Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-08-19
This is the Date at Which the State
Constitution will Be Submitted
to the Voters of New
Mexico.
Numerous Amendments Adopted To-day
A Lively Business SessiOn-The
School Tax-Adourned
Sine Die.

sired data, and could not therefore present
a definite report.
THE EDUCATIONAL CLAUSE CHANGED.
Hon. Frank Springer offered an amend
ment to the constitution, striking out the
second clause Of section 5, Article TX, re-
speeding public education, and inserting
in lieu thereof the following:
Second. Such other taxes, whether
general or local, as may be necessary to
insure the school facilities guaranteed by
section of this article"
Adopted. The stricken out part limited the
local school tax TO 2lls mills on the dollar
and provided proper qualification for all
persons voting on the question OF taxation
for educational purposes.
The amendment offered yesterday fore
noon by Col. Rynerson, constituting Lin
coin, Chavez and Eddy counties one sena-
torial district with representative from
each, was discussed and adopted.
Hon. M. $. Otero offered an amend
ment respecting the date at which this
constitution shall 60 before the people for
adoption or rejection. He proposed to
submit the instrument at special cleo
ton to be held on the fourth Tuesday in
September next.
This gave rise to long discussion,
and an agreement went over until to-
day.
THE LATE WARREN BRISTOL.
Mr.. Richard Mansfield White, OF Sierra
county, offered the following:
Resolved, That, whereas, We have
10 armed with profound regret that the
Hon. Warren Bristol, of Deming, Grant
county, N. M, member of this conven-
ton, chairman of the committee Oh
judicial districts, has departed this life
be it
Resolved, That in the death of Hon.
Warren Bristol this convention has lost
one of its abest members, the bar of New
Mexico one OF its brightests ornaments !;
that in all the walks of life he was an
honest, upright citizen as we'll as just,
impartial Judge, and true friend Of New
Mexico.
Resolved, That copy Of these resolu
tions be spread upon the records of
this convention and copy also for
warded to the family of Hon. Warren
Bristol.
The above was adopted on motion of
Mr.. Rodey by rising vote.
Mr.. Reynolds, of San Miguel county,
laid before the convention resolution
respecting congressional action on land
grants and the same was referred to 8
special committee composed of Messrs.
Reynolds, of San Miguel; Sena, of Santa
Fe, and Slower, of Bernalillo.
Adjourned to 10 q. M. this morning.
To.DAY's SESSION.
At this mornings session the reading
of the minutes was dispensed with and
the body got down to business by taking
up the report of the special committee
appointed yesterday to consider the reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Reynolds as follows
THE LAND GRANT SETTLEMENT.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
constitution that the delays of con gress
in settling the land grant titles of New
Mexico in compliance with the terms of
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, have
caused great loss and hardship to our peo-
pie and retards the material prosperity Of
the territory. We therefore most earn
estly recommend the passage of one of
the land court bills now pending in con-
gress or some other adequate measure at
the earliest possible moment.
The committee made favorable report
on the above and on motion of Mr.. Cat
ron the report of the committee as well
as the resolution was adopted and copies
Nd pIn I fo hn ttaa
private land claims of both houses of con-
gress and the president and speaker Of
the senate and house.
Judge Hazledine offered an amendment
as substitute to the amendment pre-
scented yesterday bv Mr.. Otero, as follows ::
OCTOBER 7 THE DATE.
Amend section II by striking out the
first nine and one-half lines of the printed
copy of the constitution, from "This con-
stitution" to "of the election" and insert
the following:
Sec. II. This constitution shall be sub
mitted for adoption or rejection to vote
Of the electors qualified by law to vote at
elections in the territory Of New Mexico,
day Of October, 1890.
Provided, That a registration of voters
shall not be required, but no one shall
vote at said election who is not qualified
elector under the laws of this territory, to
be determined by the judge of election,
subject to the penalties prescribed by law.
The governor of the territory of New
Mexico shall issue by proclamation forth
with announcing the fact that the consti-
tuition will be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the territory for their adoption
or rejection at the said special election to
be held on said 9TH day of October, and
commanding and requiring all officials
having duties to perform in connection
with elections to perform the same in
connection with said special election also
calling attention to the principal provi-
sions of law applicable to said elections.
On motion of Mr.. Sanchez, of San
Miguel, the above amendment was adopt
ed.
THE FREE SPEECH CLAUSE.
Gov. Slower presented the following
amendment referring to the clause in the
constitution respecting libel:
Strike out all of section 16 in article II
and insert:
Every citizen may freely speak, write
and publish his sentiments on all subjects,
being responsible for The abuse of that
right; and no law shall be passed to re-
strain or abridge the liberty of speech or
the press. In all criminal prosecutions
for libel the truth may be given in evil
dence to the jury, and if it shall appear
to the jury that the matter charged as
libellous is true, and was published with
good motives and for justifiable ends, the
party shall be acquitted and the jury,
under the direction of the court, shall
have the right to determine the law and
the facts.
This was debated at some length by
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