Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-22
LEGISLATURE
ENDS SESSIONS
Seventeen of House
Unbroken to
End
MANY BILLS PASSED
In Closing Hours---Number
of Measures Demanded By
People Now Useless Paper.
THE COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL.
43d Day-Afternoon Session, March II.
Pursuant to adjournment the Coun-
Gil met at 3 p. M, President Spiess In
the chair. The chief Clerk read the
roll, all answering present except Mr..
Dalies.
Messrs. Martinez, Duncan and Chaves
were appointed committee to confer
with like committee on House Bill
Number 1863, an act relative to civil
procedure.
The report of the Committee on Ter
ritorial Affairs favoring the passage
of House Bill Number 1O7, the general
educational bill with amendments was
read and adopted. The amendments
provide for a less stringent set OF
educational qualifications for county
school superintendents and put the
law into effect as to the salary OF such
officials January /, 1909. The amend
ments were adopted and the amended
bill passed by unanimous vote.
House Bill Number IA, an act pro-
viding funds for disabled tiremen, etc.
was taken up, read the third time in
full and passed without dissension.
House Bill Number 103 an act pro-
hibiting expectoration OH sidewalks.
was taken up, read in full and passed
without dissension.
House Bill Number 20, an act requir-
ingS~ ..nty officers to maintain offices
in county seats was read in full and
passed by unanimous vote.
BY unanimous consent President
Spiess introduced Council Bill Mum
Der 131. an act to refund to several
counties, excess taxes paid in to the
territorial treasury under an act of
1908 for the equalization Of taxes.
This bill provides for the payment of
a total amount of $4,000 to the follow
ing counties: Grant. Valencia, Roose
welt, Luna, Sierra, San Juan, Chaves
Colfax, Dona Ana. Eddy, Otero. This
sum is to be raised on a bond issue
of $4,000 for twenty years. The bill
was read the first and second time by
title and in full on its third reading
and passed without dissension.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.
Richards and Mr.. Cameron dissenting
Mr.. Martinez introduced Council Bill
Number 1873, an act to provide for the
revision of the laws of New Mexico
The following committee as named il
the bill for this work, the appropria
ton being about as in the general ap
preparation bill w. G.. Reid, G. A
Spiess, e. E. Studley, B. M. Read, ant
R. F.. Twitchel.
The bill, after reading, passed thu
Council by vote of ayes, 2 nays
those dissenting being Mr.. Cameron
and Mr.. Sulzer.
Council Bill Number 1872 was intro
duced by Mr.. Martinez, an act provid
ing for the taxation of sheep of non
residents Of New Mexico. The bill
was read the first and second time b.
tile and in full the third time AM
passed by vote of ayes, nay, MI
Cameron dissenting and Mr.. Richard
being excused.
Mr.. Martinez was refused permis
sion to introduce bill to amend tn
appropriation bill The Council the
took recess of thirty minutes.
The Council again re-convened at
o'clock.
House Bill Number &c, an act TO
the inspection of weights and meas
ures was taken up, but the Counc
would not consider 1t.
House Bill Number 1G1, an ac
known as the land law bill, was take
up, read In full and passed withou
dissension.
A message from the House was n
ceived announcing the passage of
half dozen bills at the morning SCI
sion.
Council Biz Number II, an act fc
the taxing of sleeping cars, wa
taken UP and the Council by vol
concurred in the conference commi
tee amendments.
House Bill Number 23S, an act gi
ing free use Of salt deposits, ETC.. wa
taken up and passed the Council a
ter reading by vote Of II ayes,
nay, Mr.. Cameron dissenting.
House Bill Number 223 an act rel
tive to condemnation of lands for co
poration uses, was taken up. read
full and passed the Council by unar
nous vote.
A message from the House was I
ceived, announcing the passage Of
number OF additional bills at Il
morning session.
House Bill Number 24S, an act t
the assessment Of sheep which diyid
the Territory into two districts, {
sheep in the north being taxed
counties where the owners leside al
in the south where the sheep a
grazing. The bill was tabled by
vote OF the Council.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Duncan, Hou
Bill Number S6, an act providing
an inspector Of weights and me,
ures was finally taken up, read In +,
and passed the Council by a vote
A ayes. nay. Mr.. Cameron dissel
ing
Council Bill Number IS, an act re
tive to condemnation by railroads
rights Of way, was taken UP and |