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

Up to the hour of going to press the
threatened injunction against the pay
ment of the employees had failed to ma
terialiZe.
The Council.
YESTERDAY Afternoons SESSION.
When the council met yesterday after
noon Mr.. GALES was present and the
council proceeded to the consideration of
the Hinkle and Bunker education bills.
Mr.. Larragoite wanted consideration of
the bills postponed until next Saturday
or Monday, in view of their very great
importance.
Mr.. Bunker moved the adoption of the
report of the committee, which was ad-
verse to the Hinkle bill. This motion
was seconded.
Mr.. Desmarais, in view of the moment
business of the measure, wanted action
deferred.
Mr.. Ancheta offered an amendment to
Mr.. Bunker's motion, to the effect that the
matter be made the special order for
Saturday at 10 o'clock.
This motion prevailed by a vote of to
4, and the education subject will be dis
cussed Saturday morning.
A motion was made by Mr.. Chaves to
reconsider the former action on G. B. No.
SO, which abolishes the board of equaliza-
ton, sending it to the committee of the
whole. This motion prevailed and the
bill was sent instead to the committee on
territorial affairs.
c. B. No. S, which amends the board OF
equalization statute, was taken from the
committee on finance and referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
M. Ancheta offered another of the
numerous petitions from Grant county
citizens against the formation of Florida
county. This petition went to the com,
mittee on counties and county lines.
Another petition was presented, signed
by 100 citizens of precincts 20, 80 and 81
of Bernalillo county, the Nacimiento pre-
cincts, requesting the Legislature to set
tie the boundaries between that county
and Rio Arriba county, SO that these pre-
cincts may be definitely decided to be il
Bernalillo county. Upon motion of Mr.
Perea, the petition went to the committed
on counties and county lines.
Mr.. Curry presented protest agains
Florida county signed by number o
Grant county people. This also went te
the committee on counties and county
lines.
The committee on finance, through
Chairman M. F. Desmarais, reported ad
versely G. B. No. IL, allowing the terrific
rial board of pharmacy 6 cents a mile il
attending meeting places. The report o
the committee WAS adOpted.
Chairman Victory, of the judiciar.
committee, reported G. B. No. 10 with thu
recommendation that it be laid on thu
table indefinitely. This is Mr.. Had
ley's bill to regulate jury trials in civil
cases, providing that there shall be III
jury trial unless demanded by the liti
CANT accompanied by deposit of $25 O.
an affidavit of poverty. The report o
the committee was adopted.
The Judiciary committee also reported
q. B. No. % with the recommendation
that it be laid on the table Indefinitely
and that a substitute drafted by the com
mittee be passed. The original bill mad
it unlawful for collectors, sheriffs, dis
trict court clerks, probate clerks or jus
tees of the peace to practice law Will
in office. The substitute simply pro
hibits the practice by probate clerks il
their own courts. The report of thu
committee was adopted.
Mr.. Larragoite moved to lay the sub
stitute on the table and then proceeded tt
give his reasons therefor.
Mr.. Perea: "The gentleman 10 out o
order, Mr.. President. A motion to tabl
! ia NOT debatable,"
Mr.. Larragoite: "My motion then i
worth more than my speech, SO will no
attempt to speak,"
Mr.. Abeyta, in explaining his vote
thought the substitute bill was restrain
upon personal liberty.
| Mr.. Ancheta said that the substitute
simply prevented what decency itsel
dictated. He said that any decent pre-
bate clerk would forbear practicing i
his own court and that the bill was in
tended to shut out those who are not re
strained by motives of decency.
Mr.. Larragoite explained his vote b
saying that there were many places wher
LAWYERS were scarce and where it wa
necessary to employ probate clerks i
their own courts. He thought therefor
that the substitute should be tabled.
Mr.. Victory explained his vote by say
! ing that the substitute was intended t
prevent combinations between the pre-
bate Judge and the probate clerk, b.
which the estates in their official hand
might be diverted to private use. H
said there were cases in his knowledg
that furnished q forcible argument il
| favor of such a law.
The motion to table indefinitely wa
lost on a tie vote of 6 to 6.
Mr.. Perea moved that the bill be re
committed with directions to present a
amendment allowing probate clerks t
draw papers for parties when 80 desired
He said that for such services lawyer
would charge $25 or more, whereas
probate clerk could afford to do this TO
few dollars.
Mr.. Chaves was in favor of the bill
He called attention to the fact that dis
trict clerks are not allowed to practice il
district courts nor are justices of the su
preme court allowed to practice in dis
, trict courts. He thought, therefore, tina
the bill was most just one and shou]'
! pass.
| Mr.. Perea's motion to recommit pre-
! vailed by vote of 6 to 5, and the bill
went back to the judiciary committee.
The Judiciary committee reported c
B. No. 80 with the recommendation tina
the same be tabled indefinitely. Tn
terms of this bill prevent newspaper mel
from being appointed as district clerks
The report of the committee was adopted