws relating
to the qualifications Of justices Of the
peace. Referred to judiciary commit
tee. \
The committee on municipal and pri-
yate corporations favorably reported
council bill No. 65, an act to amend
the law relating to the appointment OF
police forces In towns having not more
than 5000 population. II was passed
unanimously.
The same committee recommended
that council bill No A be tabled in
definitely and the substitute reported
by the committee be passed The bill
relates to the election of municipal
officers and was assigned TO take its
regular course.
BY unanimous consent, Mr. Spiess
introduced council bill No. 81, an act
regarding the limitation OF time of be-
ginning legal actions. 1t was referred
10 the judiciary committee.
The council then took recess until
o'clock in the afternoon,