Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-17

Mr.. Fall said that he had mineral
cabinet as well as geological cabinet.
The mineral cabinet is worth at least
$4,000, and is his private property,
which we should not hope to seize. If
the data he had compiled was considered
valuable by the committee he would be
ready with a resolution covering this
point. Brother Amian was prepared to
prove one fact of great value and which
was that this territory had tho true car
boniferous formation, and that our
beds of coal were not deposits
of Ignite. This has been denied,
but Brother Amian has absolute
proof that our coal is of the true car
boniferous period. This one point alone
that our coal is the true formation was
sufficient, in the speakers opinion to
show that his report is of great value;
and will induce the outlay of large
amounts of capital. The petition was
referred to the committee named.
c. B. No. 32, to tax insurance compan-
les, came up on its third reading and
Mr. Hubbell asked that it be made the
special order for next Monday immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal;
which was ordered.
H. B. No. 26, preventing the temporary
use of any horse, mule or other animal,
was read second time. Mr.. Saint moved
the suspension of the rules and the bill
passed.
The fifth and sixth reports of the cattle
sanitary board, and also the report of the
adjutant general were submitted by the
governor, with recommendation that
the report of the adjutant general be
printed in English and Spanish.
Mr.. Veeder moved that the report be
so printed.
Mr.. Saint amended by ordering the re-
port of the adjutant general referred to
the militia committee, which was car
ried.
The report of the cattle sanitary board
was then referred to the live stock COM
mittee.
H. B. No. 23, repeating the libel act,
was taken from the presidents table, read
first and second time, and Mr.. Fall
moved that the bill be referred to the
committee of the whole, and in doing SO
said this law was club over the head of
the press. It was stain in the statute
books and menace to free speech and
liberty of the press.
Mr.. Veeder favored the reference to
the judiciary committee so that both the
house and council bills might be consid-
cred together.
Mr.. Martinez favored Mr.. Falls mo-
ton.
Mr.. Hubbell favored the reference to
the judiciary, and said the reason that
the bill was not reported was that no
meeting could be had. He therefore called
q meeting for o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Fall said that the committee of the
whole was higher and greater and wiser
than the judiciary committee, ard he
therefore favored such reference.
Mr.. Hubbell stated that he was ready to
report the bill some days ago, and that
Mr.. Fall himself had been asked what
should be done with the bill, rs there was
a member who requested that it be with
held until he could examine it, and that
Mr.. Fall and Mr.. Veeder agreed that the
bill should not now be reported. :.
Mr.. Fall denied this.
Mr.. Martinez then made strong plea
for the reference of the bill to the com
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Sanchez asked why the gentlemen
wanted to repeal the libel law? Did they
wish to go back to barbarism, and resort
to daggers and violence for protection
from malicious attack? and ended his
speech with motion to adjourn until
10 a. m.
Mr.. Fall raised the point of order that
this motion was not privileged; but the
president held that motion to djourn
to the time fixed in the rules was the same
as the simple motion and the council adj
journed, with the question of reference
pending.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The council met at 10 a. m. Council
petitions No. from citizens of San Mar
cial; No. 10 from citizens of Socorro
protesting against the passage of Ii. B
No. Is. to place the license money col
lected from saloons and gaming tables
in the general school fund, were reac
and referred to the education committee
Council petition No. II, from citizens
of Santa Fe county, requesting the pass
age of H. B. No. 8, providing for the pay
ment of workingmen in money, was reat
and referred to the territorial affairs com
mittee.
The following bills were introduced
read first time, and under suspension
of the rules second time, ordered trans
lated and printed and referred:
c. B. No. 62-By Mr.. Fall, relating tc
evidence permitting comparison of dis
puted writings; judiciary committee.
c. B. No. 63-By Mr.. Fall, relating to
organization of counties; committee or
counties and county lines.
H. B. No. 20, to repeal the libel law
came up as unfinished business; and
Mr.. Fall called for the previous question
on the motion to refer the bill to the
committee of the whole; which was
lost.
Mr.. Hubbell moved to refer to the
judiciary committee; and Mr.. Veedel
moved to amend by ordering the commit
tee to report tomorrow, and the motor
as amended passed.
Under the head of business on the
presidents table, H. B. No. 10S, to pro.
hibit the release of delinquent officials
was read first time in full, and under
suspension of the rules second and thirt
time by title, and on motion of Mr.
veeder the bill passed by vote of II te
l. Mr. Hubbell voting in the negative.
H. B. No. Sc, providing for imprison
ment for misdemeanors in the town jai
or calabosse, was read first and SECOND
time, and referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
H. B. No. ~, to repeal the laws grant
ing justices of the peace jurisdiction il
habeas corpus cases; also referred to thu
judiciary.
A messenger from the house announced