Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-01
HOUSE WORKING
NIGHT AND DAY.
Busy Sessions And
Important Bills
Considered
SETTLE DISPUTED ACCOUNTS
Object Of Bill Passed By the
Council After Being
Amended.
THE HOUSE.
9th Day Continuance Afternoon
Session, February %.

THE HOUSE.
9th Day Continuance Afternoon
Session, February %.
Pursuant to adjournment the House
was called to order yesterday after
noon at 2:3O o'clock, Speaker Baca
in the chair. The chaplain offered the
invocation and the chief clerk read
the roll, all present except Mr.. Lucero
Montoya absent, owing to illness
Upon motion duly seconded and car
rled, the reading of the journal was
dispensed with and the same ordered
approved. A message from the Cover
nor was received, and filed with the
chief clerk. A message from the
Council was announced. The CHIEF
clerk OF the Council Mr.. Martin, in
formed the House that the Council
had duly passed the following:
Substitute for House Bill Number
33, relative to the transfer of real
estate records of Union and Colfaa
Counties; House Bill No. Sc, an aci
to fix the time for holding the ses
sions of the District Court in the
First Judicial District; House Bill
Number So, relative to jurisdiction o.
justices of the peace; House Bill
Number 6S, an act asserting in al
act of Congress for an increased an
nual appropriation for an agriculture
experimental station at the College O.
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts II
New Mexico: House Bill Number 1856
In act fixing the time for holding Dis
trict Court sessions in Otero ant
other counties; also that the Council
had passed Council Substitute fol
Council Bill Number z an act defin
ing the punishment for certain
crimes; House Substitute for Council
Bill Number II, an act to encourage
the building of beet sugar factories
smelters, ETC.; Council Bill Numbel
33, an act relative to assessment ant
collection of taxes known as the "tal
bill"; Council Bill Number S6, rela
tive to Territorial appropriations
Council Bill Number 81, an act TO,
the protection Of public bridges Coun
ell Bill Number 40, an act to repea
Section 4s, Chapter 70, Of the Laws
of 1905, relative. to annual reports o
corporations, except subsection 8
page 1862, of the same laws; Counci
Bill Number 54. an act to amend sec
tlons 6, Z, 8. 8, Of Chapter 54, Laws o
1905, relative to the duties of tht
travelling auditor; Council Bill Mum
her GA, relative to the qualification O
witnesses; Council Bill Number 20, al
act to amend Section l., Chapter 9
Of the acts of the Thirty-fourth Legis
1atiye Assembly relative to railroads
The Council requested the concur
renee of the House in these bills.
Mr.. Abbott of Santa Fe, presented
two petitions, one from Kelly and thu
other from Albuquerque, New Mexi
co, favoring the passage of the Educa
tIonal Bill. These petitions were re
ferred to. the Committee on Education
without reading. Mr., Mullens pre-
sented petition from Roosevelt
County advocating the passage Of
special herd law. This petition aftel
reading was referred to the Finance
Committee.
The Committee on Territorial AT
fairs, Mr.. Padilla, chairman, report
ed favorably on House Bill Numbe
3S. bill by Mr.. Mirabal to abolish
the mounted police force of the Ter
ritory. A minority report was als'
submitted recommending the bill b.
not passed by the House.
The Committee on Finance, MI
Holt, chairman, reported unfavorabl.
on House Bill Number 65, recon
mending the passage of substitute
bill which is as follows:
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE
BILL NUMBER 65, AN ACT RE
IlATING TO FEES m CERTAIN
CASES.
He It enacted by the Legislative As
sembly OF the Territory Of Nev
Mexico:
Section /. No law of the Territor.
OF New Mexico now existing shall b.
construed so as to hold any county O
the Territory Of New Mexico nor an.
fund thereof liable for the paymen
OF any fees to any officer by virtue o
the provisions Of Sections 4S and A
OF Chapter 70, Of the Session Law
Of New Mexico of 1905, and all sucl
fees shall be collected from the COZ
porations that may be sued.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effec
and be In force from and after 1t
passage.
The Committee on judiciary, Mi
Holt chairman, reported favorabl
on amended House Bill Number 81
relative to sale of liquors on trains
also fayorably on Council Bill Numbe
SO. an act placing the county Of Sar
doval In the First Judicial Distrlc
FOR court and district attorney pul
poses.
The Committee on Finance reportet
favorably on House Bill Number los
an act for the building Of all addition
to the Capitol and recommended Al
teen or twenty minor amendments II
the wording thereof The same CON
mittee reported favorably Councl
Bills Number 8 and 4, relative I
the granting and donating to the cit