Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-03
COUNCIL.
Yesterdays AFTERNOON SESSION.

YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the council met at 2 p. m, the
following bills were introduced, read twice
ordered translated and printed and re-
ferred.
c. B. No. 81, By Mr.. Saint, to amen d
section 1861 of the Compiled Laws of 1874
Mr.. Hubbell moved the suspension of the
rules for the third reading Of the bill and
it then passed. 1t relates to the funding
of town and city debts.
G. B. No. SO, to prevent the mourning
of debts by or on behalf of territorial
institutions, committee on territorial
institutions.
c. B. No. 50, by Mr.. Hubbell, making
county clerks e1-officio clerks of the dis
trict courts; which on motion Of Mr.. Fall
was laid on the table indefinitely.
H. B. No. &C, amending the act regu-
lating the sale of drugs, medicines and
poison, was then considered on its third
reading.
Mr.. Veeder moved to amend by adding
another section providing that "each and
every practicing physician pursuing such
occupation in the territory shall pay an
annual license of 1925 on the first day of
July of each year to be covered into the
school fund of the several counties"
which was adopted. The bill then
passed.
q. B. No. 8, regulating the practice rela-
tive to bills of exception, was read a
third time and duly passed.
c. B. No, ~, grading hotel license, with
substitute for same which is practically
similar to the house bill heretofore re-
ported, was next taken up.
+ Mr.. Sanchez moved that it be laid on
the table indefinitely, which was lost.
Various amendments were offered and
finally Mr.. Hall moved that the bill be
considered engrossed and enrolled and
that it do now pass; which was carried.
The president stated that the joint
committee on arrangements had nearly
completed arrangements for the trip to
Denver; and that the legislature would
probably start on Sunday morning.
Mr.. Saint moved to instruct the COM
mittee on arrangements that unless the
Colorado legislature returns to New Mex-
leo with this body that the invitation be
declined.
Mr.. Veeder moved to amend so as to
instruct the committee to say that the in
vitation was declined owing to pressure
of business, which was lost.
The previous question was called and
Mr.. Saints motion being put was carried
by unanimous vote.
H. B. No. 1885, to amend chapter II of the
acts of the 29th legislative assembly, also
H. B. No so, relative to the appointment
of special deputies, marshals, etc, which
is generally known as the anti-Pinkerton
bill. were referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
H. B. No. 90, fixing the time of holding
territorial and county nominating con-
ventions was under suspension of the
rules read first and second time.
| Mr.. Hubbell moved to amend by in.
sorting the forty-five instead of thirty, SO
that territorial conventions may be held
forty-tive days before election, which was
adopted.
| Mr.. Fall moved an amendment whereby
district nominations for members of the
legislature should be held thirty days
before election, which was also adopted
H. B. No. 81, distributing the 100000
of direct tax fund was then read, and on
motion of Mr.. Hubbeli made a special
order for p. m. to-day.
The council then adjourned until 10 a
m. to-day.
| THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
| The council met at 10 a. M, and the
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