The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-03-12
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Santa Fe, N. M, Mar. 12.-Yester-
day afternoon H. B. No. 2OS, by
Green, to prevent discrimination be-
| tween Mexican and American labor.
forcing firms and corporations to pay
| the same amounts for like service,
was passed under suspension of the
rules. Elfego Baca, removed by Gov
ernor Hagerman some months ago
from the office of district attorney of
Socorro county, drew the bill and
had it passed. 1t is a freak bill. but
calculated to have widespread politi-
cal effect
Other bills passed were as follows:
No. PIP, regulating procedure in
courts.
No. PIG, by BierDaum. under sus-
pension of rules, to attach certain
precincts of SandovaI county to Ber-
nalillo.
No. III, providing for the use of
convict labor on the public highways.
No. 76, Furnishing the issuing of
worthless checks.
No. 40, compromise medical act
c. B. No IL, taxing sleeping car
companies.
H. B. No. 147. providing for milk
and meat inspection.
H. B. No. no. limiting the sale of
/ ll1IifC iIduS
No. 1856, preventing the sale of Ii
quors to Indians.
The county and county lines COM
mittee of the house last night reach
ed an agreement to report favorably
on Artesia county, without recon-
mendatiol as to Garfield and Foraker
counties, and adversely as to Tor
rance county, the report to be made
Friday.
The council this morning passed
several minor bills, two under sus-
pension of the rules.
The appropriation bill is before the
house this afternoon. The Military In
stitute will undo -5tedly be we'll car
ed for. The appearance of the Ros-
we'll delegation and of Colonel Will
son, of the Institute before the COM
mittee made an effective impression.
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Santa Fe, N. M, Mar. 11-Owing
20 the illness of Speaker Spiess the
council was in session but little
over five minutes this afternoon.
Cameron introduced a council joint
resolution providing for celebration
Of the completion of the Hondo Res
ervoir.
Twenty-four bills were introduced
Ii IiOuoC IillS SllLSiu IAlS Dc-
ng the last day for the Introduction
Of bills except by unanimous consent.
A new bill for the creation of Pyr-
amid county was introduced by Mr..
Beach, some omissions having been
made in the former bill II is now
Understood that reports on county
bills will not be made before Friday.
IN case these reports are delayed
until that time there is little pros
pect that the council will act on the
county bills.
A message was received in the
house from the Governor this after
noon, but the house adjourned until
tomorrow afternoon before it's read
ing was reached in the regular order
Of business. 1t is believed to be a We
to of House Bill No. 8 by Speaker
Baca, providing for extending the
corporate limits of Santa Fe
A bill was introduced in the house
this afternoon by Green, of Socorro
ald passed under suspension of the
rules, providing severe penalties for
corporations or companies paying
less amount to Mexicans than to
Americans employed and doing the
same kind and amount of work The
bill evidently was introduced for po-
litical effect. 1t passed without oppo-
sitioa.
Hudspeth introduced a bill fixing
the salary of the Secretary of New
Mexico.