Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-01
UPPER HOUSE FAvoRs GREG
Tion OF STATUE TO SPAN.
tsa EXPLORER.
MOUNTED Police GO
House Votes TO Abolish Mounted
Police Force Of Territory-splrts'
ed Arguments Pro and Con.

Santa Fe, n. NJ. Feb. 9Th"
council this afternoon passed council
joint resolution No. q. by Senate:
Miera. This resolution appropriates
$4,000 to the Coronado Memorial a.
sociation for the purpose Of erecting
a statue 10 the memory OF the great
explorer In Las Vegas. The resola'
,ion was amended so as % make the
appropriation from the territorial
treasurer available upon proof from
the treasurer of the association tina:
there was at least n similar amount
available In the treasury OF that or
ganizatlon for the same purpose.
The governor announced having
signed house Joint resolution No. I
appropriating funds to pay the EN-
plooyes and contingent expenses Of
the legislature.
win Make Them pissorse.
Santa Re, N. NJ. Feb. 2s.-Bo;a
houses OF the legislature held long
sessions this afternoon and consid-
erabie business was transacted by
them. In the council that body re.
solved itself into committee Of the
whole for the purpose Of taking up
for consideration council bill No. 65
An act relating to the settlement OF
accounts of public officers. The bill
permits officers who are accused OF
holding money belonging to the ter
ritory or to the counties OF the terri
tory to bring suit to force a settle
ment of the account. After numer'
Gus amendments to the original
draft of the bill. 1t was reported to
the council with the recommendation
that Il be passed. The vote on the
passage OF the bill stood II to ]. Sui
ger Of Bernalilio. voting in the mega
tive.
The following bills were introduc'
ed In the council:
Council bill No. 73. by Senator Dal'
les. An act relative to taxation In
counties of class B. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. "a. by President
spless, An act providing procedure
by which cities and towns shall OBJ
tain title to property by condemna
ton. Referred to the committee on
municipal and private corporations
Council bill No. &c. by Senator
Murray, An act to amend section
344S OF the compiled laws of 1897.
Referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
Council bill No. rs. by Senate:
Cameron, An act to amend section
242. chapter 7, OF the laws OF 1897
Referred to the committee on judi
ciary.
The House.
The house this afternoon by vote
of IS to 10, passed house bill No. 40,
An act to abolish the mounted police
force of the territory. The bill was
introduced by Representative Mira
bal. The bill was productive OF
much argument in which Represen-
tatives Holt and Hudspeth opposed.
The argument was rather spirited on
both sides and furnished a great
deal OF amusement for the members
and spectators. The vote resulted
as follows: Ayes-Abbott of Santa
Fe. Aldrich. Beach, Biernbaum, Gal
legos, Green, Herrera, Holt. Miraba,,
Padilla. Sanchez of San Miguel. San
chez of Taos. Baca. Nays-Abbott
of Colfax. Denniston. Hudspeth, Mar
tin. Moran, Mullins. Ruppe. Studley.
Walters.
The following bills were intro
duced:
House bill No. 1877, by Gallegos. An
act to repeal chapter of the session
laws Of 1905. known as the three
mill levy law Referred to the COM
mittee on penitentiary.
House bill No. 1ss. by Representa-
tive Green. An act giving certain