Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-02-11
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Members of Both Houses Put in a
Busy Day.
TIE FEE BILL PASSES TIE COUNCIL

The House Passes Measure Permit
ting Railroads to Extend
Their Lines.
The House.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The house was called to order at
o'clock p. m. with the speaker in tn
chair. A quorum being present the hous
proceeded to business.
Mr.. Read asked unanimous consent t.
introduce the following resolution whicl
was granted:
Resolved, That whom the house resolve
itself, as in committee OF the whole house
the following motions only shall be il
order, first, to amend; second, to adopt
third, the previous question, when or
dered by two-thirds vote of the member
which motions shall take precedence il
the order herein set forth. Mr.. Reat
moved to adopt the report of the com.
mittes on rules, and that they be printed
and translated. The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Sena asked unanimous consent to
he allowed to report from the committee
on railroads.
Mr.. Speaker:-Your committee on rail-
roads to whom was referred H. B. No. 62
An act authorizing railroad companies to
extend their lines into or through other
territories or states, and to purchase and
have other railroads and to sell or lease
railroads, have had the same under con-
and / am directed to report
the said bill to the house with the recon-,
mendation that it be passed with the fol.
lowing amendments: That after word
privileges" and "immunities" which are
all stricken out insert word "and" to
make the reading proper; that in line 81
of section / of this act the following may
be inserted: After the word "territory or
state" subject to the restrictions and
imposed by law upon railroad
in this territory.
MANUEL A. SANCHEZ,
Chairman.
Mr.. Speaker:-Yo committee on rail-
roads to whom was referred Ii. b. No. So,
An act concerning corporations and the
thereof for certain purposes,
have had the same under consideration,
and am directed to report the said bill
10 the house with the recommendation
;hat it be passed with the following
Wherever the word "priv-
liges" and wherever the word "immunl-
lies" may occur in this bill, the same be
stricken out. On line IL of section of
he original bill after the words "set
orth in said certificates" add the follow
ng: "Snbject to the restrictions and
limitations imposed by law upon rail
Dad corporations in this territory" At
he end of section add the following:
except territorial and county taxes"
1t the end of section add the following:
Sub ject to the restriction and limita-
ions imposed by lswp railroad COR
,orations in this territory" In line IA
If section of this act after the words
was sold" add the following; "sub ject to
he restrictions and limitations imposed
y law upon railroad corporations in this
erritory." At the end of said section 4
i'd the following: "except territorial
nd county taxes"
MANUEL A. SANCHEZ,
Chairman.
Mr.. Smith moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that the report of the COM
nittee on Il. BIS. No. 62 and 63 be re-
eived. The motion was carried.
Mr.. Morrow moved that the rules be
and that O. B. No. 81, An act
o amend sections 1899, 1901 and 1902 of
he Compiled Laws of 1884, be read in
ull preparatory to it's passage. The vote
vas carried by the necessary two-thirds
'ote. Mr.. Sena moved that the house
low resolve itself into acommittee of the
Vhole for the purpose of considering Q.
}. No. 81. The motiou was lost.
Mr.. Read moved to refer @. B. No. 81
o the committee on judiciary. The ayes
nd nays having been called for and the
ollowing is the result: Ayes, IL; nays, II.
Whereupon the chair stated that the
notion having received the majority of
otes of this house, 0. B. No. 81 was re-
erred to committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Smith moved that the rples be sus-
ended and that H. B. No. 60, An act
railroad companies to con-
truct and extend their lines into or
trough other territories or states, and to
urchase and have other railroads and to
ell or lease railroads, be read third time
q full preparatory to it's passage. Mr..
una moved to dispense with the reading
( the bill in English. The motion was
arried.
Mr.. Sena asked that the bill be correct
as follows, after the words "privileges"
nd "immunities" are stricken, insert the
,ord "and" everywhere, wherever it is
eeded. Mr.. Sens moved that the bill do
ow pass. The ayes and nays being
allied for with the following result: Ayes,
Q; nays, l.
Whereupon the chairman stated that
I. B. No. 60, having received 20 votes in
be affirmative and in the negative be-
1g aiority of the votes of this house,
eclsred the bill passed.
Mr.. Luna moved that the vote by which |
I. B. No. SO had passed be reconsidered,
nd the reconsideration of the same be
abled indefinitely. The motion pre-.
allied.
MIR. Luna moved that the rules be sus.
,ended and that II. B. No. SO, An act con-
erning corporations and the formation
hereof for certain purposes, be taken up
or consideration, The motion was car
led. Mr.. Luna moved to proceed to
he third reading Of the bill as amended
" the committee on railroads in full pre-.
'aratory to its passage. The motion was
arried. Mr.. Smith moved that the bill
10 now pass. The ayes and nays being
allied for with the following result: Ayes,
70; nays, 2.
Whereupon the chair stated that H. B.
10. So, having received the majority of
he votes of this house declared the bill
,assed.
MIR. Luna moved that the vote by which
4. B. No. 63 passed be reconsidered and
he reconsideration Of the same be label
ID indefinitely. The motion prevailed.
Under the order of introduction OF