Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-01

within one mile of the University of
New Mexico or the Agriculture Col
lege of New Mexico. Referred to COM
mittee on territorial affairs.
Council Bill No. 38, by Mr.. Winters,
An Act to provide for a system of pub
lie highways to be built by convict la
Dor; appropriating $4,000 for the COM
pletion of the Scenic Highway; fixing
a levy of one-fourth of mill to build
road from Ration to Ell Paso. Re-
ferred to committee on roads and high
ways.
Council Bill No. 80, by Mr.. Leahy,
An Act to amend statutes in regard
to partition of real estate, referred to
committee on judiciary.
House Joint Resolution No. 2, An
Act to furnish the bills and acts OF the
Legislature to newspapers, was favor
ably reported upon by committee on
public printing, was read third time
and passed on motion of Mr.. Montoya
by unanimous vote.
Bills on ] MIRA Heaoing.
! Council Bill No. 2, by Mr.. Miller, An
! Act to exempt irrigation associations
Tor water users associations from the
incorporation fee as provided in Sec
ton one of chapter one, Hath Ses-
sion Laws of 1908, and to exempt said
associations from publishing their ar
lticles. Mr.. Miller moved third read
ling and passage of bill. Mr. Martinez
moved passage. Passed by unani-
nous vote.
| Council Bill No 81, by Mr.. Chaves,
An Act relating to proceedings IN
criminal cases, giving defendant coun-
sci, reported on unfavorably by COM
mittee on judiciary Mr.. Leahy moved
that bill be tabled, which motion car
ried, Mr. Montoya voting no.
Council Bill No. %, by Mr.. Read, An
Act fixing the time for holding court
in the First Judicial District, reported
upon favorably by committee on judi
lciary, was passed by a unanimous
vote.
Council Bill No. IL, by Mr.. Winters,
An Act to repeal section 6, chapter ~,
of Acts of the Thirty-fourth Legisla-
tive Assembly, favorably reported up
on by committee on judiciary was put
up for passage. The bill repeals that
section giving county school superin-
|tendents SIS day for visiting schools
| in the county where they are elected.
| Upon vote being taken Messrs. Mon
|toya, Martin and Mr.. President voted
no on the ground that school superin-
Itendents were elected expecting to re-
ceive this money. The bill was passed
by vote of 8 to 3.
Council Bill No. %, by Mr.. Read, An
Act fixing the time for holding court
in the First Judicial District, favor
ably reported upon by the committee
on judiciary, was passed by unani-
nous vote.
Council Bill No. 4, by Mr.. Read, An
Act to protect persons hiring labor in
advance, unfayorably reported upon
by committee on judiciary, Mr. Catron
moved that bill be tabled which mo-
ton carried by vote of 10 to l.
Council Bill No. Is. by Mr.. Read,
AN Act to amend section 26OS, of the
Complied Laws of 1897, reducing bond
| of territorial auditor to 5000, favor
ably reported upon by committee on
territorial affairs, was passed by a
unanimous vote.
The president of the Council re-
quested that the members of the Coun-
Gil and employees call on the secretary
of the Territory and receive their pay.
A recess was then taken until 2
io'clock this afternoon.
HOUSE.
Morning Session-Seventeenth Day.
Speaker Dalies called the House to
order at 1915 o'clock. Every men,
Der was present. Father Rabeyrolle
lied in prayer. Chief Clerk Owen, of
the Council reported that the Council
Ihad passed Council Bill No. 35, intro
|duced by Mr.. Ballard, An Act fixing
the time for holding sessions of the
District Court in the Fifth Judicial
District. The journal of the previous
days session was read IN English and
upon motion the reading Of the journal
in Spanish was dispensed with and
the journal adopted as read.
The following bills were introduced:
House Bill No. 80, by Mr.. Hannigan,
An Act authorizing county commits
sioners of counties in the Territory to
levy a tax for the construction OF
county court houses and buildings,
was referred to committee on counties
and county lines.
House Bill No. 40, by Mr.. Hannigan,
An Act providing for the construction
of bridge over the Mimbres River
In Luna County, referred to commit
Itee on roads and bridges.
House Bill No. Al, by Mr.. Neblett,