Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-16

ASSEMBLY
HOUSE.
Afternoon Session-Thirty-fir Day.
(Cortipuod Ero,,, vactordo1yA


House Bill No. SO, by Mr.. Sanchez
An Act providing for geological sur.
vey of New Mexico. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT.
TEES.
Committee on roads and highways
reported House Bill No. "a, by Mr..
Pendleton, An Act to amend section 1,
of chapter 10, of the Session Laws
of 1903, recommending that it be
passed The bill gives county COM
missioners the power to levy taxes for
road improvements. Report was
adopted. Tie vote to pass the bill re-
suited in tie, IL to 12, and the bill
was thus defeated.
A message was received from the
Council stating it had passed Council
Joint Resolution No. 6, by Mr.. Catron
thanking the legislature of Colorado
for petitioning Congress to grant New
Mexico single statehood, and asking
the concurrence of the House therein
Committee on finance reported
House Bill No. 10, by Mr.. Pendleton,
An Act requiring auctioneers to pay
La license, recommending that it be
passed. Report was adopted. The bill
passed by vote of 19 to 5.
Committee on irrigation reported
Council Bill No. SO, by Mr.. Chavez, An
Act providing for protection from the
waters of the Rio Grande, recommend
ing that it be passed. Report was
adopted and the bill passed by a
unanimous vote.
A message was received from the
Council stating that it had concurred
in the passage of House Bill No. SO,
by Mr.. Wilkerson, An Act to abolish
the county Of Sandoval and creating a
new county of Sandoval, with different
boundaries.
The House then adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE.
Morning session-Thirty-seco Day.
Speaker Carl A. Dalies called the
House to order at 1915 o'clock. Pray
er by Rev. Father Rabeyrolle All
members answered to the roll call ex-
cepting Mr. Hannigan. The reading of |
the journal was dispensed with.
NEW BILLS.
House Bill No. "a, introduced by Mr..
Pendleton, relating to township plats,
Referred to the committee on mines
and public. lands.
House Bill No. 95, by Mr.. Howard,
An Act to regulate the manufacture
and sale of cigarettes and cigarette
papers in the Territory. Referred to
committee on judiciary.
House Bill No. SO, introduced by Mr..
de Baca, An Act to repeal section
1899 Compiled Laws 1897, referred to
the committee on judiciary.
OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The committee on judiciary report
cd Council Bill No. Sc by Mr.. Martinez,
relating to libel law, recommending
passage. Report adopted. The bill
vas read in full for information. Mr.
Sanchez moved that the bill pass and
lpon roll call, the vote was Is to
or passage of the bill, Messrs. Mira
,al, Vigil, Ellis, Sandoval of Santa Fe,
md Griego, voting no. Z
A motion was made by Mr.. Howard {
o reconsider the vote by which Coun- :
ii Bill No. Sc passed the House, and =
hat this motion be laid on the table =
The motion was carried. r
Mr.. Stockton moved that House Bill :
70. Is, introduced by Mr. Stockton, be :
AIKEN up under suspension of the ,
ules. The motion was carried. Mr.. :
stockton then moved that the bill be ,
aid on the table indefinitely. The mo. {
ion was carried. The bill relates to
he creation of counties of the first I
lass.
The committee on agriculture and
reported House Bill No.
z, by Mr.. Wilkerson, An Act fixing :
ate of bounty to be paid for killing r
Wild animals, recommending passage. =
he report was adopted, and the bill ;
assed unanimously.
The committee on irrigation report a
d House Bill No. AZ, by Mr.. Griego, r
IN Act providing for use of waters in
cequias solely in precinct in which
ocated, recommending passage. The
eport was adopted, and the bill passed
9 to 2, Mr.. de Baca and Judge Pen.
Teton voting no. 9
The committee on territorial affairs
eported House Bill No.. so, by Mr.. ;
'rollot recommending that 1t be not /;
assed. Upon motion the bill was re- =
ommitted. The bill relates to the ap. =
ointment of judges OF elections. .
BUSINESS ON SPEAKERS TABLE. =
Upon motion Council Joint Resolu.
lon No. 6, by Mr.. Catron, thanking
he legislature of Colorado for petition
lg Congress to grant New Mexico
lngle statehood was taken up out of
IS regular order under suspension of .
lles and passed unanimously. y
Mr.. Lynch asked the unanimous con. u
ent Of the House to introduce House x
ill No. 81, An Act to repeal section =
of Council Bill 10, which was grant.