Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-08
THIsTfsisTH LEGISLATIVE As,
sEMsLY DOES An IMMENSE
AMOUNT OF WORK.
Want FARM station
spless introduces Bill TOR Research
int0 Scientific Soil Culture In the
Vicinity OF las Vegas.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Santa Fe. n. NJ. March G.-Toda,
was the record breaking day Of thu
Thirty-sixth legislative assembly. Ths
council began business ut a little af
ter three O'Clock and did an immense
amount of work. The following bills
were introduced:
Council bin No 81. by President
Spiess. An act fixing the time fol
holding the terms Of court In the
counties Of the fourth judicial dis
triet. Referred to the committee on
judiciary
Council bill No. SIS. by President
Spiess. An act 10 establish a seien.
tiflc farming experiment station IN
the territory and for other purposes.
The station Is TO be located In San
Miguel county. and must be located
within five miles Of the plaza In the
town OF Las Vegas. An apppropria.
ton OF 5000 Is made for expenses.
The station Is to be under the super
vision OF the president of the New
Mexico agricultural college. Senator
Duncan took the floor and moved q
Suspension OF the rules In order TO
allow the bin 10 be read a third time
preparatory 10 It's passage. The
council by a vote Of Z to refused TO
suspend the rules and the bilf was
referred to the committee on finance.
Council bill No. s6. by President
Spiess. An act to provide for the con-
troll Of the New Mexico mounted po-
lice force and for other purposes.
was referred to the committee on ter
fitorial affairs.
Council bin No. 81. by President
Spiess. An act relating to the sale OF
lands and townsites. where title Is
vested in the probate judge. was re-.
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. ss, by Senator Mar
tinez. An act to provide for the as.
sessment for taxation of sheep in the
territory OF New Mexico. was passed
under a suspension OF the rules by a
vote Of s to 3. The bill provides that
sheep be assessed in the county In
which the owner resides.
Council bill No. 80. Senator Martin
OF. An act to amend section 1740 OF
the laws of 1897. was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Council bill No, 80, by Senator
Martinez, An act to exempt from the
provision Of chapter 6 of the laws OF
1905. gasoline. naptha and distilIate,
and for other purposes, was referred
to the committee on judiciary.
Council No. 81. by Senator Mar
tinez, An act relating to highways
and for other purposes. was referred
to the committee on roads and high
ways.
Council bill No, 90. by Senator
Cameron. An act TO repeal chapter 6e
of the laws OF 1907 and fixing stand
ard OF fire test and specified gravity
for petroleum to be sold for .illumi-
mating purposes. was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. 90. by Senator
Cameron. An act to prevent delays In
transporting livestock by common
carriers. was referred to the commit
tee on railroads
The following bills were passed:
House bill No. IA. An act to amend
the laws relative to combinations and
monopolies. which was laid upon the
table Indefinitely yesterday. was call
ed up today under motion to re-
consider the vote. and was passed
unanimously.
Council bin No. SO. An act to
amend the laws granting certain
land to the Women's Board Of Trade
of Santa Fe, for library purposes,
was passed.
Council bin No. 35. An act defining
stray animals and providing for the
taking up OF same, for the return OF
estrays to their owners, or for the