Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-22
Especial CorresponGence,l

Santa Fe. y. NJ. Feb. 2i.-Consid'
cradle business was done At the leg
islature this afternoon. In fact the
considerable business stunt" Ii get
ting 90 be a regular proposition and
neither branch meets any more but
what n great deal OF business n
transacted. The following new bills
were introduced:
Representative Martin introduced
House bill No. q. An act relating
10 the storing Of dynamite. Tho
speaker referred the bill to the com.
mittee on roads and highways.
House bin No. ii2. by Frank W.
Beach. Is an act creating the county
OF Pyramid. The proposed county IL
TO be taken from the southern part
of Grant county. and establishes the
county seat at Lordsburg. The bin
went 10 the committee on county and
coounty lines.
Representative Beach also intro
duced House bin No. 113. An act
providing for the sprinkling Of
streets I'm incorporated towns which
was referred TO the committee on
territorial affairs.
House bin No. ia. An act provid.
ing salaries for Justices of the peace,
was referred to the finance commit
tee, and House bill No. 115, An act
providing for the establishment OF
an examining board for embalmers
and defining the duties thereof. was
referred TO the committee on judi.
ciary.
The following bills were acted
lpon:
House bill No. 81. An act to re-
peal the law creating game and
fish warden was passed by the
house by a vote OF Is to g..
House bill No. iS, relative to tha
incorporation Of cities and towns
was laid upon the table indefinitely.
House bill No. Sc, An act creating
the office of inspector of weights
and measures In each of the coun
ties OF the territory was passed. The
inspectors will be appointed by the
boards OF county commissioners OF
the several counties. The salary of
each Inspector Is to be 800 per an
mum, and they are to be allowed $50
for each trip OF inspection. but such
inspection trips are to be limited to
two each year. The inspectors are
to charge the following fees which
are to be turned into the county
funds: For each scale inspected, 81
cents; for each measure inspected,
Is cents.
The house then adjourned until
Monday.
Wants to inspect Us.
IF the people of the proposed
county of Garfield have such a
meritorious proposition, said
prominent legislator this morning,
why don't they take a lesson that
was given by the good people of
Estancia, and which might possibly
save the Torrance county seat to
that town. don't think that the
members OF the legislature would
be adverse to taking run over to
the two Las Vegases and personally
look into the merits of the case, that
is If they were sufficiently urged.
believe that the members Of the
lower branch at least could Judge
better on the subject IL they were
allowed to hear from all the peopls
on the matter, personally. which un-
der the present circumstances 1t Is
impossible to do. For myself, have
not been disposed to look with favor
upon any county division proposition.
for this session, but will admit that
my opinion Is always susceptible to
change IL am convinced to the
contrary. Under the present condi
tion the county Of Garfield has
mighty slim show" This statement
was made by a house member of the
committee on county and county
lines.
Wants Protection From Cattle.