Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-10
Correspondence The optic.

Correspondence The Optic.
SANTA FE. n, NJ, Feb. 9.-This
has been by far The busiest day OF the
present session of the legislature and
for important legislation ii surpasses
perhaps any day in this session or
the last one. Both houses have con-
cured today in the bin creating the
department of insurance and the Of
flee of insurance commissioner which
is outlined below, and in the Great
ing once more the office of coal oil
inspector In addition to this The
name of Leonard Wood county has
been changed 10 Guadalupe county,
the people of Bernalillo county have
been favored with bill by which
their county commissioners and those
of San Miguel If necessary, may levy
a special tax of 3 mills for feeding
prisoners, and the council has passed
the Greer mounted police bill, which
will probably pass the house In the
morning. This is a part Of the work
done today. Most Of this action came
In the afternoon sessions Of the two
houses and quite late In the afternoon,
although the house passed the insur-
ance bill in the morning session.
When the council met at half past
two O'Clock this afternoon 1t almost
Immediately took a recess 10 await
the appearance of several measures
from The house.
During this interval memorial was
passed, and later approved by the
house, asking the governor and the
legislature Of the state Of Illinois 10
urge their representatives In con-
gress to favor the immediate passage
OF the statehood bin as amended by the
senate. This action followed the re-
ceipt Of a telegram by Governor Otero
announcing that the opposition OF
Speaker Cannon combined with the
Reed rules In the house made the po-
sition Of the bill dangerous, although
it was sure of passage could the neces-
sary two-thirds vote be secured to get
hofnro ,ha hpuca
At this point the insurance bill
came down from the house. 1t was
passed under suspension of the rules
and by unanimous vote. Mr.. Catron
being absent when the vote was TAX
en-.
Then followed the house bill chang
ing the name Of Leonard Wood coun-
ty to Guadalupe county which pass
ed with the oppositing vote OF Mr..
Martin of Socorro county who held
that under the Martin Relief bill $1,000
was appropriated for Leonard Wood
county and that that appropriation
WOuiu IlOl US dNdiidui' 'oi ouuVoi"p~
county. Other members held differ
emily and his vote was the only one
against the bill
The Bernalillo county measure,
which Is modification Of the dras-
tic and outrageous bin justly vetoed
by Governor Otero few days ago,
was next taken up under unanimous
consent. It provides that in first
class counties where the usual moneys
used are exhausted, the county COM
missioners shall have the power to
levy not 10 exceed three mills on all
taxable property to create what is
known as the fund for feeding pris.
oners. The bill passed with the
votes of Ballard and Miller
against the bill.
The Greer Mounted Police bill was
the next order. II was reported from
the committee of finance with sew.
eral important amendments, among
them being one to add lieutenant to
the list OF officers, making the salar.
les Of the captain $4,000 a year, the
lieutenant $500. the sergeant $1,000