Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-26

Bill Passed Relating to Proceedings
Of condemnation-Baca Introduces
a Bill Relating to AduIterated Foods
Bill to Close Barber Shops on
Sunday-Biil Introduced Giving No.
men Right to Vote at School EIec-
tions-An Act Passed Fixing The
Fees Of the District Attorney Of
Union and Collar Counties-Ap-
pointment of Regents for Territorial
Institutions Confirmed-An Act
Grouping Counties for District At
torney Purposes-Bill Introduced to
Divide BernalilIo County.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. 25.-The thir-
ty-eighth day session in the house
was a busy one. Members now begin
to realize that the time is short for
the work that is before them and are
getting to see the time pass each
day. Bills are constantly being intro
duced and have to be referred to the
various committees, who have now
work piled up on the table, SO that
now the solons are realizing what leg
islativework really is.A bill will short
ly be introduced to create the Office
of travelling auditor and it will pass
both branches of the legislature. Dur
ing the past ten years the records in
the office of the auditor show in but
very few instances that outgoing coun-
ty collectors made full settlement of
their accounts as to Territorial taxes,
IL Al ,fnx- to not n
sums, in the aggregate more than
equal the entire bonded debt OF the
Territory. With a travelling auditor to
establish a system OF reporting by
county collectors to the territorial au-
ditor at regular intervals, and with
.Ae auditing of collectors books as to
territorial tax by representative OF
the Territory, accounts with county
collectors can be handled in busi-
ness like manner and be in condition
rpr settlement at any time. So far as
can be learned by your correspondent
the bill is a good one and will have
the support of the leading members
in both branches.
Secretary Reynolds has complied
with H. B. No. 4 and furnished the
house with a list of corporations
which have not complied with the
provisions of chapter n of the laws Of
1901, relating to the publication Of IN
corporations. The secretary calls the
attention of the members to the fact
that the above chapter referred to, as
enacted in 1901, fails to make any
reference as to the number of inser-
tiOns which shall be made of the adj
vertisement, In the event that this
law is 20 remain in isrce, it should be
amended SO as to specify the number
of insertions which shall be required
and as the recording delinquencies in
the filing OF proof OF publications in
wolves great deal of extra work in
the secretary's office, a specific fee
should be provided to cover this fl
ing.
Following is the list of corporations,
domestic and foreign, which have fail
ed to comply with the law: THE law
allows the limit Of fifty days be-
tween the time of filing articles with
the secretary and final filing of the
proof of publication, hence, this list
makes no mention of corporatins
which nave filed articles since Janu-
ary 1st, 1903). Domestic, The Schrock
& Fletcher company, Ration; The Ex-
celsior Oil company, Los Cruces; for
eign, The Home Builders company,
Denver; La Grande told Mining com
pany, South Dakota; Agriculture
Chemical Works, California. This
matter was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Representative Pollard introduced
the following resolution. Whereas,
The adoption of .state floral en-
bleEns' " authority of the legisla-
ture would foster a feeling of pride
throughout the Territory and awaken
an interest in the history and tradi-
tions, and stimulate the study of the
public schools; therefore be it resoly-
ed, That the flower commonly known
as the cosmos" (syngensia superflua)
and familiarly called by the people
'sTOstOn' shall henceforth be desig-
mated to be the floral emblem of New
Mexico. It was referred to the com
mittee on Territorial affairs. This
flower was selected because OF its
symmetry, it's varied colors and be
cause u grows in all parts Of the Ter.
ritOry.
H. B. No. 8, introduced by Mr.. Baca
of Santa Fe, an act relating to pro-
ceedings for condemnation, was pass
ed by unanimous vote. This pro.
vides that the person whom such ser.
vice is to be made resides out of the
Territory and has duly authorized
agent residing in the Territory. such
service may be made on the agent, or
on such person personally out of the
Territory; or it mse- be made by pub
fishing the notice stating briefly the
application and giving a description
OF the land to be taken, in some pa
per OF general circulation printed in
the county in which the land to be
taken is situated
Mr.. Baca introduced bill, No. 1873
to protect the health OF the people oi
New Mexico from adulterated foods
The judiciary will report on the mat.
ter.
Major Llewellyn thinks the pages
IN the house earn more than $150 a
day, and so introduced a resolution to
pay them at the rate of So day and
at that rate from the beginning Of the
session. The matter was referred tc
the committee on finance.
Speaker MOntoya is evidently the
friend of the barber. He thinks the
tonsorial man should only work six
days q week and rest on the seventh
50 he has introduced a bill prohibit
ing him from working on the Sabbath
with q fine attached of not less than
$20 nor more than $50 if he does.
The speaker stated that it had been
suggested to him by several members
OF the huose that on Thursday after
noon the house adjourn until Friday
at z O'Clock. This program will be car.
Sena, who is an ex-member, whose
mother died last evening, the funeral
services being held Friday morning
and that memorial services for the
demise of Emiliano Gutierrez, an ex
member, be held on Friday afternoon
at 2o'clock, This program will be car.
ried out.
The committee on printing, to
which was referred G. j. Il. No. nro