Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-01

and also notify the accused. Members
refusing to receive such complaints shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
shalt be removed. Persons rejected by
the board shall be allowed to present
themselves for re-examination within six
months thereafter. The board of phar-
macy is also to hold semi-annual instead
of quarterly sessions as at present.
Mr. Carr introduced II. j. NJ. No. 3,
praying congress for "the enactment of
laws providing for return to the BIZ
metallic standard of values, the use of
the silver dollar equally with gold, with
out discrimination, in the payment of all
Expenses of the government, and in the
redemption of all issues of paper money
| by the government, and the free and un-
| limited coinage of silver, rs we'll as gold
upon equal terms at the mints of the
| United States, at the ratio of l6 to l."
| The memorial declares "our opposition
! TO any further increase in the bonded in
debtedness Of the nation"
Upon motion of Mr.. Christy, the Sum-
nit county bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hinkle moved that the bill pass.
Upon this motion the vote was:
Ayes: V. G. de Baca, Gallegos, Hinkle,
Lacome, Leaden, Lopez, M. Martinez,
Mora, Padilla and Thompson--10.
Noes: Armijo, R. A. Baca, Carr, Clancy,
Martin, M. Martinez, Sanchez and Dame
-12.
The bill was accordingly declared lost.
Mr. Christy moved that the vote by
which the Summit county bill was defeat
ed be reconsidered and that motion be
tabled.
This motion was carried, 80 that Sum-
NIT county is dead issue for this session.
H. B. No. "a, making certain amend
ments in the common school law, was re-
ferred to the committee on education.
H. B. No. 65, the Springer normal
school bill, went to the committee on
education.
FL. B. No. 81, the bill establishing a
bureau of crop statistics and climatolog-
ical data, was next brought up.
Mr.. Lacome moved that the further
consideration of this bill be postponed
indefinitely.
Mr.. Christy argued against Mr.. La
vantages of this territory as a health
resort and horticultural section we're
not sufficiently recognized and that no
stone should be left unturned to bring
our natural resources to the notice of the
world.
Mr.. Lacome's motion to postpone in
definitely was lost by vote of 6 to II.
Upon motion of Mr.. Locke the amend
ments suggested by the committee were
adopted.
Mr.. Carr moved that the bill do pass.
This was carried by vote of 20 to 3, the
negative votes being cast by Messrs. Gu
tierrez, M. Martinez and Padilla.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the house
resolved itself into committee of the
whole for the consideration of a. B. No.
Is, the Hinkle insurance bill.
Speaker Dame requested Mr.. Martin to
take the chair. Mr.. Martin asked to be
excused and Mr.. Armijo presided, during
the session of the committee of the whole.
The committee of the whole for an
hour or more considered this bill and a
number of amendments were adopted
Among these IS provision that the e1-
cess of fees collected from the companies,
after paying the salaries and e1pendi-
lures of the Office of superintendent OF
Insurance, is to go to the school fund and
that there shall not be more than two
clerks employed by the superintendent
A deposit of $15,0OC, instead of $4,000
as provided in the original bill, is re-
quired from insurance companies as a
prerequisite to doing business in the ter
ritory, said amount to be deposited with
the territorial treasurer. The provision
of the original bill requiring that each
company doing business in this terri
tory have an actual paid up capital OF
100000 is amended so that "availahle
cash assets" shall serve as we'll as "paid
up capital" for the fultillment of this
condition. Changes are also made in the
fees to be charged the com panies, the
amounts being cut down considerably
Life insurance companies are required
to pay fee of 10 cents on every thousand
dollars of insurance, instead of cent as
in the original bill.
Mr.. Carr opposed the recommendation
to the house of the bill as amended. He
said that the present law on the bject
was ample, if one or two amendments were
provided and that the bill was intended
to provide, employment for number oil
politicians and nothing else.
| The committee of the whole by prac-
tically unanimous vote favorably recon-.
mended for passage by the house the bill
Just considered.
The bill was then put on its passage.
The chair ruled that that bill would have
to be read in full, if there was objection
Mr.. Carr objected.
An appeal was taken from the decision
0f mi nd ho ohoir e%osp Or
by vote of ID to s.
} The bill was about to be read in full
whtreupon Mr.. Carr, appalled, at thu
} prospect of having to listen to the read
ing of the lengthy bill for an hour OF
more, withdrew his objection.
Mr.. CLANCY wanted to know what bene
fits the bill possessed for the school chill
dren of the territory.
Mr.. Hinkle explained that the bill pro
; vided for turning all surplus into tn,
school fund.
Mr.. Leaden thought that there would
not be any surplus after all the officers
we're paid.
The previous question was ordered b,
a vote of 16 to 6.
Upon the passage of the bill the vot,
stood II to s, so that the bill passed. Til,
negative votes were cast by Messrs
Carr, Clancy, M. Martinez, Leaden ant
Gallegos.
The communication from the territorial
auditor on the subject of employees pay
was referred to the committee on ju
dietary.
| The house then adjourned.
THIS FoRENooN's SESSION.
In the house to-day, the committee OF