Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-03

| 1901, shall, within 80 days after the pas
sage of this act, or as soon thereafter
as possible, meet and close up all the
business of said commission, and turn
over to the territorial treasurer all
funds remaining in their hands, which
funds shall be by said territorial treas
urer placed to the credit of said tenn
porary provisional Indebtedness fund.
Major Palen appeared on behalf OF
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum and the
committee amended the bill so as to
give that institution levy Of 10 Of a
mill and a deficiency appropriation of
$500.
Mr.. Hawkins offered an amendment
to appropriate $1,000 to print 500 copies
of the session. laws Of 1899-1901 in En-
glish and in one volume, which was
adopted. These are to be sold at cost
by the secretary of the territory.
Mr.. Hawkins also presented the fol-
lowing which was adopted: "No funds
now on hand from the sale of lands
belonging to any institution shall be
covered into the treasury and proceeds
from the future sale Of lands for the
miners hospital, institute for the blind
and reform school, shall not be covered
into the treasury until $4,000 in addi-
ton to the amounts above provided for
shall have been paid to each of said In
stitutions for the maintenance and
equipment thereof from the future
sales of land belonging thereto"
Mr.. Spiess moved to make the appro-
priation for printing reports, postage
and contingent expenses of the super
intendent of public instruction $1,500 In
stead Of $500 of which amount $1,000
shall be paid from the school land
funds. This was adopted.
Mr.. Spiess also moved that the
amount for postage, express, printing,
blanks, etc. for the auditors Office be
Increased from $500 to $500 and this
was ordered.
The committee then rose and report
ed the bill as amended. On motion OF
Mr. Martinez the report was adopted
and then by motion of Mr. Hughes the
bill was passed as amended.
The regular order was taken up and
Mr.. Jaramillo moved that the commit
tee on county and county lines be re-
auired to make report on Council Bill
No. 66 which he thought was the bill
to take Espanola precinct from santa
Fe county and attach 1t to Rio Arriba
county. The bill takes all Of precinct
| 16 of Santa Fe county and makes it a
part of precinct Z of Rio Arriba county.
BY a vote of 6 to A the report was or
dered Messrs. Amado Chaves, Dun
can, Albright and Spiess voted no. Mr..
Albright as chairman Of the committee
announced that he had no bill OF that
number in his possession and 1t had
not been referred to his committee. An
investigation showed that Council BIZ
No. 66 relates to game and fish war
dens and Mr.. Jaramillo investigated
and found the bill he wanted consider
ed was Council Bill No. 63, 80 he re-
newed his motion on No. So. The report
was ordered. Messrs. Fall and Martin
ez recommended the passage OF the Dill
and Mr.. Albright recommended that II
be tabled indefinitely. The minority re-
port was tabled and the majority re-
port adopted. Mr.. Jaramillo said III
|held petition signed by all residents
of Espanola precinct except one or two
that the transfer be made and the re
port that he had had the petition sign
ed here in Santa Fe was not true as n
could prove from letters in his posses
'lsion, Mr.. Fall said he would suppor
the transfer because it was such
pleasure to steal from Santa Fe count!
las Santa Fe county had been stealing
tfrom others for SO many years. MI
Amado Chaves said he could cfearl.
see the majority was against him ant
that the bill would pass so he woui'
bow to the inevitable and try to take !
with good grace, but he wanted to reg
lister a protest on behalf Of Santa +
county. The bill was then passed by
to 4, Messrs. A. Chaves, Duncan, Al
bright and Spiess voting against 1t.
Mr.. Hawkins introduced Council BIZ
No. 81, An act providing two addition
al members Of the territorial board Q
equalization and making that body on
OF seven members. AS the approprla
tion for the support Of the board a
passed, was $3.50 on the basis OF nv
members, the bill was 50 amended q
to make the appropriation $1,000 fe
! seven, and as amended was unanimous
lly passed under suspension of the rule
The Council then adjourned until
o'clock Tuesday morning.
7. THE COUNCIL.
a Morning Session.)
y When the Council met this rnornin
3 Mr.. Pinard, who was absent yesterda
q lon account Of sickness, was In his sea
Prayer was offered by Rev. w.
. Moore. Mr.. Fail asked unanimous COZ
. lsent to recall the appropriation bill
4 insert q a4necessary amendment tn
+ was inadvertently left out by the st
n nographer. The amendment IL to Sc
o tion Is, and provides for the repayme
y Of the new proviuional indebtedne
l. fund. The amendment was adopted.
d Mr.. Hawkins asked for unanimo
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