Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-12
Special Telegram to The Optic.

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and dumb asylum at Santa Fee, blind
asylum at Alamogordo, a miners hos
pital at Ration, and q reform school
at some point in Taos, Rio Arriba, or
San Juan counties, created q warm
time. The house did not adjourn until
after 8 o'clock. Bowie and Dalies
considered it an outrage to railroad
the bill through without the members
wen knowing or seeing what the bill
contained. 1t was rushed through amid
great excitement. Those voting nay
ere Bowie. Dalies. Gutierrez, Kilpat-
rick, Ortega, Sanchez of Valencia,
Sandoval and the speaker.
SANTA FE, N NJ. Feb. 1.-THE
speaker called the house to order at
1915 this morning. After prayer by
the chaplain. Rev, FIR. Adrian Rabey-
role, Mr.. Fitzpatrick Of Santa Fe
moved that the reading of the journal
be dispensed with. but Mr.. Sanchez OF
English and Spanish. Reading of the
journal cannot be dispensed with only
By unanimous consent.
A message from the council was re-
ceived stating that it had passed C. J.
r. No. z, to secure publicity through
the public press Of the proceedings of
the 35th legislative assembly: that
the body had passed G. J.. r.. No. s,
formerly accepting the tender of Ok.
ford university Scholarships by the
late Cecil Rhodes: that the council
had passed c. j. M. No. 8, petitioning
fer the right and authority to legally
refund the bonded Indebtedness Of the
county of Taos; that 1t had passed G.
s. for C. ]. r. No. 9. providing for the
employment and contingent expenses
of the council. $1.195.
Mr.. Sanchez ri Mora moved that the
rules be suspended for the purpose u
taking up C. J. r. No. 9, regarding
payment of employees. The speaker
ruled it out of order as substitute for
H. B. No. as, had not been disposed
Of and was the special order. The bill
that had taken up all the time of yes
terday's session then passed by a vote
Of 10 to s.. Those voting against it
were Gutierrez, Romero, Sanchez or
Mora, Sanchez of Taos and Vargas.
Representative Eduardo Martinez,
OF Guadalupe, 1--WE fail to find this
gentleman's name in the list OF mem
bers-elect of the house in the book of
rules of the legislative house. 35th
SESSION. presented q petition from his
constituents asking that no part of
their county be taken in order t o Gre
ate a new county. He said other De-
titiOns would be tent to the house.
The following reports ere received
from standing committees to be on
speakers table to be taken up in their
regular order:
Finance house bill No. 80. an act
to authorize the treasurer Of Grant
county to pay over to the treasurer
Of the county Of Luna certain school
moneys. The committee reported tina,
1t should pass.
Finance, H. B. No. 81; an act for
Ofering Of rewards by the governor
and serving acquisitions. Committee
reported favorable.
Judiciary, H. B. No. s.: an act to pro-
tect public worship and to eve
the dissertation Of the first day Of the
week. commonly called Sunday. The
committee recommended that it do not
pass as section 1868 of the Compiled
Laws Of 1897 embcdy very near all
OF the proposed act.
Judiciary, H. B. No. 81; amending
section I'LL of chapter 2 under titH Of
election, of the Compiled Laws Of 1897
relating to the recompense of the
AAClllDClS I'll I0klSIIAJIOQ DOAT0S. III
was recommended to pass.
Judiciary. H. B. No. SO, relative to
fees Of justices of peace and consta-
bles. Recommended not to pass. Mr..
Martinez Of Mora rendered a minority
report that 1t should pass.
Judiciary, H. B. No. ~, amending an
act OF the 33rd legislative assembly
OF March 9th, 1899, in relation to coun-
ty commissioner. Recommended not
to pass. Mr.. Martinez OF Mora rem
dered q minority report that it should
pass.
Judiciary, H. B. No. 80; to amend
sections 2915 and 2916, chapter 8, title
33, OF the Compiled Laws of 1897 OF
the Territory of New Mexico. relating
to time of commencing actions In &C
counts, etc. Committee says it ought
to pass.
Judiciary. H. B. No. II, in relation
to public officers failing to perform
their duties when called on to do 20.
Recommended not to pass as provision
is too general and will do great
harm.
Judiciary. H. B. No. IL. an act to
amend section IL Of chapter sc Of the
laws Of 1899. in reference to Jurors.
Recommended not to pass as the pro-
visions embodied are nearly the same
as those in houe bill No. SO, recently
passed by the house.
Judiciary, H. b. No. s AN act to pre-
vent the presence of disorderly and
drunken persons in recreation dances
In this Territory. Recommended not
to pass as provisions are embodied In
the laws at present In force.