Las Vegas optic., 1912-03-29

consent, Senate Bill No. ~, provid
ing for the place and manner Of in
flicting the death penalty. An effort
10 pass the bill under suspension OF
the rules because Of requests from Sc
corro county and also from several
judges. failed, Mabry asking one OF
two days to study the measure.
Mccoy introduced Senate Bin No.
Il, to provide for tire study N all
public educaho1al Institutions Of he
effect of alcoholic stinulants On The
human system.
Mccoy Introduced Senate 5c;nt
Resolution No 10 providing 'or
vote on constitutional amendment
to prohibit the traffic of intoxicating
liquors.
Also Senate Resolution No. TO-
amending the constitution to prohibit
the manufacture or intoxicants.
The bill to change the method and
place of execution of those condemn
/ e dto death was taken up thorough
ly discussed, amended and passed.
having been made rne special order
A new seal for New Mexico. is the
object of resolution presented ID
the senate late yesreruay afternoon
bv Senator Ilfeld. The resolution pro
vides that senate and house name
committees of three members each
and that these committees confer
with Governor Mcdonald and with
Secretary OF State Antonio Lucero fof
the purpose of agreeing upon some
seal which win fit the needs of the
new state and which may be adopted
by the legislature.
The senate also adopted Senate
Joint Resolution No. l4-defining the
| form Of report to be made by the pres
ident of the council and the speaker
of the house In certifying to the gov
ernor, the election Of the two sena-
tors. This resolution was passed by
the senate nndsr suspended rules.
House.
After the preliminaries. Speaker
Baca called Representative Toomos
to the chair.
On motion of Catron, the rules were
suspended and Senate Bill No. 2S. fix
ing the time for holding court In the
Fourth judicial district, at Las Veg
as ht Mora, at Santa Rosa, was
passed unanimously. 1t has the eme''
gency clause attached.
Representatives Downs, vargas
and Goodell were appointed 2 com
mittee to confer with n senate com
mittee to draft a resolution for ad
iournment for more than three days
The following bills were iatroduc
ed: House Bill No. 81, by Gage, al
act creating the county of Hinkle. L
takes in the so-called Peaasco coun
trv of western Eddy county and ike;
the county seat at Hope. Referred tC
the committee on counties and count!
. lines.
House Bill No. 80 by Rogers, al
artesian well act. Referred to thu
committee on irrigation.
House Bill No. SO by Skidmore, al
act to enable voters to cast their bal
lots on election day at other places
than the precinct in which they re
side. Referred to the committee oI
state affairs.
House Bill No. "a, by Cooney, an
: nersons convicted of capital crime.
is modelled after the New York stat
ute and substitutes electrocution 10
hanging, and execution at the stat
penitentiary for execution at count
iails by sheriff. The emergenc
clause is attached.
An effort to pass the Dill unoe
suspension Of the rules, caused col
siderable debate and objection an
the bill was ordered to take its rel
ular course, especially after Mullen
declared that he objected to maxim
out of Santa Fe, criminal cemeter
1t was by vote of 81 to 1S that tn
+ house refused to suspend the rule
for the passage Of the bill.
House Bin No. s5. by Carter, an as
: defining lobbying and providing pu'
lishment therefon Referred TO Il
committee on ruiesz EYA
Q House Bill No. SO, by cooney'
t. reauess. an act proyiding for the puI u
I'll ishmeht of letting animals run loe'
o in cities. Referred to the committ'
t on live stock,
+ House Bilr No. 81, an act to prevel
. the running at large of hogs al
d swine in New Mexico. Referred
i the committee on livestock.
House Bin No. ss, By Mullens, aut
D. orizing incorporated municipalities
J. make permanent improvements. al
/. "a ASSESS abutting property and sire