Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-28

house came in this afternoon at
O'Clock and little after 3 adjourned
until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Some of the committees will be able to
get in some work before then, and be-
sides Messrs. Dalies, Bowie and Pol
lard have gone to Roswell to inspect
the condition Of the New Mexico Mill
tary Institute; also Messrs Sanchez of
Mora, Sandoval, McCash and Kilpat-
rick have gone to Messila Park to in
spect the College of Agriculture and
Mechanic arts. These gentlemen will
not be able to get back before Tues
day or Wednesday. Representative
Romero of San Miguel county was to
have gone to Roswell, but the death of
his infant son this morning of pneu
monia prevented. His family is here
for the session, and the funeral will
o'clock.
Eulogies were delivered for the late
Emlliano Gutierrez, ex-member from
Bernalillo county, by Speaker Mon
toya, and Messrs. Llewellyn and San
chez Of Valencia county. Mr.. Baca of
Santa Fe presented resolutions Of
sympathy with the sons and daughters
of the late Mrs. j. D. A. Sena; also
presented resolutions of sympathy
with Mr.. and Mrs. Pedro Romero
whose child died this morning. Both
were adopted.
H.B. No. 118, allowing the govern
ment Of the United States to take pos
session of and care for the old Spanish
and Mexican archives of the Terri
tory, was passed by unanimous vote.
This act was passed for the purpose Of
more effectually preserving and classi-
flying the old Spanish and Mexican ar
chives now in the possession of the
Territory, and placing them where
they will be moro accessible to the
general public and the historian. Her
bert Putnam, librarian of congress-,
will arrive today from Washington
and talk over the matter with the Of
| f1cials.
Mr.. Baca Of Santa Fe introduced
three bills. One relating to taxation;
another to define the city limits of
Santa Fe, and another authorizing
the building of school houses in the
city of Santa Fe by convict labor.
Council.
The council met at $3.50 o'clock. Rev.
w. A. Cooper of this city offering prayer.
The following bills were introduced:
Council Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Hughes,
An act to authorize county commits
sioners to establish separate districts
in precincts having over 500 votes. Re-
ferred to committee on privileges and
elections.
Council Bill No. 8S, by President
Chaves, by request, the travelling audi
tors bill. Referred to the committee
on banks and banking.
Council Bill No. 80, by President
Chaves, An act to harmonize and
strengthen the school laws. Referred
| to the committee on education.
Council Bill No. 9O by Mr.. Adam
Chaves, provides for high school in
Santa Fe and authorizes the board of
education to issue bonds to construct
new buildings. 1t also authorizes the
use of convict labor in the construction
of the building. 1t was referred to the
committee on education.
The following Council Bills were
passed: An act to create county boards
of horticulture; an act authorizing a
levy to dispose of garbage.
Hon. Solomon, Luna, John Becker
and Felipe Chaves, all Of Valencia
county, were confirmed as regents of
the orphans home to be established at
Belen.
The committee on territorial affairs
recommended that the bill for the drill
ling of an artesian wen at the peniten-
tiary and appropriating $1,000 for that
purpose, be passed. The bill was killed
by vote of to6 Those voting against
it we're, Messrs. Hughes, Albright, Fall,
Hawkins, Pinard and Spiess.
The council will come in at 10 o'clock
tomorrow Saturday when the bill re-
lating to organization of trust compa-
MES will be taken up.