Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-02
HOUSE PASSED
IMPORTANT BILL
For Settlement Dis
puted Accounts Of
Officials
HOLT DEFENDED MEASURE
In Ablest Speech of Present
Assembly. Other Mat
ters Taken Up.
THE HOUSE,.

THE HOUSE.
28th Day-Afternoon Session, March I
Owing to caucus of the Republi-
can members the House did not meet
until p. M, Speaker Baca in the
chair. The chaplain offered the invo
cation and the chief clerk read the
roll all answering present except Mr.
Dennlston, excused and Mr.. Lucerc
y Montoya, absent owing to illness
The journal of the previous session
was read in Spanish and approved
upon motion duly seconded and car
ried.
Mr.. Abbott of Santa Fe presented
two petitions favoring the passage oil
the Educational Bill. The petitions
were referred to the Committee on
Education without reading.
House Bill Number 105, by Mr.
Walters, an act providing for the in
spection of bees and creating the Of
flee of bee inspector, which was the
special order for the day, was recon
mitted to the Committee on Terrific
rial Affairs, upon motion of Mr., Wal
'ters, seconded and carried.
The Committee on Judiciary, Mr..
Holt chairman, reported favorably on
Council Substitute for Council Bill
Number II, an act for the assessment
Of sleeping cars but recommended
several amendments.
The same committee reported favor
ably with amendments, House Bill
Number 81, an act relative to NAL
practice of law by attorneys
The same committee reported favor
ably on Council Bill Number G5, an
act for the settlement of disputed ac
counts of public offers.
The same committee reported un
favorably on House Bill Number 80
an act relative to the bonds of insur
ance companies and recommended the
passage Of q substitute bill.
The same committee reported favor
ably with amendments House Bill
Number 104, an act relative to the ad
fninistration OF estates Il deceased
persons ana for oths purposes.
The Committee Pm Enrolled and
Engrossed Bills. Mr. Abbott, chair
man, reported the following bills had
been duly enrolled and engrossed.
These bills were then signed by the
Speaker as follows:
House Bill Number 6S, an act as.
senting in an act of Congress provid.
inc an increased annual appropria-
ton for an agricultural experimental
station at the College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, Mesilla Park, N.
NJ; House Bill Number Sc, an act
fixing the time for holding the ses,
slons of the district court in the First
judicial District House Substitute
for Council Bill Number 12, an act
for the encouragement of beet sugar
factories, ETC.; Substitute for House
Bill Number SO, an act relative to the
transfer of real estate records in Col
fax and Union Counties; House Bill
Number SO, an act relative to juris-
diction of justices of the peace.
The following bills were introduced:
House Bill Number 150, by Mr..
Holt, an act relative to the organiza-
tion Of corporations for mining pur-
poses. The bill was read the first
and second time by title and ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number ISL, by Mr..
Holt, an act relative to domain for
mining purposes. The bill was read
the first and second time by title and
ordered tranD'ated, printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number 152, by Mr..
Holt, an act regulating the sale Of
commercial feeding stuffs The bill
was read the first and second time
by title and ordered translated, print
ed and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
House Bill Number 1853, by Mr..
Mullens, an act to amend Section
1918 Of the Compiled Laws of 1897,
relative to gaming The bill was read
the first and second time and ordered
translated, printed and referred to|
the Committee on Judiciary.
HOUSE Bill Number 154, by Mr.
Beach, an act relative to the serving
OF processes and repeating Chapter
III OF the Session Laws Of 1905. The
bill was read the first and second
time by title and ordered translated
printed and referred to the Commit
tee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number 1856, by Mr.
Holt, an act fixing the time for hold.
ing district court In Otero and other
counties The bill was read the first
and second time by title and in full on
Its third reading. Mr.. Holt explained
that this bill was introduced to correct
an error in bill which had previously
passed both the House and the Coun-
ell. He then moved the passage Of
the bill which motion prevailed by
viva voce vote.
House Bill Number 156 was intro
duced BY Mr.. Studley, an act defining
the terms OF district courts and for
other purposes. The bill was read the
iirst time by title and ordered trans
lated, printed and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number 157, BY Mr..