Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-30
HOUSE.
SATURDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
D.. m,

Ihe debate on H. Is. NO. 81. distributing
the direct tax fund of $4,000, was re-
sumed at p. r., Saturday, Mr.. Hopewell
taking the floor. He said the amend
ment brought in by the caucus did not
satisfy him. Although representative
from Socorro, he had not been consulted
by his colleague when it was decided to
reduce the appropriation for the school
of mines from $4,000 to $4,000, and
that both as the introducer of the bill and
as representative from the county ia
terested he had a right to be heard before
such action was decided on.
Mr.. Montoya said that the gentleman
had not been consulted for the reason that
he had always shown himself hostile to
any of his Mr.. Montoya's) measures. He
had consulted with his friends and not
with his enemies.
Mr.. Barela asked the gentleman why
it was that his friends only offered him
$4,000 for the school of mines, while his
enemies offered him 100000, which would
he take, the greater or less sum? The
gentleman had chance right here to
prove the sincerity of his supposed
friends. Mr.. Barela then went into the
merits of the amendment, and showed
how Bernalillo county, with her $6000,00O
of assessed property had only received
$1,5OO, while Mora get $4,000 and Guada-
lupe $4,000. He could discover no basis
on which this caucus distribution of the
fund was made 1t seemed as if it had been
parcelled out like a fund 10 buy votes
to defeat the bill. Here these gentlemen
were supporting an amendment to the
bill that distributed this fund to seven
counties and ignored nine. By what
right was this done. Possibly on the
theory that to the victors belong the
spells and these gentlemen had only
sought in this distribution to gain votes.
They were trying to divert fund that
was given to the whole territory to a few
special purposes. In fact the amendment
was the worst piece of special legislation
ever introduced. In reply to Mr.. Reads
morning argument he said that no one
was prouder of his Spanish blood than
he, but he did not wish to make
his arguments on that basis. He wanted
first and foremost a liberal appropria-
ton for the Worlds fair. The other gen
tlemen might talk about the queen and
the young king of Spain, but when it
came down to business their patriotism
did not seem to carry them far enough.
Mr.. Read replied that the question be-
fore the house was not the Spanish Ian
guage or the queen of Spain, but whether
we could make creditable exhibition
ha fnr ba H.,
fair was concerned was this
difference of opinion amounting
to $1,000. He was willing to vote for
$4,000, but not $4,000. The building
at Chicago would only cost $4,000, and
they already had the money to pay for it,
What did they want this extra $1,000 for!
To put shelving in it? AS to
the distribution of the rest of
the fund it was done after
careful consideration of the necessities
and conditions of the various counties.
AS to the caucus he had no apology to
make. He and his friends had right
to meet to consider any question, and he
did not propose that any man or set of
men should dictate whether it was proper
or not.
Mr.. Chaves said it was no more piece
of special legislation to give this money
to the counties for school purposes than
to give it to the insane asylum or school
of mines.
Mr.. Barela explained that these were
territorial institutions in which the whole
people had part; while this county d.
vision was unjust first in that no fair
distribution had been made, next that it
devoted a fund that belonged peculiarly
TO the territory at large to local and spe-
cial purposes.
Mr.. Read and Mr.. Barela then continued
the debate for about two hours without
developing any new arguments.
The question was finally put on the
adoption of Mr.. Reads amendment and it
was lost by vote of ID to IL.
Mr.. Frampton then moved an amend.
ment to the bill striking out all the ap-
preparations and inserting words giving
the Worlds fair commission $4,000.
Mr.. Read moved to strike out the
words $4,000 and insert $4,000 This
was lost and the amendment then car
ried.
The committee then rose and the house
adjourned until 10 a. M, Monday.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION,
The house met at 10 a. M, and the
journal was approved.
Mr.. Frampton introduced report
recommending that H. B. No. 65, be laid
on the table.
The following bills were introduced,
read twice and referred:
H. B. No. 145-By Mr.. Meyers, to amend
chapter II, of the laws of 1891; judiciary