Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-11
COUNCIL.
Wednesday Afternoon.

| After the recess. during which the
|steering committee considered all
measures upon the presidents table,
the Council was called to order by
President Spiess and the steering COM
mittee reported a number of meas.
ures with the recommendation that
they be passed.
Council Bill No. 121, by Hewitt, to
amend section l, chapter 21, Laws of
1905, was passed unanimously. 1t
provides that litigants may choose
the medium in which to give legal
notice.
Council Substitute for House Bill
No. 213, by Mirabal, providing for le-
gal notice in newspapers and fixing
the rates therefore, was passed unani-
mously.
Council Bill No. 1872, by Catron, to
amend sections and 4, chapter 116,
of the Laws of 1905, relating to jurors,
was passed unanimously. The bill
amends the present jury law, giving
the selection of the jurors into the
hands of a commission consisting Of
the probate judge, the chairman OF the
board of county commissioners and
one citizen Of other party than the
two other members ofthe commission,
if these be of the Same party, such
citizen to be designated by the district
Judge. In counties of class A and B,
this commission is to select 200 tales
men instead of 300 as now, unless the
Judge decides that more talesmen are
needed, and $50 in counties of the 9th
/ ier classes.
Council Bill No. 1870, by Spiess, pro-
viding for the acceptance by the ter
ritory of the Carey act and providing
for the appointment of Carey Act
board, was passed unanimously.
Council Bill No. 109, by Prince, the
educational omnibus bill, was passed
unanimously. It changes the election
of school directors from April to June
lit makes two members of the seven
of the territorial board of education
Ilaymen in addition to the governor
and provides that teachers of the
third grade shall receive SIS for at
tending county normal institutes.
Council Bill No. 11S, by Hanley
relative to filing claims of priority
to water rights, was passed uani.
mously The act is primarily designed
to help the completion of the SO called
"High-Line Ditch,' partly constructed
from Algodones, on the Rio Grande
in Sandoval county, to a point south
of Albuquerque, in Bernalillo county.
| Council Resolution No. II, by Gal
llegos, that all bills on the presidents
table be referred to the steering com
|mittee, was adopted without dissent
ling vote.
House Bill No. 256, by Julian
Chaves, providing that the boundaries
of Sierra county be extended in the
|east so as to include the southern part
of the tornado del Muerto, now in So
icorro county and changing the county
seat of Sierra county from Hillsborc
Ito Cutter, passed without opposing
vote, but Mechem, Upton and Carlos
iBaca were absent when the vote was
taken. The bill further provides that
lCutter must erect county buildings as
good as those at Hillsboro free Of
cost to the county. --
New Bills.
The following bills were introduced:
/ Council Bill No. 1874, by Baca, re-
lating to the election of county com.
lmissioners. Referred to the commit
tee on counties and county lines.
| Council Bill No. 1875, by McBee, AN
act establishing county highways in
Quay and Roosevelt counties.
| Council Bill No. 1856, by McBee, an
nexing certain territory to the county
of Roosevelt.
Council Bill No. 1877, by President
Spiess, amending subsection 6S of
section 24O2. Compiled Laws Of 1907,
| to build water works, etc.
Council Bill No. 1873, by President
Spiess, to amend section s, chapter Is,
relative to powers of municipalities
Laws of 1905, an act for the protec-
tion of lands from the waters of the
Rio Grande.
Council Bill No. 139, by Spiess, an
act regulating the procedure for the
condemnation of land for the opening
and widening Of streets in municipal
ties.
Adjourned until 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon.
HOUSE.
Wednesday Afternoon.
Measures reported by the steering
committee did not pass as smoothly
through the House as did similar
measures in the Council. The first
measure to cause vigorous debate