Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-18

II. Is. NO. OF, An act amending 5eCtl0n |
1898 of the Compiled Laws of New Mex
leo of 1884,
H. B. No. 80, An act to create the coun-
ty of Luna and to fix the boundary lines
of Grant.
H. j. M. No 2, requesting the presi-
dent-elect of the United States to APP
point only bona tide residents of the ter
rltory to the various federal positions
therein.
Substitute for G. B. No. 81, An act regu-
lating contracts of school directors, was
read first time and upon motion of Mr..
Duncan the rules were suspended and the
same read second time by title, ordered
translated, printed and referred to the
committee on education.
The following report was received from
the committee on territorial affairs.
Mr.. President:-Your committee on
territorial affairs to whom was referred
H. B. No. So, An act regulating and pre-
scribing judicial hangings in the territory
of New Mexico, have had the same under
consideration and am directed to report
said bill to the council with the recon-
mendaton that it be passed.
7. A.F1NIoAL, Chairman.
We are opposed to this bill.
j. M. ARoHULETA, JR.,
PLAo1Do SANDovA1.
Mr.. Finical moved that the minority
report recommending the passage of the
bill be adopted
Roll call being demanded the vote re-
suited in the affirmative and the minority
report was adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Finical the rules
were suspended and said bill read the
third time in full preparatory to it's pass
age :.
Upon motion of Mr.. Finical the bill
was amended by striking out the word
"twelve" wherever it occurred in said bill
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
| "twenty four"
Mr.. Hughes moved that the bill as
amended do pass and roll call being de-
manded the vote resulted in the affirma-
tive and II. B. No. So as amended duly
passed.
Mr.. Curry requested unanimous con-
sent to have concil substitute for G. BIS
No. "a and No. 20, Acts encouraging the
erection of beet sugar factories, trans
lated and printed and there being no OBJ.
lection it was so ordered.
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act for the protect of schools and fol
other purposes.
Same was read hrst time by title ane
upon motion of Mr.. Miera the rules wert
suspended and the bill read the SECOND
J time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Finioal it was or
dered translated, printed and referred tc
the committee on territorial affairs.
Bills on their third reading being il
order the report of the committee or
judiciary was read recommending pas
sage with amendments of house substi
tute for H. B. No. "a, An act relating tt
practice in the district courts.
, The report of the committee having
been previously adopted upon motion o
Mr.. Spiess said substitute was read thu
third time in foil preparatory to it
passage.
Mr.. Spiess then moved that the substi
tute as amended do pass and roll cal
being demanded the vote resulted in thu
affirmative and house substitute for Il
B. No. "a duly passed.
| Upon motion of Mr.. Martin recess wal
| taken until O'Clock p. m.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Council met pursuant to recess at
O'Clock with the president in the chat
and all members present.
The president announced special orde
G. B. No. 81, An act to provide for the or
. ganization, disci pine and organization
, Of the militia of the territory of New
Mexico, and upon the motion OF MI
Chaves council resolved itself into com
J mittee of the whole for the consideration
. of said bill.
Mr.. Curry, Of Chaves county, was calle'
to the chair.
Committee of the whole arose and re
ported that it had considered @. B. No. s
and reported same back to the counoi
with the recommendation that the bill b.
placed upon its passage.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the repor
of the committee was adopted.
Mr.. Finical moved that the bill be rea,
the third time preparatory to its passage
which motion prevailed.
, Mr.. Curry moved that wherever thu
: words "three Thousand" occurred in salt
bill same be stricken out and the words
"one thousand" inserted in lieu thereof.
As an amendment Mr.. Fall moved thai
| all of section ~ be stricken out, which
motion was seconded by Mr.. Martin. Rol
call was demanded and the vote res ulted
| in the negative and the amendment wa
, lost.
MI. Fall then moved to strike out all o
section rs after the word "territory" II
9TH line. Mr.. Finical as an amendment
thereto moved that the further reading Of
the bill be dispensed with and that the
bill do pass. Mr.. Fall made point Of
order that motion to amend motor
, to strike out is not in order. Mr.. Curry
! raised the point of order that the ques
, ton now required upon his motion to
strike out the words "three thousand
!. and insert in lieu thereof zone thousand
Chair sustained said point of ordel
; and roll call being demanded the vote re-
suited in the negative and motion was
lost.
Mr.. Martin moved that the enacting
clause of the bill be stricken out which
; motion was seconded by Mr.. Fall. Rol
call was demanded and the vote resulted
in the negative and the motion was lost
Mr.. Fall moved that all of section &c
| after the word "territory" in line bs
stricken out which motion was duly sec.
onded and roll call being demanded the
vote resulted in the negative and the mo.
ton Was lost.
Mr.. Martin moved that the bill be laid
upon the table indefinitely, and roll cal
, being demanded the vote resulted in the
negative and the motion was lost.
I Mr.. Fall moved that the council ad'
iourn, which motion was duly seconded.
! Roll call was ordered and the vote result
ed in the negative and the motion wal
} lost.
} Mr., Martin moved that the bill be laid
, upon the table and roll call being de-
} manded the vote resulted in the negative
!. and the motion was lost.
| NJ Einica1 moved that the furthaI