Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-09

famous he ever saw. It took away from
the Legislature power to create counties.
The gentleman who introduced it should
be voted leather medal.
Mr.. Read said he supposed the gentle
mau desired courteous treatment for his
bill S, and ii would certainly not be CON
sluered courteous to call any oil the gen
tleman's bills infamous, and he entered
an earnest protest against this sort of
language.
Mr.. Hopewell said he was in favor of a
general county bill, provided it could be
framed on liberal lines; this bill was
hardly that sort, he therefore was not
favorable to it.
Mr.. Hinkle said that he was in favor of
doing something, and not taking up a
bill and considering part of one section
and then referring it back to committee
SO that the same old fight shall come up
again and again. He was in favor of final
action if it took all night.
Mr.. Bareia tried to get unanimous con-
sent to introduce some reports Of the
judiciary committee. 1t was refused.
Mr.. Chaves then spoke strongly in
favor of the bill.
Mr.. Meyers tried to get the floor to
withdraw his motion.
Mr.. Francisco Gonzales moved to ad-
journ, which was lost by vote of to
l5.
Mr.. Frampton moved to refer to
special committee of three.
Mr.. Hinkle moved to lay on the table.
Mr.. Barela moved to refer to the COM
mittee on counties and county lines.
Two or three amendments were offered
to each motion, and at least eight motions
were before the house piled up on each
other. FL
MIR. Hopewell rose and in very mas
terly manner lntangled the parliamentary
coil.
The previous question was ordered and
the question recurring on the motion TO
refer on tho table it prevailed by a vote
of fifteen to eight.
Mr.. Kuchenbecker moved to refer to
the committee on counties and county
lines, and Mr.. Hinkle moved to lay that
motion ON the table; which carried, four
teen to nine.
Mr.. Lady moved that the bill be put on
its passage.
Mr.. Htnkle moved to lay on the table
| indefinitely; but withdrew it.
| Mr.. Meyers seconded it and the motion
was lost as the vote resulted as follows:
| Ayes: Messrs. Labadie, Chaves, Clancy,
Franco Gonzales, Hinkle, Kuchenbecker,
Martinez, Meyers, McMullen, Salazar y
Ortiz and Stovall.
| Froy
tom, Tomas Gonzales, Hopewell, Lady,
Maestas, Mirabal, Montoya, Romero, Read
and the speaker.
Mr.. Stovall moved to table the bill
indefinitely, but was declared out of Or
der.
/ Mr.. Lady called for vote on his mo-
/ ton.
Mr.. Stovall moved to adjourn. but was
declared out of order, as u motion was
pending.
Mr.. Stoyall demanded call of the
house, and the vote stood II in the affirm
alive and II in the negative.
! Mr.. McMullen moved suspension OF
the call of the house, and it was carried.
Mr.. Hopewell moved to adjourn, which
resulted 70 ayes, IL noes.
The motion required on Mr.. Lady's
motion that the bill do pass.
Mr.. Stovall again moved call of the
house which was lost; ten to thirteen.
The vote was taken on the passage of
the bill and it resulted as follows and the
bill passed:
Ayes: Messrs. Bland, Bowman, Tramp
ton, Tomas Gonzales, Hinkle, Lady,
Maestas, Mirabal, McMullen, Romero,
Read, and the Speaker--12.
Nays: Messrs. Labadie, Chaves, Clancy,
Francisco Gonzales, Hopewell, Kuchen-
becker, Martinez, Meyers, Montoya, Sala-
Ear Ortiz, and Stovall-1l.
The house then adjourned until 10 a. m i,
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The journal was read and approved
and letter from Mr.. Baca, chief clerk of
the house, was read stating that G. B. No.
90 for the creation of Union county twas
lost, strayed or stolen," and requesting
that a committee of five be appointed to
investigate the situation.
The speaker ordered call of all bills in
the hands of the various committees.
After the call of the committees was
completed the following committee was
appointed to make thorough investiga-
tion of the loss of the blll Messrs. Barela,
Read, Meyers, Hopeweil, aud Stovall.
1t is only proper to state that the bill
never got beyond the chief clerks desk.
The speaker has called for it twice and it
was not forthcoming. A member of the
house inquired for the bill few days ago,
but it was gone. Mr.. Baca has made a
constant search for the bill without re-
suit.
The resolution of the Denver legisla-
ture inviting this legislature to Denver
was read, accepted and spread on the
minutes.
Mr.. Hopewell read letter from Hon.
Casimiro Barela on the subject which set
forth that all arrangements had been
made to receive this legislature. tt was
further said that train of Pullman's
would start from Santa Fe Sunday at
10 o'clock. The invitation was then &C.
cepted.
Mr.. Bowman moved to reconsider the
vote by which H. B. No. 113, the general
county bill. was passed.
Mr.. Lady read rule 35 of the house,
which specifies that the motion to recon-
slider must be made on the same day that
the vote was cast.
Mr.. Barela tried to argue that the rules
of the United States house of representa-
tives were wiser and better than the rules
of this house; but the speaker ruled the
motion out of order.
Mr.. Bowman then moved that the rules
be suspended to allow him to make a
motion.
Mr.. Read made the point of order that
the motion should be first before the
house. -ta
Mr.. Bowman then moved to suspend
the rules to reconsider the vote by which