Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-30

strike out the ord ten and insert twenty
in the section where the law is made non
operative as to companies employing
only ten men.
Mr.. McMullen moved to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Mr.. Hopewell expressed himself as
sorry that the bill was in such loose
shape. He, however, thought if it passed,
ment than with it.
Mr.. Bland, of Colfax, spoke of the con-
dition of his district where there were
coal mines and lumber mills employing
less than twenty men who were compelled
to deal at the company's store.
Mr.. Kuchenbecker called for the pre-
vious question, which was ordered, and
the amendment laid on the table.
Mr. Barela moved that a minimum as
well as a maximum punishment be pro-
vided for the violation of section 2 of
the bill. 1t would then provide that any
person who coerced an employe to deal at
company store would be subject to a
fine of not less than $50 nor more than
$500, or not less than twenty days nor
more than sixty days Imprisonment in
the county jail. The amendment was
adopted The rules were then suspended
and the bill put on its passage the yeas
and nays resulted II yeas and nays, as
follows:
Aye,-Baca, Barela, Bland, Chavez, To-
mas Gonzales, Kuchenbecker, Lady, Macs
tas, Martinez, Meyers, Montoya, Nc
Mullen, Romero. Read, Salazar y Ortiz
Stoval and the Speaker.
No.--Clancy, Frampton, Francisco Con,
zales, Hinkle and Hopewell.
Messrs. Read, Martinez, and Tomas
Gonzales changed their votes from no tc
yea. Mr.. Read then moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill passed, but his
motion was promptly tabled.
All the members who voted IN the
negative explained that their votes were
not against the idea or intent of the law
but against an unconstitutional measure
Mr.. Kuchenbecker assured them thai
exactly the same law prevailed in Ohio
Pennsylvania and other states, and thai
it was copid verbatim from one of these
statutes.
Mr.. Hinkle, of Lincoln, moved to sus
pend the rules and consider house bill
No. Is, providing for various amend
ments TO the school law.
Mr.. Meyers interrupted to introduce
joint resolution number l, providing fo1
the payment and number of the housC
employees.
Mr.. Hinkle moved to amend by strik
ing out all that part relating to extrt
com pensation for the United States Off
cials. This was ruled out of order unit
the resolution should be read the secont
time. Mr.. Meyers moved the second ant
third reading of the resolution.
Mr.. Read moved to amend, so that tn,
resolution should only be read the sec
ond time, which passed. Mr.. Hinkl
then called up his amendment, givel
above, and on motion of Mr.. Meyers i
was laid on the table.
After the usual routine the resolution
passed, and the house adjourned until II
o clock a. m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The house met at 1915. During thu
reading of the roll message was received
from the council asking concurrence il
the resolutions and acts elsewhere men
toned as having passed that body yester
day.
After the reading of the minutes Mr.
Hinkle novel to amend by changing thu
journal at that point where his amend
ment to the corporation store bill is noted
He claimed that his motion to change thu
number of employees to which this Law
should be operative from ten to twent,
was not lost. The speaker explained TIN
course of the motions at that time ant
held that the journal was correct ant
could not be amended. Mr.. Hinkle de
sired vote on the sub ject, but was in
formed that his only recourse was an ap
peal from the decision of the chair. Thi
he did not care to do.
Mr.. Salazar y Ortiz moved that tn
journal be approved as read.
Mr.. Hinkle called for another reading
of that part of the minutes which be dis
puted; and made an immaterial correction
in the reading of his amendment, and tn
journal was then approved.
The speaker then announced the stand
ing committees.
Jose L. Montoya, was appointed assist
ant door-keeper, and Francisco Delgado
assistant chief clerk, and both were sworl
in.
Mr.. Hopewell then moved to suspend
the rules and take up council bill No. II
which relates to the qualifications o
public officers. The vote to suspend tn
rules was unanimous, and the bill was reat
the first time by title.
Mr.. Kuchenbecker moved that the bill
be read the second time in full both il
English and Spanish, which was SO or
dered.
On successive motions by Mr.. Read ant
Mr.. Kuchenbecker the bill was read
third time under suspension of rules
considered as translated and unanimousl,
passed.
The regular order was then called an,
Mr.. Frampton, from the select committee
to wait on the librarian, reported that i
was impossible to obtain the copies o
the Compiled and session laws, and sug
gested that the chief clerk be INSTRUCTED
to communicate with the council and tr,
and obtain few copies of these mucl
needed volumes. So ordered.
The following bills were also intro
duced
H. B. No. 19-By Mr.. Bland, to repea
section 4 of the law regulating the killing
of animals. Read first time by title ant
laid on the table for further considera
ton.
H. B. No. 20-By Mr.. Hopewell, bill il
relation to the change of venue. Read I
first time and ordered to be laid on thu
table.
Fl. B. No. 21-By Mr.. Read, disqualify
ing county, city, district and precinc
officers from being their own successors
Read first time by title and ordered tt
lay on the table for further considera
ton.
Fl. B. No. 22-By Mr.. Read, declaring
that city officers shall be elected by thu
incorporators of incorporated cities, fix
inp the time of their election and sala