Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-22
Resolved, That the speaker of the

one OF tue several COmmlbtee clerkS OF
the house to act as tho clerk of the
speaker, and to direct any other clerk or
type writer to serve in the place Of such
committee clerk. And, If none of such
committee clerks are competent to per-
form the duties of speakers clerk, any
one thereof shall be discharged by the
speaker and competent committee
clerk, elected by the house, in his place
to be detailed as such speakers clerk.
Mr.. Carr was in favor of the resolution,
as 1t would give the presiding officer of
the house the assistance he needs, and at
the same time would obviate additional
outlay for clerical help. The resolution
was, on motion of Mr.. Sanchez, laid on
the table.
Fl. J. R. No. 8, was introduced by Mr..
Carr, providing that all incompetent and
unnecessary employees shall be discharged
by the committee on rules and that no
more shall be employed to take the places
of those discharged.
A motion was made to table the resolu-
tion indefinitely.
Mr.. Carr was given the floor to debate
his resolution.
Mr.. Hinkle raised the point of order
that the motion to table was not debat-
able, but this was overruled by Speaker
Dame. An appeal was taken but the
chair was sustained.
Mr.. Carr said that he was fighting in
his last ditch and that the passage of the
resolution was means of averting the
threatened injunction. Otherwise he
thought there would be trouble in the
courts.
Mr.. Martin said that an injunction
would come with very poor grace from
Santa Fe sources now that this city is
asking an appropriation for rebuilding
the capitol.
Speaker Dame said that he desired to
hurl back the insinustion that Santa
Feans are at the bottom of this injunc-
ton business. He said that the party
who was the inspiration of the talk of
proceedings in court was Republican
from the vicinity of Las Vegas.
Mr.. Christy thought that courtesy to
Mr.. Carr required that the resolution
should not be tabled but should take its
regular course.
Mr.. Hinkle favored the resolution as it
removed only Incompetent and unneces-
sary employees, which WAS eminently
proper.
The resolution was tabled by vote of
IA to 10.
II. D. No. 10 was laid on the table tenn
porarily to await the return of its author,
Mr.. Lacome, from a visit home.
H. B. No. 8, Mr.. Clancey's bill, provid-
ing for an adjustment of the accounts be-
tween Guadalupe and San Miguel ceun-
ties, was read the third time. After a
brief explanation by Mr.. Clancy the bill
was passed as amended bye unanimous
vote.
H. B. No. l, Mr.. Hinkle's bill for a
board of canvassers of election, was, on
motion of its author, laid on the table.
II. B. No. 1, the woman's suffrage bill,
was read the third time. Mr.. Armijo
moved to lay the bill on the table.
Mr.. Pine spoke in favor of tho bill. He
said that he thought the passage of this
bill, making women eligible to service as
school directors, would 60 long ways to-
ward increasing the honesty and efficiency
displayed in the administration of school
| funds.
Mr.. Martin said that while no one had
more respect or esteem for women than
himself he could not favor bill that
would 80 largely tend to lower the pres
emit high standard of the sex. He thought
Colorado's experience had demonstrated
that woman suffrage is not success.
Mr.. Armijo said that he was in favor OF
woman remaining in her present sphere
Of wifehoad and motherhood, without be-
ing surrounded by the polluting influence
of politics.
Mr.. Miguel Martinez, of Mora, who in
troduced the bill, earnestly supported it
and adduced number of facts to show
the Justice of woman's claim to political
recognition.
Mr.. Carr was opposed to tabling the
bill and said that upon it's final passage
, he would movo to amend 1t go that wo'
man shall not vote, but shall hold the
Offices mentioned in the bill.
Mr.. Locke favored the bill, while Mr..
Chrsty opposed it. The latter did not
think one-tepth of the women of New
Mexico wanted to vote.
Mr.. Clancy said that he was man OF
few words, but that he could not resist 9
desire to make his position clear on the
subject. Mr.. Clancy said that as women
paid taxes they should be allowed to
vote.
Mr.. Hiukle said that New Mexico poll
tics we're VIGOROUSLY corrupt and We
of politics by giving them this unso
licited favor.
Mr.. Martin reiterated his love for wo
men and further opposed the bill.
| Upon the motion to table the bill, the
ayes and nays we're called and resulted
Ayes Is, nays Z, these being Messrs. Carr
Clancy, Leaden, Pine, Locke, Dame
Miguel and Martinez. The bill was ac'
cordlngly laid on the table, where it will
doubtless remain.
Mr.. Victory's bill, G. B. No. s, allowing
persons other than citizens, to practics
law in this territory, after living here two
years under declaration for citizenship
was placed on It's passage and was passed
on a vote of 81 to 2, Messrs. Arnlijt
and Severino Martinez having voted il
the negative.
The heuse then ad journed to 2 O'Clock
CONSIDERING THE HINKLE BILL.
The council committee on education
held meeting last night at room SO O
the Palace hotel. The meeting was helt
for the purpose of considering the Hinkl'
school fund bill. The councilmen presen
were Messrs. Bunker, Curry, Chaves, Lar
rago,te, Hadley, GALES, Perea md Vic
tory, and among the outsiders wer'
Messrs. Neil B. Field and W. B. Childers
Of Albuq uerque; Mr.. Felix Martinez, O
Las Vegas, and a. committee from tn,
Santa Fe school board consisting of Prof
Curran, Capt. J. R. Hudson and Messrs
Sherrard Coleman and @. A. Spiess. Tit
committee was addressed by Messrs
Childers, Field, Martinez, Ourran ant
Spiess, who pointed cut the great blow
which the bill under consideration would
deal to the school interests Of the citiel
they represented. It was alleged that