Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-22

bney are acCuSuOneQ. In the case OF our
rural population it is easy to see the
Lardships this will entail. In a town there
is cnoice of physicians so that those
pecuniariy able may comply with the law
without any shock to their feelings. But
in the country, where just one doctor is
Sin the. vicinity" that one must be en-
ployed, or no one at ALL He may be
man who for some reason is personally
to the woman approaching her
hour of trial or Objectionable to her hus
band; his very presence may be almost
agonizing in her nervous condition, yet
the stern law comes in and says to the
shrinking mother: "Now, in this moment
of EXTREMIST delicacy, you must sub ect
yourself to the services of the man whom
you dislike or be left to suffer alone with
out the skilled aid of those of your own
sex" 1t is hard to discover what has be-
come of the personal liberty of the people
if such laws are to be enforced.
By the bill in question the employment
of the physician sin the vicinity"
is practically made compulsory;
no choice is left to the fami-
Iy even in the most delicate matters. He
must be employed, OF no one at all. And
the law fixes no limit to his charges. In
every other case where statutes require
expenses to be incurred, as in advertising
notices, recording papers, ETC., they also
fix the rates SO that there may be no ex-
tortion. This is necessary safeguard
where there is forced employment. But
here there is no established fee, yet the
people are compelled by law to employ,
and practically pay whatever is charged.
There are various other Objectionable
features but I will not recount them, and
only allude in passing to the fact that the
engrossed bill delivered to me, and now
returned, contains no less than forty-fve
clerical errors.
1 am quite sure that when the bill is
carefully examined it will not be favor
ably considered by the legislature. 1t
appears that it was passed through all its
stages in both houses in single day,
without being printed or even translated
in either of them. Probably the legisla-
ture relied on the good Judgment of the
physicians who were reputed to have
framed the bill; but experience shows that
proposed legislation coming from the
representatives of any particular profess
sion is almost always drawn from their
professional standpoint.
This bill appears to me to interfere
with the rights and freedom of action of
the people and to be oppressive in many
ways.
regret to have been forced to this con-
clusion, as it is advocated by number of
leading physicians for whom I have great
regard. But am constrained to believe
that In their desire to fix high standard
for the medical profession in New Mexico,
they have overlooked the present condi-
tion of the territory and the necessities
of the people, especially in rural districts.
l.. BRADFORD PRINCE,
Governor.
Dr. Stovall moved that the message be
consigned to the waste-basket, but the
speaker refused to entertain the motion.
Mr.. Read moved to adopt the cover
nor's veto. A debate followed in which
Mr.. Stovall, Mr.. Read, the speaker and
Mr.. Barela participated.
The house took recess until 1880 p.
M, leaving the motion pending.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION
The house met at 1880 p. m, and the
question recurring on Mr.. Reads motion
to adopt the governors veto to H. b. No.
1S4, the result was IL in the af1irma-
tive and 8 in the negative.
II. B. No. 1872, to create Florida county,
was then taken up and read in full.
Mr.. Stovall offered some slight amend
ments which were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. StovaIl then had the heading of
f,u hi In Mr.
Lady offered another against the county.
The vote on the passage of the bill was
then taken and the bill passed as follows
Ayes: Messrs. Barela, Bland, Bowman,
Chaves, Clancy, Hinkle, Hopewell, Kuch-
enbecker, Labadie, Read, Salazar y Ortiz.
and Stovall, II.
Nays: Messrs. Frampton. F. Gonzales,
T. Gonzales, Lady, Martinez, Meyers,
Mirabal Romero, and the Speaker, 8.
message from the~governor reciting
the bills approved was taken up, read a9d
the same received by the house.
Mr.. Bland then offered resolution re-
questing the governor to return II. B.
No. 149, ratifying franchises issued by
towns and villages, which was adopted.
Mr. Frampton introduced H. B. No.
1919, relative to the library, which, under
suspension of the rules, was passed.
H. B. No.7, establishing territorial
militia, was then called up. Mr.. Meyers
moved that the house concur in council
amendments. Mr.. Bland moved to lay
the bill on the table, which was carried
by vote of ID to g.
Fl. B. No. 107, relative to county school
superintendent, was then called up by
Mr.. Meyers, and the council amendments
concurred in.
Mr.. Meyers moved that H. B. No. ia,
providing for taxation and assessment in
cities and towns, be taken up and the
council amendments be concurred in;
which was ordered.
Mr.. Read then asked unanimous con-
sent to call up II. B. No. %, specifying
what officers shall be elected in incor-
porated cities and towns; but as the bill
was still in the hands of the committee no
consideration could be had.
H. B. No. 191, providing that no suit
shall be brought calling in question any
franchise granted by any municipal cor
poration unless brought within six years
from the date of the franchise, passed
without debate.
G. B. No. 121, appropriating two years
from the date of passage 1873 per cent of
the license funds for county school pur-
poses, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Hinkle the bill
passed under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Clancy then asked unanimous con-
sent to call up house substitute for G. B.
No. &c. providing that all official printing
be done within the territory. t
Mr.. Hinkle moved to lay the bill ON the
table, but it was lost by vote of II to 8.
Mr.. Clancy then moved the passage and
the bill was carried.
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