Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-05
BOUNDARIES Of
QUAY COUNTY
To Include Portions
of San Miguel and
Union
MEASURE PASSED HOUSE
Act For Constitutional Con-
vention-.. Council Held
Short Session.
THE COUNCIL.
30th Dav-Morninu Session.

30th Day-Morning Session.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Coun
Gil met this morning at 10 o'clock
President Spiess in the chair. The
chaplain offered the invocation and
the chief clerk read the roll, all an
swerng present. Upon motion of Mr.
Chaves the journal was ordered ap
proved without reading.
Council Bill Number 81 was intro
duced by Mr.. Miera, an act to prevent
unfair discrimination in freight rates
in New Mexico This bill also in
cludes passenger fares. 1t provides a
minimum fine of 500 and maximum
fine of $4,000 for violations of the
provisions of the act and gives one
half of the fine to the person or per
sons giving information against the
railroads for violations of the act. The
bill was read the first and second time
by title and ordered translated, print
ed and referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
Upon motion of Mr. Miera second
ed and carried, the Council adjourned
until 10 a. m. Wednesay. A meeting
of the Judiciary Committee was held
Immediately thereafter.
THE HOUSE.
30th Day Afternoon Session.
Pursuant to adjournment, the
House met this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock Speaker Baca in the chair
The chaplain offered the invocation
and the chief clerk read the roll, all
answering present except Mr.. Lucero
Montoya, absent owing to illness
The principal feature of today's ses
sion was the introduction by Mr. Holt
of House Joint Resolution Number s,
providing for joint session DIN the
hall of the House at 2 p. m. Wednes.
day to hear a speech by representa-
tive of the Alaska Yukon and Pacific
Exposition Committee from Seattle
Washington, and the passage of House
Bill Number 81, an act for the chang
ing of the boundaries of Quay County
to include portions of Union md San
Miguel Counties. Mr.. Sanches OF
San Miguel opposed the bill in a
speech but did not attempt to defeat
it otherwise. Mr.. Gallegos spoke in
support of the bill. Speaker Baca in
troduced House Bill Number 172, an
act authorizing and requesting the
delegates elected to constitutional
convention to meet and draft a consti-
tuition for the state Of New Mexico. A
number of other bills were introduced
A full report of the session will be
published in tomrrow's New Mexican
AS this paper went to press, the House
adjourned until p. NJ, Wednesday.
THE HOUSE.
goth Day-Afternoo Session, March a.
Pursuant to adjournment, the House
met yesterday afternoon, although
there was delay of several hours in
converting caused by the caucus of
Republican members, Speaker Baca
was in the chair. The chaplain Of
fered the invocation and the chief
clerk read the roll, Mr.. Mirabal being
absent.
Upon motion of Mr.. Trujillo, the
journal was approved without read
ing. The Committee on Judiciary, Mr.
Holt chairman reported favorably on
Council Bill Number "a, an act rela-
tive to the duties of travelling auditor;
also on Council Bill Number GA, an
act relative to the qualifications OF
witnesses.
The Committee on Finance, Mr..
Holt, chairman, reported favorably on
Council Bill Number &c, relative to
the fees of sheriffs.
The Committee on Judiciary re-
ported favorably on House Bill Num-
Der 100, relative to combinations in
restraint Of trade.
The Committee on Finance reported
favorably on House Bill Number 106,
relative to fees of probate clerks. The
committee recommended several
amendments.
The same committee reported un-
favorably on House bill Number 109,
an act relative to the fees of justices
Of the peace.
The Committee on Judiciary report
ed favorably on House Bill Number
1l5, an act providing for board of
embalmers and the shipment Of
bodies, etc.
A message from the Governor was
received and fled with the chief
clerk.
The Committee on Judiciary re-
ported unfavorably on House Bill
Number 1lS, an act relative to juris.
dIctlon of justices of the peace. The
same committee reported favorably
on House Bill Number 1922 relative
to the election of river commission
ers but urged the adoption of certain
amendments. The Committee on
Finance reported favorably on House
Bill Number 124, an act relative to
the payment of employees by mining
corporations.
The House Joint Conference Com
mittee, Mr.. Beach, chairman, report
ed that the committee from the Coun-
Gil and the House had been unable to
agree on House Joint Resolution Mum.
ber 3, which provided for a vest pock-
ct edition of the official roster of the