Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-03-02
LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
HOUSE..
Afternoon Session-45th Day.

(COnIlnued from 1eSterday.)
Speaker Dalies called the House
order at 1885 o'clock. Every memb
was present. The reading of Il
journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Sanchez moved that House Bi
No. 145, by Mr.. Howard, providing f,
! the appointment of board of contr
of the Servilleta Land Grant in Soco
70 County, be taken up for consider
tion under suspension of the rules. Th
motion carried and the bill was passe
!, by unanimous VOTE
Mr.. de Baca asked unanimous col
sent to introduce bill, which wa
granted. 1t was House Bill No. IA
by Mr.. de Baca, An Act to regulat
the licenses of gambling houses RI
ferred to the committee on corpora
tions.
A communication was read from A.
buquerque Lodge No. 466 B. P. o. Elk
inviting the members of the House t
ATTEND the Elks' Bazaar now in prog
ress in the Duke City.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The committee on agriculture ant
manufactures, reported House Bill No
SO, by Mr.. Sanchez, An Act with ref
erence to public utilities, with the rec
ommendation that it be not passed
The report was adopted and together
with the bill was laid on the table in.
definitely by vote of 20 to 4.
The committee on irrigation report
ed House Bill No. 80, by Mr.. Sanchez
An Act to prevent companies, corpora
tions or individuals from changing the
natural course of rivers, creeks, ol
arroyos, with the recommendation thai
it be not passed. The report was
adopted and together with the bill was
laid On the table indefinitely.
The committee on irrigation report
ed House Bill No. LOG, by Mr.. Ortiz, Ar
Act to amend Section so of the Com
piled Laws Of 1897, fixing the age lin.
| it of mayordomos at 20 years, recon-
mending that it be not passed. The re-
port was adopted and together with
the bill was laid on the table indefinite
~.
The committee on finance reported
House Bill No. 80, by Mr.. Pendleton,
An Act authorizing Miss Sue Green
leaf to write history of New Mexi-
co for use in the public schools, rec
|ommending that the committee sub
stitute be passed. The report was
adopted. The bill provides that the
history shall be the standard book for
five years and that it shall be ready
in six months. The author is to be
paid $500 within six months and so per
cent of the profit on the book. When
approved the author is to be paid
$500 more. The appropriation amounts
to 81 300 in addition to the royalty on
the history.
Mr.. Sanchez moved that the rules
be suspended and the bill read the
third time in full. preparatory to its
passage. The motion was lost by a
vote of IA to 10.
Mr.. Sanchez then moved that the
substitute be made a special order for
10 o'clock Thursday morning, but up
on roll call the motion failed.
The substitute was ordered to take
the regular course and was referred to
the committee on finance.
The Judiciary committee reported
House Bill No. SO, by Mr.. Sanchez, An
Act to extend the work of the depart |
ment of geology of the University of
New Mexico, recommending that 1t be
passed. The report was adopted. The
bill carries no appropriation. The re-
port was adopted and the bill passed
by vote of 21 to 2, Messrs. Duran
and Griego voting no.
The committee on finance reported |
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Sanchez, An
Act for the better protection of wild |
game in New Mexico, recommending |
that it be not passed, as the Council
nad passed similar bill The report |
II the committee was adopted and the
bill was tabled.
The committee on finance reported
House Bill No. "a, by Mr.. de Baca, An
Act appropriating $4,000 to aid the
county of Quay, recommending that 1t
oe not passed. The report of the CON-
nittee was adopted and the bill was
abled.
The committee on finance reported
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. de Baca, An
Act providing for the collection of
poll tax, recommending that 1t be not
The report Of the committee
vas adopted and the bill was tabled.
The committee on finance reported
House Bill No. 65, by Mr.. Ortiz, An Act
lppropriating 100000 for the construc-
ion of an executive mansion in Santa
Re, recommending that 1t be not
The report Of the committee
vas adopted and the bill was tabled.
BUSINESS ON SPEAKERS TABLE.
Amended Council Bill No. 80, by Mr..
Martin, An Act relating to assessments
md for other purposes. Mr.. de Baca
that the bill be referred to
he committee on corporations. The
equest was not entertained and the
ill was referred to the committee on
nance.
Council Bill No. 70, by Mr.. Clark,