Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-29

formerly favored the principle of the Hin
kle bill, but that fuller investigation of
the facts and the law as it now stands had
led to change of his convictions. He
thought that the new law which went into
effect January l should be tested prac-
tically before another change was made.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr..
Chaves was requested by President Curry
to take the chair.
Having taken the floor, Mr.. Curry pro-
ceeded to make clear, succinct statement
of his position. He said that the vote on
this bill would have no effect on his atti-
tude toward appropriations for terrific
rial institutions. He said that he was
acquainted with the fact that he was on
the unpopular side of the question. He
realized that some of his colleagues had
succumbed.to the argument of the oppo-
nents of the bill, but as for himself, he
would vote for the measure, and in so
doing he would be performing an act of
which he would not be ashamed when he
returned to his people.
Mr.. Desmarals said that he had at first
favored the Hinkle bill, but after thor
oughly studying the question he had
come to the conclusion that its passage
would be public calamity. Mr.. Des-
marais said that were our conditions as
they are in the states he would not hest
tate to vote for the Hinkle bill, but un-
fortunately this is not the case. He
thought, however, that the Ancheta bill,
levying school tax of from to mills,
would admirably meet the exigencies of
the present moment.
Mr.. Victory said that his duty to his
constituents required his vote in favor of
the report of the committee and adverse
to the Hinkle bill. Mr.. Victory gave a
brief outline of the history of the school
laws of the territory and showed that the
law of 1898 was most equitable measure
drastic laws are enacted.
Mr.. Hadley said that he thought the
territory was to be congratulated upon
the disposition about to be given to the
bill. He thought it most com mendable
that it had not been defeated at the Begin
ming but had in the interests of conser-
vatlsm, justice and courtesy, been fairly
considered and was now about to be
killed.
Mr.fHadley said shat he was more than
delighted that his colleague, Mr.. Perea,
had been converted from the error of his
ways through the stern logic of facts and
figures. Mr.. Hadley said that the defeat
of the Hinkle bill was an act of which
New Mexico might well be proud. 1t
went long distance toward proving our
fitness for statehood.
The final vote on the motion to adopt
the report of the committee on education,
which was adverse to the passage of the
bill, was as follows:
Ayes -Ancheta, Bunker, Chaves, Des-
marais, Hadley, Perea, Victory and GALES
8.
Noes-Abeyta, Garcia, Larragolte and
Curry--4.
Mr.. Ancheta moved that the rules be
suspended for the purpose of tabling the
Hinkle bill indefinitely, which Mr.. Bun
ker seconded.
The rules were suspended by vote of
8 to 4, as on the vote to adopt the COM
mittee's report.
Mr.. Ancheta withdrew his motion to
table, so that Mr.. Larragoite might offer
a motion to the effect that the bill pass.
Upon Mr.. Larragoite's motion the vote
stood as before, ayes 4, nays 8.
The bill was accordingly declared lost.
Mr.. Curry moved an adjournment to
10 O'Clock to-day.
Mr.. Abeyta moved an adjournment to
2 O'Clock SO that the council might attend
the funeral of Hon. Felipe Delgado.
Mr.. Abeyta's motion prevailed and the
council adjourned to this afternoon.