Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-01-21

were received from taxpayers Of Cur
~ county giving their views on coun-
" salaries. The petitions we're refer.
red to the COMMITTEES on finance The
following bills were introduced:
Senate BIZ 80. 80. by mccoy.
a workman's compensation act. Mod.
eIed after the plank ii the Roosevelt
platform.
Senate BIZ No. "a. BY Barth. exempt
ing church and society property from
taxation.
Senate Bill No. S5, by Barth, pro
viding for $1,000 exemption from tax
alton Of widows.
senate Bill No se, BY Evans, giving
the state corporation commission
power to order union stations where
two or more roads enter city
Senate Bill No. 81, By Walton, an
amendment to the corrupt practices
act passed by the last legislature.
Senate Bill No. SS by Barth, to give
employees payment in money or By
check of even date when discharged.
Senate Bin No. 80. BY Barth. to re-
quire the publication Of itemized ac-
counts by city, county and state treas
urers.
Senate Bin 10 40, BY Barth, giving
equal property rights to widows and
defining the property rights Of mar
RED women.
Senate Bin No A, BY Barth, pro
hibiting saloons and evil resorts with
in certain districts.
Senate Bill No. AZ. by Hinkle, to pro
hibit bribery Of Witnesses.
Senate Bin No. 43. BY Hinkle. de-
hning contempt Of court and provid-
ing the punishment therefor.
Senate Bill No. "A, BY Mabry, abol-
ishing capital punishment
Senate Bill No. 45, BY Mabry. provid-
ing fees for jurors in Justice Of the
peace courts
A message from the house announe-
ing the passage by that body Of
House Bin No. IA providing money for
Legislative printing. was received
House Joint resolution No. 4, in
yltng Governor Marshall to address
the legislature. was referred to the
committee on executive communities
tons.
The committee On judiciary report
ed Senate Bill No. 9 which is Mr..
Pankey's celebrated drinking cup bill.
with the recommendation that it pass.
Mr.. Pankeys bill on the purity Of
the election Of judges was reported
with the recommendation that il do
not pass
Senate Bill No. 10, to fix the time
Of holding court in the Eighth judi
ciaI district was reported with recon-
mendation that 1t pass.
The senate adjourned until ? o'clock
tomorrow afternoon
IN the house the petition Of Captain
Fred Fornoff of the mounted police
that he be not required TO removs
from his office in the capitol was
granted. The captain placed his Of |
fees at the disposal Of the commit
tees Of the house and made the plea
that there was no plae, in the capitol |
where he could remove his records
and furnish his Office.
An attempt at little horseplay at
the expense of the Wyoming legisla-
ture at the insugation Of Manzanares
and Clancy was frowned upon. These
gentlemen introduced a resolution of
sympathy with the Wyoming legisla-
ture in the fracas which occurred there
yesterday afternoon, referring to al
similar episode in the New Mexico
house Of representatives at the last
session. on motion Of Rogers it was
tabled.
Mn Chrisman's bin extending the,
powers of the probate court was ia
bled indefinitely Upon RON cali the
motion to table was adopted by one
vote,
The house was still IN Session late
this afternoon.