Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-11
HOUSE.
Yesterdays AFTERNOON SESSION.


The house met at p. M, and H. B. No.
1877, to permit women to vote at school
elections, came up as unfinished business.
The pending question was on Mr.. Hinkle's
amendment, which was to permit women
to vote at all elections.
Mr.. Meyers moved to lay that motion
on the table, which prevailed.
Mr.. Mirabal moved that the bill BIZ
amended 80 as to provide that the law
shonld not take effect in New Mexico.
Mr.. Meyers said that the motion was
an insult to the maj ority of the house as
shown by the vote just cast.
Mr.. Stovall said he was opposed to the
whole bill, and his remarks precipitated
long debate in which the general ques-
ton of women's right to the suffrage was
discussed, until Mr.. Meyers moved the
previous question, which was ordered, and
the motion lost.
Mr.. Stovall moved that all adult fe-
males shall be eligible to any Office in this
territory.
Mr.. Read made long speech in favor
of the amendment and Mr.. Hinkle there
upon ordered the previous question.
The amendment was adopted; and Mr..
Hinkle moved the passage of the bill and
the vote resulted as follows:
Ayes: Messrs. Labadie, Chaves, Clan
cy, Frampton, Hinkle, Hubbell, Kuchen-
becker, Meyers, McMullen, Read, Salazar
y Ortiz, Stovall and the speaker.
Noes: Messrs. Barela, Bland, Bowman,
Gonzales, Lady, Maestas, Martinez, Mi
rabal, Montoya and Romero. So the bill
passed.
The following committees reported:
Committee on education, favorably on
council substitute for G. B. No. 20.
Committee on finance, favorably on
Il. B. Nos. 1913, 70, 167, LAG and 100; and
H. B. No. AZ and G. B. No. 81.
Committee on irrigation, that H. B. No.
therefor do pass; also that H. B. No. 80,
De referred to the joint conference COM
mittee.
Committee on stock and stock raising,
avorably on H. B. No. 154.
Mr.. Hinkle moved to take recess un-
til 1880, which was lost.
The committee substitute for Fl. B. No.
l49, providing that cities and towns may
dispose of public franchises, was taken
Up and passed.
The following bills were introduced,
read twice ordered, translated and printed
and referred.
H. B. No. 1s6-By Mr.. Barela, design
ating territorial depository for public
Fl. B. No. 187-By Mr.. Chaves, to
amend section 7, chapter 80, laws of 1889;
judiciary committee.
H. B. No. 1SS-By Mr.. McMullen, to
amend section 1922 of the Compiled Laws
IF 1884; judiciary committee.
Mr.. Clancy then introduced house
resolution stating that this legislature was
in honor bound to accept the invitation
to Denver and therefore that when the
house adjourned Saturday evening it
should be over Wednesday. Mr.. Clancy
made vigorous speech in favor-of this
measure and said that if no one else &C
;epted the invitation he would. al .
Mr.. Barela interrupted to suggest that
ne be decorously tagged as the legislative
freak.
Mr.. Clancy replied that it was unbe-
coming for the gentleman to talk of tag
ring as at recent banquet the gentle
nan from Dona Ana had been revolution
lrily labeled the legislature "peach."
The resolution passed and the house
adjourned until q. m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
After the house met at 10 o'clock, Fl. B.
No. 1872, on the question of aeeeqq uias, was
considered briefly in committee of the
Whole and referred to special commit
zee, consisting of Messrs. Chaves, Barela,
dinkle, Hopewell and Salazar.
Under the head of bills on their third
reading, Mr.. Bowman's H. B. No. l21 then
zane up and was read in full. 1t pro-
,ides that within five days after the in
,titution of an action of replevin that the
plaintiff may be entitled to possession of
the property by putting up bond of
louble the value of the property. The
bill passed unanimously without debate.
The house proceeded to the considera-
ton of council substitute for G. B. No. 2S,
known as the railroad liability bill. The
DILL passed without amendment as it came
rom the council by unanimous vote.
It was published in full with the debate
on the same in the council at the time of
it's passage by that body.
H. B. No. 122 was the next bill. It pro-
vides that any justice of the peace who
refuses to issue any summons, subpoena
or other process shall be subject to a
ine of 800.
Mr.. Read called attention to the fact
that the present statute amply covered
the provisions of this bill and moved
that it he laid on the table, which was
ordered.
H. B. No. 120, also introduced by Mr..
Bowman, to amend sections %, "a, rs
md %, correcting the ambiguity in the
present law regulating the qualifications
Of jurors, and the same passed without
opposition.
H. B. No. IS, was then tabled. 1t pro-
vides for amendment of the laws institu-
ting corporations.
H. B. No. SO, abolishing the Office of
district attorney and creating that of
county attorney, was then considered.
On motion of Mr.. Lady the reading of
the bill was. dispensed with and it was
laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Hinkle the house ad-
journed until 2 p. m.
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