Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-22
Tho House.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

Upon the meeting of the house, the
committee on rules, through Mr.. Hinkle,
reported favorably an amendment to the
rules, providing that the reports of COM
mittees shall, when made, be, in the alb
sence of objection, considered received.
Mr.. Thompson moved that the report
of the committee be adopted, which mo-
ton prevailed.
The time of the committee for con-
siderlng h. B. No. 3, the Summit county
bill, was extended five days.
Mr.. Carr introduced H. j. r. No. 8, pro-
viding for the payment and discharge of
all employees of the present legislature,
except fifteen in each house, two of whom
shall be sweepers, two pages and the fifth
a messenger.
Mr.. Severino Martinez moved that this
resolution be laid on the table indefinite
ly. This was carried by a vote of ~ to
10, and Mr.. Carr's resolution went to the
graveyard provided for defunct attempts
at legislation.
The house then took recess for thirty
minutes, at the conclusion of which
Speaker Dame announced that he had
signed the employees compensation reso-
| luton.
FL. B. No. 40, the Cerrillos normal
school bill, was referred to the committee
on education. This bill provides for q
normal school at Cerrillos, to be built
upon lot donated to the territory, to be
not less than six acres in size and to BIZ
situated not more than one-half milo from
Cerrillos. The school is to be under the
control of board of three regents to be
appointed by the governor. The men,
bers of this board shall be paid 80 pc.
day while actually in the discharge of
their duty and cents per mile travelling
expenses, except the secretary of the
board who is to receive SO per day and
mileage. To pay the expenses of the
erection, equipment and maintenance of
this school tax of ono fifth of mill
shall be levied for the year between March
1, 1895, and March l, 1896. Diplomas
issued from this school shall be consid-
cred first-class teachers certificates in any
county of this territory.
H. B. No. A, the county funding bill,
went to the committee on judiciary.
H. B. No. IS, a most important and in.
teresting one, was sent to the committee
on railroads.
This bill is on the same line as that in
troduced by Mr.. Leaden and was intro
duced bv Mr.. Gallegos. 1t provides that
no railroad shall receive more than
cents per nile for passengers over IL
years of age; that passengers aged be-
tween and IL years shall not be charged
over cent per mile and that all passen-
gers under years shall be carried free
of charge when accompanied by their
parents, relatives or guardians. Passen-
gers over IL shall be entitled to have
transported baggage not exceeding 100
pounds in weight, and passengers -
years of age or under may carry loo
pounds of baggage.
No sleeper palace car shall charge
more than 81 per night of twelve hours,
between 8 p. m. and s a. M, for lower
berth, and SO cents for an upper berth;
nor more than d of a cent per mile for
any seat occupied by passenger.
Violation of this act by railroad or
sleeping car com panies shall be punishable
by fine of between $500 and $4,000; and
the employe of the company charging
such excessive rate shall be subject to
i'm prisonment of between three and
twelve months and fine between $50
and 500. The money derived from such
penalties or prosecutions shall go to the
county school fund and half to tho prose-
cutting witness.
H. B. No. 46 was referred to the COM
mittee on stock and stock raising.
This bill provides for the appointment,
by the county commissioners on request
of sheep owners, of person acquainted
with sheep who shall perform the duties
of sheep inspector. His compensation
shall be one fourth of one cent for each
sheep inspected, $3 per day for each day
spent in supervising dipping and mile
age at the rate of cents per mile.
Fl. B. No. z, bill to prevent Justices
of the peace from selling stray stock
without proper notice being given OF
such sale, went to the committee on iu-
dietary.
The house then adjourned to this morn.
ing at 10 O'Clock.
THIS roRENooN's SESSION. M
Mr.. Gallegos, of the committee ON
counties and county lines reported favor
ably, with an amendment, b. B. No. 8,
providing for the adjustment of accounts
between the counties of Guadalupe and
San Miguel.
| Mr.. Pine, of the committee on judi
ciary, reported adversely b. B. No. 1,
making the governor, treasurer and audi
tor board of election canvassers, and
Mr.. Lacome's H. B. No. IS, relating to a
change in the age proper for marriage.
Mr.. Pine, of the COMMITTEES on privi-
leges and elections, reported favorably H.
B. No. 81, the woman suffrage bill.
H. B. No. 4S, regulating licenses Of
pedd!ers, was introduced by Mr.. Sanchez.
Mr.. Carr introduced Ii. r. No. Is, read
| ing as follows: Belt