Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-20

1897 relative to Territorial depositor-
les and amended to strike out trust
companies, was read the third time
and, upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, the
bill passed the Council by unanimous
vote as amended.
Council Bill Number IL, an act to
encourage sugar factories and other
Industries by exempting them from
taxation for six years after April l.
1908, was read the third time and up.
on motion Of Mr.. Dalies, passed the
Council, the vote being II ayes, L
nay, Mr.. Sargent dissenting.
| House Bill Number "a, an act rela-
tive to larceny by embezzlement, was
read the third time and upon motion
Of Mr. Martinez the bill passed the
Council, the vote being II ayes; no
hayes, Mr.. Sargent having left the
chamber.
Council Bill Number 23, an act rel.
ative to the taking of depositions for
use outside this Territory, was read
the third time. Upon motion Of Mr..
Dalies, the bill passed the Council, the
vote being unanimous with Mr.. Sar.
gent absent.
House Substitute for House Bill
Number Is, an act relative to assault
with words, was read the third time.
Upon motion of Mr.. Duncan, the bill
passed the Council, the vote being s
ayes; 8 nayes, with Mr.. Sargent abb
sent. Those opposing the bill were
Mr.. Martinez, Mr.. Miera and Presi-
dent Spiess. Mr. President said he
had been opposing such bill for
twelve years and did not want to
stop now.
Council Bill Number 16, an act rel
ative to special levies by county COM
missioners for feeding county prison
ers, was read the third time and upon
motion of Mr. Martinez, the bill
passed the Council by a unanimous
vote, Mr.. Sargent absent A message
from the House was announced.
Chief Clerk Staplin of the House
announced that the House had passed
amended House Bill Number 2, an
act relative to the issuance Of bonds
for sanitary purposes; House Substi
tute for House Bill Number 20, rela-
tive to poll tax; House Bill Number
80, an act to change the time for elec-
ton of justices of the peace and con-
stables; House Bill Number Sc, an act
fixing the time for holding the ses-
sions of the First judicial District
Court; House Bill Number So, an act
relative to bounties on wild animals;
House Bill Number 67, an act relative
to recognizance House Bill Number
II, an act relative to qualifications
for territorial and county officials and
House Bill Number 1O2, an act rela-
tive to leasing land at the College Of
Agriculture to the Y. M. G. A.
These bills were read the first and
second time by title and referred to
committees as follows:
Amended House Bill Number 2 re-
ferred to the Committee on Corpora
tions; House Substitute for House Bill
Number %, referred to the Commit
tee on Territorial Affairs; House Bill
Number 80, referred to the Committee
on Territorial Affairs House Bill
Number 56, referred to the Committee
on Judiciary; House Bill Number So,
referred to the Committee on Terri
toral Affairs: House Bill Number CT,
referred to the Committee On Judi
ciary; House Substitute for House
Bill Number II, referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary; House Bill Num-
ber 102, an act to allow the board of
directors of the College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts to lease one acre
of Territorial land to the internation-
nj committee Of the Y. M. c. A. after
having been read the first and second
time by title was read the third time
in full under suspension of the rules
and upon motion of Mr.. Murray,
passed the Council by vote Of II
ayes, Mr.. Sargent still absent
Owing to congestion of business
in the hands of the Committee on Ju-
dietary, President Spiess on the re-
quest of Chairman Dalies, added two
members to that committee namely
Mr.. Martinez and Mr.. Miera.
The Council then adjourned until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
22d Day--Afternoo Session.
Pursuant to adjournment, the
House was called to order this after
noon at 2 o'clock, Speaker Baca in
the chair The chaplain offered the
invocation and the chief clerk read
the roll all answering present except
Mr.. Aldrich, absent owing to illness
and excused.
A message from the Council was
received. Chief Clerk Martin of the
Council announced that the Council
had passed House Bill Number 102,
an act to empower the Board of Re
gents Of the College of Agriculture to
lease one acre of land to the inter-
national committee Of the Y. M. G. A.;
also that the Council had passed
House Bill Number 13, an act relative
to Territorial repositories but had
amended 1t to strike out trust com
panies" as Repositories.
Upon motion duly seconded and
carried, the journal Of the previous
day was ordered approved without
reading.
The Committee on Judiciary, Mr..
Holt chairman, reported favorably on
House Bill Number 73, an act relative
to the creation of new school dis