Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1895-02-16

| bal bsrn given,
just al this point Mr.. P-r-s, who IN
something of . bull in the council china
shop at intervals, secured the hopr aud
hurled n mixture ~ spanish AMI knglrh
epi,heis ~ tb. chair. The Englisb part
~ the-e contained such Afectn,nat- terms
~ "tyrant," etc, while thoe- who arr ar.
quaintTSi with purr CastiliAn say that the
other Language showed Mr.. Per-a capable
~ b-ing very naughty.
Mr. Garcia wsnt,si Mr. Perea arr-s,s,l
and brought t,-fore the bar oi the hnus-
kr l-c,ure, hut Mr.. Anchets At this
IN ,meu, occurred the hpr ami In listening
W the -lUlurnce ~ the young orator the
council forgo, all about Mr.. perea's out.
br-ak.
Mr.. Anch-ta claimed that the chair was
using revolutionary n-thVir AMI that the
minority was being throttlrsi. lie entered
al appeal fIUtn the decision uf the chair
Upon the question ~ sustaining 10.
chair the roll was cAllei.
Mr. D-amarsis explained his negative
vote by aayin. that he considered II "a
nathemAtical imISeribility that seven
could ie two-thiris uf eleven.
Mr.. Curry was excused frum voting. b~
cGu-- = former ruling made 10y hlmreii
was involved.
The vote thus resulted . Ia 9, M-sarr
II dl-y, Prr-a, Anchs,a and iAil-r voting
"no' sL'ng with Mr.. D~ssnArsis.
The chat, .nnouneed that the vote JUS,
taken sustA !nrsi hs decision.
An appeal was tASsn un motion II onr
of the minority
Mr.. l-.nArsis was eAcusssi frum vutiug
on ,h. ground ths, be WAS uncertain
whether u tie vote sustained the chair.
The republican memherr II tb. minority
wer~ -Hcus-d frIm voting. and the r-sul,
was = vot- II W . In favor ~ sustaining
the chair. Mr.. Pers raisssi = point uf ne
quorum, stating that six was not = quorum
II twelve according To the supreme coui.
j,trcisions
The chair ruled that = quorum Was
present as the gentlemen Who bsd b-eu
excused from vo,ing we're In the chamber.
This decision of the clair was upheld
| by Councilman HAdl-y and ls,utnarnir.
who thought that the chair had right Ia
count them, a. they were not -scus-'i
frum voting for the purposes of breaking a
luwum. They thought that the R-e,l
rulrr wpr- right IN such sAs"s A. th.
present. and an appeal taken frnm that
decision Was promptly withdrawn
Mr.. Curry here stated that, desiring Ia
show n disposition for fairness on the part
II the ma iori,y. he would move W make
The matter the special orier for thlr
| morning.
Mr.. P-rpa SAID tha, b,hrr this war
,ion- and AN adjournment taken he lie
sired the chief clerk directed tn furnish
him with = copy Of the resolution.
A. this was taken ~ sn Indication that
the minority would take Immediate steps
for an injunction "a defeat the will of the
maj,rity, " = pp~tponement was en-ct~i.
Mr.. Curry Withdrew his motion AMI the
hill went ~ its third reading On u vote ~
7 to 4. the chair again ruling that this
was . two thirds maturity.
An Apisai vas again txksa IN the ques
tion II sustaining the chair.
"ls this . sscopd ruling that seven is
two thiris Of sirven" asked Mr.. Dcs-
marais
"Ycs," came . chorus of replies
"Thsu vo,. no." b. replied.
Mr.. Curry was again rxcused frotn vot
ing. ~ that the chair ruled that he hal
been sustained by = vote Of tob
| The bill accordingly went tn itr thlri
r-Adins.
| Mr.. Ancheia here announcei that the
minority. while protesting against the &C.
,lon IL the msjority. would withdraw all
further active opposition, an Il Appeared
nnxsary'
Mr. Ab-ytA here si"ke q, some length
in reply To Mr.. Anch-ta.
The motion nov r-currei on the pas
sage of the resolution Mr.. lb-smara'S
vo'~i ''y-s' on the ground that while he
thouxht 'nc humo~r I" empoyee was ""
great. he thought their emPloym-nt ere
at-d an honest debt which the territory
should discharge.
Mr.. Curry then male = similar explAna'
tion of his vote. and both at these expires
sious were r"c1ivesi with applause by the
small army of einl ioyes AMI their friends
IN hand Ia the council
The vote s'nn !" o. nessr. hhehs.A'
P-r-a and GALES voting no. ana mr
Hadley having resiru'i ou account at IN
disposition.
The announcement of the vote was
gr-etei with still gr~atrr applause
The council then Adjourn-i.
-r..,.x vou.sos's sx,s,os.
In the council Mr., Perrs oif-re'i sp"lo-
gies far the manner In which d. hal An'
dressed the cnar ~ yes~T.y ~nrrn"n
s1ssion. and all rec"rd ~ the sams Wac
stricken from ,ne Journs'. v.
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