Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-11
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The Lower House Passes Bill Per-
hitting Women to Dabble in
School Elections.
OF for Denver To-norrow-The School
Fund-Oounty Attorneys Act
Maxwell City Defeated.
COUNCIL.
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

Yesterdays AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council met at Up. M, and after
some routine business H. B. No. l65, to
exempt irrigation companies from tax
alton, was on motion of Mr.. Fall taken
up and passed.
Mr.. Fall introduced c. B. No. 11S, pro-
viding for recovery of damage done by
animals, which was read twice, ordered
translated and printed and referred to
the committee on live stock.
C. j. resolution No. IL, specifying that
the Legislature should decline the invita-
ton to Denver until after the session,
came up. g.
Mr.. Hubbellmovedt to lay this resolution
on the table, but afterwards withdrew It,
Mr.. Saint moved to strike out all of the
the resolution after the word post
poned" and insert the word indefinitely
which was lost.
Mr.. Hubbell moved to lay the resolu-
ton the table, which was carried.
A message from the governor, return
ing C. B. No. 40, relative to district attor.
neys, was received and spread upon the
minutes.
Mr.. Fall then moved to reconsider the
vote by which G. B. No. 40 was passed
which was carried.
Mr.. Fall then moved to amend the title
of the bill.
Mr.. Hubbell raised the point of order
that the only motion to consider was the
one to pass the bill over the governors
veto. The president sustained this point
and cited the statutes in favor of his
position. Mr.. Fall ar ued that the mo-
ton to reconsider having been carried
the bill was open to amendment.
Mr.. Hubbell moved that the bill do
now pass, the governors objection to the
contrary Notwithstanding. This was sec
onded by Mr.. Sanchez. The vote not
being two-thirds in the affirmative the
bill was killed. The vote was as follows
Ayes: Messrs. Fall, Hall, Martinez
Saint, Valverde and Veeder.
Noes. Messrs. Burns, Hubbell, Patter
son, Pine, Sanches and Mr.. President.
Mr.. Fall called up G. B. No. 10l, in re-
lation to the adoption of children, and un
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On motion of Mr.. Saint G. B. No. 81
establishing irrigation districts, was post
poned until such time as it be called
up.
Mr.. Saint then called up G. B. No. SO
to amend an act entitled an act to author
ize the formation of companies for the
purpose of constructing irrigating ant
other canals, which was read in full ane
passed.
The council also passed H. B. No. 1856
to allow the faculty of St. Michael's col
lege to issue teachers certificates.
Mr.. Hall called from the presidents
table H. B. No. 119, to amend the gambling
law so that the license for each game shall
be 5000 and providing that the fund 81
raised shall go to the general county
school fund.
The bill went through its various read
ings and passed.
The council then adjourned until
am.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION. -r
The council met at 10 a. M, and the
president handed down G. petition No. SO
for an appropriation for Silver City's
hospital. .,..
Mr.. Martinez presented the most numer-
ously signed petition of this session, there
being nearly thousand signatures, pray
ing that a portion of the liquor license
fund should be distributed to the general
county school fund.
II. 49, Sc, regulating the sale OF
drugs anu ih z. odclue,, Gss then considered
in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Veeder being absent a call of the
house was demanded, but Mr.. Veeder re-
turned to the chamber before the SER
geant-at-arms. The previous question was
therein demanded on the bill, and the bill
was lost on tie vote.
II. B. No. l49, permitting citl~s and
towns to dispose franchises, was taken up
and considered in committee of the whole
The various sections were adopted ex-
cept section 7, which provides that fran
chises heretofore granted by cities and
towns are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Mr.. Patterson said that he thought this
was Bernalillo county bill and believed
the section should be stricken out, which
on motion of Mr.. Saint, was ordered.