Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-17
ACTIVE LAWMAKERS.
The Blacklisting Bill stirs up the
Orators in the Sen
ate.
A Board of Health Measure in the
House-Many Matters of
interest.
SENATE.
Wednesdays AFTERNOON SESSION.

hLDNE6Dal . lEhNNoN DEool'A''
Mr.. Gusdorf introduced G.. B. No. 70,
can act authorng counties to fund their
outstanding warrants" Read first and
second time.
Mr.. Catron moved that it be translated
and printed. Adopted.
Mr.. Gusdorf moved that it be referred
to the finance committee.
Mr.. Jaramillo moved that it be referred
to the committee on counties and county
boundaries.
The last motion was rejected, and MIR.
Gusdorf's motion adopted.
Bills on their third reading:
c. B. No. Is, Gan act pertaining to ac-
knowledging and recording deeds and in
struments in writing affecting real estate"
Mr.. Catron moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely. Adopted.
C. B. No. II, can act relating to pro-
ccedings in civil cases, with reference to
cross-replevin, etc" Read first, second
and third time and passed.
Mr. Prichard moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed, and to lay
that motion on the table Adopted
|. A message from the house was received
that the house had passed G. Is, No. l6,
can act relating to practice in criminal
cases."
Also, q substitute to c. B. No. 5, can
act relating to Imprisonment of persons
charged with crime" and request the con-
currence of the council on the same.
Business on the presidents table was
resumed.
c. B. No. 81, "An act entitled an act
relating to proceedings in civil cases and
the filing of the plea of the general issue. J"
The judiciary committees substitute to
the bill was read the first, second and
third time and passed.
Mr.. Prichard moved that the vote by
which the bill passed be reconsdered, that
the motion be laid on the table. Adopted.
c. B. No. "a, can act to amend section
2447 of the Compiled Laws of New Mex
leo of 1854"
Mr.. Rodey, of the judiciary committee,
announced that q bill had passed at an
early day of this session containing all OF
the essential provisions of this bill and
was now law.
Mr.. Dolan moved to lay this bill on the
table indefinitely. Adopted.
c. B. No. 50, Gan act regulating the
manner of taking cases to the supreme
court on appeal or by writs of error.
Mr.. Rodey, of the judiciary committee,
similar provisions were now a law.
Mr.. Perea moved that the bill be laid
on the table indefinitely. Adopted.
Mr.. King, by unanimous consent, in
troduced G.. B. No. "a, Gan act to define
the ofense of libel and atiix punishment
therefor" Read first and second time,
and on motion of Mr.. King referred to
the judiciary committee.
Business on the presidents table re-
sumed.
H. B. No. Is, can act for the protec.
ton of discharged employees and to pro-
hibit blacklisting, and for otherpurposes."
A bill with the essential feature the same
was introduced in the council and house
for the purpose of protecting the laboring
man, and an overwhelming sentiment in
each house is in favor of the same. In
some way the friends of the railroads or
some others slipped in an additional Che
3d. section, which seems to prohibit
legitimate associations or societies, such
as Knights of Labor, railroad engineers,
from taking proper action for their own
protection or interest The bill as it
came from the house was read the first
and second time.
Mr.. Rodey arose and made an able and
forcible speech in behalf of the laboring
men as against corporations. He said no
legitimate combination of intelligent labor
could take place against corporations or
monopoly whatever in New Mexico under
that third section as slipped in, without
being in danger Of penalty OF from $500
to 81 900 penalty, or of suffering an i'm
prisonment of not to exceed three years
in the penitentiary. This Sd section,
which was tackled on in some manner,
was probably done by the railroad men or
attorneys, and the very bill which was
intended to legislate in behalf of the
laboring men is now made to legslate
against them.
Mr.. Fort took the opposite side of the
case and said that the section referred to
only gave the railroads or other corpora
tons that protection against strikes as
they were entitled to.
Mr.. Perea moved to refer the bill to
the committee on agriculture and manu-
features.
After considerable heated discussion
Mr.. Perea moved the previous question,
and the bill was referred to the commit.
tee on agriculture and manufactures by q
vote of 10 to |, (Mr. Fort), Mr., Franks
being absent.
A message was received from the house
by Mr.. Kistler, chairman of the house
committee on enrolled bills announcing
correctly enrolled II. B. No. ''To enable
the people of San Juan to locate their
county seat at the next general election"
and the president signed the same. so
that it now goes to the governor.
Mr.. Rodey's rule that member may
introduce a member on the floor went to
Mr.. Rodey's committee on rules.
Mr.. Gusdorf asked and was granted
three days leave, Mr.. Fort protesting
that it should not delay the action of the