Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-11
A SPECIAL MESSAGE.
A Financial Statement by the Gov
ernOr Stirs Up the Members
of the Assembly.
Spirited Debates - The Militia Bill
Again-Disposition Of the Direct
Tax Fund-Legislative
Chat.
COUNCIL
yesterdays AFTERNOON SESSION.

yesterdays AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the council after the noon recess the
following bills were introduced, read
first time in full, and, under suspension
of the rules, read second time, ordered
printed and translated and referred to
the appropriate committees:
c. B. No. 44-By Mr.. Hubbell, relative
to procedure in criminal cases; judiciary
committee.
c. B. No. 45-By Mr.. Hubbell, concern
ing chattel mortgages; judiciary commit
tee.
c. B. No. 46-By Mr.. Hubbell, relating
to practice in the district courts; judiciary
committee.
c. B. No. 47-By Mr.. Hubbell, relating
to evidence; judiciary committee.
c. B. No. 4S-By Mr.. Hubbell, relating
to Executions; judiciary committee.
c. B. No. 49-By Mr.. Martinez, amend
ing the act authorizing and restricting the
issue of bonds by counties for the build
ing of iails, court house, bridges, etc..
and providing for the care of poor and
helpless persons. The motion of Mr..
Sanchez to refer this to the judiciary
committee was lost and Mr.. Halls motion
to refer to the territorial affairs commit
tee was adopted.
c. B. No. Soy Mr.. Burns, to provide
system of recording marks and brands.
Mr.. Saint moved that this bill be not now
assigned to any committee, which was
adopted.
message from the house announcing
the engrossment and signing by the
speaker of H. B. No. So, referring to Span
ish printing, was received, and the bill
was signed by the president and sent to
the governor.
message from the governor was re-
ceived and the house then took up bills
on their second reading; and the follow
ing bills were taken from the table, read
a second time in full, ordered to be
translated and printed and REFEREED
G. B. No. 38-By Mr.. Fall, providing
for the levying and collection of taxes on
real estate; finance committee.
G. B. No. 39-By Mr.. Fall, by request,
to provide territorial board of equaliza-
ton and prescribing its duties; finance
committee.
c. B. No. 4O-By Mr.. Burns, in relation
to district attorneys; judiciary commit
tee.
G. B. No. 41--By Mr.. Patterson, for the
protection of the records of the several
counties, and regulating the business of
abstracting titles; territorial affairs COM
mittee.
G. b. No. 42-By Mr.. Hall, to regulate
and grade hotel and restaurant licenses;
finance committee.
G. B. No. 43--By Mr.. Voeder, to regu-
late the practice of dentistry; territorial
affairs committee.
The president then stated that council
joint resolution No. 5, relative to pay of
penitentiary employees, had passed the
house and was ordered engrossed and en-
rolled.
H. B. No. 20, in relation to change of
venue, was taken from the presidents
table, ordered read a first and second
time, and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee without being printed.
Mr.. Saint asked permission of the
council to introduce council resolution
No. 8, that permanent committee of
three be created to which all questions
relating to live stock be referred, which
was granted, and Mr.. Hubbell then moved
its adoption, which was ordered.
Mr.. Fall requested the president to
direct that the press table be kept clear
of persons having no business thereat;
and the president thereupon issued an
order that the press table and surround
ings shall not be used or occupied by any
persons except those having business
there, and that the entrance and exit OF
the officers be through the rear door of
the council chamber and not through the
gallery.
The governors message relating to ter
ritorial finances was then taken up, and
read.
Mr.. Fall expressed the utmost surprise
that the governor should send in such
paper to the council. He said the mes
sage was unfair and unjust and that he
repudiated on the part of the council the
insinuations of the governor that the
council was not legislating economically.
Mr.. Martinez also protested. He said
it was half way veto by which the gov
ernor sought to make record without
taking the responsibility of his act. The
president then announced that the mes
sage would take its regular course; and
on motion of Mr.. Sanchez, the council
adjourned until 10 a. m.