Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-03
HOUSE..
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The house came to order at o'clock p.
m, and on motion of Mr.. Kuchenbecker
the official oath was administered to Hon.
Lorenzo Labadie.
On motion of Mr.. Hopewell H. B. No.
1852, making appropriation for the print
ing of the territorial auditors report and
statement, was taken up by unanimous
consent.
Mr.. Read moved the third reading and
passage of the bill, which was unanimous
ly carried.
Under the head of business on the
speakers table,
G. B. No. ~, providing that railroads to
be built during the next eight years be ex-
empt from taxation. The bill was read a
second time and made the special order
for to-day after the reading of the jour
nal.
Mr.. Meyers moved that H. B. No. ia
be made the special order for to-day at 2
p. M, which was carried.
Mr.. Barela asked unanimous consent
to take up G. B. No. 40, which was grant
cd. 1t provides that the district attorney
or solicitor general shall not appear
against the territory or any county in
any litigation.
On motion of Mr.. Read the bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
c. B. No. So, making appropriation for
the sweepers of the house and council,
was then concurred in.
c. B. No. II, appointing an oil inspect
or and defining his duties, was referred to
the committee on mines and mining.
The house then took up H. B. No. 70,
providing that the Off cial proceedings of
every board of county commissioners
shall be published in some newspaper Of
general circulation in the county where
held, in English and Spanish, at arate not
to exceed fifty cents an inch for one in
sertion.
On motion of Mr.. Barela the bill was
considered in committee of the whole,
and recommended for passage without
amendment.
The house then considered the bill, and
Mr.. Hinkle moved to amend so that the
proceedings might be published in either
Spanish or English, and also that the
publication be let by contract to the
lowest bidder.
Mr.. Barela objected to the first part of
the amendment as it would tend to ignore
the minority of the people in any county.
Mr.. Hinkle withdrew the first part and
renewed his amendment that the publ
cation be let to the lowest bidder; which
was adopted.
Mr.. Hinkle asked unanimous consent to
consider c. B. No. 40, in relation to dis
ottorpoyc which mos rronfa1 and
the bill was read for information.
Mr.. McMullen moved to suspend the
rules, read the bill third time and that
the bill pass, which was carried.
The house then adjourned until 10 a. m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The house met at 10 a. M, and after the
reading of the journal resolved into COM
mittee of the whole to consider H. B. No.
6s, introduced by Mr.. Hopewell to regu-
lutte public roads.
The bill was read in full, and in &C,
cordance with private arrangement be-
tween Mr.. Hopewell and Mr.. Branch,
consideration thereof was deferred. The
committee rose Immediately after the
reading.
c. B. No. ~, was then considered. It
| for six years of all railroads hereafter
constructed, was taken up and on motion
of Mr.. Hopewell amended so that its pro-
visions should apply to branch roads to
be built hereafter.
The bill passed as amended and the
house then adjourned.