Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-04
Eleventh Days Proceedings
LegisLafiveA Assembly.
LIVELY DISCUSSION AsoUT COAL OIL
Senators Spiess snd FsN Oppose Each
Othcr--H9any Bills.

Mexico, inspection or no inspection.
. Ihe people of New Mexico uo not want
inspection, but they demand the repeal
of the present coal oil legislation.
Mr.. Spiess replied that there are
members OF the council unacquainted
with the present coal oil legislation
and that the greatest clamor against
the inspection of coal oil comes in part
from the people who do not use coal
oil. He said he was not satisfied with
the present inspection law and that IL
the present Inspector does not inspect
he should be compelled to inspect;
that there should certainly be inspec-
tion. The bill of Mr.. Hughes provides
for q fash test OF 100 degrees, but how
can this be enforced without inspec-
ton? s
A rather heated running debate be-
tween Messrs. Fall and Spiess fol-
lowed. A roll call resulted against
on the question of passing the bill on
the third reading, those voting for 1t
being Messrs Albright, Fall, Hughes
and the president, Those voting
against it were Messrs.l Chaves, Dun
can, Hawkins. Martinez. Pinard and
| Spiess. The bill was referred to the
committee of the whole to act upon It
on Thursday morning, after the read
ing of the journal.
Council bill No. rs, by Mr., Pinard, an
Fact to establish miners hospital at
Ration.
| Council bill No 27, by Mr.. Pinard. an
act to compel peace officers to enforce
the Sabbath observance and to inspect
saloons and gambling places on SUM-
day; to prevent the sale of liquors and
gambling on Sundays. Referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
| Mr.. Hawkins presented council joint
resolution No. 7, to secure publicity
through the public press OF ,ne terri
tory of the proceedings of the Thirty
fifth legislative assembly. 1t directs
the secretary of the territory to send
a copy of each bill introduced to each
newspaper in the territory. Referred
to committee on printing
House resolution No. was read. II
petitions the president of the United
States to give by proclamation the
abandoned Fort Marcy reservation to
the city of Santa Fe for public pur-
poses. The memorial was referred to
the committee on education, Mr.. Am
ado Chaves stating that number OF
citizens of Santa Fe desire to be heard
before the committee on the memorial.
House bill No. 20 was then read and
took its regular order.
The council then went into executive
session.
In the executive session of the coun-
ell the employees question came up
again. 1t was finally decided to give
the governor an extra clerk during the
legislative session. Miss La Rue, of
Las Vegas, was elected to that posi-
tion.
The council adjourned until 2 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
The committee on private and NUM-
cipal corporations reported council bill
No 5 with the recommendation that it
pass. The bill provides for comforting
additional duties and powers upon
mayors of cities and towns, giving the
mayors right to veto the acts of the
city and town councils. 1t provides
that such veto can be set aside by a
two-thirds vote of the city and town
councils. The bill was amended by set
ting the time limit of three days in
which the mayor can veto the action
of the council and restricting the time
in which council can pass any ordin-
ance over the mayors veto.
1t must be at the next regular meet
ing at which a quorum is present. The
bill as amended was unanimously pass
ed
Mr. Fall introduced council bill No.
2S, by request an act TO provide the
necessary buildings for the New Mexi-
co College of Agriculture and Mechan-
ic Arts. The bill carries $4,000 and
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
Mr.. Fall had a set of resolutions read
in the council which were adopted by
the board OF county commissioners of
Socorro county, requesting Mr.. Fall to
look after the interests OF Socorro
county during the absence of Mr.. An