Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-01-26
STILL GRINDING AWAY ACTIVELY
IN THE LEGISLATIVE HALtS|
Busy Solons Presenting New Bills and
Taking Action on Some Of Those
Previously introduced

Today both houses of the legislator
held two sessions, one in the fore
noon and one in the afternoon.
COUNCIL.
Tuesday Forenoon.
Every member except Catron wa!
present when President Spiess callet
the Council to order.
Council Joint resolution No. 8, by
Hanley, providing for the expense o.
employees and contingent expenses o
the legislature, the resolution carry
ing $4,000, the amount appropriated
by Congress; $4,000 to be expended
by the House and $4,000 by the Coun
Gil. The resolution was passed under
suspension of the rules, by a vote Of
10 to !, McBee voting against it.
Council Joint Resolution No. 9, by
Prince, providing for the transmission
to each, member of Congress, OF a
copy of the official souvenir of the
Sixtieth National Irrigation Congress,
published by Colonel R. E. Twitchell,
which gives an account of the growth
and progress of New Mexico. The ex-
penditure for his purpose is limited to
$3.50. The resolution was referred to
the finance committee.
M. G. Mechem, for the committee
on private and municipal corporations,
reported in favor of the passage OF
Council Bill No. 4, an act to validate
the attempted incorporation of cities
and towns.
The following bills were introduced:
Boundary Question.
Council Bill No. 90, by Gallegos, an
act with reference to the boundary
between Union and Quay counties.
Referred to the committee on coun-
ties and county lines, after an attempt
to suspend the rules for its immed-
late passage, had been lost by vote
of 6 to 5. The bill provides for in
clusion within the boundaries OF
Union county of Naravisa and Logan,
annexed to Quay county two years
ago.
Council Bill No. 21, by Mechem, an
act to amend Sections No. and IL OF
Chapter 116, acts of the Thirty-slxth
legislative assembly and Section 9425
of the Compiled Laws of 1897, provld-
ing for a change in the manner OF
drawing juries and filling vacancies
among talesmen. Referred to the ]u-
dietary committee.
Anti-saloon League Measure.
Council Bill No. %, by Hanley, by
request of the w. G. 7. u, an act to
provide a method by which the ques-
ton Of the prohibition of the sale OF
intoxicating liquors, or local optlon'
NAV be submitted'to the qualified vot-
ers in any county, town or city, IN
the territory of New Mexico and for
other purposes. This is the measure
drafted by the Anti-Saloon League
and Women's Christian Temperance
Union, and emphasizes the preclnct
local option plan, the county commls-
sioners to call an election whenever
$50 voters, or at least one-tenth OF the
voters of any incorporated munlcipal-
ity petition therefor.
Council Bill No. %, by Mechem, an
act prescribing the form and condl-
tions for appearance bonds. Referred
to the committee on judiciary.
The Council by vote Of 10 to 1,
Gallegos casting the negative vote,
passed without debate, Council Bill
No. a, introduced especially for the
relief of Tucumcari, and which reads
as follows:
Council Bill No. 4.
An act, entitled an act to validate the
attempted incorporation OF cities
and incorporated towns and con-
tracts and acts already made and
done hereunder.
Be it Enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory Of New Mex
leo:
Section /. That all cities and in
corporated towns Of the territory OF
New Mexico, which have heretofore at
tempted to be incorporated under the
provisions of Title XVIII Compiled
Laws 1897, and all acts amendatory
thereto, but which In said attempted
incorporation failed to comply with
all the requirements Of said Title
XVIII and acts amendatory thereto,
but which said cities and incorporated
towns have from and after the date
Of their several attempted incorpora-
tions, as aforesaid, exercised the func-
tions Of cities and incorporated towns
and have been recognized as such cit
les and incorporated towns, be and
are hereby declared to be cities and
towns, and their incor-
porations be and are hereby declared
to be as legal and valid as II the orig
inal acts Of incorporation had been in
strict compliance with the require
ments of the law, and provided fur
ther, that this act shall apply to all
corporations Of this terri
tory which have changed the form Of
their government under the provisiOnsI
Of Chapter iii, Laws OF 1901. i
Sec. 2. All acts, and parts Of acts,
n conflict herewith are hereby re-