Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-19
ouR LEGISLATIVE LETTER.
Bill To- Pay For Capture of Teiies,
The Murderer Passed-Biils to
Abolish County Offices or Cut Down
Salaries Reported unfavorab,y-
Council Did Little Business

Santa Fe, Feb. lS.-Mr. SandovaA Of
Rio Arrfba. were the absent members
in the house at the beginning of the
session of the thirty-first day.
II. b. No. 81, introduced by Mr..
Howard of Socorro. for the relief OF
A. B. Baca, also of Socorro county,
for services in pursuing, ~arresting
and returning to the county Jail in
Santa Fe, Jose Telles. an escaped
prisoner accused of muredr, was pass
ed by q unanimous vote. Mr.. Baca
will now receive $500 for his trouble
minus the ampunt Sheriff Kinsell adj
yanced him to defray his expenses
while III hunting Telles.
Two reports were received on H.
B. No. Ga, from the committee on
agriculture, and on motion of the
gentleman from San Miguel, Mr..
Gutierrez, the bill was recommended
together with the reports. This bill
relates to allowing heads of famil-
ies m exemption of 5000.
The committee on education re-
ported on the following bills:
No. 50, ~unfavorable. This bill is to
require county school superintendent
to furnish their official bonds and
qualify within thirty days after re-
ceiving their certificates of election
or appointment. No. 81, u~nfavorable,
as the provisions of this bill are in
corporated in II. B. 81. which has
everything recommended by the
committee. No. 81 relates to the
building of schools houses In school
districts. No. Z, unfavorable, as it
wishes to abolish the Office of county
schools superintendent.
H. B.. No. 20, in relation to tres
pass upon Territorial and private
nGs. was recommended by the judi
ciary committee not to pass. H. B.
No. "a, relating to salaries of county
was also reported not to pass, as
the salaries at present paid are not
excessive. Fl. b. No. 3, to amend sec
ton 1850, Compiled Laws 1897, re
lating to proceedings for condemna-
lion, was reported favorahly.
The following bills were introduc-
ed today:
No. 106. by Mr.. Pendleton of San
| Juan. an act to amend 1884 of the
Compiled Laws of 1897. Judiciary.
No. 107. by Mr.. Bowie, of Mckinley,
an act TO amend an act of h ses
| sion laws of 1901. entitled an act to
| authorize the reissue of lost certi-
icates of stock in corporations. Pri-
vate corporations.
No. los. by Mr.. McIvers, an act en-
titled al act TO prohibit the storing
OF explosives in specified places.
lines and public lands.
No. 100. by Mr.. Llewellyn, an act
TO amend section 1867 of the Compil-
81 Laws OF 1897 relating to the man
ner in which the death penalty shall
be inflicted. Judiciary.
No. Ill, Mr.. Sanches, of Taos, by
request. an act to amend section
1894, 1896, 1850 and 1901 of the
Compiled Laws of new Mexico, 1897.
Judiciary.
The following bills and joint reso-
l~utions, on the speakers table, were
read first and second time by title
| and referred.
G. B.. No. 90, fixing the fees for
| the district attorney for Union and
Colfax counties. judiciary.
Al. G. B. No. ST, empowering cities
| TO improve and grade streets and as
sess the cost thereof against abut-
| ting property. Municipal corpora
| ton.
CD. No. 80. providing procedure
tby which cities shaH obtain title to
| private property by condemnation.
Municipal corporation.
| c. y. No. 81, relating t o the Of
tense with assault by words. Judi
ciary.
A. c. B. No. 4. an act to create
Roosevelt county and county lines.
III. II. No. liz. by Mr.. Turner of
Grant county. an act to provide for
| election Of members of the city council
| and board of trustees Of municipali-
ties to fill vacancies. Municipal cor
| %porations.
c. B. No. 113, by Mr.. Sanches OF
| Valencia. an act to establish a Terri
Valencia county.
At / o'clock the house adjourned
| until tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Council.
Mr.. Spiess introduced c. B. No. ~,
| an act to amend the law relating to
| Deddlers. Territorial affairs. He also
reported favorably from the judiciary
| committee. @. B. No. %. an act re-
lating 10 the time of election and
terms of justice of the peace, as
amended. The rules were suspended
and the bill was passed.
Mr.. JaramillO has succeeded Mr..
| Hawkins as chairman of the commit
tee on irrigation. This was by unan-
imous consent Of the council.
II. b. No. Sc. an act relating to the
distribution of water was reported fa-
vorably. Some minor amendments
were made and it was passed unani-
mously.