Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-27
TWENTY SISYH DAY, THURS.
paY, FEBRUARY 2e. 1903.
The Council.
Morning SessiS

(Morring Sess,cs.t
When the council was called to or
der this morning. prayer was offered
by Rev. w. A. Cooper. The journal
was read and approved The president
announced having signed the Quay
county bill; council joint resolution
No. I. to secure publicity of proceed
ings; amended council bill No. 6. re-
lating to the burial of old soldiers. A
message was received from Governor
Otero announcing tnat he had signed
council substitute for council Joint res
olution No. 4, relating to the printing
of reports aud documents in Spanish:
and council bill No. 73, an act estab-
fishing an orphans home at Belen.
A petition from the business men of
Albuquerque, praying for division of
Bernalillo county, was presented by
Mr.. Hughes and referred to the COM
mittee on county and county lines. The
committee on municipal and private
corporations reported council bill No.
50, providing for fees of probate clerks,
with the recommendation that it be
tabled
The same committee favorably re-
ported house joint memorial No. 2. The
committee on finance favorably report
ed house joint resolution No. z.
Mr. Hughes presented profess from
the Central Labor Union of Albuquer-
que, against the employment of convict
labor on the construction of road
from this city to Las Vegas. 1t was
ordered spread on the records.
Mr.. Plnard introduced council bill
No. sc, an act to repeal sections 2, 3, 4,
and of chapter 45, session laws of
1899, relating to civil trials. Referred
to committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. So, an act fixing the
salaries of probate judges, was tabled
indefinitely on recommendation of the
committee on municipal and private
corporations. The same committee
favorably reported house joint me-
mortal No 2, relating to drift fences
and it was adopted.
The finance committee favorably re-
ported house joint resolution No. z,
providing for the pay of employees and
it was adopted.
President Chaves announced having
signed house bill No. 81, an act for the
relief of A. b. Baca.
The house amendment to council bill
No. 60, an act providing for the pay Of
the district attorney of Colfax and
Union counties, was concurred in.
House bin No 95, an act to amend
the law relating to peddlers, was re-
ferred to the committee on territorial
affairs
House bill No 81, an act to repeal
section 80. compiled laws of 1897, was
referred TO the judiciary committee
House bill No. l09, an act to define
assault, was referred TO judiciary com
mittee
House hill No. 81, an act relating TO
the payment of taxes 10y the Santa Fe
Pacific Railroad company was referred
to the judiciary committee,
House bill No. 80, an act to authorize
district courts to render decisions at
any place, and for certain other pur-
poses in connection with the court,
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
House substitute for house bill No.
rs, an act relating to the pasturing of
sheep and goats, was referred to com
mittee on territorial affairs
House bill No. 20, an act to transfer
certain funds to the penitentiary ac-
count, was referred to committee on
finance.
House bill No 3, an act to amend the
law relating to proceedings for con
demnation, was referred TO the com
lmttee on municipal and private cor
porations
House joint resolution No. was re-
ported from the house II provided
for the appointment of a committee to
visit and investigate the conditions at
certain educational institutions in the J
territory The institutions named were
the Military Institute. at Roswell. the !
College at Mesilla Park, and the School |
Of Mines at Socorro. Mr.. Spiess moved |
to amend the resolution so as to strike |
out all reference to the council and |
permit a house committee to make the |