Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-02-14

les to Grade Streets And AssesS
by condemnation-Biii to Create
Office Of Assistant Secretary Of The
Territory-Mr. Stockton Introduces
a Bill Relative TO Stock And Stock
Raisine-Governor Signs Bill Re
peaIing the Coal Oil Inspection Law
And Omnibus Territorial Institution
Bill and Cattle Sanitary BilI-office
of District Attorney For Union and
coifax Counties Passed.
| SANTA FE, N. NJ, Feb. 13.-The
twenty-sixth days session in the house
| opened without prayer, the chaplain
being absent All members answered
the roll call. The house IS getting
| down to work and some business was
transacted today for the good or i'll
of the Territory. In the council a pho
that in after years their faces may be
seer even if their deeds are not re-
membered.
Chairman .A.Hubbell of the repub-
lican Territorial committee say he is
| against the bill creating Sandoval
county. He is putting in some work.
on the subject and says he has good
| reasons for so doing.
w. H. Greer of Deming, manager OF
| the Victoria Land company, made the
representatives and senator happy
today, by presenting them with fine
boxes of cigars.
House Morning Session.
The following bills were disposed
of:
H. B. No. 80. was reported favorably
by the finance committee and it was
passed by a unanimous vote. This bill
provides that the treasurer Of Grant
county pay to the treasurer OF Luna
county such sums of money as were
standing to the credit Of the several
school districts of that portion of
Grant county now embraced within
the boundaries Of Luna county, at the
date of the creation of Luna.
H. B. No. 81 was also passed by a
unanimous vote upon the recommended
ton of the finance committee. This act
provides in case of an escaped muir
derer or any other prisoner, the judge
holding the district court in the coun-
ty shall certify to the governor that
in his judgment it is necessary to Sc
cure the apprehension of the accused
offered for such arrest. Then the
governor. is authorized to issue his
proclamation offering such reward as
he shall deem requisite and necessary,
For the purpose OF carrying into
effect this act, the sum of $4,000 is to
be provided for each fiscal year 81
900 is to also be annually appropriated
for the expenses for the rendition ana
extradition Of criminals escaped from
this Territory
H. B. No. 5, was laid On the table
indefinitely and is killed. This bill
SolACu LII LIE plOtGCliOH III DuGIlC
worship and to prevent the dissertation
of the first day Of the week, commonly
called Sunday.
H. B. No. 81 was passed by a unan-
imous vote. The bill amends section
I'LL of chapter 2 under title of cleo
lions, Of the Compiled Laws of 1897 by
reading as follows: Each member OF
the boards of registration in the differ
ent precincts shall be entitled to Il
recompense of Sc for the services
rendered in registration.
H. B. No. 80 relating to time of
commencing actions in accounts, ETC.,
was killed by a vote Of IS to 6. The
bill provided that section 2915, chap
ter 8, title SO, be amended by striking
the last two words six years and
that there be inserted in lieu thereof
the words "eight years.
A message was received from the
council stating that that body had
passed A. c. B. No. 81, an act empow.
ering cities to grade and improve the
streets n assess the costs thereto
against abutting property; that it had
passed c. B. No. 80, an act to provide
the procedure by which cities shall
obtain title to private property by
condemnation"
Reports Of Standing Committees.
The committee on Territorial affairs
reported favorably on H. B.. No. So.
This bill is to provide for an assistant
secretary for the Territory Of New
Mexico. 1t authorizes the secretary
of the Territory to appoint his chief
clerk to be assistant secretary, at q
salary of $500 a year, payable month
ly out of any Territorial funds appro-
priated for miscellaneous expenses Of
the secretary's Office. Such secretary
entering upon his duties shall give
a bond of $4,000. The assistant shall
have power in absence of the secre-
tary to file all instruments required BY
the laws of New Mexico to be fled in
the Office of the secretary OF New
Mexico. Mr.. Sanchez of Mora moved
that the rules be suspended and the
bill put upon its immediate passage.
Mr.. Bowie objected, and Mr.. Pollard
alsowas against rushing the bill
through. The rules were suspended
however, by a vote of 16 to 8. At this
point Mr.. Turner of Grant, said the
act might be unconstitutional. and
that the matter be deferred until the
legality of the subject was looked up
that the Office Of secretary was Gre
ated by an act of congress and con-