Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-15
The Council.

The Council.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
At the beginning of the council session
petition from citizens of Rio Arriba
county was presented by Mr.. Chaves,
asking that the county be not divided.
Mr.. Hadley presented petition asking
$4,000 from the territory for the New
Mexico Children's home at Albuquer-
que.
This petition was signed by commit
tee of the ladies in charge of the institu
ton, which is now private charity. The
matter was referred to the committee on
finance.
Mr.. Curry asked for suspension of
the rules for the purpose of considering
Fl. J. R. No. ~, vetoed by the governor.
The rules we're suspended by vote of 8
to 3, those voting ''no" being Messrs.
Ancheta, Perea and GALES.
The governors veto message, the orig
inal resolution and the speakers certifi-
cate of the passage of the resolution by
vote of Is to were next read.
Mr.. Ancheta raised the point that the
vote of Is to 7 was not two-thirds ma
iority, and asked that his protest against
the consideration of the resolution go on
record, which request was granted.
Mr.. Victory moved that the vote on H..
J, II. No. - be reconsidered.
Mr.. Ancheta raised the point of order
that a resolution could not be recon
sidered after the next day following its
passage.
Mr.. Chaves said that section 1912 Of the
Compiled Statutes was in point and that
Mr.. Victory's motion was therefore in
order. although Mr.. Ancheta's point
would ordinarily have been we'll taken.
Mr.. Ancheta explained that he was in
doubt as to whether section 1912 applied,
in view of the fact that the contemplated
resolution was in violation of another
section of the same statutes.
The previous question was ordered by
a vote of 8 to 4, Messrs. Ancheta, GALES
Perea and Curry voting ''no."
The vote taken Monday ON the resolu
ton was reconsidered by vote Of to 3
Messrs. Ancheta, GALES and Perea voting
"no."
Mr.. Curry moved the passage over the
governors veto of H. j. R. No. -.
Mr.. Victory seconded the motion.
Upon this the vote stood 8 to 4, shose
voting ''no" being Messrs. Ancheta, Gal
les, Hadley and Perea.
Mr.. Desmarais explained that he voted
save" because he was assured that thu
resignation of the employees would b
offered Immediately upon their being
paid in full to date.
H. B. No. %, amending the act ap
proved February %, 1898 as to the pay
of certain officers and allowing assessors
per cent on assessed taxes, was mex
considered and passed by vote of ii tt
0, Mr.. Perea being excused from voting
C. B. No. 19, the militia bill introduced
by Mr.. Chaves by request, was tabled in
definitely on motion of its introducer
the vote being II to 1-Mr. Perea.
H. B. No. 48, an act regulating the Ii
censes of peddlers and adversely re
ported by the committee on finance, was
next considered. The report of the com
mittee was adopted and the bill wa
tabled indefinitely.
G. B. No. 40, measure relating to tn
same sub ject matter as the bill just con
sidered, was next taken up in committe
of the whole with Mr.. Victory in tn
) chair.
After considering the bill for som
time, the committee reported it to tn
council as amended with the recommen
datlon that it be passed.
A committee from the house headed b.
Representative Pine was received by tn
council and Mr.. Pine announced tina
they had been appointed to notify tn
council that the house refused to concu
in the council am endments to H. B. Nc
"a, Mr.. Clancey's county police bill.
G. d. No. 40, the measure just consid
cred in committee of the whole, was the
passed by unanimous vote.
The council then adjourned to thi
morning.
THIS roaENooN's SESSION.
C.B. No. 81, an act for the better pro
lection of game, was introduced by MI
GALES and referred to the committee o.
territorial affairs.
C.B. No. 80, an act providing for tn
payment of certain stenographers 70
extraordinary and necessary service
, rendered the supreme court of the terri
o tory of New Mexico, was introduced b,
Mr.. Desmarais by request and sent to tn
committee on finance.
I G. B. No. 90, an act with reference tt
certificates of school teachers, was intro
, duced by Mr.. Perea and under suspen
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