Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-05
THE LEGISLATIVE MILL.
Strengthening Out the Election Ma
chinery-The Cattle Brand Bill
Passes the House.
The 5000 Tax Exemption will Stand
Roswell Military Institute-Some
archaeological Chat,

Roswell this afternoon passed the council
by vote of 16 to /, Mr.. Perea voting in
The negative.
The Council.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
At 2:30 p. m. Mr.. Larragoite called the
council to order stating that the hour for
having arrived he had that
privilege owing to the absence Of the
presiding officer.
The roll call developed the presence of
Messrs. Larragoite, Ancheta, GALES, Des-
marais and Garcia.
There being, under the ruling of the
chair, sufficient number of members
present to enforce the presence of the
other members, Mr.. Ancheta moved that
the sergeant at arms be ordered to go
out and bring in the absent members.
The motion prevailed and upon motion
of Mr.. Ancheta, Mr.. De Lama and Mr..
Melton Castillo we're appointed as
deputy sergeants at arms for the then
present emergency.
Mr.. Garcia suggested that the sergeant
at arms and his assistants take chains
and handouts to bring the delinquents
back, but the chair held such motion to
be out Of order.
Mr.. Desmarais explained that the gem
tlemen absent were Investigating the
penitentiary and moved an adjournment
until this morning.
Mr.. Ancheta thought that the gentle
men had plenty of leisure time in which
to investigate the penitentiary.
The chair held that the consideration
of excuses would be postponed until the
return of the absentees.
About this time the sergeant at arms
returned with the report that the alb
sentees had just left the penitentiary and
that he had dispatched a deputy to escort
them into the city with the appropriate
military ceremonies.
At ESQ the absentees appeared and the
chair asked the pleasure of the original
five members as to the punishment to be
inflicted. $685..
Mr.. Garcia moved that all the arrested
members be deprived of the button
hole bouquets which they had brought
from Superintendent Bergmann's hot
houses.
Mr.. Desmarais moved that all pro-
ceedings against the absentees be dis
missed and Mr.. Ancheta offered an
amendment to the effect that the ser.
geant at arms pay the costs.
The motion as amended passed and al
3:l5 President Curry took the chair
when all the members were found present
except Mr.. Hadley.
The chaplain being absent, on account
of sickness, prayer was dispensed with.
The committee on judiciary favorably
reported G. B. No. 20, Mr.. Bunker's bill
relating to the infictlon of the death pen.
atty.
On motion of Mr.. Chaves the bill was
tabled indefinitely.
The committee on judiciary favorably
reported G. B. No. 46, relating to oil in
spection. The same committee adversely
reported G. B. No. SO, which seeks to re
peal certain sections of the chattel mort
gage law, and on motion of Mr.. Des
marais the bill was tabled. The same
committee adversely reported G. B. No
3S, Mr.. Abeyta's bill relating to the parti
ton of land among co-heirs and the bill
was tabled.
The committee on fnnnce favorabl,
reported G. B. No. 40, the bill allowing /
bond issue for the Roswell military acad
envy. The amount was cut down from
$4,000 to $4,000.
G. B. No. IS, was introduced by Mr.
/ Bunker, being San act to amend previous
laws on the subject of the introductio,
of diseased cattle into New Mexico" TIL
bill went to the committee on agriculture
and manufactures.
Mr.. Victory introduced resolution
rendering the use of the council chambe
to the Territorial Horticultural societ,
for meeting on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Desmarais moved to table the reso
luton indefinitely, which motion pre-
vailed by the following vote:
Ayes-Ancheta, Bunker, Chaves, Des
marais, Gales and Curry--6.
Noes--Abeyta, Garcia, Larragoite, Pc
rea, Victory-5.
G. B. No. IA, Mr.. Desmarais' bill pro
viding for crimes against the electiv
franchise, was reported favorably witt
certain amendments by the committee Of
privileges and elections.
G. B. No. GA was introduced by Nh
Ancheta. This is an act to provide TO
the record OF county bonds where not al
ready recorded as provided by the law un
der which they were issued. The bill wa
+, referred to the committee on judiciary.
G.. No. 81, providing for the addition
of signatures of judges to election re
turns where the same have been omitted
was next read.
Upon motion of Mr.. Perea the council
was resolved into committee of tn
whole for the consideration of this meas
ure.
President Curry then yielded the chat
to Mr.. Perea, who gracefully presided
during the session of the committee.
After the adoption of several amend
ments, among them one mailing viola
tion of lite provisions misdemeanor
the bill was favorably reported to tn
council by the committee. The bill wa
then put on it's passage and passed b.
a vote of 10 to nothing, Messrs. Chave
and Hadley being absent.
The council then adjourned to thi
morning.
| THIS yoRENooN's SESSION.
| In the council this morning Council
| man Ancheta presented petition agains
! Florida county signed by the citizens o
Grant county.