Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-18
CLIMATE and MARRIAGE.
A Little Tilt Between Mr., Hinkle and
the Speaker-Another Question
of Personal Privilege.
Mileage Charges Of Worlds Fair Com
missioners TO Be Investigated
Action on the Militia and
Firemen's Bills.
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COUNCIL.
YxsrrRpAY's AFTERNOON SESSION.

YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council met at O'Clock and the
president announced that he had signed
C. J. resolution No. s.
H. B. No. 80, appropriating $500 for
contingent expenses in the governors
Office, was taken from the presidents
table; and on successive motions by Mr..
Veeder, the bill was read first, second
and third time, and passed under suspen-
sion of the rules.
H. B. No. 80, to provide an oath for
grand jurors, was also read first and
second time, and referred to the judi
ciary committee.
H. B. No. 7, providing for the organiza-
ton, discipline and regulation of the
militia was read first time by title, a
second time under suspension of the
rules.
Mr.. Hubbell moved that the council re-
solve itself into committee of the whole
to consider this bill.
Mr.. Fall moved an amendment that C.
B. No. s, on the same subject be also so
considered, which was ordered.
Mr.. Sanchez moved to refer both these
to proper committees, which was lost.
The council then resolved itself into
committee of the whole and the bills we're
read by sections.
The house bill then passed section by
section down to the last, without preju-
dice to further amendment.
Mr.. Fall moved to amend by inserting
an additional section before the last Sec
ton of house bill as follows:
mo appropriation shall be made from
the territorial funds for expense provided
for in this act, and no expenses shall be
incurred under the provisions of the same
unless there is cash on hand appropriated
by the federal government for the pay
ment of the same"
Mr.. Sanchez moved an additional
amendment by adding sunless it be o
time of war and the life of the nation be
in peril"
No vote was taken on these amend
ments, and on motion of Mr.. Hubbell the
committee rose and reported to the coun-
Gil that no decision had been reached by
the committee on the bills considered.
The council then adjourned until 10 a.
m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The council met at 10 a. M, and q
message from the governor was an
nounced.
Mr.. Saint introduced council petition
No. IL, of citizens of Colfax county, re"
monstrating against the diversion of
saloon and gaming table license fund
from its present purpose, which was re-
ferred to the committee on finance; and
also council petition No. IS, praying
that the school laws be undisturbed,
which was referred to the education COM
mittee.
The governors message was then read.
It transmitted council petition No. IA,
protesting against the annexation of
bona Ana county to Sierra county, which
was referred to a special committee,
Messrs. Fall and Hall; and also petition
No. Is, from over $50 citizens of Guada-
lupe county setting forth the needs of
that municipality; referred to Messrs.
Martinez, Veeder and Valverde.
Mr.. Veeder from the committee on
municipal and private corporations pre-
sented substitute for council bill pro-
viding for the organization Of volunteer
fire companies.
The Substitute sets forth that members
of fire companies in towns of over 1900
inhabitants shall, during service, be ex-
exempt from poll and road tax and jury
duty, and that the persons so entitled shall
not exceed twenty-five in number.
Under suspension of the rules the bill
went through the usual stages and
passed.
The report of the Grant county hos
pital, presented by Mr.. Hall, was referred
to the finance committee.
Mr.. Hubbell introduced G. r. No. II,
that the following institutions be in
structed to send in their reports at once,
to facilitate the drafting of the finance
bill: - Territorial orphans industrial
school, at Santa Fe; the Sisters of Mercy
hospital, at Silver City; the ladies relief
society, at Las Vegas, and the school for
deaf and dumb, at Santa Fe. Adopted.