Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-07

from MaTCu 10 OctOOer ana ueSlsueQ TO
meet the objections urged by Gov. Thorn
ton IN his recent veto of H. B. No. 20, was
tabled indefinitely by vote of 16 to 2,
those voting in the negative being Messrs.
Carr, Clancy, Hlnkle, Martin, s. Mar
tinez, Sanchez and Thompson.
The vote lust taken was cinched on
motion of Mr.. Pine.
C. B. No. 55, Mr.. Hadley's bill prohibit
ing the sale of tobacco, cigars, cheroots
and cigarettes to minors, was passed by a
vote of IA to 3, those voting "no' beng
Messrs. Gutierrez, Hinkle and Thompso
Messrs. Leaden, Lopez, Martin, M. Mar
tinez, Mora and Padilla were excused
from voting on the ground that the bill
not having been ordered printed they
were not acquainted with it's contents.
Il. B. No. AZ, Mr.. S. Martinez bill al
lowing the funding of county indebted
ness into per cent bonds, was put on its
third reading.
This bill was tabled indefinitely by the
following vote:
Ayes: Armijo, r. A. Baca, Clancy,
Christy, Gallegos, Locke, Lucero, Martin,
M. Martinez, s. Martinez, Padilla, Pine
and Sanchez-13.
Noes: V. G. de Baca, Carr, Garcia, Gu
tierrez, Hinkle, Leaden, Lopez, Mora,
Thompson and Dame-10.
G. B. No. SIS, the cattle board bill per-
fecting the law preventing the introduce
ductlon of diseased cattle into the terri
tory, was passed by vote of % to O.
H. B. No. 25, the bill referring to the
service Of process by publication, next
came up on an adverse report from the
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Carr, the author of H. B. No. 25,
stated that another bill involving the
same subject matter was already before
the assembly and he therefore moved the
indefinite postponement of the measure
now under consideration, which motion
was carried, so that H. B. No. 25 was in
definitely postponed.
III. M. No. 8, Mr.. Carr's free silver
coinage and anti bond issue resolution,
WAS next read in full.
Mr.. Carr, in discussing the subject
matter, stated that his memorial was
one upon which Legislators, irrespective
of party, might unite. He said that if he
we're disposed to regard the question
solely from a selfish standpoint, he would,
as gold miner, favor gold currency
basis but he thought that there should
be no selfshness nor partisanship in the
currency question. 1t was one that
touched rich and poor alike. He was,
therefore, in favor of course of conduct
by congress that would insure for us
bi-metallic basis of currency and a halt
in the issue of bonds. Mr.. Carr said that
no man who is not friend of silver,
whatever may have otherwise been his
record as Republican, could ever secure
his vote or support for congress upon
the formation of the new state of New
Mexico.
Mr.. Martin said that the latest advices
from Washington were to the effect that
the siverites in the United States senate
had majority of eight. This might be
to some extent, he thought, the result of
the joint resolution introduced by the
gentleman from Grant. He therefore
voted, Eyes,"
The memorial was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
H. B. No. "a, Mr.. Miguel Martinez bill
allowing non-tax payers to serve as
jurors, came up under an adverse report
from the committee on education.
Mr.. M. Martinez moved the passage of
the bill.
Mr.. Hinkle ex Explained that the bill had
been adversely reported because there
! had been passed by the council a bill
covering the ground in a much better
manner than the measure under consider
alton, the bill referred to being @. B. No.
l, introduced by Mr.. Larragoite.
Mr.. Christy moved to table the II. B.
: No. "a indefinitely.
| he nj W.
ton to pass Fl. B. No. "a, was ordered by
!, vote of IS to 5.
H. B. No. "a was defeated by vote of
10 to 10, those voting in the affirmative
being Messrs. Garcia, Gutierrez, Gallegos,
Leaden, Martin, s. Martinez, NJ. Martinez
Padila, Pine and Sanchez.
G. B. No. l, Mr.. Larragoite's measure
covering the same ground as the bill just
defeated and thus abolishing property
! holding as prerequisite for voting, was
next taken up by unanimous consent.
!. Mr.. Christy offered an amendment de-
barring from jury service those who have
not paid poll tax.
: Mr.. Pine spoke in favor of the amend.
ment, stating that he thought it was but
just to require the payment of this small
amount as prerequisite to jury SER
vice.
Mr.. Miguel Martinez thought that the
speech of Mr.. Pine was calculated to hurt
that gentleman's political prospects and
was opposed to the amendment.
Mr.. Pine said that he was not being
2 guided by the influence upon his political
future of his present position, but was
:. looking solely to the duty he owed his
! constituents.
Upon the amendment offered by Mr.
: Christy, the vote stood:
J. Ayes R. A. Baca, Carr, Clancy
: Cbristy, Gutierres, Hinkle, Locke, Lucero
8 Martin, 8. Martinez, Pine, Sanchez
Thompson and Dame.-14.
Noes; Armijo, V. @. dc Baca, Garcia
Gallegos, Leaden, Lopez, M. Martinez
: Mora, Padllla.-9.
Mr.. Christy moved to amend by ex.
0 empting also lawyers, doctors, dentists
8 ministers of the gospel, federal, county
and territorial officials and active mem.
bers of volunteer fire companies.
Mr.. Carr offered an amendment to the
| Christy amendment exempting also
Q "editors of newspapers actually engaged
+ in the publication of the same" which
amendment was accepted by Mr.. Christy
The Christy amendment, including the
= "editors" clause, was adopted by vote
e OF 81 to l, Messrs. Martin and Miguel
Martinez voting "no."
Mr.. Chrsty offered an amendment max
: ing it necessary that jurors should be
8 qualified voters at general elections. This
!. amendment was adopted.
h The bill as amended passed by vote
8 of 20 to O.
H. B. No. 40, Mr.. Danes bill, allowing
. women over 81 years to hold the Office Of
school director or school superintendent
7 and to serve on the teachers examining