Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-29

United states, lOr NulCu Iuey suail 10
ceive 81 per day, Sundays excepted, but
no additional pay or compensation for
mileage. For compensation and mileage
of witnesses: For Santa Fe county dis
trict court, 5000; for Taos county district
court, $500; for Rio Arriba county district
court, $3.50; for San Juan county district
court, $50; for Bernalillo county district
court, $1,000. Mr.. Slower moved
to strike out for Bernslillo county
81 300 and insert $l,S00, and said
there were cases on the Bernalillo county
docket for years not called for trial. Mr..
Catron stated that the former judge there
had neglected his duty and shirked his
work. which caused the accumulation OF
cases. Witnesses had been retained
longer than necessary and paid more than
should have been paid. Mr.. stover's
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Jaramillo moved to return to Rlo
Arriba county and to change the amount
from $3.50 to $3.50, as he needed three
weeks court in that county instead of two.
Mr.. Slower moved to make the amount
1925 Adopted.
For Valencia county district court 500
was allowed. For Dona Ana county dis
trict court 81 ,00O-Mr. Ancheta moved to
make the amount $4,000 and said that
the county was overraun by gangs OF cut
throats from both sides OF the Mexico line
and it wasn't small thing to pay witness
ses to appear and nelp prosecute these cut.
throats and send them to the pen, where
thew now had a dozen. Mr.. Catron
moved to make the amount 81 500. Car
ried. For Grant county witnesses the
bill provided 500. Mr.. Ancheta moved
to make the amount 1850. He read the
certified report OF the district court clerk
showing the dificit for witnesses in Dons
Ana, Grant and Sierra and said that
amount was necessary. Mr.. Slower stated
it was poor economy to refuse to pay
Jurors and witness what is justly due
them; pay them in certificates that are
bought up by spectators at a heavy dis
count, while the territory is buying its
own bonds ut Is per cent pre-
MUM. Mr. Perea stated that he
had nothing to do with buying the bonds,
and that there was provision in
this bill to prevent it in the future. Mr..
Catron moved to make the amount ST.
$50. Lost Mr.. Perea 10 make it 81, 100.
Lost. Mr.. Ancheta's motion to make it
81, $50 was adopted; ayes 6, nays 3; lat
ter being Messrs. Catron, Perea and San
tistevan. For Sierra county witnesses
$3.50. Mr. Ancheta moved to make 1t
$3.50. Mr.. Catron moved to make it $3.50.
Latter motion lost, and Mr.. Ancheta' s
motion adopted. On motion the commit
tee of the whole reported progress to the
touse snd asked further time. Granted.
Mr.. Ancheta, from the committee on en-
rolled bills, reported as correctly enrolled
C. B. No. So, to amend chapter 81 of ses-
sion laws OF 1887, and the president signed
the same. Adjourned to Up. m.
HOUSE.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The chair announced that the hour
having arrived, he laid before the house
the special order, being G. B. No. So, to
provide for the issuance OF county current
xpense bonds. The special committee
reported it faverably.
On motion of Mr.. Read the house went
into committee OF the whole, Mr. Essley
in the chair, to consider the bill. After
, considering the bill the house was called
to order aud the chairman reported fav-
orably upon the bill. On motion Of Mr..
Read the report of the committee was
} adopted.
MIR. Montoya moved that the bill be
considered engrossed and read the third
time. On motion Of Mr.. Sanches the bill
passed.
. The chair announced that it had signed
II. B. No. 80, in relation to sewers in in
corporated towns. Mr.. Mcdonald moved to
suspend the rules and take up flom The
speakers table the house substitute to
G. B. No. 5, and the senate amendments
, thereto. Adopted On motion Of Mr.. Mon
toya the house went into the committee
, of the whole to consider the same. Car
; red. MIR. Walker in the chair. After
, considerable discussion upon the bill the
, house was called to order and the chair
man reported the bill back to the house
favorably and the council amendments to
the house substitute were concurred in
upon motion Of Mr.. Read.
A message announced that the council
had reconsidered the vote on the passage
of G. b. No. SO, and requested that the
( bill be returned to the council. On mo.
, ton the house went into committee
on substitute No. /, to II. B. No. 70 and
H. B. Mo. 30, that persons raising crops
, by water from wells should fence the
r same. Mr.. Gable In the chair. The
: committee reported the bill to the house
) adversely and 1t was rejected. Ayes 70
+ nays l, Mr.. Burns. Adjourned to II
J o. m.
To.DAY's SESSION.
. G. B. No. n, repeating the fence Law
. as passed by the last legislature, was
, passed,
; H B. No. SO, for the protection Of wive'
and families, was considered in commit
r tee OF the whole, on motion of Mr.. Easley
and passed.
8 The following new bills were introduced
D read and referred:
t BY Mr.. Young, H. B. No. 10l, giving
8 title to real estate after ten years open ane
1 undisturbed possession.
8 BY Mr.. Montoya, H. 3. No. l02, rela
-: tive to live stock, providing for the in
a spection OF all live stock to be shipped
. out Of the territory and requiring stool
a raisers to give notice to inspectors Of TIM
a and place of shipments, etc.
8 H. B. No. At, an act regulating tn
!. qualifications OF attorneys for admission
i to the bar and for other purposes, wa
considered and the measure indefnitel,
o tabled.
O II. B. No. IS, an act to prohibit the un
Q lawful carrying and use Of deadly weapons
), was debated at length. Mr.. Hubbell movet
a to reduce the penalty from not less thai
. 500 to $25. and the imprisonment TO
;, not less than three months to thirty days
q Mr.. Otero in the chair.
}. Mr. Torres seconded the amendment
i but afterward gave his experience q
e length with socorro county desperate
=. and finally took back his second.
h Massrs. Montoya, Fall and Burn
talked for half an hour on the necessit
q Of modifying the existing deadly weapon
- ~ thav d;Eo.nd On "a how m an