The Socorro chieftain., 1905-02-11
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
The Record Of the Fourth Week
of the Present Session Shows
Considerable Work Done.
GOVERNOR OTERO EXERCISES VETO
And Prevents Passage Of a Bill That
Would Have Filled County Jails
with Pensioners.

The legislative assembly set
tied down 10 business this week in
manner that promises a record
of good accomplishment for the
rest of the session. Following
are items from each days proceed
ings that are most likely to be
of interest to Chieftain readers.
THURSDAY, NINETEENTH DAY.
A bill was introduced in the
House providing for the establish
ment of a territorial insurance
department TO be under the
supervision of an insurance COM
missioner to be appointed by the
Governor of the Territory and
who shall give a bond for $40, 600
and shall receive a salary of s., 400
per annum. It provides for a
strict supervision of the insurance
business III New Mexico. Every
insurance company is required to
pay to the department annually
two per cent of the premiums
collected in the Territory by it.
House Bill No. "a was introduc-
cd providing for an oil inspector
to be appointed by the Governor
for a term of two years. He must
give bond for $4,000 and is
given power to appoint deputies.
He shall receive one cent for each
gallon inspected as enumeration
for his services. The bill was
passed by a vote of 10 to 4.
House Joint Resolution No. 1,
providing for the inspection by
the Legislature of every territorial
institution, was passed unani-
mously by the House.
The bill providing for chang
ing the name of Leonard
Wood county to Guadalupe passed
the Council. Mr.. Martin voted no
on the ground that the change of
name would deprive the county
of 81, 900 to which il was entitled
under the provisions of the Martin
Relief Bill.
The bill providing for a force
of mounted police passed the
Council.
The Council passed the bill
providing for the creation of
territorial insurance department;
also the bill providing for the
creation of the Office of coal oil
inspector.
Council Bill No. s. provides for
the revision of the laws of New
Mexico by a commission of three,
each member to be paid ~ 900
and TO have the report and
revision ready sixty days before
the meeting of the next Legisla-
tive Assembly.
Council Bill No. 50 creates
boards of park commissioners i'll
county seats with over 1000
inhabitants. 1t provides for an
annual levy of two mills for park
purposes.
FRIDAY, TWENTIETH DAY.
In the House Mr. Howard
introduced a bill requiring boards
of county commissioners 10 refer
all bills presented to them to the
district attornty for their county.
The Council met merely to
adjourn until Tuesday.
Governor Otero signed the bill
changing the county seat of
Torrance county from Progreso 10
Estancia.
TUESDAY, TwENTY-THIRD DAY.
A bill was introduced in the
House providing for the erection
of an executive mansion in Santa
| Fe.
The anti cattle roping contest
bill passed the House.
In the Council a bill was in
troduced providing for the group
ing of the counties of the terri
tory into district attorneys dis
tricts and the appointment OF
district attorneys thereof.
Governor Otero vetoed bill
providing for the feeding OF
prisoners in the county Jail when
the county general fund was not
sufficient. The bill was vetoed
on the ground that il was not
warranted by any public need
and that il would largely increase
the number of prisoners in the
county iails. The veto was
sustained unanimously.
WEDNESDAY, TwENry-F oURrH
DAY.
The Council passed bill ap-