Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-17

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Mr.. Aucheta said that this was not a
political party or class question, but a
matter of principle. AT this time the
rights of sixty employees should not be
allowed to eclipse those of the 10000 in
habitants of New Mexico.
Mr.. Perea said he was glad to note that
the gentlemen of the majority were in
favor of economy.
Mr.. Victory interrupted to state that
this was not said upon information given
by the governor, but from rumors made
on the street.
Mr. Perea resumed by crlticising the
alleged Inconsistency of the gentlemen
from Santa Fe, calling attention to the
fact that that councilman had favored
an appropriation for Solicitor General
Bartett's office rent and thereby favored
extravaganza in high places. He thought
that the maj ority members should be con-
sistent.
Mr.. Garcia was opposed to further ar
gument in the matter; he thought that
the question was simple one, and that
the assembly should hasten to do this act
of tardy justice to its employees.
Mr.. Desmarais called for the previous
question which was ordered by unanimous
vote.
The vote now recurring on the main
question roll call was ordered.
The vote stood: Ayes, Abeyta, Chaves,
Garcia, Larragoite-4.
Noes, Ancheta, Bunker, Desmarais,
GALES, Hadley, Perea, Victory and Curry
s.
Messrs. Bunker and Desmarais ex-
planned their negative votes on the ground
that the compensation scale was too high.
President Curry made similar explana-
ton of his vote; stating, in addition, that
the increase of thirteen IN the house force
was unwarranted.
Mr.. Chaves moved to reconsider and
lay on the table indefinitely.
Mr.. Perea raised the point of order
that Mr.. Chaves was not in order, having
voted on the losing side, and made Mr..
Chaves' motion himself. The chair sus-
tanned Mr.. P rea's point of order and put
his motion, which, if carried, would have
killed the bill beyond resurrection. The
vote resulted, after changes by Mr.. An
cheta and Mr.. Larragoite, ayes and nays
6, 81 that the motion to reconsider and
table was lost.
message was received from Gov.
Thornton announcing that he had signed
g. j. R. No. l, providing for printing his
message.
/ Mr.. Desmarais reported that the CON-
mittee on securing new quarters had been
greatly assisted by Gen. Bartlett in be-
half of the Santa Fe Board of Trade; that
they had examined the quarters in the
Lamy block and recommended that the
council take up its official residence
there. The report was adopted and the
council will change it's quarters as soon
as practicable.
! H. B. No. So, which passed the house by
, substitute, was read three times and put
on it's passage. This bill changes the
terms of court in the Bird judicial district,
! providing that court shall be held in Sier-
I ra county on the fourth Mondays of April
3 and October; in Dona Ana county on the
third Mondays of March and September,
4 aud in Grant county on the third Mon
: days of May and November.
3 Mr.. Ancheta explained that the bill
! was passed to accommodate the lawyers
3 and others detained by legislative duties
in Santa Fe.
. The bill was then placed on its passage
i. and passed by vote of IL to 0.
Fl. B. No. co. an act extending the time
: of payment of taxes now due, to July l
3 1895, was read three times and put on its
f passage.
3 Mr.. Perea favored the bill in view of
Q the recent hard times.
9 Mr.. Bunker voted aye, although he con-
4. sidered the principle of the bill to be
wrong. Mr.. Hadley said that, in addition
: to the calamity of hard times, the terri
tory had the additional calamity of the
, possession of the 31st assembly. He
ended up this explanation of his posi-
3 ton by voting in the Affirmative.
Q Mr.. Larragoite was in favor of the bill
for personal reasons.
l Mr.. Chaves said that if Mr.. Larragoite
: hadn't paid his tax, he was interested ant
Q hence disc ualitied from voting.
: Mr.. Ancheta suggested that the enforce
: ment of this rule would shut out mum.
f Der of members from voting.
3 Mr.. Curry explained his negative VOTE
] by stating that he considered the passag'
y of this bill an injustice to those who hat
!. paid their taxes.
: The bill passed by vote of IL to l.
: Mr.. Bunker wanted to change his vote
9 to mo-" but was shut out, the vote hav
: ing been announced as above stated.
Fl. J. Memorial No. l, Mr.. Locke'
d Navajo irrigation petition, was reat
n three times and put on its passage. Thu
n memorial was adopted by the council b!
Q vote of ayes 10, noes 2, Messrs. Peret
Q and Curry voting in the negative, on thu
Q ground that the bill should first 60 to
i committee.
Q Mr.. Bunker moved to reconsider tn
action on II. j. R. No. s, the employs
d com pensation bill, for the purpose of it,
Q reference to the conference committe
i for action.
# This was carried by vote of 10 to 2
n the votes in the negative being those o
It Messrs. Ancheta and Perea. Mr.. Bunke
moved to refer the bill to the conference
j. committee appointed on the subject.
l. Mr.. Anoheta moved to lay Mr.. Bunker
IS motion on the table. This last motion
3. was lost by vote of ayes 2, Messrs. An
n cheta and Perea, and nays 10.
o The bill was then referred to the con
= ference committee by vote of II aye
n to Mr.. Perea's negative vote.
The committee on judiciary favorabl,
% reported G. B. No. 8, affecting the qualifi
= tion for admission to the practice of Law
in this territory. Mr.. Perea was oppose'
1t to adopting the committee's report, say
r. ing that the bill gave permission to prac
h tice law to nop citizens and that he be
b lieved In the principle, America TO
Americans"
# Mr.. Victory xplained that the law CAV
this right only to those who had declare,
t an intention of citizenship.
r The report of the committee was re
Z ceived and the bill took its place on th
8 speakers table. The council then ad
}. journed to this morning at 10 O'Clock.
n THIS ToRENooN's SESSION.
In the council this morning, Mr.. Bunke
introduced nv renneat O. r. No. o. heinf