Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-01

an opportunity for setting up the legality
of all these clans. 1t is wrong to give
such power into the hands OF few men.
Ii we pass this bill it will be equivalent to
the announcement that the next legisla-
ture will be Doodle body, and only vi
cious men will be sent here The
whole question is too great
and serious for consideration
at this late hour. If it passes, every
member Of this body will rue the day he
came here as member of the council
and if it ever passes, we all know that
Gov. Ross will never veto it; and Presi-
dent Chaves then moved to table the bill
indefinitely.
The motion to table was adopted by
vote of to 4, Messrs. Catron, Fort,
Prichard and Perea voting in the mega
tive.
Mr.. Prichard offered the following res
olutions:
Be it resolved by the council of the 2Sth
legislative assembly of the territory of
New Mexico, That the thanks of this body
be and they are hereby rendered to the
Hon. J. Francisco Chaves, president OF
the council, for his able, impartial and
courteous bearing toward the members of
this council, as well as for his fair and
just rulings during the present session.
Resolved, That copy of these resolu-
tons be spread upon the journal of the
council, and the enrolling clerk is hereby
instructed to prepare and present to him
an enrolled copy hereof. Adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. Catron moved that 800 copies in
English and / 800 in Spanish OF C.. B.
No 25, for constitutional convention,
be printed for distribution. Adopted.
Mr.. Rodey moved to take up the school
bill.
The president announced that the hour
OF IL O'Clock, midnight, having arrived,
the council stood adjourned sine die.
HOUSE.
THURSDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
G.. B. No. 2ll, to amend the county
funding bill, was taken up and Mr.. Bald
wins amendment to strike out the inter-
lineations adopted, when the bill passed.
p. Sandoval moved to again consider
C. B. No 50, in relation to the foreclosure
of mortgages, which the house had re-
fused to pass over the governors veto.
Lost.
C. B. No. SO, an act to facilitate the
recovery of ore taken by theft or tres
pass, to regulate the sale and disposition
OF the same and for the better protection
of mine owners, together with the gov
ernor's veto on the same, were taken
from the speakers table and the bill
passed.
II. B. No. IS, an act to limit the time
for filing certain suits, was considered in
connection with the governors veto, and
the veto sustained.
Several attempts were made to bring
up G. B. No. 50, the mortgage act, but the
house refused to do SO, and after n long
debate on questions of no moment, adj
journment was taken to s 80 p. M.
NIGHT SESSION.
The floor and galleries were crowded
with spectators when the evening session
opened
A message from the council announced
that body had passed H. B. No. 55, the
school law. with twelve amendments
thereto. The amendments were read
Mr.. Sanchez moved that the house do
not concur in the council amendments.
Mr.. Foster moved to concur.
A long debate followed, Messrs. Rome
70, Sandoval and Sanchez doing most of
the talking. Mr.. Sanchez said the edu-
cation of the youth was a subject nearest
his heart, but he did not propose to place
in the hands of few men unlimited
power to tax property for this purpose, as
contemplated by H. B. No. 30.
Mr.. Romero wanted to kill the thing
dead-amendments and bill also. Fin
ally the question came to vote after
Speaker Fountain had displayed remark
able patience with the unruly members,
and on Mr.. Sanchez motion the vote
stood as follows:
Against the amendments - Messrs.
Baca, Garcia. Lucero, B. Martinez, D.
Martinez, Mascareneas, Tafoya, Romero,
Salazar, Sanchez, D. Sandoval, j. NJ. Sam
doval, 2. Sandoval, Silva, Speaker Foun
tain--l5.
For the Observation-Disclosures. Baldwin,
Cooney, Foster, Holland, Kistler, Lesnet.
Snitfen, Spears, Webster-9.
The house refused to concur in the
council amendments. Sanchez, Garcia
and j. M. Sandoval were named as
committe on conference to discuss the
amendments with council committee.
A message from the governor an
nounced that H. B. 179, to pay for certain
contingent expenses of the present as
sembly, had been vetoed. Passed over
the veto.
G. B. No. PIP, regulating the weighing
of coal at mines, was passed on motion
of Mr.. Spears.
Mr. Garcia moved to take up G. B. No.
1872, the county bond funding measure.
J. M. Sandoval moved d ten minutes
recess. Carried.
After the members had COOLED off" on
Mr.. Fosters "Mumm" and cred Label"
which had been stored in the reception
room, the house reassembled.
The president signed H. B. No: 2l2,
and at 10 40, on motion of Mr.. Sanchez,
the house adjourned sine die.
TWO vETOES.
The following special messages were re-
ceived from the povarpor.