Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-16
HOUSE.
Monday Afternoon.

| Just as the House had passed tn
Council Substitute for House Bill NJ
1918, by Mirabal, yesterday afternoon
an act relating to the publication @
legal notices, etc, the New MeXica
Iwent to press. The act was one draf,
ed by newspaper men of the terri
tory in conjunction with legislativ
members and attorneys and provide
for the proper publication OF lega
notices and acts of public bodies AM
fixes legal rate somewhat less thai
the present rate. 1t also repeals tn
public printer law and it's conflictin!
provisions. The bill was passed by
vote of IA to 8, its opponents mostl.
voting against At under the misappre
hension that II hurt the weekly news
papers to fapr the daily press, while
under the bH the weekly newspapers
will derive much greater revenue from
legal and official publication thai
ever before. Only one member voted
against it because he was opposed tt
the newspapers in general. Those
who voted in the negative were
Blattman, Brice, Gallegos. Garcia
Moffett, Mullens, Pacheco, Valdez ant
Walters, Brice and Moffett voting
against it because they though it help
ed the Democratic Daily Record al
Roswell at the expense of the Repub
lican Roswell Register-Tribune and
they desired square deal for the
latter, although as a matter of fact
the passage of the bill will enable the
Register-Tribune to establish morn
ing daily, for which there is great
demand and a splendid field in the
lower Pecos valley.
Council Bill No. 1872, by Catron, as
|amended, provides that jury venires
shall be selected by commission con
sisting of the chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners, the probate
judge and third person, differing in
politics from the other two members
III these be of the same party and
to be appointed by the district judge
This commission is to select two hun.
dred talesmen, the names to be kept
secret, in counties of the first and
second class, and $50 in counties of
lower class. Brice spoke against the
measure as being step backward
but Speaker Miera clearly showed
Mr.. Brice his mistake and eloquently
defended the provisions of the bill
which passed by vote of II to s.
the members voting against it being
Baca, Baker, Brice, Moffett and Mul.
lens.
A message from Governor Curry
announced that he had signed the fol.
lowing bills and resolutions: Council
Joint Resolution No. Is, accepting on
behalf of the territory the provisions
of the Carnegie Foundation for the
ipensioning of teachers, which by this
acceptance brings the University OF
New Mexico at Albuquerque, and the
New Mexico College of Agriculture
| and Mechanic Arts under its benefits;
Council Bill No. ASS, an act to amend
section 1921 Of the Compiled Laws G.
1897, defining and adding to certain
powers of railroad corporations
Council Bill No. 129, amending sec
ton 10, chapter 7, Session Laws Of
1907, appropriating $1,000 for stone
arch at Santa Fe to mark the end
|of the Santa Fe' Trail, the Penitenti
larry to furnish material and labor fol
that purpose; and Council Bill No. 81
|amending chapter 5 Laws of 1909, cor
recting clerical omission in the
act appropriating $4,000 for the com
pletion and furnishing of the execu
tive mansion and the completion Of
the Capitol extension.
Council Bill No. 1902, by Catron, as
amended, an act to amend section
2917 OF the Compiled Laws of 1897
extending the time for recovery on
bonds of officials, to two years after
Judgment has been entered, was pass
ed unanimously.
Council Bill No.. 70, by Mechem, as
amended, an act to validate bond
issue of $1,000 Of the school district
OF Santa Rosa, was passed unani-
mously.
Council Bill No. 46, by Prince, as
amended, Furnishing the making of
false and exaggerated statements by
mine promoters, was defeated by a
vote of 15 to 6.
Council Bill No. 100, by Navarro, as
amended, to permit boards of county
commissioners to dispose of public
property, was passed unanimously.
Council Bill No. 131, an act to an
mex certain territory in Roosevelt
county to the county of Curry, was
recommitted after discussion in which
Brown said that the people of Curry
county do not want the territory to