Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-23
The HOuH0,

THUR AfTEHNUON bEbb1ONs
H. B. No. 14s, defining bribery and pro-
viding punishment therefor, was intro
duced by Mr.. Sanchez.
Mr.. Martin moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill, but his motion was
defeated by vote of 10 to II.
An attempt to carry the bill to third
reading failed, so that it took its regular
order.
Mr.. Lacome, in behalf of the special
committee appointed at the morning ses-
sion, reported substitute for H. B. No.
112, relating to terms of court in the 4th
judicial district
The bill was forthwith passed.
H. B. No. n, relating to district court
practice, was next considered in commit
tee of the whole.
The committee reported the bill ad
versely, the house adopted the report and
the bill thus became too dead to skin.
H. B. No. III, Mr.. Martins bill, regu-
lating the number of gas and electric
light companies in towns, was next con-
sidered.
Mr.. Pine was against the bill. He
thought it would shut out competition
and said that there was as much sense in
passing bill limiting the number of no.
tells in Santa Fe to one as in limiting the
number of gas and electric plants to that
number.
Mr.. Martin thought that the bill was
good one. It would not encourage
monopoly, but v I'D simply judioiously
regulate bus that needed regula-
ton. Hes { he was opposed to
monopolie. Atement which he be-
lieved his re, An the house would bear
out
Mr.. Carr thought that the bill should
pass. He said that 1t would encourage
good service from the companies in ex-
istence and henceforth to be established
and called attention to the fact that the
bill limited the price of gas and electric
fluid. 1t would be to the interest of the
companies to charge reasonably, as other
wise their patrons would go back to In
spector Harris admirable quality of coal
oil.
| Mr.. Leaden stated that he WAS opposed
to giving to any company franchise for
the handling of gas, water and electricity.
He favored the people furnishing these
commodities for themselves, without cor
porate assistance.
The bill passed by the narrow maj ority
involved in vote of - to II, Messrs.
Garcia, Hinkle, Lacome, Leaden, s. Mar
tinez, Padilla, Pine, Sanchez, Gallegos,
Leaden and Dame voting "no."
The vote was cinched by the same vote.
Mr.. Hinkle here moved to adjourn to
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Christy, in seconding the motion,
said that he did so largely in Difference to
his colleague from Dona Ana, Mr.. Pine,
who had new arrival at his home that he
had not yet seen.
"Under Mr.. Christy's statement" said
Mr.. Clancy, when his name was reached,
IL don't see how can do otherwise than
vote YES"
Pending the announcement of the vote
on the motion to adjourn, Mr.. Leaden de-
sired to know whether the territory would
pay the bills incurred by the committees
on their junketing tours.
Gas the committees 90 on territorial
business, am informed and believe that
the territory will pay all expenses" re.
piled the speaker.
Mr.. Lacome was excused from service
on the committees to visit the Las Cruces
college and to investigate the Albuquer-
que National bank matter.
Mr.. Locke was appointed to the first
vacancy thus created but declined and
the speaker left the selection of third
man to the two other members of the
committee.
Mr.. Carr was appointed to serve in Mr..
Lacome's place on the Albuquerque bank
matter, SO that the committee as finally
trka ~ Nov,
Christy and Carr.
The house was then declared adjourned
to Monday afternoon.
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
Judge Henry L. Warren was visitor
in the council to-day.
Judge E. V. Long was among the coun-
Gil visitors to-day from Las Vegas.
Reading Clerk Scott Knight is visiting
Albuquerque during the house recess
until Monday.
There's heap of trouble on the minds
of the members of the pharmaceutical
board just now.
Speaker Dame is spending to-day with
his family at Cerrillos. He returns to
this city tomorrow night.
Council Interpreter Nestor Montoya is
back from 9 visit to Valencia county,
where he was with Judge Collier in hold
ing court.
A bill was introduced to-day providing
for a $500 appropriation for deficit in
the amount necessary for the adjutant
generals Office.
Mr.. W. R. Ascarate is getting a good
many signatures to the petition for his
appointments as the official interpreter of
Judge Bantz' court.
mittee on counties and county lines has
called meeting of that committee for
tomorrow afternoon to consider the
Florida county bill.
Very few of the house members are in
the city to-day, most of them being
absent on their official visits to the sew
eral territorial institutions. The COM
mittee to visit the institutions at Silver
City and Roswell did not 60, however,
the former being prevented by the pres
ence on that committee of one or two
who were engaged in the Albuquerque
bank investigation and the latter by
reason Of the great distance to Roswell.
Quite discussion ecsued in the council
this morning over the question of e1-
Guiding from the floor of that body all
persons outside of members, employees
and representatives of the press. Some
of the senators wanted an exception made
so that ex.members of the assembly and
territorial officials shall be allowed in that
body, but the whole subject was dismissed
by a negative vote on Councilman Bun.
ker's motion to recall cards of admission.
Col. R. q. Head, of Mora, and Mr.. M.
M. Chaplin, of Las Vegas, are circulating
among the law makers to-day. They are