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ty," report received and the bill
passed as amended.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
| A message from the Governor an
nounced that he had signed Council
Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Miller, relating to
the management of community land
grants in Dona Ana County, that he
had allowed House Bill No. 16, by Mr..
de Baca, creating the County of Quad
alupe, to become law by limitation and
that he had signed Council Joint Reso-
luton No. 7, protesting against the
establishment of a leper colony in
New Mexico.
Council Bill No. AZ, by Mr.. Martinez.
An Act providing for the protection of
mining property, amended by the
House, Council concurs in House
amendment.
Amended House Bill No. 85, by Mr..
Howard, regulating the compensation
of sheriffs in third class counties, re-
ferred to committee on finance.
Amended House Bill No. 10, by Mr.
Howard, An Act providing for furnish
ing of proper bonds by territorial and
county officials, referred to finance
committee
The Council at 4:30 o'clock went in
to executive session at which the fol-
lowing nominations were confirmed:
George w. Prichard, solicitor general;
w. G. Sargent, territorial auditor; J.
H. Vaughn, territorial treasurer; H.
o. Bursum, superintendent of the ter.
ritorial penitentiary; Hiram Hadley.
superintendent of public instructions;
A. A. Keen, commissioner of public
lands; Charles V. Stafford, travelling
auditor and bank examiner.
HOUSE.
Morning Session-44th Day.
Speaker Dalies called the House to
order at 1915 o'clock. All members
answered present to the roll call ex.
cept Mr.. Ellis The reading of the
journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Dalies moved that House Bill
No. III, by Mr.. Dalies, An Act provid-
ing for the levying of tax by the
county commissioners for the con-
struction of bridges, be reconsidered
for the purpose of adding an amend
ment to the bill. The motion carried.
The amendment provides that Section
2, of the House Bill No. 1T, be amend
ed so as to read: "Or repairing bridges
already constructed" The bill as
amended passed the House unanimous
ly.
Me-, nd mr. hot
be suspended for the purpose OF TAX
ing up House Substitute to House
Joint Resolution No. 5, by Mr.. How
ard, providing for the printing OF
the journal in Spanish. Mr.. de Baca
and Mr.. Wilkerson talked against the
measure and Judge Pendleton and MT.
Sanchez supported it. The motion was
lost by vote of Is for and against.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
House Bill No. 131 by Mr.. Sanchez.
An Act requiring officers of corpora
tions and corporations to report num-
Der of shares of such companies. Re-
ferred to the committee on corpora
tions.
House Bill No. 1872, by Mr. Sanchez.
An Act relative to the Territorial
Board of Education and regulating
county teachers Institutes. Referred
to the committee on education.
House Bill No. 1873, by Mr.. Sanchez,
An Act regulating fees Of justices of
the peace and constables. Referred
to the committee on territorial affairs.
House Bill No. 1874, by Mr.. Sanchez,
An Act relative to building of school
houses in school districts. Referred
to the committee on education.
The committee on judiciary report
ed House Bill No. S6, by Mr.. Pendle-
ton, An Act prohibiting the sale OF
liquors near public works, or railroad
grading camps, recommending that 1t
be passed. The report was adopted.
The bill passed by vote Of ~ to l.
Mr.. Sandoval of Santa Fe voting no.
The committee on public property,
reported House Bill No. 95, by Mr..
Howard, prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of cigarettes in the Territory,
recommending that 1t be not passed.
The report was adopted and the bill
was laid on the table by unanimous
vote.
The committee on finance reported
House Bill No. 80, by Mr.. Dalies, pro-
viding for the collection Of poll tax.
recommending that it be passed. The
report was adopted. The bill passed
unanimously
REPORT OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The committee on judiciary report
ed Council Substitute for Council Bill
No. So, by Mr.. Leahy, An Act defln-
| ing crime of arson and providing a
penalty therefor, recommending that
| it be passed. The report was adopted.
The bill passed unanimously.
The committee on counties and
county lines reported House Bill No.
100, by Mr.. Lucero, An Act regulating
salaries Of county commissioners Of
counties of the third and fourth class.
es, recommending that it, be passed.
| The repOrt was adopted. Mr.. de Baca