Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-02

in civil cases. Same was taken up for
consideration. Mr.. FInical moved TO
amend by striking out i'll section % the
words "Or by any other person not n
party to the action over the age of IS
years" Motion prevailed and amendment
was adopted Mr.. Finical moved that
lines G, 7, 8, aud at the bottom of page
72, aud lines 10, II and IL at the top of
page 73 of printed bill be stricken out,
which motion prevailed. Mr. Finical of
fered the following amendment: That
there be added to said bill another sec
tion as follows: Section 192.-This act
shall take effect from and after the 1st
day of August, 1897. Upon motion of
Mr.. Curry the amendment was adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Fnical the bill was
read the third time preparatory to its
passage. Mr.. Fall then moved that the
bill do pass and roll call being demanded
the vote resulted in the negative and the
bill failed to pass.
Mr.. Miera presented q petition from
the citizens of Guadalupe county re-
questing to be annexed to the county of
Union. Mr.. Chaves moved to refer said
petition to special committee of two
consisting Of the gentlemen from San
Miguel county. As en- amendment Mr..
Duncan moved to lay the petition upon
the table indefinitely, which motion was
seconded by Mr.. Fall. Roll call was de-
manded and the vote resulted in the naf-
firmative and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Duncan presented the report of
the special committee on the petition
from the citizens of Guadalupe county,
setting forth the law with reference to
the holding of district courts. Same was
received and laid upon the table to await
action.
A message was received from the house
of representatives announcing passage
by that body of H. j. M. No. 5 relating to
mineral and land grants and requesting
concurrence of the council in the same
Fl B. No. SO, An act in relation to the
diversion of waters, was read the first
time by title, and upon motion of Mr..
Curry the rules were suspended and the
bill read second time ia full. Mr.. Fall
then moved to lay said bill upon the
table indefinitely, which motion prevailed.
House substitute for @. B. No. IA, An
act to provide for the election Of justices
of the peace, constables, and school di
rectors in the territory of New Mexico,
was read the first time by title, and upon
motion of Mr.. Duncan same was read in
full for information. Mr.. Miera then
moved to lay said substitute upon the
table indefinitely. Roll call was demand
ed on said motion and the vote resulted
in the affirmative and the motion pre-
vailed.
H. j. M. No. 5, relating to mineral and
land grants, was read the first time by
title and upon motion of Mr.. Miera the
rules were suspended and the memorial
read the second time in full. Upon mo.
tion of Mr.. Chaves the rules we're further
suspended and the memorial read the
third time by title preparatory to its
passage. Mr.. Chaves then moved that
said memorial do pass, and roll call be.
ing demanded the vote resulted in the af-
firmative and II. j. M. No. duly passed
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves recess was
taken until O'Clock p. m.
MoSDAY AFTERNOON.
Council met pursuant to recess at
o'clock with Mr.. Martin, president pro
TEN, in the chair.
Mr.. Duncan, chairman of the commit
tee on enrolled and engrossed bills, re-
ported G. B. No. 76, An act amending
section 1866 of the Compiled Laws, as
properly enrolled and engrossed. On
m otion said report was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Spiess council ad-
journed until Tuesday, March 2, 1897, at
10 O'Clock a. m.