Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-17
THIRTY.FIFTH
LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
THE COUNCIL.
(Morning Session.)

THE COUNCIL.
(Morning Session)
1 The Council was not called to orde
until 1890. The committee on territor
ial affairs reported House Bill No. "a
An act relating to bounties on wild an
imals The majority of the comrnittet
reported adversely. Mr.. Duncan rec
commended the passage of the bill. The
minority report was adopted and the
majority report was tabled. The bill
was passed. Council Bill No 100, All
act relating to property rights of mar
ried women, was amended slightly and
as amended, passed. House Bill No
122, An act to amend the laws as to
acequias and community bitches, was
| amended slightly and passed under
suspension of the rules. House Bill
No. PA, An act to license bucket shops,
was handed down. Mr.. Hawkins NOV
ed to table the bill and said this was
one of the worst forms of gambling and
not opposed to licensing because he
thought no great wrong is done. The
bill was tabled by 12 to 2, Messrs. An
drews and Duncan voting against the
motion. House Bill No. 1S9, An act to
amend the law relating to the compen-
sation Of court Interpreters, was tabled
Indefinitely; as was House Bill No. 1863,
An act providing that county commits
sioners shall have charge of streets.
House Bill No. 148, An act to amend
the law relating to sewer was taken
up by unanimous consent and passed.
House Bill No. ia, An act to authorize
mercantile companies to do banking
business in towns of less than 1,500
people, was handed down. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on banks and
banking by vote of T to after spir-
tied debate as to passing it without re-
ference.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Hawkins
introduced Council Bill No. 1856, An act
to prevent indecent exposure of person
in cities and towns. 1t was passed un-
der suspension of the rules.
The Council then took a recess until
2:30.
THE HOUSE.
(Morning Session.)
House Bill No. 6S was the first bill
called up in the House this morning 1t
is an act to amend the law relating to
that teachers shall not be disqualified
for not attending county normal insti-
tutions when no such institute has
been held, 1t was passed. Council Bill
No. 80, An act to give the flags of the
Spanish-American war to veterans as
was unanimously passed.
House Bill No. ia, An act to permit
companies to do banking
business in towns of less than 1,500 in
was passed. Council Bill No.
125, An act amending the municipal
election law, was passed, without dis
cussion. Council Bill No. 76, the
quarantine bill, was passed.
House Bill No. 216, An act to amend
Section 1902 of the Compiled Laws Of
1897 so as to give the cattle sanitary
board authority to sell horses, mules
and asses. running wild on the range,
was handed down and passed. House
Bill No 80, An act to enable towns and
villages to change the character OF
their municipal government, was pass
ed by 10 to g. House Bill No. 202, relat-
ing to mayordomos of bitches that lie
in two counties, was tabled by vote
of 16 to Z. House Bill No. 129, An act
giving notaries the right to perform
the marriage ceremony, and House Bill
No. III, An act relating to the powers
of the board of equalization, were also
tabled.
House Bill No. 1876, An act to license
pawn brokers at $50 per year, was
passed while House Bill No. 116, An
act to repeal part of Section 1909 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897, relating to elec-
tions, was laid on the table. Council
Bill No SO, An act to harmonize exist
ing school laws, a measure in which
Colonel Chaves was interested, was
passed.
House Bill No. 69, An act providing
for the payment of territorial officers,
was passed.
House Bill No. 1853, An act to amend
the Session Laws, entitled An act pro-
viding for the condemnation of land
for the capitol grounds. and carrying
an appropriation Of $4,000, was tabled.
House Bill No. 1874, which places the
collection of the poll tax In the hands
of school directors, was passed.
House Bill No. 131, An act to prohib-
it BARRIERS from working on Sunday,
was tabled indefinitely.
Amended Council Bill No. 80, to place
the collection of poll tax in the hands
of school directors, was tabled as the
bill previously passed contained all its
provisions.
The House then took recess until p
o'clock.
THE COUNCIL.
(Afternoon Session.)
The members of the Council loafed
until 8 o'clock, all business having been
disposed of. At that hour the committee
on education reported favorably sub
stitute for House Bill No. 143, An act to
authorize the board of education of
Santa Fe to issue bonds to build new
school houses. The substitute was or
dered read in full.