Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-26
HOUSE.
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house assembled at O'clock and
the special order, H. b. No. 81, to estab
fish branch of the agricultural expert
ment stations at Maxwell City, was called.
Mr.. Bland had been excused by the
speaker to meet his wife. The bill was
accordingly made the special order for
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Hinkle's bill, fixing the maximum
fare to be charged by stage companies at
10 cents per mile, was then called, and
was read for information.
Mr.. Montoya said he was somewhat op-
posed to this bill, as it was only right
that person who is doing business with
his wagon or carriage should be allowed
to make his own price for carrying any
one who desired to ride. If they did not
care to pay the price they need not
ride.
Mr.. Hopewell said he did not think Mr..
Hinkle understood the far reaching
| effects of the bill. It would close up
| numerous mail routes. He cited for in
stanre in Sierra county where reduction
| to 10 cents a mile would close up the
| lines q
Nearly every member of the house par
ticipated in the debate that followed. It
was held that this bill would prevent
hacks carrying persons to and from the
! depot in this city, between Old and New
Albuquerque and Las Vegas from charg-
| ing more than 10 cents mile.
Mr.. Lady offered and amendment max
ing the limit 121a cents, which was lost.
The bill finally passed by vote of 10 to
9.
The speaker then called attention to H.
B. No. 20, repeating the libel law, and Mr..
Hopewell moved that the chief clerk be
instructed tr make the proper clerical cor
rections in the bill and send it to the
council for concurrence, which was or
dered.
Mr.. Kuchenbecker, after saying that he
did not want to do the hack drivers any
in justice, moved to reconsider Fl. B. No.
"a, just passed above.
Mr.. Hinkle promptly moved to lay that
motion on the table indefinitely, which
was carried.
H. B. No. 6S-By Mr. Hopewell, was
then taken from the table in its regular
order. 1t provides that all roads and
highways dedicated to public use that
have not been vacated or opened, and
such other roads as are now recognized
by the corporate authorities are declared
public highways, for the location or lay
! ing out and location of roads upon the
petition of at least ten tax payers. The
bill is very lengthy and the reading
was dispensed with, and the consideration
of the bill made special order for
Friday morning after the reading of the
journal.
After couple of futile efforts to trans
act further business the house adjourned
until 1880 p. m.
| EVENING SESSION.
The house met pursuant to adjourn
ment and H. B. No. 46, ratifying the act
creating the county of Guadalupe, was
taken up on its third reading.
Mr.. Montoya moved that the bill be
laid on the table indefinitely; but there
was no second.
Mr.. Baca moved that the bill pass.
Mr.. Montoya said that in making his
motion he believed this was new county
scheme, but that under the circumstances
he was in favor of the bill and not against
it.
The bill then passed. -,
Mr.. Barela moved to adjourn and the
speaker announced that Mr.. Barela would
be excused if he had important business
to transact.
Mr.. Montoya offered resolution that
| 4 L. \ Tn
hold night sessions, it was ordered that
the house should not set later than 6
o'clock p. M, each day.
The resolution was promptly tabled.
H. B. No. 2l, disqualifying county Off
GERS from being their own successors,
but exempting members of the legis-
lature from it's operation, was then con-
sidered.
| Mr.. Barela was called to the chair.
Mr.. Meyers moved to lay this measure
on the table indefinitely, but withdrew
to allow Mr.. Read to make speech.
Mr.. Read said that the principle of al
lowing men to perpetuate themselves in
Office was contrary to Republican form
of government. All he wanted was the
greatest good of the greatest number; and
if this bill was adopted it would be a
notice to the world that we were down on
all kinds of anarchy. He was heartily in
favor of preventing any man using his
Office to debauch the will of the people.
Mr.. Meyers called attention to the fact
that the gentleman had occupied more
than five minutes.
Three gentlemen yielded their time to
Mr.. Read, making twenty minutes in all,
| ha bar n
he had three minutes left. Mr. Read
availed himself of the time to state that
he would hereafter insist on Strict COM
pliance with the time rule.
Mr.. Hinkle asked why legislators were
excluded from the operation of the bill.
Mr.. Read said in order to permit them
to run for other county Offices.
Mr.. Branch said it was easy to see
where the poison was IN this bill. 1t was
for the purpose Of ousting from Office
men whom the politicians could not reach
any other way. That was all the anarchy
there was to it. This was an invasion of
the rights of the people who should be
allowed to choose their own officers with
out interference of the legislature.
Mr.. Hopewell said the bill was one of
the most infamous measures ever intro.
duced into legislative assembly. If t is
bill should become law this house would
be denounced as pack of fools.
! A great deal of irrelevant debate, points
of order, was then INDUCED In
until Mr.. McMullen finally made
the motion to lay the bill on the table in
definitely which prevailed.
4 Mr.. Hopewell under suspension of the
rules reported from the finance committee
recommending that 200 copies of the
auditors report be printed in English
and Spanish. The report was adopted
and it was SO ordered.