Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-11
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Introduces a Bill Fixing Term Of
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Special Correspondence OF The Optic.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Feb. 10. 1903
Today's session in the house marked
the twenty-third day and developed
seyera hot air tt The house
was called to order by the speaker at
10 o'clock, and it was not until 1880
that the special order of the day was
taken up, the time intervening being
used in reading the journal in English
and Spanish. Every member answer
ed the roll call.
THE speaker announced that tho
house substitute for house bill No.
rs. was now in order. This substitute
provides for more power for the cattle
sanitary board and gives It authority
to issue bonds in case an epidemic
breaks out among the cattle in Thu
Territory for which a quarantine Is
needed. Mr.. Sanchez of Mora moved
that house substitute to house bill No.
IS be considered, read first and Sec
ond time by title, ordered translated
and printed and referred TO its piorer
committee. The bill was then read In
full and amends sections 1877 and 200
Of the Compiled Laws of 1897.
Mr.. Pollard said he introduced the
bill by request and that it had the
approval of the board and Governor
Otero. and urged its immediate pas
sage for the benefit of the cattle indus
- - 49, H. ~ covrhnRr NOR
ton of the Territory were threatened
with Texas fever. which disease will
kill in tw~enty-fofur hours. This meas
ure was one that effected the whole
Territory and should pass at once
Major Llewellyn of the judiciary
committee said that committee had
looked into the matter in a careful
way and by a unanimous vote had
recommended its passage at once. Mr..
Bowie and Mr.. Turner favored the inn
mediate passage of the bill, while Pc
dro Sanchez did not want the bill
passed only through the regular cnah
mel. Judge PendletOn. who is recog-
nized as one of the fairest n ablest
men in the house, spoke in v OF
the immediate passage Of the bill as
amended. He said there ought to be
no objection to a hill that does not
take any of the Territory's money, and
one especially hat was gong TO do
so much for the interests OF II cat
tlemen. Mr.. Bowie Of Mckinley,
moved to amend the motion of the
gentleman from Mora that the rules
be suspended and house substitute
for house bill No. IS be read first and
second time by title, considered trans
lated and printed and hat it be read
third time by title preparatory to its
final passage. Mr.. Sanchez of Mora,
moved that the motion of the gentle
mar from Mckinley be laid on the Ia
BILE indefinitely, which was seconded
by Mr.. Gutierrez of San Miguel. The
motion was lost by II to z. The ques
ton then REQUIRED or the motion of
the gentleman from Mckinley which
was carried by 10 to 5. Mr.. Sanchez
of Mora moved that the house adJcurs
and on roll call the motion was lost
by 10 to 5. House substitute for
house bill No. IS was then read first,
second and third time by title under
suspension of rules preparatory to it's
passage. Mr.. Sanchez of Mora moved
that it be postponed indefinitely which
was seconded by Mr.. Gutierrez. Mr..
Bowie moved the motion be laid on
the table and a roll call resulted 10 to
5 and the motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. Sanchez moved that the matter be
postponed until 10 o'clock tomorrow,
and on motion of Mr.. Turner of
Grant county this motion was tabled
Indefinitely by a vote of IL to z. Mr..
Pollard moved that the bill as amend
ed now pass. Mr.. Sanchez of Taos
moved that the house adjourned and
motion was lost by 10 10 5. Mr.. San
chez of Mora moved thai the house
adjourn and the motion was carried
by IL to IL. Thus ended the twenty
third day.
The employees are wondering when
they are to get their second ten days
pay. The council and house are in an
uproar about the scale of wages to he
paid. The council wants to cut down,
and the house increase in some places,
and in the others pay as two years
ago. This is leading to some hot and
terrible words among the representa-
tfves and cOuncilmen. The end is not
yet.
Council.
The council came in at 10 o'clock
and did some business. Mr.. Spiess
of the judiciary committee, reported
council bill No. 30. with the recommen-
dation hat it do not pass and hat the
prepared by the committee
on judiciary be passed. The report
was adopted. The bill had been intro
duced by Mr.. Spiess and !. an act de-
claring certain statutes of the Territ-
tory Of New Mexico. regulating the
practice and procedure in certain
classes of to be in force and for
other purposes and relating to real es-
tate of infants and married women
and perpetuating testimony.
Mr.. Hawkins Of the committee on
favOrably reported council
joint resolution No. s.
The following bills were introduced:
Council bill No. 80. by Mr.. Duncan,
act to sell copies of the Compiled
Laws of 1897. Referred to the COM
on libraries.
Council bill No. 40, an act providing
that if any appropriation be not made
by the legislative assembly for the ex-
penses of the Territorial government,
the appropriation of the previous legis-
shall be regarded as covering
the necessity. Referred to the com
on finance.
Council bill No. Al, by Mr.. Duncan,
An act to prohibit the c~esecration of
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