Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-05
SUNDAY CLOSING
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Subject of Lively
Debate in the
House
COMMITTEES At WORK
Reports on Measures Begin.
ing to Come in---Session
Twelfth Day.

The Legislative Assembly was in
session this afternoon, the principal
feature being a lively debate in the
House upon the enforcement of the
Sunday closing law brought up by
the unfavorable report Of the Judiciary
Committee on Mr.. Beach's bill to
modify the law Mr.. Holt, Mr.. Alb
bott of Santa Fe, Mr. Ruppe and Mr..
Hudspeth took part in the oratory.
The bill was finally tabled indefinitely.
The proceedings of todays sessions
are as follows:
THE COUNCIL.
Twelfth Day-Afternoon Session.
Pursuant to adjournment the Coun-
oil met at 8 o'clock this afternoon.
President Spiess in the chair. Follow
ing the invocation, the chief clerk
read the roll, all responding present
The Council was occupied the fore
part Of this afternoons session listen
ing to the reports of the permanent
committees.
The Council was still in session
as the New Mexican went to press.
THE HOUSE..
Twelfth Day--Afternoo Session.
Pursuant to adjournment the House
was called to order at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon by Speaker Baca. The
roll was read. Absent Mirabal. The
chief clerk then read the journal OF
the preceding session and it was read
a second time in Spanish by an inter
prefer. Upon motion duly seconded
and carried, the journal was ordered
approved as read.
The Committee on Judiciary, Mr..
Holt chairman, reported favorably up
on House Bill Number a. an act pro-
hibiting conspiracy against trade and
recommended the bills passage. The
Judiciary Committee also reported
unfavorably on House Bill Number 10,
an act to modify the Sunday closing
law.
The report of the Committee on
Judiciary was adopted after a speech
by Mr.. Beach ia defense of his meas
IRE.
House Resolution Number was
introduced by Mr. Beach, a measure
to instruct the Governor to use his
influence in having district attorneys
on fornn thn Cnpdo,r IL ~,
There followed a debate lasting for
half an hour in which Mr.. Beach pit.
ted his oratory against that of Mr.
Holt Mr.. Abbott, Santa Fe, Mr.. Ruppe
and others. Mr. Beach maintained
that the law was enforced strictly in
some districts and not strictly enough
in others. Mr. Holt maintained that
1t could be enforced easily enough if
the officials did their duties. Mr.. Alb
bott said that the people should elect
their district attorneys so that they
could regulate the enforcement of the
law. Mr.. Ruppe defended himself on
a charge of violating the law by sell
ing cigars on Sunday. He created a
laugh by saying he smoked cigarettes
and did not know whether he was ac-
tually selling cigars or not.
House Bill Number AZ was intro
duced by Mr.. Abbott of Santa Fe, an
act to exempt charitable and religious
institutions from making annual re-
ports and paying fees therefor. The
bill was read the first and second time
and ordered translated printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number 43 was intro
duced by Mr. Abbott of Santa Fe an
act to provide for the taking of a
school census. The bill was read the
first and second time and ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number A was intro
duced by Mr. Gallegos an act to
amend Chapter of the Session Laws
of 1901 relative to filling vacancies in
county Offices The bill was read the
first and second time and ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
Committee on Territorial Affairs.
House Bill Number As was intro
duced by Mr.. Walters, an act to amend
Section ia of the Laws Of 1903 rela-
tive to domestic and foreign corpora
tions, The bill was read the first and
second time and ordered translated,
printed and referred to the Committee
on Corporations.
House Bill Number 46 was intro
duced BY Mr.. Walters, an act relative
to religious, benevolent and charitable
organizations. The bill was read the
first and second time and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number Al was introduced
by Mr.. Holt. an act to provide for
the revision of the Laws of the Terri
tory. The bill was read the first and
second time and ordered translated,
printed and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Abbott Of Santa Fe then asked
permission, which was granted, to In
troduce petition of 1000 signers ask
ing the Assembly to oppose the chang.
ing Of the county seat Of Torrance
County. The petition was received.
Under the order of bills on their
third reading, House Bill Number IA
was read in full by the Chief Clerk.
1t is an act relative to corporations
and n1onopolies previously introduced
by Mr.. Holt. Upon motion Of Mr.. Holt
duly seconded. the roll was called and