Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-01
TO ABOLISH
MOUNTED POLICE
Two Bills in House
With Same OBJ
ject.
COUNCIL IN SHORT SESSION
No Business and Adjourn
ment Taken Until Monday
Afternoon 3 O'clock.


Afternoon 3 O'clock.
The Council met this afternoon and
adjourned after rol-call until Monday.
The House convened at 2 o'clock and,
after the Introduction of bills, also
went into adjournment until Monday.
The principal feature of todays ses-
sion was the Introduction in the House
of two bills from different members,
both having the one object--that OF
abolshing the mounted police force
without the formaity of military
funeral.
COUNCIL.
Tenth Day-Afternoon Session.
President Spess called the Council
to order pursuant to adjournment, at
2 o'clock this afternoon. The chap
lain offered the invocation and Chief
Clerk Martin read the roll, all re-
spending present except Mr.. Dalies,
absent on account of illness. There
being no business before the honor
able body. adjournment was taken
upon motion of Mr.. Martinez duly
seconded and carried until Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
Tenth Day-Afternoon Session.
Pursuant to adjournment the House
convened at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Speaker Baca in the chair. The roll
was read by the chief clerk all re-
spending present except NJ. Sanchez
of San Miguel, Mr.. Mullins, and Mr..
Truiillo. Chief Clerk Staplin read
the journal of the preceding day which
upon motion duly seconded and car
ried was ordered approved as read.
The Committee on Judiciary report
cd favorably on Council Bill Number
/. providing for the appointment OF
jury commissioners.
Mr. Holt in motion duly second
ed and carried, asked that the rules
be suspended and the report Of the
committee be adopted.
Mr. Holt moved that the bill be
read in full the third time preparatory
to passage. The motion was second
ed and carried and the bill was read
in full. In a brief speech Mr.. Holt
explained the bill. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Beach seconded by Mr. Ruppe,
the bill passed the House by an AYE"
vote, none dissenting.
House Bill Number "a, was intro
duced by Mr.. Biernaum, an act rel
ative to the costs for justices of the
peace and constables The bill was
read by title the first time and in full
on its second reading, and was or
dered translated, printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
House Bill Number 35 was intro
duced by Mr.. Beach, an act relative
to special levies and for other pur-
poses. The bill was read the first
and second time by title and ordered
translated printed and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number 3G was intro
duced by Mr. Beach, an act for the es-
tablishment of a system of inspection
of weights and measures The bill
was read the first and second time
and ordered referred to the Commit
foo IN 1nrritnrial Affairs
House Bill Number 81 was intro
duced by Mr.. Mirabal, an act for the
repeal of the chapters of the Session
Laws of 1903, relative to the office
of game and fish warden. The bill
was read the first and second time by
title and ordered translated, printed
and referred to the Committee on
Territorial Affairs.
House Bill Number 3S was intro
duced by Mr. Mirabal, an act to re-
peal Chapter 8 of the Laws of 1905,
relative to the organization of a
mounted police force. Should the bill
become a law it would abolish the
mounted police department. The bill
vas read the first and second time
by title, ordered translated and print
ed and referred to the Committee on
Territorial Affairs.
House Bill Number 80, was intro
duced by Mr.. Sanches of Taos, an
act to regulate the fees of justices Of
the peace and constables The bill
was read the first and second tine bv
title, ordered translated, printed and
referred to the Committee o.! Judi
ciary.
House Bill Number 40 was intro
duced by Mr.. Beach, an act to repeal
Chapter of the Session Laws of
1905, relative to the establishment of
a force of mounted police. This was
also a bill to abolish the mounted po-
lice department.
The bill was read the first time by
title and in full on it's second read
ing. 1t was then ordered translated,
printed and referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
Upon motion of Mr.. Holt duly sec
onded and carried the House then ad-
journed until Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
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