Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-24

council unanimously confirmed the ap'
pointment OF Mr.. r. f. Twitchell to be
district attorney for the counties OF Santa
Fee, Rio Arriba and San Juan.
COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
Upon the reassembling of the council
yesterday afternoon the president laid
before the council as unfinished business
the house substitute for G. B. No. 5, the
high license bill. The measure was con-
sidered in committee OF the whole, and
every detail OF the bill carefully gone
through with, and great many amend
ments made, chiefly, however, looking to
a correction of the language and making
it more explicit. Mr.. Slower moved to
add to section 8. Provided, that when
the license is issued by the authorities OF
anv incorporated town OF or city, that one
half of said license shall be paid direct in
to the school fund of SAID city or town
Lost. Mr.. Perea moved to strike out
section 10, which prevents the retail
LIQUOR dealer from enforcing collection
of his accounts. This was lost, and Nh.
Slower moved to so amend section 10 as
to provide that persons dealing in general
merchandise should not be prohibited
from running accounts with persons in
their employ. Mr.. Richardson moved to
amend by making it "actual employ
Mr.. Slower accepted the amendment and
then the amendment was adopted. Mr..
Santistevan said that he himself was
a merchant and he did not care to sell
liquor to his employees, as it incspacitated
them for business, and, chiefly because
of the adoption OF Mr.. Stoyer's amend
ment to it, he moved to strike out all o.
: section 10.
Mr.. Mills contended that section II
should be left as originally reported
by the committee and as it passed
; the house. He recognized the
principle of justice involved in the poin,
that the law ought to reasonably protec
business it licenses in enforcing its col
. lections if necessary, but i'll this case the
L section was designed to protect and keeE
from temptstion very large class of Ia
boring men who working in isolated dis
tricts for store-keepers took their pay
n largely in liquors when it would be fal
q more profitable both to themselves ant
a to the community to have them par
/; other merchandise or in cash. III
!, thought the retention OF this section
would have tendency to deter business
men from loading their employees Will
!. liquor bills.
!. Mr.. Santistevan's motion to strike OIL
section 10 as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Richardson moved to reinsert sec
ton 10 as it was with Mr.. Stovsr's amend
\ ment, Lost. Mr.. Perea moved to ad
journ. Lost. Mr.. Perea moved the bll
! be considered engrossed and read TIT
third time. Mr.. Slower moved that tn
bill be engrossed. there being 80 man.
amendments. Latter motion carried.
Mr.. Slower presented G, B. No. S6, t.
amend section III of the Compiled Laws
The bill makes the bond Of the territoris
treasurer, instead OF SC, 900, to be $500 0OO
and the bond of the auditor, instead q
$4,000, to be 100000; bonds to be az
proved by the governor. Read the tirs
and second time. Mr.. Slower moved t
refer to the judiciary committee. MI
Catron asked why net read the third tim
and pass it. Mr.. Slower said he had n
objection, and said it was remarkable tha
our auditor and treasurer had held thel
l Offices 80 long, one for twelve years an
the other for twenty years have handle
millions of the peoples money; have nc
skipped out, and were about Us poor &c
day as when they took Office. The bi
was referred to be reported to-day. MI
Richardson moved to take up G. B. Nc
S., relating to current expense bonds c
counties. Read third time and passed
Ayes II, nays l.. Adjourned to 10 a. m
To.DAY's SESSION.
Mr.. Ancheta presented petition fror
Silver City relative to fire companies, tn
members of any one company not to ez
coed twenty to be free from paying pc
tax, etc. Referred to committee on mum
cipsl and private corporations.
A message from the governor was re
ceived relative to funds from the nation
al government for the agricultural CO.
lege.
C,B. No. SO, relative to official bond
of the auditor and treasurer, was favor
ably reported through Mr.. Slower fror
the committee on finance.
Mr.. Slower presented the following:
Resolved, That the committee on jud
ciary is hereby requested to report q SUI
stitute for council joint resolution
No. 8, said substitute to provid
for a commission of six to Wis
Washington to be appointe
by the governor mot more than thre
from one political party, and also for a
appropriation of not to exceed 5000 t
nav actual travelling expenses. Adopted
The following bills we're introduced
read and referred to appropriate commit
tees: BY Mr.. Jaramillo, G. B. No. 81
relative as to suits between counties, sui
hitting any compromise OF said suits
the county boards instead Of the territorit
auditor. By Mr.. Ancheta, G. B. No. u
relative to the jurisdiction of justices {
the peace in special cases. Also @. T
No. 80, to regulate the organization {
. fire companies. H. B. No. II, an act t
provide for the erection Of guide
boards on public highways We
taken up. Mr.. Perea moved to table il
definitely. Lest, and on motion of M
Ancheta the bill placed upon its thir
reading and passed, ayes 8, nays 3. 0
motion of Mr.. Slower G. B. No. 81
relative to official bonds Of treasurer an
audltol, WIS Iahen " any ~ niv,iVi
Mr.. Mills passed. Mr.. Mills called u
g. B. No. s, the high license bill, and, o
motion of Mr.. Antheta it was laid ov'
to become the special order on Monda.
A message from the governor TRANSMIT
ting the annual report Of the secretary
the Bureau of immigration. Receive
and referred to the committee on imm
grafton.
On motion OF Mr.. Catron the come
went into executive session and short
after an adjournment was taken to 2
|. m. on Monday.