Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-03
THE COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SEssIo,

Council was called upon by commit
tee from the house appointed to confer
on the subject of electing public printer.
Messrs. Paulin, George and Garcia, from
the house, also appeared and asked the
appointment of conference committee
to consider the number and pay Of add.
tional employees,
Mr.. Catron, from the committee on
rules, made a report, which was laid over
for the examination of members. Ellis
introduced:
By Mr.. Santistevan, G. B. No. 10. An
act to amend an act relating to the IL
nances of New Mexico.
By Mr.. Santistevan, G. B. No. Is. An
act to prevent the use OF misleading
language in the titles OF laws.
BY Mr.. Mills, @. B. No. II, Extend
ing the operations OF the Perea finance bill
until otherwise provided.
BY Mr.. Mills, G. B. No. Is. An act
creating the Office OF county surveyor.
By Mr.. Richardson, c. b. No, 10, tC
repeal an act of the 2Sth legislative assem-
bly, entitled an act in relation to the cleo
ton of justices OF the peace and for Other
purposes.
BY Mr.. Richardson, C. 3. No, 20, ar
act to repeal the libel law.
By Mr.. Slower, G. B. No. q, relating
to the condemnation of public property
by municipal corporations.
These bills were read twice and referred
| to be translated and printed.
Some discussion was had on Mr.. STOW
er's Joint resolution directing the librarian
to supply members with copies OF thu
Compiled and Session laws and it wa
again laid over.
Mr.. Perea's resolution to print the bill
in English only was defeated by vote 0
s to4.
Mr.. Mills moved to employ two addition
al translators. Mr.. Peres moved oamen'
by directing the chief clerk to assign tw
persons already in the employ of tn
council to this duty. Amendment &c
ICepted and the chief clerk was asked t
notify the council as to his ability to com
ply herewith. Adjourned to 10 a. m. TO
day.
To-DAY's SESSION.
Session opened at 10 a. m. with praye
by the chaplain, Rev. G. G. Smith. TIL
minutes were approved.
Mr.. Richardson offered a resolution t
the effect that all measures necessary t
be printed shall be in both English am
Spanish unless otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Catron moved to amend by insert
ing the words "as soon as our appropria
ton is made" This was, however, final
withdrawn and Mr.. Richardson's resolu
ton adopted, but finally Messrs. Ancheta
Catron, Jaramillo, Mills, Slower changed
their vote to nay, Mr.. Contreras chang
ing, having voted nay changed his vot
then to aye, und the motion was lost
1t is worth while to state here that tn
reason the first named gentleman
changed their votes was because MI
Contreras voted against the resolution
they concluding that, if Mr.. Contrera
didn't want the bills printed in Spanish
they did not.
New bills were introduced as follows
By Mr.. Mills, G. B. No. p. An &C
for the sale of real estate for taxes. Rea
and referred to translator and printer.
On motion of Mr.. Cstron, seconded b
Mr.. Mills, the report of the committee o
rules was taken from the president
table and adopted.
Council joint resolution No. /, relatin
to the librarian supplying members wit
copies of the compiled laws of 'S4, ais
the session laws of the last session wa
taken up and passed.
Adjourned to 10 a. M, Monday
HOUSE.