Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-18


This bill was read III full It provides
that thereafter all moneys arising fo
school purposes in any precinct, town
village, city or from any source whate yer
shall be placed in the common schoo
fund of the county wherein collected and
shall be distributed in each school dis
trict Of the county according to the schol
aatic census for the current year."
The amendment proposed by the com
mitteo excepting special tax leyies wal
adopted by unanimous vote.
MIR. Martin offered an amendment ex
cepting from the operation of the bill al
Incorporated towns and villages, ar
amendment that was intended to xii! the
bill.
effect that the bill shall not affect coun
ties in which towns of more than 1900
are located.
Mr.. Martin withdrew his amendment
and accepted Mr.. Pino's.
Mr.. Christy wanted the bill, with
amendment offered by Mr.. Pine, sent
back to the committee on education.
Mr.. Miguel Martinez spoke against Mr.
Christy's motion and thought that JUS.
tice to the educational interests of New
Mexico demanded immediate action.
Mr.. Hiukle said that the motion to re-
commit was movement toward the de.
feat of the measure. He urged the friends
of the bill to stand together in opposi-
ton to any delay.
Mr.. Sanchez said that che also was a
son of God and heir of glory" Mr.. San
chez went into a philosophical discus
sion of the problems of creation, going
back to Adam and the garden of Eden.
His position on the measure got lost in the
tropical luxuriance of his figures of speech
aud was not made very clear to his audi
tors.
Mr.. Christy said that Mr.. Hiakle's fire.
quent statement that ''now is the ao-
cepted time" indicated that that gentle
man had at one time been an exhorter in
a Methodist camp meeting. Mr.. Christy
wanted the bill recommitted.
Mr.. Pine interrupted Mr.. Martinez to
say that he was misquoted.
Mr.. Martinez continued in quite a
strong argument in favor of tho passage
of the original bill.
Mr.. Martin was opposed to hasty ac-
tion on the bill under discussion and
thought the committee on education
should again pass upon the measure.
Mr.. Armijo followed his colleague from
Socorro in a speech IN which he declared
that the bill WAS one in favor of the poor
people.
Mr.. Pine was not in favor of the origi-
nal bill and spoke earnestly in favor of
his amendment excluding from the oper-
alton of the bill counties with incorpor-
ated towns of 1000 inhabitants or more.
Mr.. Miguel Martinez said that Mr..
Pine was evidently more thoughtful of
| the interests of the town of Las Cruces
than of the territory at large. He thought
that it was the duty of representatives to
represent the territory at large and not
the special interests of the counties they
represent.
Mr.. Carr said that the subject matter
of the bill was to some extent an issue in
the late Grant county campaign. Mr..
Carr caused to be read by the clerk a
public communication he had then pub
lished on the sub ject, in which he pledged
himself to a conservative course on the
ject
Mr.. Christy desired to know if Mr..
Carr was still running on the platform
just read.
Mr.. Carr said that he would make his
position on the matter clear before he
concluded. Mr.. Carr said he favored
putting half of the license fund in the
general school fund, bus that he was not
yet ready to put himself on record as
favoring the devotion of the whole license
fund to the general county school fund
He wished the bill recommittad for fur
Their investigation.
| Mr.. Hinkle reiterated that this was "the
accepted tims" and that it was also the
accepted time for the gentleman from
Grant (Mr. CARR to get off the fence. He
gave the history of past attempts at leg
islation on this line and urged the utter
FOLLY of delaying action on a measure 80
simple and easily understood.
| Mr.. Locke SAID that he didn't like this
tomorrow business. That New Mexico
already had reputation as the "manana'
territory abroad and that such reputa-
| ton was most injurious. He was there
| fore in favor of acting without further
delay.
Mr.. Locke was interrupted by mes
sage from the council announcing the
enrolment and engrossment of G. j. r
No. 2, referring to the appropriation for
the board of equalization.
Mr.. Christy said that the speech of the
gentleman from Lincoln reflected upon
the integrity of the members of the
house.
Mr.. Hinkle interrupted to say that he
had said no such thing.
Mr.. Christy said that no didn't think
| the gentleman meant it.
| "Nor do I think said it," Mr.. Hlnkle
retorted.
The matter finally quieted down by
Mr.. Christy stating that he did not think
Mr.. Hinkle meant any reflection. Mr.,
Christy said that he had not seen the bill
in the NEW MExIcAN or elsewhere and
that he wanted time to look into the mat
ter.
On a call of the roll on the motion to
recommit, the vote was to 10 against
recommitting.
Mr.. Christy moved to adjourn but was
voted down.
Mr.. Christy moved the adoption of Mr..
Pino's amendment but the motion was
lost
Mr.. Christy offered an amendment
making the bill read leach current year,
instead of 1.-THE current year."
The amendment was rejected by vote
of to 10.
The previous question was ordered on
motion of Mr.. Hinkle.
Mr.. Christy secured the floor on a
question of personal privilege, claiming
that the previous question had been i'm
properly ordered. We,
/ H. B. No.9 was then put 'cn its passage,
Mr.. Christy raised the point of order
that printed copy of the bill had not
been put on his desk. The point of order
was overruled and the voting proceeded
The vote on the passage of the hill
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