Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-31
THE HOUSE.

LIE HtUSE.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
The speaker called the house to order
Mr.. Pedro Sanchez, as chairman, report
ed that the committee OF the house tC
escort the governor to his office had com
Melted its duties and asked to be dis.
charged The speaker stated that if there
was no objection the committee would
be discharged with the thanks Of the
house.
The speaker announced that the con-
mittee on rules ould hold session i'm.
mediatey after the adjournment of the
house.
Mr.. Montoya stated that as they had
heard the message OF the governor he
moved that the message be received.
Mr. Read moved to add to the motion
that it also he laid npon the speaker
table till the committees were appointed
and that then the various subjects be refer.
red to the appropriate committees. Mr..
Montoya accepted this amendment. Mr..
Walker moved to further amend the mo-
ton by adding that the message be
spread Upon the journal OF the house.
Mr. Montoya accepted the amendment.
Mr. Hubbell considered that the proper
course was that the message shonld be
in the hands OF the clerks Of the council
and be by him transmitted to the house
and he suggested that the chief clerk
OF the hoIse ought to send
the message to the council. Mr.. Mon
/ toya's motion as amended by Messrs.
Read and Walker WAS now accepted.
MIR. Mcdonald offered tile following
resolution:
Resolved, That the clerical force OF the
house shall be under the supervision
direction and control OF the chief clerk OF
the house that the sergeant at arms Of
the house shall! have the con
troll, supervision and direction Of
all other employees of the house
and that said chief clerk and sergeant at
arms shall be under the supervision anC
control Of the speaker Of the honse. The
| resolution was adopted.
Mr.. George stated that the gentleman
elected to the position of clerk of the
penitentiary committee, Mr.. Doughefty
had arrived, and he asked that he now
asked that he he sworn in by the speak
er, which was done. On motion of Mr.
Torres the house adjourned till 10 Il. m
oday.
To-DAY's SESSION.
At 10; 10 a. m. the house was called tc
order by the speaker. The roll beins
called all members responded to theil
names except Nestor Montoya, OF San
Miguel. Prayer by the chaplain.
The speaker announced that the com
mittees on privileges and elections and
on rules would hold meeting as soon az
the house adjourned or took a recess.
The speaker informed the house that
as soon as rules we're adopted the com
mittees OF the house would be appointed
and the speaker would be obliged for rec
concentrations for the proper persons to
serve upon the respective committees.
The speaker wished to state that BY
resolution the speaker is in charge of the
officers of the house.
The speaker instructed the sergeant at
arms that the public treasury is not fol
public plumber; that he will report each
morning all absent employees, that they
may not receive pay when absent; and
that he pay strict attention that all en-
ployes perform the duties for which they
had been selected.
Mr.. B. VI. Read called for the sread
ing OF the journal of the first
and second day. The journa
of the first day was read in English. Mr
PauIin moved that the reading of the
journal in Spanish be dispensed with.
Mr. Torres seconded the motion. He
also asked to have the names OF the mem
bers of the house as sworn in by Secre'
tary Thomas, again read as he thought
there was some mistake in the names as
read. Mr.. Montoya asked that as there
was number of Spanish-speaking mem.
bers that did not understand English, he
moved tie proceedings be read in Span.
ish. Mr.. b. M. Read seconded the mo-
ton of Mr.. Montoya. Mr. Paulin asked
to have the names read; Mr.. Fall aske
to make correction, the four gentlemen
standing at the same time. The speaker
said all were out of order, and that the
motion to dispense with the reauing in
Spanish not receiving second the jour.
nal would be read in Spanish.
Mr.. Fall insisted on having his amend
ment made, when Mr.. Read objected as
it would be unjust to the Spanisll-speak-
ing members to be voting on amendments
they knew nothing about. Mr.. Fall stated
Mr.. Read was clearly correct, and he
would wait till the journal was read in
Spanish.
The journal was then read in Span
ish.
Mr., Fall moved to correct the journal
where it read the temporary speaker was
elected by vote Of IL to 10, it should be
l3 to IL and where it read the temporary
clerk Was elected by vote OF II to II it
should be IL to IL. The journal was
corrected. Mr.. Paulin moved the Jour
nal be approved.
Mr.. Pedro Sanchez moved that the
journal be corrected 80 as to show the ex-