Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-09
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY.
The Council.


saturdays Morning SESSION.
The council was called to order at
1915 After prayer by Rev. Moore,
the journal was read and approved. Mr..
Fall introduced council bill No. 104, to
amend present laws so as to increase
fees for applicants for the license of
the board of pharmacy. The bill was
passed Mr.. Jaramillo introduced coun-
ell bill No. 105, an act requiring banks
to give bond for territorial deposits. 1t
was referred to the committee on
banks and banking. House bill No. 126,
to amend section l, chapter 1OS, ses-
sion laws of 1901 relating to licenses,
was referred to the committee on terri
torial affairs. The council then took
recess subject to the call of the chair
in order that the judicnary committee
might meet
After the recess the judiciary com
mittee reported house bill No. 48, the
Montoya local option bill. The ma
jority of the committee recommended
that it be tabled indefinitely. The mi
and Jaramillo. recommended its pass
age. Mr.. Spiess moved to table the
| minority report and this was done by
vote of to 4, Messrs. Albright,
Hughes, Jaramillo and Martinez voting
nay. The majority report was adopted
and the bill was tabled by the same
vote. Mr. Spiess moved to reconsider
the vote by which the action was taken
and then to table that motion and this
was done.
The same committee favorably re-
ported council bill No. 81, an act to
amend the law on limitations of ac-
tions and the bill was passed unani-
mously.
The judiciary committee fayorably
reported council bill No. so, an act to
amend section 'S2gs o. the compiled
laws of 1897 in relation to qualifica
tions of justices of the peace. 1t was
passed unanimously.
Council bill No. 66, the game and
fish warden bill, was reported with the
recommendation 1t pass as amended in
minor particulars. The report was
adopted and the bill was passed as
amended, Messrs. Pinard and Fall
alone voting against it.
| Mr.. Hawkins resigned as chairman
of the committee on banks and bank
| ing and Mr. Andrews was appointed in
| his place. Mr.. Andrews was also
added TO the committee on territorial
affairs
House bill No. 1877. an act relating to
the powers of probate courts, was
handed down and under suspension of
the rules was passed unanimously.
Council joint resolution No. /, relat-
ing to the printing of the governors S
message in English and Spanish, was
handed down as amended by the
house, the resolution called for the
printing of exhibits also. Mr. Hughes
moved to concur in the amendment.
the exhibits and Mr.. Hawkins Joined
in the protest. The amendment was
| concurred in by a vote of 7 to 4,
Messrs Fall, Hawkins, Jaramllo and
| Pinard. voting against it, Mr.. Duncan
asked to be excused from voting and
| this courtesy was granted to him.
House substitute for house bill No.
SO, an act to authorize the compilation
and printing of the school laws, was
handed down with the house amend
ment that 1000 copies be printed in
Spanish. Mr.. Fall protested and said
that the 1000 copies was excessive
Mr.. Hawkins said he thought such
number little enough and Mr. Mar
tinez, Amado Chaves and Mr. Albright
spoke on it, The bill, as amended, was
passed, Messrs. Fall and Jaramillo
| alone voting against il.