Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-07
RADICAL rail-.
ROAD MEASURE
PENALTY oF SIS rER DIEM FOR
EACH nsT CARS ARE NOT
FURNISHED.
KILL DRAINAGE BILL
Bin For Permanent improvement Of
Rao Grande Above Albuquerque lad
On Table indefinitely.

Santa Fe. n. NJ. Feh 9-The hoUst'
met this morning shortly after 10
O'Clock and as soon as the roll was
called Representative Holt moved tha:
the rules be- suspended and that cour'
ell hill No. 80 providing for an ap'
preparation Of 5000 and for the per
manent Improvement .of the Rio
Grande above Albuquerque be taken
up out OF It's regular order for consider
alton. The motion was made and al,
most all Of the representatives who
represented counties along the Rio
Grande were on their feet trying 20
gain recognition from the chair In or
der to protest against the bill Mr..
Holt, however. gained the floor and
moved that the bill be laid upon the
table indefinitely. which motion was
carried.
A conference committee will likely
be appointed to try and make proper
appropriations out Of the fund OF thu
territorial treasury for the permanent
improvement OF the Rio Grande.
The next order Of business was the
presentation Of petitions. Represen-
tative E. c. Abbott Of Santa Fe pre-
sented petitions from tax payers OF
Torrance county protesting against the
removal of the county seat from Es-
tancia to Willard.
Representative Gallegos introduced
house bill No. 55, entitled, an act 10
compel the railroad companies to fur
nish cars when demanded, and for 9TH
er purposes. The bill was read In
full for information. The act provides
q penalty of $2500 per day for every
day that the railroad company does
not comply with the demand, 1t also
provides a penalty Of se5.oo per day
for every day that the applicant does
not use the cars, after forty-eight
hours from the time the cars have
heen sent to them. 1t also compels
the railroad companies TO advertise
It's passenger time tables in the news
naper in the county seat through
which II runs. The bill was referred
10 the committee on railroads.
House bill No. IS was reported un-
favorably from the committee on judi
ciaries. This Is the bill relating to as-
sault and battery. A substitute was
introduced by the Judiciary committee
which makes it a crime of assault and
battery with fine not to exceed $l5,oo
on any person who shall in a gross
insolent or angry manner insult or in
jure personally against his honor. deli
cacy or reputation. The substitute
was passed by the house.
House bill No. "a was reported Ia"
vorably from the committee on judi
ciaries with the recommendation that
it be passed. It provides that II any
person who shall be intrusted with any
property subject of larceny. shall en-
bezzle or fraudulently convert to his
own use or shall secrete with intent
to embezzle or fraudulently convert
to his own use any such property, shall
be deemed guilty Of larceny. The house
passed the bill.
The governor announced In the
house that he had signed council bill
No. relative TO the jury system.
Council bills No. and ? were
brought into the house and referred
to the committee on finances.
Council bill No. Is to abolish the
county of Torrance and to create 4
new county with different boundaries
under the name of Torrance county
was referred to the committee on coun.
ty and county lines.
Council bill No. 81 was referred to
the committee on public instruction.
Council bill No. "a was referred to
the judiciary committee.
The house adjourned until 2:30 to-
morrow afternoon.