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SANTA
FE NEW
MEXICAN
VOL. 40
Home Ranch cf
LEONARD WOOD COUNTY
HAS GOOD PROSPECTS
The Indications Are Favorable to the Passage of the Bill
Creating the County to Embrace Present Guadalupe
County and Twenty-one Townships
of Valencia County.
THE COUNTY SEAT AT SANTA ROSA.
A FLOURISHING AND GROWING TOWN
The present Indications are favorable
to the passage of the bill creating
Leonard Wood county with Santa Ro
sa as the county seat, and the delega
tion of Santa Rosa citizens here push
ing the matter feels encouraged. Those
here are C. H. Stearns, G. H. Smith;
Jr., E. R. Wright, and Celso Baca. The
proposed new county Includes all that
portion of Guadalupe county which has
not been taken into Quay and Roose
v velt counties and, Should the bill be
come a law, Guadalupe county will be
wiped out in the three new counties.
In addition, 21 townships of Valencia
county are included so that the pro
posed county is almost square and is 66
miles east and west by 60 miles north
and south.
. The estimated population of .the
county is 9,000 and the present taxable
valuation is $800,000. The SI Paso di
vision of the Rock Island railroad sys
tern runs through the county from the
northeast to the southwest corner anil
. when, In three or four years, the rail
road company begins to pay taxes, the
.. taxable valuation of the county will be
$1,500,000. From the northwest to the
southeast corner of the new county,
the Pecos river flows and Santa Rosa,
the proposed county seat is near
ly the geographical center, of the
county and is at the crossing of the
river by the railroad.
The country and particularly the Pe
cos valley, is exceptionally" rich. - Up
and down the valley, from Santa Rosa
to Anton Chico, 35 miles, and as far
down the valley as Port Sumner, 50
. miles, the valley is well cultivated. The
famous fruit ranches of the Pecos val-
' ley were settled and set to trees from
SO to 40 years ago. The Very best of
deciduous fruits is grown in abundance.
But a very smalt per cent of the land
outside of the grants, is taken up and
the country is being rapidly settled.
East of Santa Rosa, cattlemen from
Texas are settling and the majority of
new settlers coming In are from Texas,
Oklahoma and Missouri. The promo
ters of the new county believe there
-will be great oil developments. They
have faith that the oil Is there but they
do not have great faith in the compan
ies which have so far bored for it. Re
cently a new company has been organ
ized from which substantial results are
expected, or at least a thorough test of
the field will be made. Experts have
pronounced the indications of oil to be
excellent, but none of the wells so far
put down have gone deeper than 1,000
Teet. OH Is scarcely expected except at
from 2,000 to 3,000 feet and the new
Company has equipment for going to
that depth.' Oil was struck in Colorado
at about 3,000 feet and this depth is be
lieved to be necessary in order to give
a tair test. . .-" i .
- The business and trading center of
all this country Is Santa Rosa and It is
the only town which is accessible by
"good roads or railroad from all parts
of the proposed county, The new town
of Santa Rosa has a population of
about 1,200, Is growing in a substantial
manner and not by leaps as a boom
town, i The Santa Rosa of old was lo
cated a short distance down the Pecos
from the present town which was
started in April, 1901, and is therefore
less than two years old. The new
town is regularly laid out with wide
. streets and uniform blocks. "The town
Is built around a plaza and the build-
; lngs which have recently been erected,
;are now under construction or are pro
jected, are substantial and of a char
acter far superior to the average of
the new western towns. Prom Santa
Rosa, star mall routes extend to all
towns In that section of the territory,
. and it Is the distributing center for mall
as well as supplies. The postal facili
ties are of the best and there Is good
mall connection with all parts, of the
new county. The town now has three
wholesale . houses, several general
storestwo meat markets, one drug
tore,, one undertaker and , furniture
vtore, one shoe store, two bakeries, two
lumber yards, six hotels and restaur
ants In addition to many good boarding
houses. The First National Bank Is a
sound and Well organised Institution
and occupies Its own building which. Is
modem and of stone, Large stocks of
Charles Sumner, Guadalupe County.
goods are carried as the country sup
plied is so extensive. During the snow
blockade of three weeks ago, 1,500 pas
sengers were held at Santa Rosa and
all their wants ware supplied without
taxing the resources of the town in
the slightest degree.
The railroad facilities are of the best.
The Hock Island system has a large
terminal yard, a ten stall round house,
repair shop, water treating plant, and
large stock yards which are fitted with
modern feeding and watering facilities.
The Pecos river insures the freighter
an abundance of water for his stock
and makes Santa Rosa a favorite rest
ing place or shipping- point. The Rock j
island last week put in new steam
power for the round house and has in
creased its force. This road haB stored
a large mouant of water about a mile
from the town which is found to be
satisfactory for its use. The El Paso
and Northeastern, which extends from
Santa Eosa to El Paso, has a large wa
ter treating plant In use which is found
to be satisfactory and the same meth
od has been adopted by the town to be
used if necessary. There are two or
three good wells. There Is an abund
ance of water for all purposes within a
mile and a half of town, and when cap
ital takes hold of it, it will Be piped by
gravity into the town.
On account of the short time which
the town has been in existence, the
school facilities have not been good,
but there is now a project under way
to found an academy which will be
pushed through by next fall and the
schools will then be of the best. There
is an ideal site for a sanitarium at Ba
ca's lake, near the town. There is a
high bluff overlooking the lake . and
surrounding country and the energetic
people of Santa Rosa have taken hold
of the matter in earnest. Efforts are
now being put forth to have the sani
tarium that is projected by the actors
of tie country and also that projected
by the Hebrews located there. Should
both of these propositions fail, the peo
pie of Santa Rosa will take this matter
up themselves. There is now a court
house at Puerto de Luna which cost
$30,000, but this, it is claimed can now
be duplicated at Santa Rosa for $10,000,
The townslte company will donate the
site for the building.
The surrounding country is full of in'
terest and beauty The Pecos river in
Itself is historic and flows through his
toric ground, its headwaters being the
birthplace of Montezuma. In early
times the. valley 'around Santa Rosa
was the rendezvous for tribes of hostile
Indians, herds of antelope and buffalo,
arid In later years was the . objective
point of the explorers and wagon trains
sent out from the Missouri river - and
which were the forerunners and. train;
makers of the great railway .systems
which now span the west. At Santa
Rosa the river is crossed by the Rock
Island system by a bridge of steel and
masonry which is over 100 feet ,; high,
and is one of the largest of its class.
The xock formations about Santa
Rosa are very Interesting and present
a field for research well worthy the at
tention of geologoglst. Sandstone and
limestone seem to predominate but in
addition are many formations of gyp
sum. The "Sotanos" or blow holes, are
still unsettled wonders; They appear
in varying sizes, the average being
about 200 feet in diameter. They vary
in depth and one at Santa Rosa is over
200 feet deep to the first sreat ledge,
and then probably "... 100 feet more
through the cave down to the water.
They are favorite points for excursion
ists to visit and are easily reached.
The gypsum springs within and sur
rounding the town are marvellous and
some of them give forth eight and ten
inch streams. The socalled .bottomless,
lakes are almost without number and
they sound from 800 to 1,500 feet in clear
water. It is, of course, beyond doubt
that these lakes have bottoms but in
some of them, they have not yet been
found. ' Material is at hand for burning
lime and making brick and the finest
building stone is found In abundance.
All histories of New Mexico mention
the home of Celso Baca which Is at San
ta Rosa, Mr. Baca owns a townslte ad-1
SANTA FE,
Chicago & Rok
PROGRESS OH THE
SANTA FE CENTRAL
General Manager W. S. Hopewell Gives a
Synopsis of Work Done and What
Will Be Done and Promises
That Trains Will Be Bun-
ning by June 1.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE -
CLARK COAL FIELDS REVEALS
IMMENSE CARBONIFEROUS DEPOSITS
Hon. W. S. Hopewell returned on Sat
urday evening from his trip to Pitts
burg ana Chicago. His family came
with him from Chicago, his sons being
much improved in health. Mr. Hope
well was up and about at 7 o'clock this
morning, with his tremendous energy
directing" the affairs of the Santa Fe
Central Railway Company of which he
is manager. He took time enough,
however, to tell the New Mexican rep
resentative that the work of laying
rails is being pushed from Torrance, al
though it has been delayed Bomewhat
by the recent great fall of snow. The
track laying in the yards has been com
pleted and the steel will go Jown rap
Idly. The track laying will commence
from the Santa Fe end In a few days,
the rails for that purpose having pass
ed Trinidad last Friday. Forty-five
miles of rails will be laid from this end.
The grading will all be completed by
March 18, including the grade to the
coal fields at Clark. Steady Investiga
tion and development work at these
coal fields has resulted in demonstrat-
LingL-that there are four layers or veins
of fine, workable coal, within a distance
of 60 feet, the total thickness of the
veins being 20 feet. Machinery has been
installed and the showing made has
exceeded the most sanguine expecta
tions of those interested.
The local depot of the Santa Fe Cen
tral Railway will be at the foot of
Montezuma avenue and Is the best site
for the purpose in Santa Fe. It is only
a block from the capitol, 100 yards from
the Santa Fe depot and within sight of
the penitentiary, the United States In
dian school, the Deaf and Dumb Asy
lum and St. Michael's Colloge. The
Denver and Rio Grande trains will run
into the same depot which will be a
handsome structure. . ..
There are a number of Improvements
in Santa Fe and extensions of the road
which have been determined upon but
which it is too early to designate specir
flcally, but this much can be said, that
the completion of the Santa Fe Central
on June 1, will mean the beginning of a
new era of progress and prosperity for
Santa Fe. The road would have been
completed on May 1, but the delay In
the arrival of material and unusually
untoward weather have delayed the
prospective completion of the road and
the running of trains until June 1.
GRANrWRISING.
It is Far Out of Its Banks and
the Lower Part of Grand
Sapids is Flooded.
Grand Jfaplds, Mich., March 9, The
Grand river is rising hero' at the rate of
abont an inch an hour and is rapidly ap
proaching the high water, inark of two
years ago. it is iar outoi its oanKs anu
has alroady Isolated a number of houses
and factories In the flats on both banks.
The wreckage that formed at the North
Park bridge that went out yesieraay,
has anchored, however, and no damsge
is anticipated from it. Reports from up
the river as far as Portland say the
danger is over. The weather continues
mild. :
THREE DEAD, FOUKTEEN MISSING
Glen Palls, N. Y., March 9. No more
bodies of those drowned in Saturday's
ferry boat accident at Spier Falls have
been recovered. The known dead num
ber three and missing 14 men, all
Italians.
EMBEZZLER 60ES CRAZY.
A Former Cashier of a St. Joseph Bank Order
ed to the Federal Asylum at Washington. ,
Kanana Citv. Mo.. March 9 Lee A.
Gallaher, former cashier of the First
National Bank at St. Joseph, Mo., now
serving a five year sente ce In the penl'
tentlary for embeizllng 20,00O, has
developed melancholia and has been
ordered to the federal asylum at Wash
ington., ; . . ' .
ditlon adjoining the town proper and
on It are many of the lakes which make
this country noted. The house Is , of
adobe, but Is admirably finished outside
and In with all modern improvements,
and it has been a favorite stopping
place for all men of prominence In New
Mexico.
N. M., MONDAY,
. .
Island Railroad Bridge, Santa Rcsa,
President Roosevelt Re-appoints
David L. Geyer Re
ceiver of Public Moneys at
the Roswell Land Office.
SENATE'S BRIEF SESSION
The Oath of Office Was Admin
istered to Three Senators and
an Executive Session of Little
Over an Hour Was Held When
Adjournment Until Tomorrow
Was Taken.
Washington, March 9. The senate
committee on foreign relations today
agreed to report favorably the Colom
bian canal treaty to the senate. No ac
tion was taken on the Cuban or other
reciprocity treaties. The Colombian
treaty was reported as in the former
session without any amendment.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS,
Washington, March 9. The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Receiver of public moneys, David L.
Geyer at Roswell, N. M.
Postmasters, Arizona, E. M. Gaddls
at Kingihan. Colorado, G. N. Raymond
at Durango; G. H. Shone at Alamoaaf
G. T. Martinez at Pagosa Springs.
SENATE.
Washington, March 9. When the sen
ate met today a letter was read from
President pro tern Frye appointing
Senator Kean of New Jersey, as presi
ding offiper during his absence. The
oath of office then was administered to
James P. Clarke of Arkansas; W. J.
Stone of Missouri; and Senator Gallin
ger of New Hampshire. Senator Stone
was escorted to the desk by Cockrell
and Galllnger by Lodge. Clarke walk
ed to his desk unaccompanied. The
senate at 12:06 went into executive ses
sion and at 1:15 p. m. adjourned until
tomorow.
A SHOOTING AT TORRANCE.
A Jealous Husband Takes Three Shots at a
flay Lothario.
Special to the New Mexican. ,
Torrance, March 9, 1903. Shortly
afternoon, Charles Davis, husband of
the cook of the Santa Fa Central Kail-
way camp, fired three shoti at E. G.
Corbett, station agent of tho El Paso &
Northeastern Railway at ' Torrance
Une shot took effect in Corbett's hip.
It is not known how badly Corbett is
hurt, A Rock Island train was flagged
and the wounded man was put on board
to be taiten to tho railway hospital at
Alamogordo. It is said that the trouble
arose over Corbett paying attention to
Mrs. Davis. Davis has been arrested.
A SNOW PLOW CRASHES INTO CARS.
It Dashed Down a Hill Into Two Street Cars
Filled With Passengers. , C
Fail River, Mass., March 9. A snow
plow which" was being transferred from
one section of the Old Colony ' Street
Railroad to another, became unmanage
able at the top of a steep bill In this city
today and dashing down tho incline it
crashed into two cars loaded with pas
sengers. Both passenger cars were al
most completely aomonsnea ana nve
persons sustained bruises and flesh
wounds enough to necessitate their
being carried to a hospital. A dozen
others were bruised and cut by glass or
splinters. The accident was caused by
the breaking of a .brake block on tho
snow plow.
FRISCO FLYER DERAILED.
Five Cars Rolled Over on Their Sides, But
. ' Fortunately Only a Few Persons
. Were Hurt.
Springfield, Mo, March 9. The Frisco
southeastern liml ed, which left Spring
field at 4:30 this moralng for the north,
was derailed at Bols Dare, the mail car,
baggage, express, smoker and one chair
cat rolling over on their sides. Two
postal clerks, the baggage man and the
express messenger were slightly hurt.
None of the passengers were injured.
The cause of the accident was a chafing
Iron falling on the rails. :
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MARCH 9, 1903.
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Guadalupe County
THE ANSWER OF THE
WABASH EMPLOYES
-
A Specific Denial of Every Allegation Made
by the Railroad Company in its Appli
cation for a Permanent In
junction Upon the
Brotherhoods,
THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS 15,000
WORDS AND WAS FILED EARLY TODAY
St. Louis, March 9. A motion for the
dissolution of, with an answer to the
injunction, secured last Tuesday by
President Joseph Ramsey, Jr., president
of the Wabash Railway Company, re
straining the officers of the brother
hoods represented in the controversy
and the employes of the road serving
on the grievance committees, from call
ing a strike, was filed with Judge Elmer
B. Adams in the United States district
courrhere at 10:05 this morning. The
affidavits of many brotherhood officials
were simultaneously filed with the an
swer. Until last night the work on the
important document had been carried
on unremittingly since Friday last by
Judge W. T. Irwin of Peoria, Ills., E. J.
Pinney of Cleveland, and John H. Mur
phy of Denver, counsels for the broth
erhoods interested. It contained about
15,000 words. The court was in session
but three minutes, during which the
answer was filed and then an indefinite
recess was taken. It was later agreed
between the attorneys for both sides
that they will appear before Judge Ad
ahis at 2 o'clock this afternoon for a
hearing,
A GENERAL DENIAL.
St. Louis, March 9. The answer of
the defendants in the Wabash Injunc
tion Is a specific denial that the Wa
bash railway was ever employer of any
exclusive union or brotherhood mem
bers In its service and also denies that
the brotherhood of railway trainmen
and brotherhood of firemen, organiza
tions involved in this proceeding, ever
made any demand or attempt to com
pel the Wabash to place any restric
tions upon its employes as to their con
nection with any brotherhood or union.
The answer also states that several
employes engaged in the train service
of the Wabash railway company have
frequently presented their grievances to
Wabash officials for adjustment and
settlement and that the officers of said
company persistently refused to con
sider or discuss such grievances from
time to time during the past few years.
The answer takes up, one by one, the
allegations in the bill of complaint and
denies them.
BRICKMAKERS STRIKE.
St. Louis, March 9. Pursuant to afr
tlon taken yesterday between 3,000 and
4,000 men of the allied brlckmaklng
trades struck today to enforce the de
mands for recognition of the union for
an eight hour day and five per cent in
crease In wages. It Is predicted by la
bor leaders that before the end of the
week double that number of men In the
various building trades depending on
the brickmakers will go out in sympa
thy should the strike remain unsettled,
WILL FIX DATE FOR ARGUMENT,
St. Louis, March 9. At 2 o'olock,
Judge Adams convened court just long
enough to state that he will fix , the
date for the hearing of arguments.
SITUATION BRIGHT,
Cripple Creek, Colo., March 9. Presi
dent Moyer of the Western Federation
of Miners, says that the situation has
suddenly become brighter and he now
believes the strike will not extend to
Cripple Creek.
PART OF MILITIA WITHDRAWN,
Colorado Springs, MarcW 9. This
morning two Gatling sections and the
signal corps were ordered to break
camp and return to Denver. This will
leave some infantry at the Portland
Mill, with the major part of the troops
at the Standard works.
: WILL TRY ARBITRATION.
Denver, March 9. At the sessions to
day both the senate and the house
passed a resolution appointing a com
mittee to visit Colorado City, Investi
gate the strike and endeavor to bring a
peaceful settlement of the trouble be
tween mill men and the Mil owners.
Governor Peabody has promised to co
operate with the legislature in Investi
gating conditions at Colorado City. He
will also use his good offices In behalf
of arbitration If the question Is presen
ted to him In a Joint legislative resolu
tion. took Market.
New York, Mar. 9. Closing stocks
Atchison, 61; Atchison pfd., 97;
New York Central. 141; Pennsylvania,
144; Southern Pacific, 83; Union
Pacific, 93; do. pfd., 91; United
States Steel, 37; do. pfd., 80.
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THIRTY-FIFTH
LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY, MONDAY, MARCH 9. 1903.
THE COUNCIL.
(Morning Session.)
The Council was called to order,
prayer was offered by Rev. W. R. Dye.
The journal was read and approved. A
petition was presented by Mr. Spiess
trom citizens of Santa Fe protesting
against extending the city limits of the
city. It was referred to the committee
on municipal and private corporations.
The petition Is signed by about 300 tax
payers. Council Bill No. 106 was Intro
duced by Mr. Fall, An act to create a
territorial irrigation commission and
defining its powers. Referred to the
committee on irrigation.
Council Bill No. 107, was introduced
by Mr. Fall. It is an act to provide for
the refunding of certain county indebt
edness. It was referred to the commit
tee on finance. Council Bill No. 108 was
Introduced by Mr. Spiess. It requires
members of councils and town trustees
to be residents and property owners, re
ferred to the committee on municipal
and private corporations. Council Bill
No. 109 was Introduced by Mr. Haw
kins. It la to amend Chapter !, Sasskin
Laws of 1901, relating to delinquent
taxes; referred to the judiciary com
mittee. Council Bill No. 110 was introduced by
Mr. Albright, An act to amend Section
1, Chapter 67, Session Laws of 1901, re
lating to taxation of building and loan
associations; referred to the committee
on territorial affairs. House Bill No. 3
was favorably reported by the commit
tee on municipal and private corpora
tions. The bill was tabled and the sub
stitute was passed. Unanimous con
sent was given Mr. Amado Chaves to
Introduce Council Bill No. Ill, An act In
relation to county and county Indebted
ness. The bill was taken up under sus
pension of rules. It provides that any
part of a county taken to form a part
of a new county shall be held responsi
ble for Its share of the debt. Mr.
Hawkins objected and said the bill pro
vides for double taxation of segregated
territory and he was opposed to it. Mr.
Jaramillo said the bill should not be re
ferred as the people of Espanola pre
cinct are willing to pay double taxes In
order to get out of Santa coun
ty. Mr. Hawkins said it will apply to
other counties as well as Espanola. Mr.
Martinez moved the passage of the bill
and Mr. Jaramillo Insisted on it. Mr.
Fall, Mr. Hawkins and Mr. . Spiess
though it should be changed. The roll
was called and Mr. Fall said the bill is
drawn for the benefit of the Coler
Brice bond syndicate" to give them an
opportunity to Impose double tax on
people to pay their bonds. The bill was
passed 10 to 2, Messrs. Fall and Haw
kins voting against It.
' The Judiciary committee favorably
reported House Bill No. 29, An act to
repeal Section 1271 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897, and relating to the sale'of
liquor to Indians and other purposes.
The bill was passed, Mr. Fall alone
voting against It.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Jaramillo
Introduced Council Bill No. 112. When
it was read it was found it was an act
to amend Article I, Section 3 of the
Laws of the old fashioned game of sev
en up. It provides that when a man
has six points, begs and Is given one, if
his opponent scores more points on the
hand, he shall be considered as winning
the game. Mr. Jaramillo asked that it
be referred to Mr. Albright and Mr.
Hughes as a special committee and it
was finally referred to Mr. Hughes
alone.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Fall In
troduced Council Bill No. 113, An act
relating to the selection, segregation,
tale and lease of lands donated by the
United States government for Institu
tional and irrigation purposes. It was
referred to the committee on mines and
p.ibllc lands.
The Council then went Into executive
sesrlon during which the appointments
of A. A. Keen as commissioner of pub
lic lands, and Judge Lafayette Emmett
as territorial librarian, were confirmed.
After the executive session, on mo
tion of Mr. Hawkins, the steering com
mittee was instructed To confer with
the steering committee of the House
and select those bills which shall 1 be
pushed to passage during the remain
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Guadalupe County.
der of the session. The Council then ad
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
THE HOUSE.
(Afternoon Session.)
When the House was called to order
prayer was offered by the chaplain. The
Journal was read in full and approved.
The governor announced he had sign
ed House Bill No. 81, An act in relation
to payment of taxes by the Santa Fe
Pacifie Railway Company. By unani
mous consent, Speaker Montoya intro
duced House Bill No. 173, An act au
thorizing the city of Albuquerque to
levy a tax of one mill for city purposes.
Mr. Vaigns moved to suspend the rules
and take up Council Bill No. 111. Mr.
Baca moved to amend by taking up the
bill just introduced by the Speaker. The
Speaker's bill was taken up by 17 to 7.
The Mil was passed. Council Bill No.
Ill was called up and Mr. Vargas mov
ed to suspend the rules. It is the bill
relating to the Indebtedness of segre
gated portions of counties and refers to
Espanola precinct. Mr. Kilpatrick mov
ed to amend by taking up Council Bill
No. 66, the game and fish warden bill.
Mr. Cristoval Sanchez moved to table
the motion by Mr. Kilpatrick. The mo
tion to table was lost by 11 to 10. The
fish warden bill was taken up. The
House suspended the rules by 17 to 7.
The bill was read in full. Mr. Ortega
moved to strike out the enacting plause.
Mr. Eduardo Martinez moved to table
the amendment and this was done. Mr.
Ortega moved to make the bill a spec
ial order for 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Mr. Coleman moved to table the
motion and Mr. Ortega moved to ad
journ but it was not seconded. The mo
tion to table the motion to make It a
special order was tabled by a vote of 20
to 1. Mr. Ortega alone voting for it.
Mr. Ortega moved to adjourn and the
motion was lost by 20 to 2. Mr. Ortega
and Mr. Cristoval Sanchez voting to
adjourn. Mr. Ortega tried to have the
motion to read the bill the first, second
and third time, laid on the table but
was declared out of order. Mr. Ortega
insisted on discussing the bill and the
Speaker told him the rules of the House .
are made and cannot be changed by
him. He cautioned Mr. Ortega to ob
serve the rules. Mr. Pollard moved the
passage of the bill and demanded the
t.revious question. Mr. Ortega moved
to adjourn Vut was the only one who
voted for it. Unanimous consent was
given Mr. Ortega to speak and he com
menced criticising the members of the
House and was called to order. He
then attacked the bill. Mr. Coleman de
manded that Mr. Ortega be called to
order on the grounds that he had ex
ceeded his time. The Speaker held hie
t.'me was not limited. The bill was pass
ed by 20 to 4. Messrs. Cristoval Sanches,
Ortega, Romero and Gutierrez voting
no.
By unanimous consent, a resolution
was presented that after March 12, no
bill shall be Introduced except by unan
imous consent, It was referred to the
cemmittee on rules. House Bill No. 174
was introduced by Mr. Coleman. It Is
an act to abolish fees and place county
efflcers on salaries and was referred to
the committee on judiciary. House BUI
No. 175, by Mr. Coleman, Is an act to
amend Section 1737 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897; referred to the judiciary;
committee. House Bill No. 176, by Mr.
Pollard, Is an act to repeal Section 17lf
of the Compiled Laws of 1897; referred
to the judiciary committee. House Bill
No. 177, by Mr. Pollard, is an act to re
peal Sections 6-10, Chapter 39 ot the
Session Laws of 1901, referred to the Ju
diciary committee. House Bill No. 178, ;
by Mr. Llewellyn, Is an act relating to
liquor and game licences, and making
all such licenses void on Sunday; re
ferred to judiciary committee. House .
Bill No. 179, by Mr. Llewellyn, is an act
to amend Section 6, Chapter 89, Session
Laws of . 1901; referred to judiciary
committee. House Bill No. 180, by Mr.
Dalles, is an act to require members of .
town councils and board of trustees to
be residents and property owners; re--ferred
to committee on municipal cor
porations. Mr. Cristoval Sanchez next
moved to suspend the rules and take
up Council Blfi No. Ill, and demanded
(Continued on Fourth fagt.) .