Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-29
HOUSE.
MONDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.


whole on II. B. No. IS, an act for the
protection of agriculture, Mr.. Baldwin or-
cupving the chair. The result OF such
was that the bill was re-
ferred to a special committee OF Messrs.
Fountain, Mascarenas and Lesnet.
c. B. No. 10, an act to provide for fill
ing vacancies in county offices, was favor
ably reported. Read third time under
of rules and passed.
Mr.. Foster moved reconsideration of
the vote, and Mr. Snihien moved to lay Mr..
Fosters motion on the table, which was
lost by a vote Of IL to s, Mr. Bald
win having returned. The
motion to reconsider was carried, and
the bill was finally passed by vote OF 10
to 10.
G. B. No. 10, an act relating to cog
novits, was favorably reported and passed.
c. B. No. "A, an act to define the Of
tense OF libel, was taken up together with
the governor veto message, and the bill
passed over the veto by vote OF II to g.,
those voting in the negative being Messrs.
Snil1en, Kistler, Spers. Silva
and Baldwin.
{. B. No. %, an act fixing the fees of
justices Of the peace and constables, was
reported favorably, Immediately read a
third time and passed
c. B. No. 80, an act providing for the
qualifications of justices of the peace,
and other officers, was favor
ably reported and on motion of Mr.
Sanchez was placed upon its passage, but
it was lost by vote of II to II, Mr.
Baldwin and Mr.. Holland absent.
Mr.. kstler reported having delivered
to the governor II. B. No. 20, an act re-
lating to community springs, and he also
reported the correct enrolment of num-
Der OF bills.
Under suspension OF the rules Mr..
Lesnet introduced house Joint resolution
No. 8, requesting the supreme judges to
attach Lincoln county to the Sd judicial
district. Adopted.
Adjourned to 10 Il. m. to-day.
T0-DAY's SESSION.
The twenty-sixth day OF the session
opened in the house in due form. Mr..
Foster presented house joint resolution
No. 7, providing for It Joint committee
iiohi Jun iAotSCo " lllNGSllSdtC lllc NOll-
duct OF certain federal officials in the ter
ritory, with power to send for persons
and papers. Mr. Baldwin moved to amend
by extending the time back four years.
Mr.. Foster declined to accept the amend
ment. Mr.. Snitf'en insisted that the pro-
posed investigation should cover four
years. Messrs. Fountain and Cooney
took part in the discussion, and Mr.. Foun-
tain said he had no doubt that the
would honestly probe the
charges that had been made against GER
tain federal appointees in New Mexico );
he said the committee had no right to in
vestigate the acts o. the last legislature,
as insisted upon by Mr.. Baldwin and Mr.
Snitten, but the committee did have au-
thority to ascertain in what manner the
territorial funds were expended. Mr..
Fosters resolution was adopted.
A senate message announced the pass
age by that body Of the Lincoln county
judicial resolution, c. B. No. 12l, provid-
ng for printing and distributing legisla-
i've reports, and C. B. No. l12, relating to
A territorial board of health, and asking
the concurrence of the house in the two
lat ter measures.
c. B. No. 81, regulating procedure in
civil cases, was favorably reported, read a
third time and passed.
G. B. No 90, relating to the foreclosure
Of mortgages on real estate, was read a
third time and, under suspension of the
rules finally passed.
G. B. No, 46, relative to verified ac-
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passed.
A message from the senate announced
that that body had passed G. B. No. lO4
relative to information in criminal cases.
and asking concurrence therein.
G. B. No. so, concerning the negotia-
bility OF promissory notes, was placed up
on its third reading and passed, as was
also G. B. No. II, permitting certain per-
sons to bring action OF replevin.
Mr.. Webster introduced II. B. No. g.,
an act to prohibit the employment OF
women and girls in saloons and gambling
houses.
Several council bills were taken up and
referred to appropriate committees.
Mr.. Mascareneas moved a suspension
of the rules and that II. B. No. ia, re-
lating to license on spirituous liquors, be
taken up for consideration. Lost by q
vote of 10 to 4.
On motion of Mr.. Kister, H. B. No.
50, an act relative to appeals from justices
courts and employment of interpreters
when necessary, was taken up and
passed.
The committee on enrolled bills an
nounced that it had delivered to the gov
ernor for his signature H. B. No. Al, pro-
hibting certain officials from warrant spec
ulations; Fl. B. No. s, to amend section
743, Compiled Laws; Fl. B. No. 70, to de-
fine the crime of SANDER ef title; II. B.
No. 70, to repeal and amend certain sec
tons OF the Compiled Laws of 1884.
Mr.. Cooney's bill. No. 6, defining the
duties of county commissioners in certain
cases, was then considered at length. 1t
having been reported back with amend
ments, the committee went into commit
tee of the whole, there tackled on number
of minor amendments and reported favor
ably upon it, when the bill was finally
passed.
This bill provided for the erection OF
precinct jails in precincts $50 miles or
more remote from county seats, but as
passed the distance was cut down to
seventy-fve miles.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Fountain
resolution that the chairman
of the reservoirs committee, prior to adj
iournment each day, should notify the
speaker of the time and place at which
his committee will meet, together with the
bills to be considered at such meeting, in
order that any one Directing to such bills
may appear before the committee and
there State their views instead of con-
Stunning the time of the entire house in
naki nn snch ohiections Mr. Enuntain