Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-21
THE "PLUCK-ME" STORES.
A Constitutional Method of Suppress
ing Them the Object of Live
Debate in the Council.
County Division Again Up and Post
poned-A Message from the
Governor-The Denver
Trip-Chat.
COUNCIL.
YssrrspAY's AFTERNOON SESSION.

| Y1sTERDAY's AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council came to order at 2 o'clock
p. m, and petitions Nos. 16 and II, intro
duced at the morning session, we're re-
ferred to the committee on education.
G. petition No. IS, from citizens of Ger
rillos praying the passage Of H. B. No. 8,
H. B. No. 9 and c. B. No. 81, was referred
to the committee on mines and public
lands. '1.
| Mr.. Sanchez, from the committee on
territorial affairs, reported that G. B. No.
43 be amended by striking out section Z,
and that the bill pass. The bill regulates
the practice of dentistry. .-.c
Under suspension of the rules the bill
passed.
Mr.. Sanchez, from same committee,
recommended that G. B. No. Al, for the
protection of the recordslof the several
counties of New Mexico and regulating
the business of abstracting titles, do pess
with the following amendment: "Pro-
vided no records or books shall be re-
moved from the court house of each
county or from direct supervision of the
county official in charge" The report
was adopted. ---....
Mr.. Burns, from the. pen'tentiary COM
mittee, reported a substitute for c. B. No.
26, with recommendation that it pass.
1t provides that no brick shall be sold
by the penitentiary board until the wall
around the building is completed.
Under suspension of the rules the sub
stitute passed.
The president presented the report of
the deaf and dumb asylum, which was Or
dered translated, printed and referred to
finance committee.
Mr.. Hubbell from the judiciary COM
mittee reported H. B. Fo. 8, known as the
"pluck me" store bill, recommending
that it be considered by the council which
was adopted.
Mr.. Hubbell made the same report on
G. B. No. A., relative to procedure in
criminal cases; and also that the council
pass G. B. No. 40, in relation to district
attorneys, preventing their holding briefs
against the territory, and the same com
mittee reported H. B. No. So unfavorably.
This allows convicts to testify in certain
case; also favorable report on c. B. No.
Is, concerning chattle mortgages; also
that the council pass with slight amend
ment G. B. No. 46, relating to practice in
the district courts. -a-..s.
An unfavorable report was made on c.
B. No. 81.
This was bill to amend the act en-
titled, An act to define the qualifications,
powers and duties of the justices of the
peace and regulating practice in their
courts.
All the reports were adopted.
H. B. No. 50 and c. B. 81, were then laid
on the table indefinitely.
Mr.. Martinez introduced T.. j. resolu-
ton No. 8, appointing joint committee
of five members of each house on ar
rangements for the Denver trip, which
was passed under suspension of the
rules.
The following bills were then intro
duced, read a first and second time, or
dered translated and printed and re-
ferred. ag
q. B. No. 6S-By Mr.. veeder, empower
ing judges of the district court to sign
bills of exception and regulating the
practice with reference to the same;
judiciary committee. .....
Z. B. No. 69-By Mr.. veeder, to pro-
vide for taxation OF sleeping car and
other companies; finance committee.
C.B No. 7O-By Mr.. Veeder, to amend
chapter 80 of the session laws of 1891;
municipal corporations committee.
C. B. Fo. H-By Mr.. Patterson, to es-
tablish the Office of oil inspector; judi
ciary committee.
MIR. Hubbell moved to suspend the
rules and take up Fl. B. No. 8. providing
that payment of wages of workmen shall
BE- in lawful money of the United States,
which was carried.
The council then on motion of Mr..
HubbeIl resolved itself into committee
of the whole. The bill was then read in
full for information.
On the reading of the bill by sections
Mr.. Hubbell moved the adoption Of Sec
ton l, but withdrew his motion to allow
Mr.. veeder to move an amendment in
sorting the following words in line 2, "in
the absence of contract to the con-
trary," SO that it shall read: 1T shall be
unlawful for any person, firm. company