Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-10
THE FIRST ARTICLE.
ADOPTION Of the Elective Franchise
Paragra h-Raport on Lsgis-
lative Affairs.
The Woman Suffrage and Prize Fighter
Questions Receiving Very Lit
tie Attention.

After an animated discussion in COM
mittee Of the whole yesterday afternoon,
the constitutional convention adopted
The report of the committee on elective
as amended subject, However,
TO further amendment and revision. In
of the whole Mr.. Rodey made
all effort to insert q woman's suffrage
clause, but only five members voted for
it. A second attempt to insert the clause
was ruled out On u point OF order. Gov
hitch proposed an amendment dlstrau-
chising all prize fighters, as we'll as duel
lists. Judge Terrill desired to amend by
extending the prohibition to all parties
carrying challenge, and pending further
discussion the convention adjourned.
When the convention reassembled to-
day the report of the elective franchise
was again taken up.
On motion OF Mr.. de Baca, OF Berna-
lilo, the amendment to extend The pro-
hibition to prize fighters was tabled by n
vote OF % to IL.
Mr.. Baca, OF San Miguel, reported on
behalf Of the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Lehman, of Dona Ana, made n
partial report covering twenty sections,
on behalf of the committee Oh corpora.
tons. Mr.. Catron for the bill of rights
and Mr. Perea from the COM
mittee on taxation also made re-
ports which were laid over to come up in
proper order. q
Mr., Abeytia, OF Santa Fe, presented an
article on declaration of rights, which was
referred to the committee on bill of rights.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
The report OF the committee on legis-
latiye affairs was presented through its
chairman, Hon. Frank Springer, of San
Miguel. The report covers twelve printed
pages. Among other things it provides
Is follows:
The legislative power shall be vested in
r legislature composed OF a senate and
house of representatives, both to be elect
ed by the people, and the sessions of such
legislature shall be held at the seat OF
government OF the state. Until otherwise
provided by law, the senate shall consist
Of twenty-five members and the house OF
OF forty-iour members
The number of members of the legislature
shall be fixed 10y law, but the members OF
the senate shall never exceed thirty-three,
and the members OF the house of repre-.
sentatiVes shall never exceed siXty-sev(n,
and the number OF members of the senate
shall never be less than one-,hird nor
more than one-half the number of mem
Ders of the house Of representatives AT
The first session of the legislature after the
adoption OF the constitution, tile senators
shall, Immediately upon organizing, be
divided into two classes, designated by
odd and even numbers consecuivey,
from one upward. When any senatorial
district has more than one senator, the
names OF such senators shall, as near as
be equally divided between
The odd and even numbers. Those OF the
one class shall hold their Offices for two
years, and those OF the other class for
Jour years, and the determination of The
two classes shall be made by lot, after the
names have been so numbered, so that
One-half the senators, ms nearly as praC-
Iicable, may be elected biennially there
after.
Members OF the legislature shall receive
Tor their services such compensation MS
nay be fixed by law but no law increas-
ng their compensation shall apply to the
members of the Legislature enacting such
aw. Gntil otherwise provided by law,
hey shall receive "a per day during the
session, and 10 cents for each mile OF
necessary travel from their homes to the
seat oil government and returning once in
each session. The legislature shall reg
llarly meet once in two years, on the
irst Monday in January next after the
lection in November, but the first legis-
ature elected under this constitution
hall meet on the first Monday after the
expiration of ninety days from the date
II Ihe passage and approval of an act of
congress admitting this state into the
lnion.
in all elections and combinations to be
made by the legislature, or either house
hereof, the members shall vote viva
'oce, and their votes shall be entered Oh
he journal. The sessions of each house,
md OF the committee of the whole. shall be
,pen. No law or section OF law shall be
amended by reference only to its title or
number, but such law or section shall be
yet forth at full length as amended.
The legislature shall not pass special or
ocal laws OH any OF the following SUBJ
ect5, that Is to say: Assessment and
Collection of taxes; exemptions from
aXatlon laying out, opening, working,
llterlng or vacating roads, highways,
treets or public squares; charging the
lames OF persons or places; in
OF cities and towns;
coating or changing county seats
ppointment or election, jurisdiction,
Iuties or compensation Of city, town or
Precinct officers; regulating the practice OF
ourts Of Justice; changing the venue in
ivil or criminal cases; changing the law
II descent; granting DIVORCES; summon
ng and impaneling jurors; common
affecting estates of minors or
'ther persons under legal disability;
laims or accounts against the state or
my municipality existing therein refund
ny money paid into the treasury; releas-
ng persons from any debt or obligation to
lie state, or any municipal or quasi NUM-
ipal corporation therein; granting or
charters to corporations,
n licensing toll roads or bridges;
county, city, town, precinct or district in
lebtedness; legitimizing children; Great
ng, increasing or decreasing fees, per-
entages or allowances Of public officers.
But upon all these subjects above men,
Toned, and in all other cases where
general law can be applicable, all laws
hall be general; and no special law shall
Je enacted in any case which is provided