Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-09
Mechem's Bill For
Half Million Bond
Issue is Passed -,
TAFT COUNTY SAFE IN HOUSE
New County Proposition is
Passed And Now Goes
to Council,
HOUSE.
Tuesday Forenoon.


Every member was present except
Stackhouse, Davidson and Upton,
when Speaker Miera called the House
to order
county lines reported House Bill No.
sc, for the creation of Taft county out
of portions of Roosevelt, Chaves,
Quay and Guadalupe counties with
Taiban as the county seat, with the
recommendation that it do not pass.
A minority report by Sanchez and
Pacheco, recommended the passage of
the bill The minority report was
adopted and the bill was read for in
formation. Baker offered an amend
ment, the point of which was that the
question of county seat should be de-
termined at a special election not la
ter than September /, 1903, at which
election justices of the peace and con-
stables should be elected. The
amendment was tabled. The bill was
passed IS to 2, Baker and Walters
voting against the measure, and Brice
and Davidson being paired. The fol-
lowing bill was introduced.
House Bill No. ia, by Brice, an act
relative to bringing stolen property
into the territory. Referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Upon motion of Roberts, the House
went into committee of the whole to
consider House Bill No. SO, an act
poviding for an issue of $5O0,OOO in
territorial bonds for public school
purposes. Martinez was called to the
chair and presided. Roberts asked
that House Substitute for House Bill
No. Sc, prepared by the committee on
finance be read. The bill as intro
duced by the speaker was read, ana
thereupon the substitute which
changes the phraseology OF the Dill
considerably. The committee OF the
whole rose after deciding to recon-
mend the substitute bill for passage.
The committee then rose ana reported
to the House. The bill was passed
without discussion or dissenting vote'
Adjournment was taken until O'CLOCK
tomorrow afternoon.
coUNClL-Tuesday Afternoon.
President Spiess called the Couhcll
to order at 2:3O p. M
Mechem, for the committee on aSrl-
culture, reported favorably Couhcll
Bill No. So, an act to regulate inc
practice of veterinary medicine.
The following bills We're introduc-
ed:
By Estavan Baca, Council Bill No.
g. an act for the settlement and ad-
iustment of claims against public Oh
hcers Referred to the committee on
territorial affairs.
Council Bill No. 81, by President
Spiess, an act providing for the ap-
pointment and compensation OF dis
trict attorneys, their duties, etc. Re
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
Council Bill No. 63, by President
Spiess, an act to amend Chapter TIL,
Laws of 1907, relating to pharmacy.
Referred to the committee on judici-
airy.
Council Bill No. GA, by President
Spiess, by request, repeating Sections
1859 to 1865, of the Compiled Laws OF
1897, relating to pharmacy. Referred
to the committee on judiciary. The
bill regulates the sale Of poisons and
abortives.
Council Bill No. IS, by Upton, an act
to repeal Section 1892 Of the Compiled
Laws Of 1897. The bill provides that
in the future school property cannot
be disposed of by school authorities
except upon vote of the school cleo
tors of the districts, but validates also
such disposal of property in the past
under the above section. Referred tc
the committe on ducation.
Prince introduced Council Bill No
-, designed for the protection and
preservation of such historic struc
lures as the Garita in Santa Fe, the
church ruins at Pecos, Abo, Taos, etc.
giving the right of condemnation OF
such structures, of necessity requires
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on education and reads as follows
An act to provide for the preserva
ton of historic structures and OBJ
jects.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory of New Mex
leo:
Section 1. Whenever any struc
ture or object, of general historic in
terest and value to the community
located on private property, shall bt
in danger Of destruction or materia
injury, through the neglect Of th'
owner OF said property to protect 1t