Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-25
HOUSE.
SATURDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

1t was announced that the house
concuTred in the council amendments to
II. B. No. 104 to pay the census enumer-
RtOrs.
The house refused to adopt the COM
ni,teo's substitute for II. B. No. 80, to
provide for the appointment of land grant
commissioners and the bill was killed.
II. J.. No. 1872, providing for the salary
of superintendent and assistant superin-
tendeut Of the penitentiary, was passed.
c. b. No. 15J, to provide for the man
agement OF county sinking funds, was re-
ferred to special committee OF Messrs.
kistler, Romero and LuCero.
II. 3. No. 1873, relating to the sale OF
meats, was tabled indefinitely.
II. 3. No. 1874, to amend section 933,
Compiled Laws, was introduced by Mr..
Garcia and referred.
II. B. No. 1885, amending the law OF
evidence, was referred to the Judiciary
committee.
II. B. No. 1871, TO provide for certain
contingent expenses, was passed
c. B. No. 1876, relating to the care Of
the capitol, was passed.
Adjourned to Up. m.
SATURDAYS NIGHT SESSION.
C. 3. No 100, to amend sections 1857
and 1858, Compiled Laws, was passed.
c. B. No. POP, prohibiting certain Of
ticers from holding consecutive terms, was
tabled.
c. B. No. 2O4, i'll reference to amend
ments in civil cases, was passed.
c. B. No. 1872, one OF the funding bills,
was tabled.
II. B. No AZ, defining the boundaries
OF Santa Fe county, was passed.
II. B. No. 1874, to amend the law re-
ferring to practice in the courts, was
passed
ii. i. No. AZ, relating to electric wires,
was passed.
At this time the already large number
OF visitors-both ladies and gentlemen
who occupied seats on the floor Of the
house was augmented by many others
who came up from the senate, that body
having adjourned
Mr. Kistler moved to take up for con-
federation council bill No. 1856, the amend
ment to the libel law.
At this moment the lobby appeared
more active than usual. Observation of
this fact seemed to prompt Mr.. Foster to
speak and he moved to adjourn, which
motion was lost.
Mr.. Foster then moved that the SER
geant at arms be directed to clear the
floor Of all persons save members.
Mr.. Baldwin moved to table Mr.. Fos-
ter's motion. Carried by vote of 20
to 3.
A dozen men were on their feet at once,
all demanding recognition by the chair
and shouting as loud as their well devel-
oped western lungs would let them. The
chair recognized Mr.. Kistler, and that
gentleman again moved to take up the
libel amendment.
Mr.. Cooney moved to adjourn.
When the question was put the ayes
and nays were loudly called for on Mr..
Cooney's motion to adjourn. Speaker
Fountains face was at this moment a
puzze. A placable smile, mingled with
disgust, doubt and annoyance, was about
the size of it. He muttered something
about the members "acting like parcel
of Children" and then he said sternly
and with rap OF the gavel:
"This house stands adjourned till Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock"
To-DAY's SESSION.
When the house met this morning Mr..
Speaker Fountain, rising to q question of
privilege, made lengthy statement rela-
tive to the Saturday evening adjournment.
He said:
am informed that some dissatisfaction
exists among members respecting the