Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-23

had on this bill and it was passed.
{. B. No. 1856, to amend section 346,
of the Compiled Laws of 1894 and H. B.
No. l67, on the same subject, were laid
on the table indefinitely on motion OF Mr..
Fall. Mr.. Hubbell asked consent to Of.
fer a short resolution. Mr.. Fall asked
first for unanimous consent to make
motion and said: That since the first
day of his service here, there was but
one ,ote OF his that he was ashamed Of,
and Vthat was when he voted to table
G. B. No. &c, providing for public schools
in incorporated towns, and as the bill
only effected Albuquerque and Las Ve-
gas, and if those towns wanted the law,
he did not know why outsiders
should oppose it; therefore he moved
to reconsider the vote by which the
bill was tabled, so as to pass the bill
and he hoped unanimous consent would
be gwen to do so. Mr.. Montoya was of
the same opinion az Mr.. Fall; and as he
had Just learned that the bill only applied
to Incorporated towns, he would gladly
second the motion. The motion carried.
Mr.. Hubbell offered the following:
Resolved, That the house special com.
mittee to whom was referred Il. B. No.
1923, entitled an act to provide for the per-
manent location Of the capital of the ter
ritory OF New Mexico, be and the same is
hereby required to report the same back
to the house Immediately with any rec
ommendatien the committed may see tit
to make.
After considerable discussion and de-
bate the resolution was amended 80 that
the committee should report on Monday
morning. The resolution as amended
was then adopted by an aye and nay vote /;
and the house adjourned.
To-DAY's SESSION.
The capitol removal scheme came up
as a special order.
Mr.. Easley, on behalf OF himself and
Representatives Paulin and Perea OF the
special committee on capitol removal,
presented a majority report recommend.
ing that the whole question be indefinite
ly tabled.
Mr.. Montoya and Mr.. Hubbell, Of the
committee. presented q minority report
favoring submission OF the question Of
capitol removal to vote of the people Of
New Mexico, and presented bill to this
end.
Mr.. Fall moved the adoption OF the
minority report.
Mr.. Easley moved that Mr.. Falls mo-
ton together with the minority report
be indefinitely tabled. When it came
to voting on this question nearly
every member had an explanation to
make.
Mr.. Fall, Mr.. Mcdonald, Mr.. Hubbell
and Mr.. Montoya led the opposition
against Santa Fe, and Messrs. Easley,
Otero, Sanchez, Torres, Read and F.
Garcia sustained Santa Fe and argued
that it was a useless expenditure Of time
and public money to agitate the ques-
ton.
Mr.. F. Garcia said the matter was
sprung by q few politicians; that there
was niger in the wood pile with which
the welfare of the people had nothing to
do, and he was therefore opposed to re-
moval
Mr.. Montoya said that Santa Fe was
his home, was the queen city of New
Mexico and he loved her, but he was
nevertheless in favor of allowing the PEG
pie OF New Mexico to vote on the question
of capital location.
Mr.. Otero, of Valencia county, had
heard 40 complaint from his constituents
as to Santa Fe remaining the capital
he scored the lobbyists in round
terms and voted to indefinitely table the
proposition.
Representative Walker and Represen
tative George had no explanation to make
they voted aye on the motion to Kill
the scheme.
Mr.. Paulin said until every represen
tative came from the people instructed or
this subject he was opposed to its agita
ton and voted to sustain Mr.. Easley's
motion.
Mr.. Read was opposed to removal anG
in voting said he believed he represented
not only the people Of Rio Arriba but o.
all New Mexico.
Mr.. Pedro Sanchez spoke eloquently Of
the historic city Of the Holy Faith, saying
the people would never consent to the
removal of the capital and spoke Of the
influence for good Santa Fe had ever had
through her educational institu'
tons upon the minds OF the poo
pie of New Mexico. Frequent applause
greeted Major Sanchez. Mr.. Torres sale
he had been nagged to death by migrate
full men on this subject, but he was fol
Santa Fe, the city that, in the eyes Of the
people, was nearest: to Washington, the
city that had reared and trained tn.
brightest men in New Mexico. HI
thought this whole agitation was inspirec
by towns who were jealous of Santa Eel
prosperity, and his heart tremblsd for Mr.
Montoya.
Mr.. Essley's motion to kill the remova
scheme was adopted by vote Of IA to 10
Mr.. Easlsy then called up the seconc
order of the day, the appropriation bill
and after briefly considering the same il
committee OF the whole the noon recess
was taken.
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