Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-02
The Council.
THIS FoRENOoN's SESSION.

division OF Grant county; also petition
from the citizens of Silver City on the
same subject. Both of these petitions
ties aud county lines.
A petition from the Sisters of Mercy at
Silver City for aid to their hospital was
also presented and referred to the finance
committee.
The committee on capitol, through
Chairman Garcia, favorably reported H.
B. No. II, the capitol rebuilding bill. The
report sets forth fully the great advant-
ages to be derived from the rebuilding
of the capitol and shows that it can be
built more cheaply now than at later
date. The report was signed by Messrs.
Garcia and Victory.
Mr. Perea, the minority member of the
committee, submitted report adverse
to the bill on the ground that the terri
tory had already exceeded a per cent
Indebtedness.
The committee on counties and county
lines favorably reported G. B. No. 80, the
measure finally determining that the
Nacimiento, La lara and Guadalupe pre-
cincts are part of Bernalillo county and
not in Rio Arriba. The bill passed by a
vote of IL affirmative votes to Mr.. Gar
cia's negative vote.
The same committee favorably re-
ported with amendments Fl. B. No. 8, the
bill providing for an adjustment between
the counties of Guadalupe and San
Miguel.
Q. B. No. 60, prohibiting discriminate
ton or rebates by life insurance COM
panies, was introduced by Mr.. Bunker by
request. The bill is intended to make
insurance agents treat every one alike in
writing insurance policies. 1t provides
fue and imprisonment as the penalties
in case of violation of tho law.
The bill went to the committee on ju-
dietary.
The committee on privileges and cleo
tions favorably reported G. B. No. 2l,
an act to provide for the signing
by election judges of poll books of cleo
tion where such signatures have been
omitted.
The same committee reported G. B. No.
80, with accommodation that it 60 to
the committee On judiciary. This is Mr.
HadIey's contest law.
g. B. No. 81, providing that counsel
may address juries in Spanish in cases in
the courts of this territory, was intro
duced by Mr.. Desmarais by request.
Mr.. Chaves said that we are citizens of
the United States, the language of which
is English. He said that no one sur
passed him in his love for the Spanish
people and language, but that he thought
the bill was very improper. 1t would be
poor idea to ask for statehood when we
are trying to foreignize to still greater
extent the territory of New Mexico.
Mr.. Larragoite was in favor of the bill.
He thought that the bill should be passed
as it would put the Spanish speaking
lawyers OH an equal footing with the
English speaking attorneys. He said
that he did not wonder at Mr.. Chaves
opposition to the bill as that gentleman
was equally at home in the two Ian
guages.
Mr.. Desmarais wanted the bill referred
to the committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Ancheta moved to table the bill in
definitely, which N otion was seconded by
Mr.. Perea.
Mr.. Chaves: "No; no; don't do that
let US talk over this matter; it is not I'm.
derstood by our friends" referring to Mr.
Larragoite and one or two others.
At Mr.. Chaves' earnest request Mr.. An.
cheta, with Mr.. Perea's consent, withdrew
his motion.
Mr.. Chaves said that he concurred
fully in Mr.. Larragoite's opinion of thu
Spanish language as a most beautiful
and classic tongue.
"But where do we belong, Mr.. Presi
dentS" continued Mr.. Chaves.
eve belong to that grand nation ovel
whose broad confines float the ample
folds of the stars and stripes. I am al
exotic here; have been torn from my
mother government accompanied by thu
shedding of the blood of my own parents
but we are here we are here to maintain thu
American government, it's language ant
it's honor"
Mr.. Chaves concluded his very clio.
quent remarks with an appeal to thu
native representatives not to persist ii
ENGRAVING foreign ideas upon cur ma
tional government. He thought that il
we are to use language other thar
English in our courts we should frs
withdraw from the protection of the
Union and set up separate nation.
Mr.. Desmarals said that he had not a
first favored the measure but on further
consideration he thought it was gooi
bill. He conceded that this was as Mr.
Chaves said, "a land of freedom" and hi
thought that therefore it's people should
be allowed to use the language that suits
them best in the courts. He thought that
this right was guaranteed by the Ameri
can constitution.
Mr.. Perea thought the American con
stitution had nothing to do with the sub
ject. 1t was. simply a question of con
venience to the courts and he thought
the bottom of the resolution was bun.
combe and demagogism.
The bill went 70 the committee or
judiciary.
G. B. No. 62, was introduced by Mr.
Bunker. This bill fixes the compensa-
ton of Jurors in each civil case at 81 a
day, to be taxed and paid as other costs
in civil cases are paid.
The bill was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
G. B. No. 63 was introduced by Mr.
Victory. This is an act to adjust certain
county school indebtedness and went to
the committee on judiciary.
Fl. B. No. II, the capitol rebuilding
bill, was next read the third time.
Mr.. Chaves wanted the bill read in full
and considered this afternoon.
Mr.. Hadley hoped that the bill would
be considered Immediately. He said that
there were now only three members OF
the minority and he was afraid that an
adjournment might bring the number
down to one.
Mr.. Perea asked that the bill be made
the special order for Monday afternoon
This motion was lost.
Mr.. Perea's adverse minority report
was then read.
Mr.. Chaves demanded the previous
question.
On the motion to order that question