Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-25
The House.

CLANCY renewed his motion for immedi
ate action on H. B. No. 81, relating to the
location of the Las Vegas normal school
| This motion was lost by vote of to
8, which was less than the two-thirds vote
necessary to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Martin wanted the bill postponed
indefinitely, but his motion was lost.
Il. B. No. SO, entitled "an Act to amend
section 29O1 of title Al, chapter l of the
Compiled Laws of 1884," relating to
mercantile licenses, was introduced by Mr.
Mora.
Fl. B. No. Sc, defining the boundary
line of Grant county, was read in full for
the information of the house.
Mr.. Armijo wanted the bill postponed
indefinitely.
This melton was lost by vote of
to IA.
The house then adjourned to this morn
ing, after what had been only twenty
minutes session.
THIS FoRENooN's SESSION.
At the beginning of the house session,
Mr.. Leaden, chairman of the committee
on labor, favorably reported the bill
offense. An amendment from the COM
mittee was reported, striking out the
clause making failure to pay wages pun
ishable by term in the penitentiary.
H. B. No. Is, the Hinkle insurance bill,
was reported by the committee on judi
ciary with recommendation that it be
referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Martin desired to hear from the
committee on counties and county lines
as to H. B. No. 3, the Summit county bill,
as the committee had had it in hand for
thirteen days.
Mr.. Gallegos stated that the committee
was not yet ready to report.
Mr.. Martin made the sensational re-
mark that the report on the bill had been
agreed upon and that it was being with
held. He moved that the committee be
instructed to report Immediately.
Mr.. Hinkle moved to amend by re-
curing the committee to report Monday.
Mr.. Martin replied by arguing forcibly
against further delay. He thought in
the words of the gentleman from Lincoln
who had just taken his seat that, "now is
the accepted time"
Mr.. Pine thought further time should
be given the committee as a matter of
courtesy.
Mr.. Martin replied to the effect that
the committee had it's report ready and
ought to be required to report without
delay.
Mr.. Sanchez suggested that no further
time had been asked for by the committee.
Mr.. Leaden said that the bill was a just
one and that the committee wanted fur
Their time.
After considerable further discussion,
Mr.. Hinkle's amendment requiring re-
port next Monday was lost.
Mr.. Hinkle moved that the committee
be given until Monday at o'clock to re.
port. Upon this motion the ayes and
nays were called and the result stood
ayes 10 and nays IL, 80 that tho amend
ment was adopted.
Mr.. Martin moved to amend the reso-
luton by requiring a report this after
noon at O'Clock.
Mr.. Locke called for the ayes and noes
The amendment was lost by vote oil
IL to 10.
Mr.. Martin moved to withdraw the bill
from the committee, but was ruled out OF
order.
The previous question was called and
the motion requiring the committee tc
report at 2 O'Clock on Monday was car
ried.
A motion to adjourn was here made by
Mr.. Hinkle and lost.
Fl. B. No. 81, an act to amend section
1857, of the Compiled Laws, was referred
to the committee on judiciary. This bill
provides for the sale of property under
delinq uent tax levies on the first Monday
in October instead of March and is in
tended to meet an objection urged by
Governor Thornton in his veto of H. B
No. 20.
| H. B. No. So, to improve the methods
of keeping records in the Office of the
county clerk, was referred to the com
mittee on judiciary.
H. B. No. IS, Mr.. Christy's bill to define
ferred to the committee on counties ane
county lines.
H. B. No. 81, fixing the location of thu
Las Vegas normal school, was referred te
the committee on education.
H. B. No. So, by Mr.. Mora, intended tt
amend section 2301 of title Al, chapter l
of the Compiled Laws of 1884, referring
to and fixing mercantile licenses, went tt
the committee on judiciary.
The committee on rules, to whom wal
referred H. B. No. 20, the bill deferrinl
time for payment of taxes to July l, re
ported that bill back through Chairman
Hinkle with the recommendation that j
pass over the governors veto.
H. B. No. 16, the Hinkle insurance bill
was made the special order for mex
Wednesday in the committee of the whole
H. B. No. 80, Mr.. Lacome's bill for tn,
protection of labor, making non-pay
ment of labor misdemeanor, was pu
on its third reading.
The committees amendment, striking
out the imprisonment penalty feature o
the measure, was adopted and leaving
the penalty as fine of from 800 to $500
Mr.. Carr offered two amendments
altering the phraseology of the bill, whicl
was adopted.
Mr.. Hinkle wanted to know the effec
of the measure upon the present legisla
ture, in case it fails to pay its employees
He said that if there was to be fin
upon the members of the Legislature, he
for one, was not in position to respond
Mr.. Christy said that the bill wa
doubtless intended for good purpose
but that it would be ineffective as Their
could be no imprisonment unless
clause in the American constitution wa
repealed.
Mr.. Martin thought that by the tim
this legislature had rescinded the treat,
of Guadalupe Hidalgo and abolished the
constitution of the United States, i
would be time to adjourn and go home
Mr.. Carr favored the bill very strongly
His experience as miner and bushes
man showed that some such protection
should be extended against the practicel
of certain companies that are in tn
habit of thriving upon robbery of labor
ing men.