Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-16
BUSY DAY AT
THE CAPITOL
House Holds Morn
ing and Afternoon
Sessions
COUNCIL JOINT RESOLUTION
To Investigate the Relations
of Common Schools With
Higher Institutions
HOUSE.
Forenoon Session.

Speaker Miera was in the chair.
Every member answered roll-call ex-
cept Walters.
M. Chavez presented two petitions
from Bernalillo county, protesting
against the passage Of the Council
bill which provides for the extension
of the city limits Of Santa Fe and Al
buquerque, if those cities so desire
and after popular vote.
House Petition No. 1S, by Moffett,
was presented and urged the enact
ment of local option law. Referred
to the committee on territorial affairs.
The committee on territorial affairs
reported favorably House Joint Reso-
luton No. 2. Also House Bill No. 80,
defining a lawful fence. Also Coun-
Gil Bill No. IS fixing fine for the
dissertation of graves and the unau-
thorized removal of bodies from
graveyards.
The committee on mines and public
lands, reported House Bill No. 9S,
recommending its passage. Also
House Bill No. %, with the same
recommendation.
The committee on railroads, re.
ported favorably House Bill No. ",
an act for the protection OF telegraph
and telephone lines.
Valdez introduced House Resolution
No. 6, condemning an article recently
published in an eastern paper and re-
published by weekly Democratic
newspaper at Santa Fe, and barring
its author from the House OF Repre-
sentatives for his reflections upon
the people Of native birth and upon
the residents of Santa Fe, which the
resolution deems very offensive. IN
der the suspension of the rules, the
resolution was passed by vote OF ~
to 3, Baker, Moffett and Mullens vot-
ING no. and speaking against the reso-
luton while Blattman and Valdez We
hemently urged its passage. Two
years ago the House similarly barred
an Albuquerque correspondent from
the House.
House Bill No. 62 by Chaves OF 81
ezra, an act for the protection OF tele-
graph and telephone lines, was passed
by vote of 81 to /, Pacheco voting
no.
House Bill No. 2S, by Moffat by re-
quest. to permit the Commissioner OF
Public Lands to grant rlghts-oi-Way
across public lands passed by vote
of 21 to l., Pacheco voting no.
Recess was taken until 2 O'CLOCK
this afternoon.
HoUSE-Tuesday Afternoon.
Moffatt by unanimous consent In
troduced two bills:
House Bill No. 147, an act amend
ing section ~, Chapter 1O4, Laws OF
1907, relative to removing lumber
from public lands Of the territory OF
New Mexico. Referred to the COM
mittee on public lands.
House Bill No. 14S, an act to re.
peal the laws of 1905, with reference
to the transfer of books and stock
books Of corporations. Referred tc
the committee on Judiciary.
House Bill No. 149, by Mullens, an
act for the release of mortgage and
trust deeds affecting real estate. Re
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
House Bill No. $50, by Gallegos, ar
act for relief Of the poor, aged and in
firm persons and providing for the es
tablishment of poor farms in the sew
eral counties of the territory. The
act provides for special levy for thai
purpose. A superintendent at $500
year and matron at $500 year are
provided for the purpose. Referred t.
the committe on finance.
House Bill No. SO, by Brice, an ac
defining placer mining claims ant
regulating the location of said claims
was passed by vote of % to 0.
House Joint Resolution No. 2, by
Sanchez, providing for visitation o.
the territorial institutions by join
committees Of the Council and tht
House, passed by 16 to z, after some
debate, those voting in the negative
being ]. Chaves, Brice, Roberts
Stackhouse, Sweeney, Upton ant
Baca.
House Bill No. 81, by Walters, al
act defining lawful fence was passed
by vote of II to 6, M. Chaves, Gar
.:cia, Martinez, Pacheco, Sanchez AMI
Valdez voting in the negative.
House Bill No. 20, by Davidson
an act repeating an act making Silver
City an independent school district
passed
House Bill No. Sc, by Walters, al
act providing for the collection q
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