Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-01-22
PESKY EMPLOYE
QUESTION SETTLED
House Held the Only
Session This
Forenoon
aA sApvAal uIllFlI UHnMn AZ
ADJOURN UNTIL MONDAY
Jack Rabbit Bill Causes a
Ripple of Humor When
Referred to Committee.
HOUSE-FRIDAY.
Forenoon Session.

Speaker e. A. Miera was in the chall
and the officers in their places When
the House was called to order shortly
after ten o'clock this forenoon. :
Bills were introduced as follows:
House Bill No. s, an act to fix adj
ditional causes and grounds for di-
yorce. and annullment of marriages.
introduced by Mullins by request. Re'
ferred to the committee on territor-
ial affairs.
House Bill No. 9, an act to estab-
lish the University for women IN New
Mexico. introduced by Baca and re-
ferred to the committee on territorial
affairs.
House Bill No. 10, an act to- smend
Section 3, Chapter 50, Acts OF the 3oth
legislative assembly. Introduced Dy
Santiago Garcia, referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary
House Bill No. IL, an act relative
to bounties on New Mexico JackraD-
bits. introduced by Chavez OF Sierra
county. A motion by Chavez to sus-
pend the rules for immediate passage
of the bill, was lost by vote OF 10
TO II. Tipton and Roberts protesting
strongly against railroading that or
anv other measure through the House.
The Sneaker manifested a genuine
strain of humor when he referred the
bill to the committee on live STOCK
and audible litter around the aud
ience.
House Bill No. 12, an act to amend
the act for the protection OF minors
at schools. introduced by Moffatt.
Referred to the committee on educa-
3stion. W. .a
House Bill No. 13. an act to prohib-
it the playing Of games with cards IN
public places. Introduced.by request
bv Moffat Referred to the committee
on judiciary.
House Bill No. IA, an act relating to
the disposal of personal property CIV
en- as security for money loaned
Introduced by Chavez of Sierra and re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary
Council Joint Resolution No. 6, Ca
tron, providing for the printing OF
rules and list of committees was pass
ed unanimously under the suspension
of the rules.
Adjournment was taken until Mon
day afternoon at two o'clock.
After adjournment the extra EN-
ployes took the oath of office. The
vexed employee question has been
settled in both houses, and 1T is be-
lieyed for good, and within the con-
gressional appropriation of $4,000.
soIons Visit New Archbishop.
Yesterday afternoon after the adj
iournment of the legislative assembly
the members, headed by Governor
George Curry and Territorial Secre'
tary Nathan Jaffa proceeded to the
archiepiscopal residence on Cathedral
street to congratulate Bishop J. b.
Pitival upon his elevation to the arch
iepiscopate. They were entertained
in the reception room and a brief In
formal reception took place, Bishop
Pitival expressing the pleasure it gave
him and the honor he felt in receiv'
ing a visit from New Mexico's solons
at this time. He expressed his hope
and desire that the sessions OF the
legislative assembly and all resultant
action should have Gods blessing and
favor and that the legislators and
their work would prove blessing TO
the people Of New Mexico. Speaker
Miera interpreted for the beneht OF
those who did not understand English
A short informal reception followed
when greetings and best wishes were
exchanged, the bishop receiving per
sonally from each lawmaker an espe
cial expression of best wishes and cor
dial greeting upon his merited good for
tune. Governor Curry announced that
a telegram will be sent to the apos
tolic delegate at Washington to be
communicated to Rome, by the legis
latiye assembly, to express their best
wishes for the choice that has been
made in the person Of Bishop J. B
Pitival, as archbishop, selection that
all feel proud of and experience a per
sonal satisfaction in, and one Of which
the people of New Mexico and partic
ularly of Santa Fe have reason to be
proud and consequently desirous Of
expressing their satisfaction to Rome
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