Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-28

House Ill 10 IL. by kegFessa
a&stKe Walters. An &es % repeal
chapter 80 Of the laws Of 1875 r.
fsEreA 10 the committee on te~FEaaos-
mi Affairs
Hoake bill No l34. by Representa-
tive Galiegos. An aes EeaaGing -
Community land grants Referred 70
tie judiciary committee,
House bill No les. by Represents
tive Ftiamon Sanchez. Al act Eeaas
Ing 10 insurance companies- Re-
ferrea 10 the committee On snsaH
nee.
The following bills were passed:
House bill No. i3s. by Representa-
tive Holt. An act fixing the time for
holding court In otero and other
counties, Passed under q ssspen'
sion II the rules.
House hin No. &C. By Representa-
tive Beach. An act relating % the
delivery Of telegraph messages The
bill provides that messages must be
delivered within tWO hours after
their receipt within q radius Of two
mics from the receiving office. 1t
also provides a heavy fine for fail.
are 4 comply with the law.
Amended honse bin No. s., An
act with reference To executing pro
cesses, The bin requires that nm.
completed processes by sherins shall
BE- executed by their successors In
office.
Substitute for house bill No. 1ot.
An act : amend section 1854 % the
laws Of 1891 In reference 10 the rec.
ording OF chattel mortgages.
House bin No. 81. An act -
! amend sections OF the laws Of 1897.
relating TO those persons who may
engage In labor on Sunday. was I'm.
favorabiy reported from the com.
mittee and on motion OF "Littlefield"
Ruppe was laid upon the table In.
j definitely.
House bill No. 60. An act II
amend certain laws and providing
that suits against county officials
:. should be brought In the county
wherein they were officers. was kin
ed By being laid upon the table In
a definitely.
a! House bill No. so. providing tina
marriage licenses might be ISSUED
Il by justices Of the peace where ths
a applicants lived more than lei miles
from the county court house. as We!
"a as council bin No. IL. was also killed
10 A petition was introduced In th.
house from the Las Begas club. pro
testing against any division Of sa'
Miguel county and was referred Il
~ the committee on county aud count,
o u lines.
First Council Debate.
l" House substitute for house bill Nc
II, which was reported by a major
~ and a minority report In tn
council this morning gave that al
gust body their first opportunity fo
debate. and the chance was imm'
diiately seized. Both reports wer
lost by a vote Of 6 to 6 and the bi
ATS was recommitted to the judiciar
n. committee. Senator Cameron arc
to explain his vote on the majori,
nj report and stated that In his bell
In any man who was a legal voter an
The taxpayer should be entitled 10 no
Ter office. and that the length OF tin
GOT that he had been a resident Of Il
ost territory should not be made a ba
ice rier to such privilege. He also sta
ed that he believed that there vas
lille hidden meaning behind the bill.
Inc Senator Dalies arose to deny tn
there was any hidden meaning b
tee" hind the bill and that he thong
lilly that o~fficeholders should be acQuair
ed with the territory In which thu
held office. The bill specifies Il
time that a man must be a reside
of the territory to entitle him
hold office.
Consistency. Thou Art a Jewel.
Senator Cameron introduced a
ec1- other district attorney bill in Il
anil council this morning. The bill PIT
a vides that in order TO be elected
nv. the office Of district attorney.
IA. voter must have been a resident
use the territory for at least two yea
the prior to the election. Just a sho
nix. time before the bill was introduc,
i've the senator from Chaves had argu,
.sk, that a man should be allowed to no
office in the territory as soon as