Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-28
Bill to Undo Work of Assem-
bly, Two Years Ago Pass
eS With an Amend.
ment.
NUMEROUS NEW
BILLS INTRODUCED
The House Meets Tomorrow Morn
Ing and the Council In
the Afternoon--Work
Is Slower
Now.

Santa Fe, y. NJ, Jan. 2s.--The
Council held a half hours session this
afternoon, during which it disposed
OF considerable business. Nine new
bills were introduced. three joint res
olutions adopted and half dozen pe-
titions read and referred.
The most important measure to
pass the Council today was House
BIZ No. 20. by Representative Brown.
an act restoring to Union county GER
tain territory annexed to QUAY coun-
" by act of the assembly two wears
ago. The Council committee on coun
ties and county lines, reported this
bill favorably with an amendment.
changing the boundary line as pro-
posed In the original bill so as TO in
crude the town ef Logan in the part
to be restored and leaving the town
OF Nara Visa in Quay county. The
amendment does not relieve Quay
county from paying $4,000 to Union
county as required in the existing law.
The bill passed unanimously.
Among the bills introduced were
TWO relating to the fees of county coll
iectors and assessors. Bills were in
troduced and referred as follows:
Is. 70. Baca. act to regulate prac-
tee and procedure In personal prop
erty transactions; defining compet-
eney certain evidence in crimiaal
trials; concerning procedure in pro-
bate courts and defining powers OF
probate judges.
by Hanley, act to validate and le-
galize marriages of persons where IL
cense was not secured.
By GallegOs act for publication IF
all orders, decrees or Judgments by
district courts. affecting assessments.
BY Mechem, act relating to chang
ing county seats relating to estrays.
By Spiess act for the repression of
contagious diseases among livestock.
By Navarro, act to prohibit desc
Grafton Of graves and removal OF bod
les therefrom; relating to fees of
county collectors; relating to fees of
county assessors.
The House meets in the morning;
the Council in the afternoon.
Are Resting Today.
After starting OUT the first two
days of this week to make a record
New MeXicO's law makers evidently
thought the pace set a little swift for
so early i'm the session At least their
actions yesterday would indicate that
this was the case. Both the Council
and the House held short sessions in
the afternoon.
The Council did manage to receive
three new bills and refer to a COM
mittee for consideration House Joint
Resolution No. /, by Mr.. Valdez, OF
san Miguel county, protesting against
any change in the name of New Mex
leo upon the territory admittance as
a state. AS for the House that body
met only to listen to the reading Of
the journal of the previous days
sessions, when it adjourned over until
Friday morning at 10 O'clock. thus
giving the solons a fun days rest to-
day. The Council is scheduled t.
meet this afternoon at which time il
will in all likelihood adjourn over un-
til Monday next.
In legislative circles there Is con-
siderable speculation as to just why
That the legislators may put in the
idle time between now and Friday,
caucusing on important proposed leg
.slation and in ironing out the differ
euces which may exist among the
members of both bodies, Is common
talk. But just what these troubles
are. If troubles they are. is unknown
just at the present time.
Among the bills TO be introduced
this week. win likely be one having
for its purpose the amendment of
Section Three Of Chapter 40 OF the
Session laws of 1907. relating to the
fees OF county treasurers. According~
90 this bill If Is proposed 10 allow the
collectors of those counties embraced
lin the "B," &C." and %" classes 10
retain from the annual proceeds %
taxes levied and collected in these
counties for the maintenance of their
respective offices the following sums
I'm addition to the fees hereinbefor'
fixed namely.
In counties of Glass b. eighteen
hundred dollars; Glass c, fifteen hun
dred dollars and class ID, twelve hun
dred dollars. These sums are to be
deducted from such proceeds at the
rate Of 20 per cent quarterly.
This bill, il ii is passed, increases
the salaries of the collectors OF the