Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-20

Section l provides that the western
boundary shall run on the range line be-
tween ranges and s.
Mr.. Hinkle moved to amend so as to
read ranges s and 8.
Mr.. Montoya offered as an amendment
to the amendment that no part of So
zorro county should be included in the
county of Lincoln by the definition of
this line.
The committee rose to allow the house
to receive message from the council
announcing the passage of the bills else
where reported.
The committee again took up the
bill.
There was considerable debate on the
propriety of Mr.. Montoya's amendment
and it was finally rejected and the amend
ment of Mr.. Hinkle passed.
Section 2 was then read, it provides
that the public survey line between town
ships and shall be the northern line
of Lincoln county.
1t was passed without dissent, and after
the routine of adopting the title of the
bill, ETC., it was reported to the house, and
the vote being taken on the passage of
the bill it was lost by tie vote.
The following is the full vote: Ayes,
Messrs. Barela, Bland, Bowman, Clancy,
Frampton, Hinkle, Kuchenbecker, Lady,
Meyers, Stovall and the speaker. Noes,
Baca, Chaves, Francisco Gonzales, Tomas
Gonzales, Maestas, Martinez, Mirabal,
Montoya, Romero, Read, Salazar y Ortiz.
Council substitute for house memorial
No. 8, on the subject of irrigation and
cession of the arid lands, was taken from
the speakers table and read for inGorma-
ton.
Mr.. Frampton then offered substitute
! and moved that the whole matter be re-
| ferred to committee of three with in
structions to report Immediately after
the reading of the journal in the morn
ing; which was ordered and Messrs.
Frampton, Read and Montoya were ap-
pointed
H. B. No. 3, to define the act regulating
the drawing of juries, was taken from the
speakers table and read as amended by
the council.
The amendment leaves the question as
to whether or not man is disqualified
by reason of age from jury service, to
the discretion of the court.
Mr.. Read moved that the house concur
in the amendment, which was unani-
mously adopted.
G. B. No. II, to regulate practice in
the district court; providing that appeals
may be taken from interlocutory DEGREES
in equity cases, or in actions of partition
when the rights of the parties are deter
mined, was taken from the table, read a
first and second time.
Mr.. Read moved to suspend the rules,
consider the bill translated, printed and
referred, read third time and put on its
passage.
The speaker called Mr.. Clancy to the
chair and then moved that it be referred
to the judiciary committee.
After some discussion Mr.. Read with
drew the motion and the vote was taken
on Mr.. Branchs motion to refer to
the judiciary committee, which was car
ried.
G. R. No. Z, providing for committee
to investigate the accounts of the Worlds
fair commission, was returned to the
council as it pertained to council COM
mittee.
Substitute for @. B. No. Z, providing
for the organization of volunteers fire
companies of twenty-five members eat h
in towns of 1000 inhabitants, and exempt
ing the members thereof from poll or
road tax or jury duty was next con-
sidered.
Mr.. Chaves moved to lay the bill on the
table indefinitely, which was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Hinkle the bill was
read the second time and referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
Mr.. McMullen introduced q petition
from the citizens of Springer with ref T.
ence to this bill, which was referred to
the same committee.
The business on the speakers table be-
ing finished, Mr.. Hinkle moved that the
house 90 into committee of the whole to
consider H. B. No. A, known as the gen.
eral county bill, which was lost.
Mr. Martinez then moved that the house
adjourn, and the motion was lost on a
tie vote.
Mr.. Hinkle moved that Fl. B. No. A,
above, be made the special order imme-
diately after the reading of the journal,
which was ordered.
After several motions to that effect the
house succeeded in adjourning till 10
| o'clock a. m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.