Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-17
PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.. CHICAGO.

he refused to be a party to the crime
of spiking the people of New Mexico
to the treadmill of taxation. Mr.. Mar
tin Sanchez favored it. The resolu-
ton was adopted by II to Z. Those
against it were Messrs. Bowie, Dalies,
Turner, Christoval Sanchez, Martinez
of Rio Arriba. Pollard and Stockton.
House Bill No. n. an act relating to
sheep inspection was tabled indefinite
ly. BY unanimous onsent Mr.. Level
len introduced house bill No. 21O, an
act to provide punishment for offenses
against private property; and house
bill No. 211, an act to amend section
1882 of the compiled laws of 1897.
Both were referred to the judiciary
committee. The conference report on
the appropriation bill was presented.
And in all but one item the council
amendments were concurred in. Mr..
Bowie presented a minority report to
restore the levy for the Gallup Hos
pital to 1O-100 of a mill, which had
been cut to 6-100 of a mill. Mr.. Bowie
objected to the course that has been
pursued in regard to the bill. He read
the rules of congress on conferences
and said the bill should have come be
fore the house. which should have in
structed the committee. He said the
report does not bind the house in any
way. and he moved to table the report
and have a conference committee APP
pointed after the bill is returned to the
house. Speaker Montoya held the
committee was duly appointed accord
ing to rules. The majority report was
adopted by 16 to Z, Messrs. Bowie,
Martinez. Romero and Sandoval vot-
ing no. Mr.. Howard was excused
from voting. The bill as agreed upon
in conference was passed unanimously.
Council bill No. 1877. an act to pro-
vide for the equalization of taxes
among counties, was passed. The
house then took a recess until 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
Mondays Afternoon Session.
The house first took up council sub
stitute for house bill No. AZ, an act to
compel the secretary of a corporation
to disclose to a levying officer the num-
Der of shares held by each stakeholder.
The bill was passed.
House bill No. 14S. an act to amend
section 2, chapter 70. session laws of
1901, was taken up. The amendments
of the council were agreed to and the
bill as amended was passed. House
bill No. LOG. an act relating to the care
of highways by county commissioners
was passed unanimously. House bill
No. III, an act increasing the pay of
county commissioners of San Miguel
and Bernalillo counties to $500 a year
which was defeated a few days ago,
was taken up on reconsideration. II
was passed unanimously. House bill
No. lO3, an act prohibiting non-resi-
dents from killing deer and wild game
and shipping it out of the territory.
Mr.. Dalies moved TO table the bill, but
his motion was lost. The bill was
slightly amended and passed. Council
bill No. 116, an act giving county com.
missioners the right to condemn pri.
yate property for road purposes, was
passed, On motion of Mr., Ortega
council bill No. 107, an act providing
for the %refunding of the Santa Fe
county debt, was taken up under sus-
pension of the rules and passed. Mr..
Baca introduced a resolution express
ing pleasure at the coming visit of
President Roosevelt and appropriating
SO 600, one-third to be expended at
each stopping place, Las Vegas, San
ia Fe and Albuquerque. The resolu-
ton provides for a legislative commit
tee, four from the council and five
from the house. Mr., Llewellyn OPP
posed the resolution. He said the
president had not communicated his
intention TO the Legislature, but to the
governor. The governor is now ar
ranging with the mayors of the cities
named by him as to be visited for the
proper reception, and it would be very
dlscourteous to the governor for the
legislature to step in. Mr.. Baca at
length and great vehemence made a
patriotic speech for the resolution on
behalf of the native citizens. Mr..
Pedro Sanchez thought each city
should be proud to entertain the pres