Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-06
The Council.
tThursdays morning Session }

After prayer and the reading of the
journal in the council, President
Chaves presented a communication
from the National Good Roads associa-
tion which was referred to the commit
tee on roads and highways. On motion
of Mr.. Jaramillo, two members were
ordered added to the committee on en-
rolled and engrossed bills to take care
of the added business, at the end of
the session. Messrs. Fall and Martinez
were named. The committee on finance
through Mr.. Hughes, favorably report
ed house bill No. 81, an act in relation
to payment of taxes by the Santa Fe
Pacific Railway company.
The committee on territorial affairs
through Mr.. Jaramillo, favorably re-
ported council bill No. "a, an act to
destroy by fire carcasses of animals dy-
ing of contagious diseases. Mr.. Haw-
kins introduced council bill No. 9S, an
act for the writing and publication of
history of New Mexico. 1t specified
that Col. ]. Francisco Chaves will
write it and shall be condensed into
text book. The bill appropriates $50 or
SIS month for clerical help. 1t went
to the table without reference. The
council then took a recess subject to
the call of the chair.
House bill No. 81, an act by Mr..
Dalies, relating to the taxes of the
Santa Fe Pacific Railway company,
was taken up and passed. Council bill
No. "a, relating to the destruction OF
carcasses of animals dying of contag-
ious diseases, was recommitted to the
committee on territorial affairs.
House bill No. 104, by Mr.. McIvers,
an act providing that police officers
shall serve only in the precincts in
which they are elected, was referred to
the committe on municipal and pri-
vate corporations. House bill No. l55,
an act establishing the law and pro-
cedure in certain cases, particularly
referred to damage suits brought out
side of the territory, was taken up Mr.
Hawkins moved the reading of the bill
to second and third times under sus-
pension of the rules. In explanation
of the bill Mr. Hawkins said that in
the past few years it has developed
that in certain sections of states ad-
joining New Mexico the sentiment is
so strong in the majority of personal
injury cases that the defendant cannot
get fair trial. He stated that no at
torney for the defense goes into trial
of such case without full knowledge
that the case will go against him. He
stated that the result is that litigants
have to travel 1000 miles from here
to go to Texas, Kansas or California
or have to go to Ell Paso. He declared
that no state has adopted the sand
bagging process that has been adopted
in Texas and while citizens of states
may transfer cases to United States
courts a citizen of this territory can
not change such a case on account of
provisions in the constitution. The
bill was passed by 10 to /. Mr.. Spiess
voting against it. House substitute
for house bill No. SO, an act relating
to the terms of county commissioners.
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
N'"A'ii plii NJ 90 an act 10 nave
the history of New Mexico written by
Colonel Chaves, was placed on its
passage on motion of Mr.. Hawkins,
and the bill was passed unanimously,
President Chaves not voting.
Mr.. Hawkins moved to reconsider
the vote by which amended council bill
No. 80 was tabled. The motion was
carried. The amendment to not re-
quire foreign corporations from having
the incorporation papers printed was
then rejected Those who voted for
the amendment were Messrs. Fall Jar,
amillo, Pinard and President Chaves,
The council then took a recess until
2 O'Clock in the afternoon.