Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-12


second and the third time by title. Mr..
Duncan then moved that the bill do
now pass" The roll was called and
the bill passed the Council by vote
Of s ayes, / nay, Mr.. Miera voting no.
Under business on the Presidents
desk House Bill Number 10, was
read the first time. Upon motion of
MIR. Duncan, seconded and carried the
rules were suspended and the bill was
read the second time. 1t was then
referred to the Committee on Terrific
rial Affairs and the Committee on
Finance asked to investigate as to
whether there were funds available
to the extent of $4,000, for the pur-
pose of erecting an electric light plant
at the penitentary as specified in the
bill.
House Bill Number 6S was taken UP
and read the first time in full. Upon
motion of Mr.. Martinez, seconded and
carried, the rules were suspended and
the bill was read second time by
title and ordered referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
President Spiess announced an in
vitation to the Council members from
Judge John r. McFie, president Of the
Santa Fe Archaeological Society to-
attend free illustrated lecture by
Professor Edgar l.. Hewett, president
of the American Society of Archaeol-
ogy at Washington in the hall of
the House tonight.
An invitation to the members of the
Assembly to attend meeting of the
Good Roads Convention in the hall of
the House next Monday was also re-
ceived. The Council then went into
session of the Committee of the
Whole to consider Council Bill Mum.
Der 33, providing for assessing and
collecting taxes and popularly known
as the "Tax Bill Mr. Miera presided
as chairman Of the Committee of the
Whole. At 12 o'clock the Committee
Of the Whole arose and President
Spiess called the Council to order to
receive a message from the Governor.
The Governor announced that he had
signed House Joint Resolution Num-
Der 5, providing for the additional pay
of extra employees and for contingent
expenses, passed by the House and
the Council last Saturday night. Mr..
Miera. chairman of the Committee of
the Whole reported progress on Coun-
Gil Bill Number 33. Upon motion duly
seconded and carried the Council went
into recess until 2:30 p. m
THE COUNCIL.
Seventeenth Day--Afternoon Session.
The Council reconvened this after
noon at 2,3O o'clock, President Spiess
in the chair. The roll was called, all
answering present, except Mr.. Dalles
| and Mr.. Murray who are Ill.
A message from the Governor was
received
The Governor in response to Coun-
Gil Resolution Number |, introduced
| by Mr.. Chaves, relative to a commits
sion appointed to secure bust OF
| the late Colonel J. Francisco Chaves
to be placed in the Capitol, stated
chat the commission consisted of Sol
omon Luna, e. " Chaves, and F. W.
Clancy who are preparing to secure
the bust.
Mr.. Miera then took the chair and
the Council went into a Committee
of the Whole to further consider Coun-
Gil Bill Number 9S, an act relative to
the assessment and collection of tax
es. At 4 O'Clock the Council recon
vened and adjourned until 10 a. NJ
Wednesday.
THE HOUSE.
Seventeenth Day--Afternoon Session.
Pursuant to adjournment the House
met at o'clock this afternoon.
SPEAKER Baca in the chair The chap
lain offered tie invocat n and Chief
Clerk Stafford read the roll, all answer
i,g present.
The journal of the previous day was
read in English and upon motion, duly
seconded and carried, was ordered ap-
proved as read
Mr. Abbott Of Santa Fe offered
petition from Torrance County pro-
testing against any change in the
county lines and the moving of the
county seat from Estancia. The petit
tion makes the tenth of this nature
Mr.. Abbott has presented. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Counties
and County Lines. Mr. Abbott of
Santa Fe also presented a petition |
signed by lis residents of Chilli pre-
cinct protesting against the change
in the county lines of Torrance County
as proposed in Council Bill Number
IS by Mr.. Dalies.
The committee on Public Institu-
ton, Mr. Baca chairman, reported un-
favorably on Council Bill Number 81,
relative to admission to the Institute
for the Blind and offered substitute
bill for Number 81. Upon motion,
duly seconded and carried, the report
Of the committee was adopted.
The Committee on Judiciary, Mr..
Holt chairman, reported favorably
upon Council Bill Number 2, relative
to the filling of vacancies in county
offices, with minor amendments.
This committee reported unfavor-
ably on House Bill Number 4, an act
rights of married persons,
grounds for divorce, ETC., and recon.
mended that the bill "do not pass"
A substitute bill, which contains
minor changes was offered by the
committee.
The Committee on Corporations, Mr..
Mirabal chairman, reported favorably
on House Bill Number 3, an act rel
ative to the incorporation of cities
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