Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-01-21
COMMITTEES
APPOINTED
legislature Busy
With Many New
Bills
GOVERNOR THAN IKE D
Solons Show Appreciation
of His Reception in
Their Honor.
COUNCIL.
Afternoon Session.


chair announced that in future the
roll-call would be dispensed with;
the chair determining whether or not
a quorum was present; any MEMBER
having right to raise the question as
to whether or not quorum is pres
ent.
President Spiess then announced
the standing committees as follows:
Council Committees.
Judiciary-T B. Catron, Merritt G.
Mecham, L. Bradford Prince, Juan
Navarro, John Y. Hewitt.
Railroads-Juan Navarro, T. B. Cat
ron, P. Hanley, Carlos Baca, James N.
Upton.
Finance-P. Hanley, T. B. Catron,
Estevan Baca, M. G. Mechem, b. F.
Gallegos, l.. B. Prince, James N. up
ton.
Territorial Affairs-Esteven Baca,
T. B. Catron, Juan Navarro, Carlos
Baca, w. D. McBee
Private and Municipal Corporations
M. G. Mechem, Carlos Baca, T. Han
lev, E. F. Gallegos, w. d. McBee.
Education-L. B. Prince, I. b. Cat
ron. Juan Navarro, Carlos Baca, John
Y. Hewitt.
Public Institutions-Carlos Baca
Estevan Baca, &. F, Gallegos, P. Han
lev. James n. Upton.
Irrigation-Estevan Baca, T. B. Cat
ron M. C. Mechem, Carlos Baca, John
Y. Hewitt.
Militia--P. Han'ey, L. B. Prince, ~
F. Gallegos, Carlos Baca, w. y. MIC
Bee. :,
County and County Lines-E Z. Gal
1egos. M. c. Mechem, Juan Navarro
Esteyen Baca, James N. Upton.
Library-Carlos Baca, l.. B. Prince
Hanley. M. C. Mechem, John Y. HeW'
lit. 49,
Agriculture and Manufactures-M
c. Mechem, Carlos baca, Juan NaVar
ro. E. F. Gallegos, w. D. McBee.
Capitol-T. B. Catron, l.. B. Prince
Carlos Baca, P. Hanley, James N. UP
ton.
Mines and Public Lands-L. b
Prince. E. F. Gallegos, Estevan Baca
II. B. Catron, John Y. Hewitt.
Enrolled and Engrossed Bills. 3
Prince, M. C. Mechem, Carlos Baca' Z
Hanley, w. D. McBee
Penitentiary-Juan Navarro, Il. +
Callegos. Estevan Baca, l.. B. Prince
James N. Upton.
Printing!. B. Catron, P. Hanley
Carlos Baca, E. F. Gallegos, John I
Hewitt. :,
Roads and Highways-E. F. Gale
pos l.. B. Prince, Carlos Baca, T. han
ley, w. D. McBee. :,
insurance, Banks and Banking-M
c. Mechem, Juan Navarro, E. F. Gale
COS. P. Hanley, James N. Upton.
Rules-Mr President, T. B. Catron
John Y. Hewitt.
Rules Reported.
Catron reported from the commit
tee on rules, in favor Of adopting I'M
rules Of the Thirty-seventh legislatlV'
assembly, with few but importan
changes, including clause for I'M
pairing of members. The rules wer'
reported as read.
Petition and Resolution.
A netition was read from Qua!
county protesting against the pro
nosed division of the county. 1t wa
numerously signed and was relerre'
- tho committee on counties AM
county lines. :,
A resolution was introduced D.
Hewitt, asking that the chief clerl
and sergeant-at-arms furnish eac
member with list of employees. Upo1
motion, this resolution was Ceferre
to the committee on territorial al
fairs.
Bills Introduced.
Mechem introduced Council bill Nc
s an act governing the election Q
officers in cities incorporated sine
the last election Of city officers Tn
act is to save the town Of Tucumcar
although it applies generally, the e,
pense of holding an election of mi
nicipal officers in April, having hel
special elections for that purpose onl
recently. Referred to the committe
on judiciary.
McBee introduced Council bill NJ
6, an act defining the rights of occ,
pying claimants Of agricultural land
and defining the remedy for the el
forcement Of their rights. Referre
to committee on agriculture.
Council bill No. Z, by Hewitt, a
act providing for the Incorporation {
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