Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-18

Ing tour proposition indirectly Dy giving
the members appointed no time, to visit
the institutions, for Mr.. Leaden's motion
was adopted by vote of ID to 8, SO that
the house stood adjourned to this morn
ing.
THIS FoRENooN's SESSION.
For the first time during the present
assembly the reading of the journal in
Spanish was dispensed with.
Substituted to H. B. No. 70, relating to
community bitches and acequias, was
taken up under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Armijo moved the adoption of the
substitute, which was carried and the bill
then passed by vote of 90 to 0.
Mr.. Pine moved to cinch and the mo-
ton was carried by vote of 16 to 6.
H. B. No. lOS, providing for the publ
location of New Mexico reports, was now
called up.
Mr.. Pine explained the purpose of the
measure.
The vote stood 81 to l, Mr.. s. Martinez,
80 that the bill passed.
Fl. B. No. So, Mr.. Hinkle's bill requir-
ing additional duties from school direc-
tors and boards of education, was put Oh
its passage.
Mr.. Christy thought that the provision
for the publication of the reports of the
directors would prove an unnecessary
expense. He said in Bernalillo county,
for instance, the cost would not be less
than $4,000 for publishing such reports
in the two languages. Mr.. Christy &C.
cordingly submitted an amendment that
such reports, instead of being published,
shall be posted for ten days at the school
door of each of the school districts.
Mr.. Pine was opposed to the Christy
amendment, stating that it would be
about as much trouble to go to the
school door to read the statement as it
would be to hunt up the school board
and look up its books. He thought that
the only way to reach the public was
through the newspapers, and that the pa
pers would doubtless do the work for
little or nothing above the actual ex-
pense.
Mr.. Miguel Martinez was strongly in
favor of the Christy amendment.
Mr.. Carr offered an amendment pro-
vidlng that the report shall be published
annually instead Of quarterly.
Mr.. Sanchez thought that the original
bill requiring publication would take too
much money out of the school fund and
would not give any appreciable benefits
in return.
Mr.. Hinkle was opposed to Mr.
Christy's amendment, but thought state
ments should be published annually in
stead of quarterly. Posting the statemen;
on the school house door would not com
ply with the intent of the bill
Mr.. Chrlsty said that annual, instead Of
quarterly publication, would not remedy
the trouble, as the report would thus wher
published be four times as long as G
quarterly report would be.
The Christy amendment was adopted
by vote of II to 5, Messrs. Carr, Garcia
Finkle, Padilla and Pine voting mo"
The bill as amended then passed by {
vote of % to 0.
H. B. No. los, Mr.. Pino's bill allowing
Indian children to attend public schools
on basis of compensation to be ar
ranged with the interior department, wal
next considered.
An amendment, striking out the pro
vision of the bill giving the superintend
emit of public instruction control o. sucl
schools and the teachers employed there
in, was adopted.
The bill as amended passed by vot'
of % to 0.
H. B. No. 7S, Mr.. Carr's bill as to thu
registration of voters, came up under al
adverse report from the committee OF
| a1a
Mr.. Carr moved that the bill pass
which motion Mr.. Clancy seconded.
Mr.. Pine spoke against the bill.
Mr.. Martin wanted the bill postponed
indefinitely.
Mr.. Carr explained that the main OBJ
iect of his bill was to save expense
Under the present law the boards o
registration must sit six days whethe
there be six or 300 voters in the precinct
: He said that in Grant county the bill TO
J registration had amounted to $1,354 las
fall and in one precinct where there wer
, only eight voters, the cost for the 81!
days services for the board of registra
ton was $54. Mr.. Carr explained tina
his bill cut the boards compensation
down to 50 per day each, which he con
sldered most ample, and regulated tn
length of the sitting of boards of regis
tration so that where there are 300 o
more voters they shall sit six days; wher
200 or more, five days; where 100 or more
four days; and under 100 voters the
| shall sit three days. He explained tn
primitive provisions of the bill as
+, voters casting their ballots in their HON
precincts. This last provision, he said
was good one, but if it was not favore
by the house, he would be willing in tn
interests of economy to pass the bill
with this clause stricken out.
Mr.. Christy assured Mr.. Carr that tn
opposition to the bill was not persona
but based upon the individuality q
passing the measure. He pointed on
that under the law the registration G
voters in Grant county should not hav
cost more than $3.50 and that it the CON
missioners paid the extravaganza SUI
. mentioned by Mr.. Carr they we're liabl
on their official bonds. He thought ths
the passage of the bill would cost the tel
ritory $4,000 annually.