Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-03-16
The Council.

The Council.
At 1915 the council was called to
order. In the absence Of the chaplain
President Chaves called on Mr.. Hugh
es for prayer. Mr.. Hughes said he
understood "The prayer OF the wicked
availeth not" but he thought II he
could do the council any good he
would do his best. Prayer was dis
pensed with. President Chaves pre-
scented a protest from citizens of LIN
coin county against dividing the cOun-
ty. c. r. No. 1877, an act to provide
for the equalization of taxes among
counties was favorably reported by
the committee on q 1t was
passed. House joint resolution No.
10, 10 pay the expenses of the com
mittee of house which inspected terri J
torial institutions, was favorably re-
ported. 1t was discovered that as
drawn and passed by the house, it will
be impossible for any money to be
drawn. 1t was unanimously adopted
and the council at once recOnsidered
the vote and again referred 1t to the
finance committee.
II. b. No. 55, an act to authorize
the appointment of an assistant to the
| secretary of the territory was taken
up. Mr.. Hawkins said it created an
| other office and sarcastically referred
to the addition of royalty. Nh. Fall
| spoke in a sarcastic manner aag1nst
! the bill. MIR. Spiess spoke In favor
OF the bill. II was passed 8 TO 4,
Messrs. Albright, Fall, Hawkins n
| Pinard voting against it. House joint
resolution No. 10, to pay expenses or
the visiting house committees was re-
ported with amendments that Will en-
able the committees to secure their
money. AS amended h resolution
a adopted.
III. B. No. 164, an act fixing the time
Of holding district court in the LIST dis
trict and in Mckinley county, was
passed.
Tae council then went into commit
Zee OF the whole to consider the up
preparation bill as it came from tie
; IOusC.
Mr.. Fall presented an amendment
/ to give to the insane asylum all
money in the treasury in the geOlogl-
cal survey fund. 1t was adopted. The
levy of 10-10O of a mill for the or
phans' home at Belen was stricken out
as the act creating h institution pro-
! vides for it. The levy for the sisters
hospital at Albuquerque was reduced
from 10-1OO of a mill to 6-100 of a mill.
Inc lOtdi lcVy Was IcuuSCu III 0SSoAN
ance with the changes made.
An amendment was adopted to pro-
vide clerk hire for the superintendent
OF public instruction until December
| next. The $3.50 appropriated for the
salary and mileage of the board or
equalization was raised to $4,000 to
meet the requirements of the bill
passed this morning. Mr.. Martinez
presented an amendment to give the
Sisters of LorettO at Taos 5-lOO OF a
mill to be used in the care OF the
INDECENT sick. II was adopted. MI.
Fall presented an amendment to give
the same amount to he Sisters OF
Loretto at Las Cruces for the teach
ing of The INDECENT poor and this was
ADOPTED. The contingent expenses OF
; the governors office were reduced
: from So 900 to 1000 by a vote OF Z to
5. The appropriation for purchasing
| books for the territorial library was
| reduced from $3.50 to $500 and for con
~tingent expenses from $3.50 to 800
i For the contingent expenses, printing
~reports etc, of the bureau OF tmm1'
grafton a reduction was made from
: So. $50 to $4,000 and the prOviso FOL
lowing the appropriation inserted In
the house bill was stricken out. Mr.
Hawkins tried to strike out the 5000
: for printing weather bureau reports
: but the motion was lost by Z to s. Fol
Il the translation and printing OF tn
! laws. journals, etc, OF the presen'
! legislative assembly, the appropriation
l. was reduced from $1,2b0 to $1,000
e The item of $500 for the relief of A. B
v Baca for capture of lose Telles wa'
stricken out as it had been paid. Thu
provision removing the restriction
of the Bateman law was stricken out
a These were the only changes mad
a in the house substitute. The com
mittee Of the whole then rose an
J. reported progress. The bill went t
the regular nance committee OF tn
e council for a comparison of the al
d nominations and the amount @
K. money on hand or in sight and to b
e. promptly reported by it and sent I
s conference. C. B. No. So, an act t
provide for fees for appraisement Q
estates of deceased persons, wa
favorably reported by the 1udlclar
i committee. The bill was passed
3 H. b. No. 10, an act to amend tn
present laws so hat execution shal
, be private. was %favorably reported
- 1t was passed. The judiciary con
= mittee reported II. B.. No. 25, an &C
relating TO judgments, with the recon
- mndation that the council sui
= stitute be passed. The substitute wa
y passed. The bill contains h form {
y a note used by an Albuquerque BAN
a The council then e into a con
q mittee of the whole to further col
Oh slider the appropriation bill. MIR. ia
to reported the bill. AS it stands
~carries $40. 246.S7 cash appropriation
a The geological survey fund. whic
was bodily appropriated to the insan
IS ASYLUM on an estimate basis of $500
may fall $4,000 short Of that amour
C. If this is so cash appropriations wi
be s145. 500. The bill was adopted
the committee of the whole and favo
er ably reported. The bill was rsP0Fte
to and was then amended so as to linn
,r- the levy of the sheep sanitary boa!
ar. to one cent on the dollar. The bi