Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-05
KILLED In COUNCIL.
Mr.. H0pewell's House Junketing Trip
Meets a Cruel Fate at the Hands
of Mr.. Fall.
Mr.. Reads Divorce Bill Killed in Com
mittee-Territorial Library-En-
couraging Railroads.
Chat.
COUNCIL.
Yesterdays AT, !RNooN SESSION.


After the assembling of the council, G.
B. No. 6, providing for the repeal of the
poll tax, was reported, the house having
agreed to the action of the council, and the
bill was ordered engrossed for the presl.
dents signature.
The report of the trustees of the terri.
torial library was then read and referred
to the library committee.
Mr.. Hubbell, from the conference com.
mittee, reported substitute resolution
fixing the number and compensation OF
all legislative employees, which under sus
pension of the rules was passed and sent
to the house.
A message from the house announced
the passage of H. B. No. 81, to compe
the attendance of witnesses and the pro
duction of documentary evidence at the
order of the legislature or the apeaker OF
president of the respective houses, which
was laid on the table for further con
sideration.
A message was received from the gov
ernor announcing his approval of coun
Gil Joint resolution No. 1, relative to the
printing of the governors message, ant
G. B. No. II, fixing the qualifications o.
territorial officers.
H.B. No. 37--described above, was
taken up and on motion of Mr.. Hubbel
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Fall then moved to take up H. j
resolution No. 3, providing for commit
tees to visit the territorial institutions
| ,vhioh nd q enhaan no
motion the resolution was laid on the
table indefinitely.
Mr.. Fall then moved that the council
committee on educational and charitable
institutions be instructed to confer witt
similar body of the house to decide or
the best method of investigating these
matters, which was ordered.
Mr.. Fall requested that the house be
informed of the increase of the COME.
renee committee on the fee bill. 1t was
so ordered
On motion of Mr.. Saint, the council
then adjourned till 10 a. m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
Council met at 10 o'clock.
Considerable discussion arose as to the
precedence of bills fixing an exemption
from taxation of $500 worth of property
belonging to heads of families.
Mr.. Sanchez raised the point of order
that G. B. No. l, introduced by himself
had precedence.
Mr.. Hubbell stated that G. B. No. 4, in
troduced by him, had been referred to the
committee on finance and they had report
ed yesterday, recommending it's passage
He thought it a better bill for the people
than Mr.. Sanchez measure.
Mr.. Saint stated that G. B. No. is in
the hands of the committee on education
and that it would be reported this even
ing.
Mr.. Martinez also urged the claims Of
his own bill, G. B. No. 5, on this sub
ject.
Mr.. Sanchez then moved to adjourn
until 10 o'clock tomorrow to enable the
committees considering these bills te
report, but afterward withdrew his mo-
ton.
Mr.. Veeder stated that the chairmen Of
committees had not notified the Other
members what bills had been referred tc
them.
Mr.. Hubbell, from the judiciary com
mittee, reported recommending the pas
sage Of G. B. No. 2, permitting persons
over 60 years of age to serve on juries.
Mr.. Veeder again objected as he and
Mr.. Fall had not been informed of the
consideration of the bill, but wards
withdrew his objection.
Mr.. Fall then moved to amend the re.
port SO as to read that the bill was re.
ported without recommendation, which
was carried.
The report was then adopted as
amended
G. B. No. was reported as enrolled
and engressed
Mr.. Saint, from the committee on edu.
cation, reported that G. B. No. l, men.
toned above, do not pass.
Mr.. Sanchez moved to lay the report or
the table indefinitely, but was voted
down, and the report was then adopted
Mr.. Sanchez, from the committee or
territorial affairs, reported favorably or
e. B. No. 8, introduced by Mr.. Saint, to
protect public health and regulate the
practice of medicine, which report was
adopted.
Mr.. Patterson stated that the commit
tee on militia would like to consider 9
B. No. 8, which is Mr.. Saints militia bill
in order to allow presentation of petit
tions by citizens interested.
Mr.. Pine introduced G. j. resolution
No. 5, reciting that the salary funds fol
the 42d and 43d fiscal years were ex.
hausted, and resolved that the territorial
treasurer be authorized to draw warrants
for salary of officers of the penitentiary
and the same to be paid out of the
convict fund.
On motion of Messrs. Sanches and
Martinez the rules were suspended and
the resolution adopted.
H. B. No. 81, to compel attendance Of
witnesses, ETC., was read second time by
title, ordered to be translated and print.
ed and referred to the judiciary commit.
tee.
House memorial No. 2, on free coinage
was read second time and referred tc
the committee on territorial affairs.
G. B. No. 2, mentioned above, was read
third time by title, then in full, and the
motion of Mr.. Sanchez. its author, to put
this hill upou its pascapa una 1osk hv q