Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-18
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Lively Debate in the House Over TIL.
School Fund DistributiOn-The
Act Passed.
Executive Sessions Not in Order
Changing the Date Of Precinct
Observation-Disclosures
Chat.
The Council.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.

CpoH tne beginning OF Cne council bee
sion, communication from ex-Gov
Prince, secretary of the New Mexico
Worlds Fair managers, was read, &C
companying, for the use of the member
of the council, twelve copies of tn
Worlds Columbian Exposition Illustrated
with photographs of the exhibit of New
Mexico at the Worlds Fair at Chicago
This gift was made with the compliments
of the New Mexico managers and wa
heartily appreciated by the council.
MIR. Bunker resigned as chairman o
the joint committee on compensation o
employees, his action in SO doing being
induced by the fact that his views, being
in behalf of economy, did not agree witt
those of the rest of the committee. Mr.
Victory was appointed in his place.
Mr.. Bunker reported back from the
committee on enrolled and engrossed
bills H. B. No. 2, as to an appropriation
for the board of equalization, for the
purpose OF having clerical error there
in corrected.
Mr.. Bunker introduced c. B. No. 28
providing for the publication and pur
chase of reports of the supreme court fol
the territory.
The bill was referred to the committee
on library.
This bill appropriates $1,000 for 35{
copies each of volumes three and four oil
the New Mexico reports from the West
Publishing company, of st. Paul; and
also directs that volume five, including de-
cisions up to January l, 1896, shall be
printed by the same house at cost not
exceeding So per copy to the citizens Of
New Mexico. For the purchase OF 4OC
copies of volume five, an appropriation
of 200 is provided.
Mr.. Perea then moved that the council
go into executive session. Upon roll cal
the motion was lost by strict party vote
of 7 to S.
Mr.. Perea then asked leave of absence
from to-morrow's session, which was
granted.
The council then adjourned to 1C
o'clock this morning.
THIS EoRENooN's SESSION.
In the council this morning Mr.. Chaves
chairman of the committee on library
submitted q report on H. j. r. No. 2, re
lating to the purchase of laws for the US,
of the Legislature, recommending the ref
ference of the resolution to the commit
tee on finance.
On motion of Mr.. Victory the repor
was adopted and the resolution was re
ferred to the committee on finance.
The committee on library also recon
mended the passage of G. B. No. 3, pro
viding for the publication in the Spanish
language of bills, etc.
On motion of Mr.. Chaves recess 70
thirty minutes was taken.
After the recess Councilman Desmarait
reported, as substitute for Il. j. R. No
3, which is resolution to the effect tina
money be appropriated for the purchase
of four copies of the Compiled Laws o
1884 and the session laws of 1887 ant
1889. The report was then adopted.
Mr.. Victory, of the judiciary commit
tee, reported in favor of the passage o
@. B. No. 2, relating to the election o
justices, copstables and mayordomos
by substitute, providing that the cleo
ton of such officers shall be held at the
same time as the election for county
officers.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Victory also reported on G. B. No
l, as to the qualification for voters, thai
section of said bill be passed, that sec
ton be rejected and that section 8 b.
adopted, and that the bill as amended b.
passed by the council.
A message was received from the house
announcing the adoption of G. R. No.
relating to the duties of the committee
on enrolled and engrossed bills.
Mr.. Chaves introduced G. B. No. 20, ar
act to provide for the publication and
distribution of New Mexico reports, very
similar to that introduced yesterday by
Mr.. Bunker. The bill WAS read twice ane
referred to the committee on library.
After receiving an invitation from DR.
Longstreet to attend his single tax lee
ture at the house tonight the council ad
iourned to o'clock.