Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-10
HOUSE.

The house met at 2 p. M, and the
speaker announced that he had received
the resignation of Donaciano Chaves and
had appointed Adolph Hill in his place
as enrolling clerk.
The following committees reported:
Railroad committee, favorably on Fl. B
No. ia.
Revision of salaries committee, that
H.. B. No. IS be laid on the table indef
nitely.
Finance committee, favorably on H. B
No. 150.
The judiciary committee, favorably on
H. B. No. $50, and favorably on G. B. Nos
45 and 48 and Fl. B. Nos. 1877, 1913, 1928
1874, 100 and 131.
Mr.. Hinkle moved that H. B. No. 16.
be made the special order for Friday.
Mr.. Meyers moved to amend by max
ing H. B. No. 1877 a special order of the
disposal of the above bill, which was OF.
dered. ~
Mr.. Hinkle moved that when the house
adjourn, it be to 1880 last evening, and il
was so ordered.
The following bills we're introduced,
read twice and ordered translated and
printed and referred.
H. B. No. 179-By Mr.. Clancy, by re-
quest, for the protection of the mining
industry of New Mexico; finance commit
| tee.
H. B. No. 1S0-By Mr.. Hopewell, by re-
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committee.
H. B. No. 1s1-By Mr., Stovall, for the
protection of live stock against railroads
railroads committee.
The following bills came up on their
second reading:
H. B. No. 40, to require the payment of
wages of working men in cash.
On motion of Mr.. Kuchenbecker the bill
was laid on the table because similar
bill had already passed.
H. B. No. 119, amending the act repeal
ing certain sections of the gaming law,
and providing that each gaming table
shall be subject to tax of 800.
Mr.. Hinkle moved to amend by making
the license 5000 instead of 800; and that
the funds raised should 60 to the general
school fund.
Mr.. Barela moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, which was ordered.
Mr.. Read moved to amend by making
the license 5000; adopted.
Mr.. Meyers moved to amend by making
the license apply not to the building for
which it is issued, but to be general in
the county where issued; after long
debate this motion was lost.
Successive motions to allow the license
to be good within the town, ward and
precinct was lost.
Mr.. Hinkle moved that the revenues
derived from these license should 60 to
the general county school found. The
debate was long and at one time very
heated.
Mr.. Hinkle said that he had heard
Albuquerque people say that the reason
the city people refused to allow this fund
to go into the general school money was
that they did not want the Mexicans to
have it; and in other places he knew that
the Mexicans tried to keep it from the
as a charge against Mr.. Meyers and the
speaker took the floor and vigorously
scored that gentleman.
The house finally adjourned until 7:30
after passing the Mr.. Hinkle amendment.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
The house met at 1880, and Mr.. Hope
we'll announced that his constituents in
Sierra and Socorro counties had notified
him that they were not opposed to small
part of the license revenues going into the
general school fund, and he therefore with
drew his opposition to the amendment of
Mr.. Hinkle to H. B. No. 113, giving the
gaming licenses to the county school
fund.
Mr.. Hinkle moved the passage of the
bill, and it was carried.
Mr.. Hopewell from the general confer
ence committee reported H. B. No. 66
and G. B. 20, with recommendation that
they do pass; and further that if H. B.
No. &c, regulating the sale of drugs and
poisons, should be returned to the coun-
Gil the committee would make every ef-
fort to pass the bill without amendment.
G. B. No. 20, 10 the normel school bill.
Mr.. Meyers requested permission to
introduce two bills, but Mr.. Read OBJ
jected.
A petition from citizens of Taos pro.
testing against the removal of the capital
or penitentiary from Santa Fe, was read
and referred to the capitol committee.