Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-07
THAT TAX EXEMPTION.
1t Occupies Two Days iii the Council
and the End is Not Yet-A Cues
ton of Privilege.
Railroad Employees Relief and Gen
eral County Bill-The Aged
Jurors Bill Tabled--New
Measures.
e,OUNCII..
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

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The council met at l o'clock. The
president announced the appointment of
Messrs. Patterson and Hall as additional
members on the capitol committee.
The report of the committee on militia
recommended the passage of G. B. No. 8,
and on motion of Mr.. Saint the report
was adopted.
The committee on territorial affairs re-
ported on c. B. No. Is, recommending
that As cents per day be allowed instead
of 80 cents, for the feeding ofcounty pri-
soners; and on motion of Mr.. Hall the
report was adopted.
The committee on judiciary then re-
ported that substitute for house joint
resolution No. 2 be passed. The resolu-
ton provides:
There is urgent need of the passage of
a bill by congress in the interest of the
small holders of land in this territory, and
that therefore congress is earnestly re-
quested to pass houre resolution No 8340
amending the act creating the court OF
private land claims, as it is absolutely
necessary to secure the objects intended
by the act.
Mr.. Hubbell moved to adopt the report
which was carried.
The same committee then reported that
c. B. No. 2, providing that citizens over
60 years of age may serve on juries
should not pass.
Mr.. Sanchez moved to lay report or
the table, which was lost, and on motion
of Mr.. Veeder the report was adopted.
The following bills were then intro
duced, read first and second time by
title and referred to committees as fol
lows
G. r. No. 27-By. Mr.. Veeder, to repea
sections 97S, $50 and SOL of the compiled
laws of 1884; committee on judiciary.
c. B. No. 2S-By Mr.. Saint, by request
for the protection and relief of railroad
employees, forbidding certain rules, regu
lations and agreements and declaring
them unlawful; committee on railroads.
C. B. No. 29--By Mr.. Saint, providing
for appropriation of money to cover the
expense of the New Mexico cattle sani
tary board; finance committee.
Under the head of bills on the speak
er's table the following were read SECOND
time and referred as follows:
G. B. No. 2G, prohibiting the sale o.
convict made brick; penitentiary com
m;ttee.
Substitute for Fl. B. No. 10, providing
81 poll tax and regulating the manner Of
its collection; read in full and referred tt
the education committee.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbell the council
went into committee of the whole to con
slider G. 8. No. 4, providing $500 exemp
ton from taxation, with the president il
the chair. The pending question was an
nounced to be on Mr.. Falls two motions
of Thursday to amend the first section sc
that it would read personal property to
the value of $780," etc.
There was considerable lull in the
proceedings. no member seeming to bt
willing TO precipitate the bitter debate.
Mr.. Valverdo finally took the floor anG
announced that every candidate had beer
elected because of certain promises te
the people, and those promises should bt
kept. He had promised to vote for thu
re peal of the exemption law and he pro
posed to fulfill that promise; and that hi
would be in favor of killing the bill
altogether rather than to make it apply
only to personal property. Such bill
would be the most inconsistent that coull
be passed.
The question was then ordered on Mr.
Falls first amendment to insert the wore
"personal' before the word property,
and the vote resulted as follows
Messrs. Hall, Veeder, Fall, Saint, Pat
terson and Mr.. President, yea.
Messrs. Burns, Sanchez, Hubbell, Pine
Martinez and Valverde, nay.
The vote was tie and the motion wal
lost. The second amendment to reduce
the exemption to $50 was lost by the
| same vote. Mr.. Burns then offered ar
| amendment to line three, to strike GU
the word three and make it read two, 81
as to make it 5000 instead of $500.
Mr.. Hubbell took the floor, and opened
the long debate. The greatest latitude
of discussion prevailed. Mr.. Fall devoted
about ten minutes to Henry George ant
his Free Trade and Projections" and MI
Martinez later ON tainted him with no
bringing in Mrs. Mary Lease.
Mr.. Hubbell's argument was directed
to the point that members elected on
platform promising this repeal could no
consistently vote against it. Mr.. Fal
very significantly asked what platform
the gentleman from Bernalillo was elect
ed on, and as he continued to speal
standing in the main aisle Mr.. Hubbel