Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-10
LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
HOUSE,.

IFoTcHoon ocSSIoH-I Wenty-SIxtn Ody
! Speaker Dalies called the House tt
order at 1920 o'clock this fornenoon
Every member answered to the rol
call. Chaplain Rabeyrolle pronounced
The invocation. The reading of the
journal was suspended.
PETITIONS.
The citizens of Polvadera, Socorrc
County, presented a petition to the
House, asking for aid and relief, the
floods of last year having carried away
| their houses, Stock furniture, crops
and supplies, valued at from $40, 900 to
$50, 900 and leaving the residents prac
tically destitute. The petition was re
ferred to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Howard was given the floor to
explain that after the committee from
Polvadera, which arrived in Santa Fe
yesterday had been informed that Pol
] vadera is included in the benefits of
the Martin Relief BILL it expressed it.
| self satisfied and left for home. The
petition was therefore withdrawn from
| the committee on finance and tabled.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The rules were suspended to take up
Council Substitute for House Bill No.
| 4, by Mr.. Crollot, An Act to authorize
the construction of dykes, dams, banks
and bitches to protect lives and prop
erty and authorizing a levy of taxes
| therefor in counties of the first class.
The bill in addition to authorizing
county commissioners to levy tax of
two mills upon property on either side
of a river and giving them authority
to condemn property, also abolishes the
office Of river commissioner in coun-
ties of the first class. The bill was
passed unanimously.
Council Bill No. %, by Mr.. Greer. An
Act to prohibit cattle roping exhibit
tions was adopted favorably by the
committee on agriculture, manufac-
lures and live stock. The report was
adopted and the bill was passed by a
vote of 22 to 2 Messrs. Wight and Will
liams voting no.
A motion by Mr.. Wilkerson to take
up amended Council Bill No 26 by Mr.
Greer, providing for force of mount
ed police met with some opposition,
Mr.. de Baca speaking against the mo-
ton as we'll as against the bill, and
Messrs Sanchez and Wilkerson very
forcibly in favor of the bill. The mo-
ton to suspend the rules was carried
by a vote of 16 to s. The bill was
passed by vote of 1S to 4. Messrs. de
Baca, de Leon, Sandoval of Santa Fe,
and Ellis voting no. Mr.. Crollot in
explaining his affirmative vote brought
Mr.. de Baca to his feet who objected
to personal allusion, the chair sus-
tanning him.
The House adjourned until 2 o'clock
on Monday afternoon.
COUNCIL.
Forenoon Observation-Disclosures Day.
President Clark called the Council to
order at 1890 o'clock this forenoon,
every member being in his seat Invo-
cation by Chaplain Shively. The jour-
nal of the day preceding was read and
adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Council Bill No. 81, by n.r. Leahy,
An Act relating to estes of deceased
persons Referre,. TO committee on
judiciary
Cor-.oll Bill No. IS, by Mr.. Leahy, An
Act to amend sections 1101 and 1902
of the Compiled Laws Of 1897, An Act
to increase the penalty for incendiar-
ism and making the destruction of life
by incendiary fires at night capital
crime the same as murder. Referred
to the committee on judiciary.
BILLS REFERRED.
House Bill No. 33, by Mr.. Howard,
An Act providing for the registration
Of trademarks and labels, was referred
to the committee on territorial affairs.
Amended House Substitute for
House Joint Resolution No. 4, provid-
ing for legislative committees to visit
every territorial institution, summon
ing witnesses and inquiring into the
conduct of each institution, was re-
ferred to the committee on Judiciary.
Council Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Miller,
An Act to prevent the sale of intoxi
cants within one mile of the Univer-
sity of New Mexico at Albuquerque,
and the College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts at Mesilla Park, was re-
ported by the committee on territorial
affairs with an amendment, making the
distance one-half mile instead OF one
miles and to include in the prohibition,
houses of ill fame. Afterwards the
committee asked for permission to
withdraw the bill and pro-ofrered
amendments for further consideration
and such permission was granted.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
House Bill No. %, by Mr.. Wilkerson,
An Act to stop cattle roping exnaDl-
tions, being duplicate bill by Mr.
Greer, already passed, was tabled
Council Bill No. 20, by Mr.. Clark, An
Act for the prevention and eradication
of scabies and other infectious diseas-
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