Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-19
PUEBLO INDIANS
PEsTER SETTLERS
The People of Espanola and
Vicinity Ask Legislature
For Relief
TWO OF SPEAKERS MEASURES
Reported Favorably and Pro
vides For Capitol Extension
and Paving.

The Pankey livestock brand bill was
the special order in the Senate and
the Rogers Artesian we'll bill in the
House. Neither promised much ex-
element. 1t is noticeable that the
number of lobbyists is on the increase
and that they are working earnestly
for all sorts of propositions, including
in their range prohibition, high license,
prize fighting, new counties, an indus
trial superintendent for the schools,
county salaries, etc. Much pressure
is being exerted to get speedy action
on the election contests. If there is
any strife between the two Houses
or with the governor, it is not appar-
ent to the casual onlookers, for on
the surface all appears serene and
harmonious.
Senate.
After reading of petitions and rou-
tine preliminaries, the following bills
were introduced:
Senate Bill No. 80, by Evans, pro-
hibiting gambling. Committee on
State Affairs.
Senate Bill No. 100, by Clark, fixing
fees to be charged by the Secretary
of State. To Finance Committee.
Senate Bill No 101, by Page, pro-
viding for the election of district
court for the Mckinley county in
November. The measure carries the
emergency clause. TO Committee on
Judiciary.
Senate Bill 102, by Page, by request,
requiring railroads to file schedule
with the corporation commission.
Senate Bill No. 103, by Page, an act
to repeal Section 665 of Compiled
Laws of 1897, relating to the creation
of new precincts.
Senate Bill No. 104, by Barth, pres
cribing qualification of electors, pro-
viding for registration, etc.
The Senate adjourned to 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, after passing
unanimously the Pankey Brand Bill.
House.
Speaker Baca presided. Prayer by
Vicar General Fourchegu. Reading
and approval of journal.
Toombs rose to question of per-
sonaI privilege. He refuted the rum
or and the impression that he was
opposed to the use of Interpreters in
tional way to select and pay such in
terpreters that he would be willing to
dig down into his pocket to help pay
for such interpreters.
House Bill No. 80, the Artesian
Well Bill, by Rogers, the siecial or
der of the day, was taken up. Rogers
explained the bill. Chaves county has
700 artesian wells and he told of the
convention of artesian we'll owners at
Roswell which met for three days to
formulate this measure, which is the
majority bill while that introduced in
the Senate is the measure of the min
ority of the convention. Llewellyn
and Clancy moved to recommit the
bill and the amendments suggested by
the Irrigation Committee to the COM
mittee on ways and means. A motion
by Rogers to table the motion to re-
commit was lost and the bill! was re-
committed.
Vargas announced that a delegation
had arrived from Rio Arriba county
to present petition signed by more
than six hundred citizens asking for
protection from the Pueblo Indians of
Santa Clara. The petition was read
and recited that the people of Santa
Cruz, Espanola, San Jose, San Pedro
are being annoyed and are sustaining
losses in their livestock because of
the depredations and the excessive
charges by the Santa Clara Indians
for permission to water the stock of
settlers. The petition asks that the
Indians be compelled to fence their
| lands and be compelled to permit the
passage of stock over the Indian lands
! on the way to the Jemez mountains
Referred to Committe on Judiciary.
Rogers presented two petitions
against prize fighting from Hagerman
and Orchard Park, Chaves county
Downs presented petition from Ala
mogordo asking for prohibition.
The Ways and Means committee re
ported favorably House Bills Nos. .
and 4. The report was adopted
House Bill No. provides for the paw
ing of the streets around the capitol
1t was introduced by Speaker Baca
who also introduced House Bill No
4, providing for the building of al
addition to the capitol.
The Committee on Education report
ed favorably House Bill No. SO, pro
viding for an industrial superintend
ent of the public schools who is t,
have charge of manual training an,
domestic science instruction in tn
state. Report adopted.
The majority of the Committee Of
Judiciary reported in favor of a sui
stitute for House Bill No. 80, the Re-
Light Injunction measure. The mir
ority, Blanchard and Toombs repor,
ed adversely. The Substitute make
but few changes and these are no
material. A motion to suspend tn
rules made by Hilton and de Baca s
that the bill might be considered in
, mediately failed for lack of a two
: thlrds vote, the vote standing % fo
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