Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-12-29

this purpose III case the constable Is not
available. who shall give the usual bond,
provided said collector make returns ten
days before the last of each month to the
county treasurer; and that the collector
or constable shall receive 10 per cent of
the amount collected as compensation;
that suit shall be entered on October |, OF
each year for the recovery of delinquent
taxes; that if said school directors OR
constable neglect the duties imposed by
this act each of them shall be liable to a
fine of 1925 or thirty days in the county
jail, and that the money accruing from
such fines shall become part of the coun-
ty school fund.
Mr.. Read asked suspension of the
rules and that bills Nos. and 2 be read
second time. He called attention to the
fact TINT the two bills introduced by him
yesterday radically repealed the poll tax
laws, while Mr.. Hopewell's bill only re-
pealed section SO of chapter 25 anG sec
ton of II: leaving sections 81 and 80 of
chapter 25 still standing. He said 1t was
a bounden duty to repeal the poll tax
law and he wanted the whole and not a
part of these obnoxious sections stricken
out. He suggested that one bill could
probably be framed out of all three that
would meet the public demands.
Mr.. Hopewell said his OBJ iect was to
separate the poll tax from the elections.
The tax contributed $4,000 to the school
fund and he wanted that saved. He had
no objection to the second reading of
Mr.. Reads bills, but suggested that Il
committee be appointed to consider the
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| possible general bill.
Mr.. Barela also supported this view.
A committee from the council consist
1 ing of Messrs Sanchez, Hub bell and Mar
/ tinez, entered and announced that the
| senate was also considering the poll tax
/ repeal, and that as the justice of the
peace election was coming on, they were
] appointed to make some arrangement
/ III the house for an understanding
of the general provision of such meas
| ure.
Mr.. Read moved that the committee be
requested to remain a few moments, as
that very ject was under considera-
ton, and moved that the speaker appoint
committee of three consisting of the
representatives who had introduced into
the house similar bills.
The speaker ruled that the motion was
premature, and informed the committee
that the MESA e would be placed before
the house and message embodying its
answer sent the council.
The committee departed and Mr.. Barela
resumed his remarks, and renewed Mr.
Reads motion seconded by Mr. Frampton
The speaker requested of Mr.. Barela tC
suspend his motion as the whole discus
sion was out of order. He also informed
Mr.. Read that the second reading of his
two bills was entirely in order as the
regular order had been called He ther
placed the message of the council in the
hands of the house and Mr.. Read moved
that the message be received, and asked
unanimous consent that Mr.. Barela''
motion be considered in order, and thai
said committee should consist of The
members who framed the bills. The mo
tions were then put seriatim and carried
Messrs. Barela, Hopewell and Read were
appointed as said committee.
Mr.. Frampton precipitated consider
able discussion on the subjec of copie
of compiled laws for each member, an,
the speaker held that the librarian mus
comply with orders of the house withou
any conditions.
Mr. Hinkle, of Lincoln, offered res
olution to allow the privilege of the foo
to ex-members of the different legislature
E and none Others except by permission o
a member of this Legislature.
Mr.. Read amended this by includin;
: the representatives of the press, and tn
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hopewell offered a resolution call
ing on the auditor of the territory for in
formation concerning the amounts O
money collected by the various count
. sheriffs during the past ten years.
\ Mr.. Read called attention to the lack @
assistance in the auditors Office and th
amount of work this resolution would il
= volve, but it passed nevertheless.
Mr.. Kuchenbecker introduced resolu
ton requesting theterritoral treasurer t
inform the house of the amount of tn
= quarterly balances for the AID and 43
t. fiscal years. Carried unanimously.
Mr.. Bland, of Colfax, offered resolr
> ton that none but home labor should b
employed on the rebuilding of the capito
and no convicts should be hereafter Ell
:, ployed on the public works of the terri
:, tory. Adopted.
: A resolution was read without the al
u nouncement of the authors name specify
y ing duties for the committee on rules, br
= was declared out of order.
~ Mr.. Read introduced a resolution calm
- on the auditor for information concern
=, ing the amounts of money paid to sheriff
> for mileage; but Mr. Kuchenbecker quote
= Mr. Reads own words against him col
corning the force in the auditors otfit
= and managed to have the resolutio
tabled amid Democratic laughter.
;, Mr.. Hinkle moved that the rules
= suspended and that all bills relating
" poll tax be referred to the special confe
ence committee. Adopted.
II. B. Nos. l, ., 3, 4, s and 6, noticed
yesterdays New MEXICAN, were read
second time.
# The house, on motion of Mr., Hinkl
l. at $3.50, adjourned until 10 o'clock a. IN.
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