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

The House.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
The house session yesterday afternoon
was the most sensational one of the SEES
sion and it all came up over the resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Christy at the
morning, session, providing that the house
shall not, except by two-thirds vote, act
upon or consider any new county bills at
the present session. At the morning SEES
ION the bill had been referred to the com
mittee on finance.
AS soon as the house convened Mr..
Christy moved to reconsider the vote by
which the resolution had been sent to
that committee.
Mr.. Martin was on his feet in an in
slant to protest against this action which
was aimed at a practical prohibition on
the consideration of the Florida and
other county measures at this session.
He said that there was very good-sized
niger in the wood pile, and not only in
the wood pile, but also in the council
chamber seated along side of the Berna-
lilo delegation.
At this statement all eyes turned in that
direction where sat Frank A. Hubbell, the
assessor of Bernalillo county.
Mr.. Martin then raised the point of or
der that the resolution could not be re-
called from the committee on finance ex
cept by a change of the rules of the
house.
The chair ruled the point not we'll
taken and the roll call on Mr.. Christy's
motion proceeded, and resulted in a vote
of II to 10, SO that the motion prevailed.
Just here Chairman Hinkle, of the
finance committee, raised small sized
sensation by saying: 81 want to say to
the house that l am chairman of the
finance committee and as such l propose
to attend to the disposition of measures
referred to it. This resolution was re-
ferred to US this morning, receipted for
it and now have it in my pocket. pro-
pose that this committee shall consider
the resolution as provided for by the
rules of this body. Until it has done so
I do not recognize any power on the part
of the house to act in the matter, unless
under a change of the rules"
"The resolution is before the house,"
said the speaker igr oring or by implica-
ton overriding Mr.. Hinkle's contention.
81 move that the resolution be adopt
ed," said Mr.. Christy.
II move that it be tabled indefinitely"
said Mr.. Martin, sand on that motion l
demand the previous question"
just here Mr.. Hinkle again secured the
floor and said: "Mr. Speaker, 1 desire to
know whether in this proceeding we are
going to abolish the house rules without
voting to do so. beg to call the chairs
attention to rule 81, which gives COM
mittee five days to report. As no motion
has been made or carried to change this
rule, desire to ask by what authority the
finance committee is thus treated"
The chair ruled that under rule 35, the
house might on the same day reconsider
any motion that had been passed. He
said that it was in order for majority
to reconsider the vote taken on the reso-
luton during the morning.
Mr.. Martins motion to postpone the
Christy resolution indefinitely was lost
by vote of to IA.
Mr.. Christy's resolution then came up
on its passage, and was carried by the
following vote: Ayes-R. A. Baca, V. G.
de Baca, Carr, Clancy, Christy, Garcia,
Lucero, s. Martinez, Mora, Sanchez,
Thompson and Dame, -. Nays-Armije,
Leaden, Locke, Lopez, Martin, Padilla,
10.
Mr.. Martin here moved to adjourn but
the motion was lost.
Mr.. Christy then moved to reconsider
and table, the motion in anticipation of
which Mr.. Martin had tried to force an
adjournment.
Mr.. Martin here secured the floor and
started by saying that the action just
taken and that contemplated demon
strated the house to be "set of cowards.'
II protest t." cried Representative
Clancy, who had voted for the resolution.
II protest." echoed Mr.. Carr at the
other end of the hall, who had done like
wise.
Mr.. Martin continues: ~ am ashamed,
Mr.. Speaker, to see this house holding a
club over its own head. think it is the
most damnable cowardice ever exhibited.
l." Here a half dozen representatives
we're by this time on their feet calling
Mr.. Martin to order and he was obliged
to take his seat.
The vote was then taken on Mr..
Christy's cinch proposition and it was
adopted as had been the last proposition,
by vote of ~ to 10. :.
Matters here once more resumed a
routine character.
H. B. No. II, Mr.. Thompson's bill for
the settlement of the boundaries of Union
county, was taken up and carried by a
vote of 18 to /.
H. B. No. SO, the bill regulating cattle
brands, was read in full and made the
special order for Tuesday morning.
The following bills were read the first
time:
G. B. No. So, prohibiting sale of to-
bacco, ETC., to minors under IS years.
Substitute for G. B. No. 8, providing
for printing bills, ETC., in Spanish.
c. B. No. 40, the Ancheta school fund
bill.
G. B. No. II, the Gales game law.
G. B. No. 8, the Abeyta rubbish-in-
streets bill.
G. B. No. 81, the Hadley bill amending
the building and loan association law.
Gu. M. No. 1, Mr.. Larragoite's Apache
memorial.
G. B. No. 16, Mr.. Desmarais' bill regu-
la.ing the practice of medicine.
q. B. No. 81, Mr.. Perea's Bernalillo