Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-25
A HEAVY GRIST.
An Act Relating to Guarantee Com
panies Goes Through the
Senate,
Active Disposition Of Bills by the House
Passage Of the Libel
Law.
SENATE.

SENATE.
THURSDAYS AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
All the members were present whel
the senate reassembled at 2:3J yesterda.
afternoon. New bills:
By Mr.. Dolan, G. B. No. 100, an act to
amend section ll42 of the Compiled Laws,
for the preservation of the secrecy of the
ballot. The bill provides that ballots
shall not be numbered, or marked in an,
manner by which one ballot may be dis
'inguished from another ballot, and that
the judges of election shall shake the box
obtaining the ballots before beginning to
cunt the ballots. Bill read the first and
second time and referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.
By Mr.. King, C. B. No. no, an act en-
titled an act to amend an act entitled 'An
act to provide for the repairs OF publ,
roads and highways" and approved
March 20, 1884. Read the first and Sec
md time.
Mr.. Jaramillo moved that the rules be
suspended, and the bill read the third
time by title. Carried.
Mr.. Jaramillo moved to reconsider the
tote just taken. Carried.
This measure provided that il q man
declined to pay his road tax or refused to
send man to work the streets when or
Tered, justices Of the peace should be EN-
powered to place such party so refusing
to comply with the law in jail for period
Of ten days and feed him on bread and
water.
Mr.. Rodey moved to strike out in the
bill ito be fed on bread and water"
Adopted.
Miss Eddie Ross, the private secretary
Of the governor, appeared and presente,
a communication from the governor il.
writing, transmitting the report of thu
warden OF the penitentiary, which vat
-eferred to the committee on peniten
tiary.
lhe governor also transmitted the re
port of the territorial librarian, which was
referred to the committee on library.
Bills on second reading:
G. B. No. 20, an act relative to Migrants.
Amendments reported by the committee
adopted and the bill passed.
Bills on presidents table:
H. b. No. 10, al act in relation to the
recording of chattel mortgages. Read the
first and second time.
On motion OF Mr.. Perea it was referred
to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. kistler, chairman OF the committee
on enrolled bills in the house, reported
that the house had passed house joint res
olution No. q, authorizing the employ
ment OF an expert accountant to aid the
finance committee Of both houses to make
an examination of tho books of the terri
torial auditor and treasurer, and the presi-
dent signed the same.
The council resumed business on the
presidents table:
H. B. No. 20, an act in relation to com.
munity springs in the territory Of New
Mexico. Read the first and second time
This bill refers to every spring or stream
Of running water in which two or NOR,
persons have joint or common interest
Referred to the committee on roads and
bitches.
Mr.. Catron, by unanimous consent
made report from the judiciary committee
OIL II. b. No. IL, All az, to provide for the
redemption Of real property. The commit.
tee reported substitute to the bill
Mr.. Catron explained the substitute
which was afterward read. The report OF
the committee and the substitute Of the
committee were nd, pied.
Mr.. Baca moved that the bill do now
pass. Carried, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Catron, by unanimous consent, re-
ported from the judiciary committee C. B.
No. 48, an act entitled IAN act relating
to guarantee companies" with an am END
ment. This bill caused quite q lony ano
heated discussion, occupying considera
BILE part of the afternoon.
Mr.. Rodey, who introduced the bill
objected to the amendment, unless the
company had an agent in each county
where doing business, 80 that q poor man
could get service on them if necessary.
Mr.. Catron and Mr.. Fort sustained the
report of the committee.
Mr.. Prichard took sides with Mr.. Rodey
on the bill.
Mr.. Rodey, being twisted about in his
efforts for the laboring man, said that may
be the third section, which the railroad
attorneys had tackled on to the blacklist
ing bill, might arouse the people till they
can strike at these companies to secure
their rights.
MI. hOuCy dLucuAulcuto UtNlR AuODl-
ed, the bill passed.
Mr.. Catron presented council Joint reso-
luton No. 6, permitting two rooms next
to supreme court room to be used US extra
library rooms.
Mr.. Catron said that second assistant
was necessary for the translator and
nominated for clerk Of the committees on
Militia and Indian affairs, who was also
to assist the translator, Vicente Archu.
ltl.
Mr.. Franks demanded the ayes and
nays, resulting, ayes :, nays 7. So Mr..
Archuleta was not elected. The vote was
ayes, Messrs. Catron, Dolsn, Fort, Jara-
milo and Mr.. President; nays, Messrs.
Ba a, Franks, Gusdorf, King, Perea,
Prichard and Rodey.
Mr.. Franks said he was glad to see the
Republicans looking to economy.
Mr.. Prichard said after the outrageous,
stupendous, infamous expenses, as shown
by the governor, of SOC, 900 by the courts
more than under the same courts of Re.
publican rule in two years, after an at
tempt to rob the people by a bogus coal
bill OF $25,0N. To hear Democrats talk
about economy made him blush.
On motion of Mr.. Perea the council
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