Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-04

| ternal im,.. TeiI ents, to whom was re.
| ferred G. B. 80. 34 An act to construct n
territorial WAGON road through what ia
known ms the ~ non, on the Castillo
river, in Taos eou ,end makins an ap-
preparation thereto have had the same
under consideration aud am directed TO
report the said bill to the council with
the recommendation'th it be not passed,
(Signed j. M. ARcHuLETA,
Chairman.
Appended to which re- " n y the ~
lowing: I do not concur = . ap. 6.
(Signed) PLAcIDo I ,gAL.
Whereupon Mr.. Curry, a. Chaves
county, WAS called to the chair.
Mr.. Joseph, of Taos county, then
moved that @. B. No. 80 with the report
thereon, be recommitted to the commit.
tee on internal improvements. ffr. Fall,
of Dona Ana county, moved Z amend
said motion by laying the bip III the ta-
BILE indefinitely, and the roll call being de-
mended on said motion the vote resulted
in the negative and the motion was lost.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
motion on the gentleman from Taos
county, to re-commit the said bill to the
committee on internal Improvements,
and the roll call being demanded upon
said motion, the vote being in tho
affirmative, motion prevailed.
Mr.. Finicsl, of Bernalillo county, in
troduced G. B. No. 55, An act providing
for the taxation on premiums of fire in
surance companies and for other pur-
poses. The bill was read the first time
by title, and upon motion of Mr.. Chaves,
af TnIn ~, r1la
pended and the bill read the second time
in full, and was then ordered translated,
printed and referred to committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Miera, of Union county, introduced
G. B. No. Sc, An act to provide for the
creation of school districts in the terri
tory of New Mexico. The bill was read
the first time by title, and upon motion
of Mr.. Finical, of Bernalillo county, rules
were suspended and the bill read the
second time in full, ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee on
education.
Message was received from the house
of presentatives, announcing the pass
age by that body of IL. B. No. 30, An act
relating to evidence and the qualifications
of witnesses in the district courts; also
II. d. No. 40, An act requiring corporate
of towns to convey certain
lands to board Of education, and provid-
ing for tine sales of such lands, and re-
q questing the concurrence of the council
in the same.
Bills on their third reading being in
order. report of the committee on muni-
ci pal and private corporations upon G. B.
No. 3S, An act to amend section 1901 of
the Compiled Laws of New Mexico, rec
the passage of said bill was
read, and upon motion OF Mr.. Spiess, of
Santa Fe county, the report WAS adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Spiess, the bill was
then read the third time preparatory to
it's passage.
A message was received from the house
of representatives, announcing that the
speaker Of that body had signed @. B. No.
s, An act to encourage the construction of
new railroads within the territory of New
Mexico; and No. 5, An act to provide for
printing bills, ETC., in Spanish.
Mr.. Spiess moved that G. B. No. 38, An
act to amend section 1901 of the Com.
piled Laws of New Mexico, 1884, do now
pass, and the roll cali being demanded
upon said motion, and the vote being in
the affirmative, Q. B. No. So duly passed.
The report of the committee on rail-
roads upon G. B. No. 30, An act for the
greater safety and protection of the en-
ployes and travelling public upon the
railroads operated in the territory of
New Mexico, and to prevent the mali
clous interference with the cars and en-
gines of any such railroad companies,
and for other purposes was read, and rec
commended the passage of said bill as
amended, and upon motion of Mr.. Mar
tin, of Socorro county, the report was
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the bill was
then read the third time by title prepnra
tory to its passage. Mr.. Martin then
moved that said bill as amended be
passed, and the roll call being demanded
upon SAID motion. The vote being in the
O. B. No. 80 duly passed.
The minority and majority reports
upon G. B. No. 90, An act to provide for
certain muster rolls and discharges per-
tanning to the volunteer and militia ser
vices in the territory of New Mexico, was
then read, the first recommending pas
sage of said bill, and the second that 1t
do not pass.
Mr.. Martin. of Socorro county, moved
that the minority report be laid on tho
table indefinitely, and the roll call being
demanded upon said motion, the vote re-
suited in tie, motion was lost.
Mr.. Martin then moved that the
majority report be adopted.
Mr.. Chaves, of Valencia county, moved
to lay motion of the gentleman from So
corro county upon the table indefinitely,
and roll call being demanded upon said
motion, the vote resulted in the negative,
the motion was lost.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
motion of Mr.. Martin that the majority
report be adopted. The roll being called
the vote resulted in tie, the motion was
ost.
Upon motion of Mr.. Fall, of Dona Ana
county, the bill was then read the third
lime by title preparatory to its passage.
Mr.. Martin, of Socorro county, then
moved that said bill do pass, which mo-
ton was seconded by Mr.. Chaves. Roll
call being demanded, the vote resulted in
the negative. Motion was lost and G. B.
No. 22 failed to pass.
Mr.. Martin then moved that the vote
by which said bill did not pass, be re.
and the said motion laid upon
The table indefinitely. which motion pre-
vailed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Archuleta. recess
was taken until 8 o'clock p. m.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.