Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-06
The House.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION

YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
Upon the opening of the house session
H. B. No. 40 was, on motion of Mr.. Clan
cey, placed on its passage.
This is bill introduced by Mr.. Lucero
and provides "That all private or public
bitches constructed across public water.
ing places, which may be injured on &C.
count of poor construction by the neces'
sary crossing over them by cettle, sheep
or horses, the owners Of such private
bitches or the managers of such public
bitches shall not be entitled to any action
for damages against any owner or owners
of such cattle, sheep or horses, as above
mentioned
1t passed by vote of 10 to 0.
Upon motion of Mr. Martin, G. B. No. g.
Mr.. Abeyta's no rubbish-in-streets-o f-un.
lncorporated-towns bill, was indefinitely
postponed by vote of II to 4, those
voting "no" being Messrs. Carr, Thomp-
son, Padilla and s. Martinez.
II. B. No. 35, the much talked of meas
use, consolidating the district of Dona
Ana and the district of Grant and Sierra
for purposes of the appointment of a
district attorney" was next considered.
Mr.. Pine moved to send the bill back
to the committee on judiciary.
This motion was carried by vote OF
II to TO-
Mr. Martin moved to cinch the vote Just
taken.
Upon a vote on this question, the chair
declared Mr.. Martins motion lost.
Mr.. Pine appealed from the decision OF
the chair, and the chair was sustained by
vote of II to 10.
Mr.. Christy made another pass at the
defeat of the bill by motion to recall
the bill from the committee on judiciary
to which it had just been referred.
The chair ruled the motion out oil
order.
Mr.. Pine moved an adjournment for
the purpose of allowing the committees te
get to work.
This motion prevailed and the house
adjourned until this morning.
THIS FoRENooN's SESSION.
The committee on judiciary sent in {
flood of reports, the following measures
belng faVorably reported:
H. B. No. %, Mr.. Clancey's bill as tt
the payment of assessors.
Substitute for H. B. No. 81, amending
section 1857 of the Compiled Laws as tt
tax sales.
G. B. No. II, the Gales game law.
G. B. No. So, prohibiting the sale o
tobacco, etc, to minors.
M NJ nj, N,,rs, Frao silva
petition.
The following were adversely reported
by the same committees: H. B. No. A
to fund county indebtedness and TO
other purposes; H. B. No. 25, relating tt
service of process by publication.
The committee on education favorabl,
reported H. B. No. 49, allowing won er
to vote in school elections, with amend
ments; III. B. No. 10, amending the act es
tablishing common schools in the terri
tory.
H. B. No. "a, amending section o
chapter IS of the laws of the goth legis
FL. B. No. 70, an act relating to tn
registration of voters, was introduced b,
Mr.. Carr. This regulates the number o
days in which the boards of registration
shall sit. Referred to the committee OF
privileges and election
H. B. No. IS, fixing the election o
mayordomos of acequias and other off
GERS, was introduced by Mr.. Clancy. Re
ferred to the committee on irrigation.
H. B. No. so, an act establishing pub
lie road in the county of Rio Arriba, wa
introduced by Mr.. Garcia. Referred l.
the committee on roads and hie hways.
The following bills were read twice:
G. B. No. 81, the insane asylum bill; re
ferred to the committee on public inst
tutions.
G. B. No. 21, providing for signature
on poll books of election when the sam
haye been omitted; referred to commit
tee on judiciary.
G. B. No. 40, the Roswell school bill
was next read. An animated discussio
ensued as to whether the bill should b
referred to the committee on finance
which Mr.. Hinkle desired, or to the com
mittee on public institutions, which Nj
Pine desired.
The bill went to the latter committe
on vote of 16 to 5. motion to cine
the vote just taken prevailed almos
unanimously.
G. B. No. As, the bill relating to oil in
spection, was referred to the committe
on territorial affairs.
The judiciary committee favorably re
ported substitute to H. B. No. 80, amend
ing chapter 81 of the laws of the 2Stl
legislative assembly as to mortgage fore
closures.
H. B. No. %, the bill fixing the com
pensation of assessors, next came up.
The amendment suggested by the com
mittee making the compensation 4 pc
cent of the assessed taxes instead of 2 pc
cent as contemplated by the original bill
was adopted by vote of II to s. Messrs