Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-24
The House.

The House.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The house was called to order at 10 a
m. with the speaker in the chair. A
quorum being present the house pro
ceeded to business.
Mr.. Lujan moved to dispense with the
reading of the journal In English. The
| motion was carried.
Mr.. Lucero moved to dispense with the
reading of the journal in Spanish, and
the same stand approved. The motion
was carried.
Mr.. Read moved that the orders of the
day be dispensed with, and that we pro
ceed with the regular order of business
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Lujan moved to amend the motion
of Mr.. Read by saying, to proceed with
the consideration of the bill that was
made the special order for today. Mr.
Lujan withdrew his motion to amend the
motion of Mr.. Read.
telegram from Mr.. Sena was read as
follows:
W. H. Fl. Llewellyn.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Feb. 23.-Postpone
compilation bill and other bills we are
interested in, will be home tomorrow.
JOSE d. SENA.
Upon reports of standing committees,
the committee on municipal corporations
recommended that Il. B. No. 70, An act
in relation to incorporated towns and
cities. be passed.
Under the order of introduction of bills
the following bills we're introduced: Fl
B. No. 1O5, introduced by Mr.. Larkin G.
Read, An act to amend section 1882 oi
the Compiled Laws, so as to conform to
the act of congress. Read first time by
title and under the suspension of the
rules the bill was considered read the
second by title, ordered translated and
printed and referred to the committee on
judiciary.
H. B. No. LOG, introduced by Mr..
Larkin G. Read, An act allowing con-
victs in the penitentiary to testify in
certain cases. Read first time by title
and under suspension of the rules the bill
considered read the second time by title,
ordered translated and printed and re-
ferred to the committee on Judiciary.
H. B. No. 107, introduced by Mr.. j. A.
Mahoney, by request, An act relating to
the foreclosure of mortgages and render
ing Judgment. Read first time by title
and under the suspension of the rules
considered read the second time by title
and referred to the committee on Judi.
ciarY.
Il. B. No. 108, introduced by Mr.. Gus
Mulholland, An act providing for q COM
mission on water rights and irrigation
and defining its duties. Read first time
by title and under suspension of the
rules the bill considered read the second
time by title, ordered translated and
printed and referred to the committee on
irrigation.
H. B. No. 1O9, introduced by Mr.
Speaker, An act requiring officers to
administer oaths and acknowledge pen.
sion papers without compensation. Read
first time by title and under suspension
of the rules considered read the second
time by title, ordered translated and
printed and referred to the committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. Read moved to suspend the rules
aud that Fl. B. No. 105 be considered
printed and translated, and that the bill
be read the third time in full prepare.
tory to its passage. The motion was
lost.
Under the order of bills and resolu-
tions on third reading, H. b. No. 79 was
taken up, An act in relation to moor
porated towns and cities. The chair an
nounced the third reading of the bill.
Mr.. Mulholland moved that II. B. No. 70
be placed upon its passage. The roll
call was ordered with the following re.
suit: Ayes, II, nays 2, whereupon the
chair stated that the proposition having
received majority of the votes of this
house, declared the bill passed.
Mr.. Luna asked unanimous consent to
take up G. j. NJ. No. Immediately for
consideration. G. J. M. No. is in re-
lation to H. r. B. No. 1870 now pending
lu the U. 8. senate, which grants the right
of appeal from the Supreme courts of the
territories, to the United States cirouit
court of appeals. Unanimous consent
was granted. The chair stated that O. j.
M. No. 4 was before the house for con-
sideration. Mr.. Luna moved that O. j..
M. No. 4 be read the third time for infor-
nation. The motion was carried. Mr..
Luna moved that G. ]. M. No. do now
pass. The roll call was ordered with the
following result: Ayes, 10; nays, none.
Whereupon the chair stated that the
memorial having received a majority of
the votes of this house declared @. j. M.
No. 4 passed.
Under the order of business on the
speakers table G.. B. No. 10, An act to
amend section of chapter So of the laws
of 1889, introduced by j. NJ. Archuleta,
ir, was read the first and second time by
title and referred to the committee on
finance.
Council substitute for @. BIS. No. "a
and 29, acts providing for the encourage
ment of beet sugar factories, wooden
mills and smelters, reported by the com
mittee, read first and second time by title
and referred to the committee on agrioul-
tuee.
A message from the council was an.
nounced stating that the council had con-
curred in the passage of H. B. No. 83, An
act to prevent the pollution or befouling
of streams, springs, lakes, etc., and to pro-
vide for the punishment therefor. The
chair stated that the message would be
received and that it would take its reg.
ular course.
G. B. No. 4s, introduced by Mr.. George
Curry, of Chaves county, An act fixing
license tax for doing business in the terri.
tory of New Mexico. Read first and Sec
ond time by title and referred to the
committee on finance.
L. .Lns - knA hot Nf kh
chairman of the committee on agriculture
he referred substitute for G. B's. No. "a
and 30 to the committee on finance.
O. B. No. 15, introduced by Mr.. "A. B. Fall,
An act relating to candidates and voters
at elections. Read first and second time
by title and referred to the committee on
judiciary.
C.B. No. IS, introduced by Mr.. 4. A. Fini-
cal, An act providing for taxation of
premiums of fire insurance companies