Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-01-29
STRENUOUS MORN
ING SESSION
Member w alte rs
Breaks Bill-Intro.
ducing Record
WANT AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
Bills are Being Presented
Thick and Fast In the
Lower House.

The lower House was today the
scene of tremendous activity, loot
of bills being offered, that bid fair t
snow the members under A new rec
ord in the line Of introducing new bills
was made by Representative Walters
who presented ten bills. Permission
was unanimously granted to the New
Mexico Archaeological Society t
hold pubic meeting in the House
chambers on next Tuesday when ar
interesting lecture will be delivered
by Professor Edgar l.. Hewett ol
Washington, d. G.
HOUSE--Friday Forenoon Session.
All members responded to the rol
call after Speaker Miera had called
the House to order.
The following petitions were intro
duced:.
House Petition No. 2, by Baca, from
the New Mexico Historical Society
asking for the use of the House cham
Der for a public meeting of the So
ciety. A resolution granting the re
quest was unanimously adopted
House Petition No. 3, by Mullens
asking for the enactment of an Aus
tralian Ballot Act. Referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
Would Create Taft County.
House Petition No. 4, by Brown
asking for the creation of Taft coun
ty with the county seat at fabian. Re
ferred to the committee on counties
and county lines.
House Petition No. 5, by Mullens
favorng the consolidation of school
districts into one district for school
purposes. Referred to the committee
on education.
House Petition No. G, by Mr.. Speak
er, by request, on behalf of the Chill
dren's Aid Society with headquarters
at Albuquerque. Referred to the com
mittee on education.
Permission for Public Meeting.
House Petition No. 7, by Baca, by
request, asking for the use of the
House chambers on Tuesday evening,
next week, for public meeting of the
New Mexico Archaeological Society
to be addressed by Professor Edgar
l.. Hewett of Washington, D. c., on
the Archaeology of New Mexico and
recent discoveries in the Territory.
The request was granted without dis.
sent.
House Joint Resolution No. was
introduced by Sanchez, to appoint
joint committees to visit the various
territorial institutions and report
thereon to the assembly.
New Bill introduced.
The following bills were introduced
House Bill No. 30, by Melquiades
Chavez, an act to amend Section 694
Compiled Laws of 1897, relative to the
publication of proceedings Of county
commissioners. Referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
House Bill No. &c. by Brown, an
act to prohibit the running at large
of live stock. Referred to the commit
tee on territorial affairs.
House Bill No. 81, by Mullens, an
act to amend Section Z, Chapter 6S,
Laws Of 1905. Referred to the COM
mite on judiciary.
House Bill No. 3S, by Mullens, an
act to amend Section 3, Chapter 68,
Laws Of 1905. Referred to the COM
mittee on banks and banking.
House Bill No. 80, by Sweezey, an
act to amend section 3, Chapter So,
Laws of 1907.
House Bill No. 40, an act to amend
Section 1S, Chapter 40, of the Laws
of 1907. Referred to the committee
on judiciary.
sweezey Kicks Against Rairoading.
House Bill No. al, by Sanchez, an
act to amend the General Appropria-
tion Bill for the 59th and Goth fiscal
SCdI0, Wy ACOuNlA5 CAO u6C pAC ACoSAAp7
ed for admission to certain territorial
institutions from IA to 13 years. A
motion by Sanchez to suspend the
rules for the passage Of the bill was
lost by vote Of II to -, Sweezey
protesting against railroading any ex.
cept an emergency measure through
the House.
House Bill No. 43, by Martinez, an
act referring to the selection and
qualifications of jurors. Referred to
the committee on judiciary.
House Bill No. 43, by Valdez, pro-
viding for the acceptance Of county
debts in payment of county taxes. Re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
House Bill No. A, by Baca, an act
relating to the right of eminent do
main. Referred to the committee on
mines and mining.
House Bill No. As, by Martinez, an
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