Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-12

| just at this point H. j. r. No. IL came
| up for its first reading in It's regular
order. AS this was the matter that had
focused the attention of the legislators
throughout the whole afternoon, very
earnest attention was given while the
measure was read in full. 1t provided
for an appropriation of $6,250 for the
| contingent expenses" of each house, the
amount to be paid by the territorial
treasurer to the presiding officer of each
house, to be by him disbursed as shall be
ordered by each house.
| A motion was here made to suspend
the rules so as to bring the resolution to
| its second reading.
f; Upon this motion the vote stood Z to 4,
| which, under President Curry's ruling
earlier in the evening, was less than the
two-thirds majority necessary for sus-
pension of the rules.
Mr.. Larragoite, who was in the chair,
is an ex-county school superintendent, SO
that he is no novice at figures. Accord
ingly he scratched his head, adjusted his
glasses and ruled that while it might re-
quire Ss6faction over seven to constitute
two.thirds of eleven, no one ever heard of
fraction of live councilman. Accord
ingly he discarded fractions and declared
that the necessary two.thifds vote had
been given.
just at this point Mr.. Perea, who is
something of bull in the council china
shop at intervals, secured the floor and
hurled mixture of Spanish and English
epithets at the chair. The English part
of these contained such affectionate terms
as ''tyrant," etc., while those who are ac-
quainted with pnre Castilian say that the
other language showed Mr.. Perea capable
of being very naughty.
Mr.. Garcia wanted Mr.. Perea arrested
and brought before the bar of the house
for a lecture, but Mr.. Ancheta just at this
moment secured the floor and in listening
to the eloquence of that young orator the
council forgot all about Mr.. Perea's out
break.
Mr.. Ancheta claimed that the chair was
using revolutionary methods and that the
minority was being threttled. He entered
an appeal from the decision of the chair.
Upon the question of sustaining the
chair the roll was called.
Mr.. Desmarais explained his negative
vote by saying that be considered it "a
mathematical impossibility that seven
|
| Mr.. Curry was excused from voting,
because former ruling made by himself
was involved.
The vote thus resulted to 5, Messrs.
Hadley, Perez, Ancheta and GALES voting
"no" along with Mr.. Desmarais.
The chair announced that the vote just
taken sustained his decision.
An appeal was taken on motion of one
of the minority.
Mr.. Desmarais was excused from vot-
ing on the ground that he was uncertain
whether tie vote sustained the chair.
The Republican members of the minority
we're excused from voting, and the result
was vote of 6 to O in favor of sustain
ing the chair. Mr.. Perea raised point
of no quorum, stating that six was not a
quorum of twelve according to the SUI
preme court decisions.
The chair ruled that a quorum was
present as the gentlemen who had been
excused from voting were in the cham
Der.
This decision of the chair was upheld
by Councilmen Hadley and Desmarais,
who thought that the chair had right to
count them as they were not excused
from voting for the purpose of breaking
a quorum. They thought that the Reed
rules were right in such cases as the
present, and an appeal taken from that
decision was promptly withdrawn.
Mr.. Curry here stated that desiring to
show disposition for fairness on the
part of the majority he would move to
make the matter the special order for
this morning. u.
Mr.. Perea said that before this was
done and an adjournment was taken he
desired the chief clerk directed to fur
nish him with copy of the resolution.
As this was taken as an indication that
the minority would take immediate steps
for an injunction to defeat the will of the
ma GRITTY, if postponement was effected,
.. Mr.. Curry Withdrew his motion and the
bill went to it's third reading on a vote Of
Z to 4, the chair again ruling that this
, was two-thirds majority.
An appeal was again taken on the ques.
! ton of sustaining the chair.
| s'Is this second ruling that seven il
two. thirds of elevenP" asked Mr.. Des'
marais.
"Yes," came a chorus of replies.
"Then vote no." he answered.
, Mr.. Curry was again excused from vOt.
y ing, so that the chair ruled that he had
been sustained by the vote of to s.
The bill accordingly went to its third
reading.
3 Mr.. Ancheta here announced that the
minority, while protesting against the
7 action of the majority, would withdraw
: peared nugatory.
d Mr.. Abeyta here spoke at some length
r in reply to Mr.. Ancheta.
Z The motion now REQUIRED on the pas
sage of the resolution. Mr.. Desmarais
r voted "yes" on the ground that while he
I thought the number of employees was toe
great, he thought their employment,
created an honest debt which the terri
8 tory should discharge.
Mr.. Curry then made similar expla
: nation of his vote, and both of these ex'
pressions we're received with applause BY
the small army Of employees and theil
friends on hand 10 the council.
. The vote stood z to 8, Messrs. Ancheta
Il Perea and GALES voting "no" and Mr.
: Hadley having retired on account of in
disposition.
8 The announcement of the vote wal
greeted with still greater applause.
The council then adjourned until thii
morning.
+. THIS FoRENooN's SESSION.
In the council Mr.. Perea offered apollo
giles for the manner in which he had ad
dressed the chair at yesterday afternoon'
n session, and all record of the same wal
stricken from the journal.