Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-09
The House.
MONDAY MORNING.

The House.
MONDAY MORNING.
The house was called to order at 10 a.
M with the speaker in the chair. A
quorum being present the house proceed
ed to business.
Mr.. Sena asked. unanimous consent to
make H. B. No. 131, An act to amend
chapter 76 of the laws of 1889 and chapter
48 of the laws of 1891, the special order
for this afternoon. Unanimous consent
was granted.
Mr.. Read asked unanimous consent to
make report from committee. Mr.
Luna objected.
Mr.. Smith moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that the house do now pro-
ceed to the consideration of H, B. No. 81,
An act for the purpose of funding the
floating indebtedness of counties, boards
of education, municipal corporations and
school districts. Motion carried.
Mr.. Luna moved that this house do now
resolve itself into a committee of the
whole for the consideration of Fl. B. No.
81. The motion prevailed and the chair
called Mr.. Smith to preside.
After the committee of the whole house
had arisen the chair called the house to
order. Mr.. Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee of the whole house, reported the
bill back to the house as having been con.
sidered, and the six sections adopted.
By unanimous consent it was agreed to
take up H. B. No. 81 for consideration
Immediately after the house had disposed
of the special order for this afternoon at
o'clock.
Uuanimous consent was granted to
seveA7it standing aud special comnaittees
to make report.
The special committee to whom had
been referred H. B. No. 80, An act to
amend section l of chapter 95 of the
laws of 1891, relating to juries, recon-
mended that the bill be not passed, but a
substitute therefor be. passed.
The committee on railroads reported
on H. B. No. 142, recommending it's pas
sage, with the following amendments:
Line of page 2, of the act strike out the
balance of section, and insert the fol-
lowing: "For a sum not exceeding, or
for less sum than the amount offered and
for which voucher was rendered by such
railroad company in settlement and sat
isfaction of such claim, the cost of the
action shall be taxed against such owner,
and, provided further, the provisions of
this act shall apply to railroad corpora
tions in the hands of receivers, and in
order to sue such receiver it shall not be
necessary to obtain permission of the
court by whom saoh receivers were ap-
pointed. Section two of an act entitled
An act for the protection of live stock
against railroads IN the territory of New
Mexico, and for other purposes, approved
February %, 1889, is hereby repealed, and
section l, of this act, is substituted there
for, and this act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
| The committee on mines and public
lands reported on H. B. No. "a, An act
referring to the construction of found-
ries, recommending its passage with the
following amendments: Amend in SEQ
tion l and line 5, after word mills" in.
sert the words 'canning factories, here
tofore constructed and hereafter con.
structed within two years. After the
words stamp mill, in section 1, the fol-
lowing words be inserted, "smelters, pro-
cess plants. sampliDg works or other ma
chinery whatsoever, constructed for the
purpose of the reduction of ores, of
precious metals for the purpose of OBJ.
tanning the values therein contained, all
bitches, reservoirs, fumes, by gdraulic APP
pliances, and any and all appurtenances
pertaining to placer mining or mining in
any way whatsoever of precious metals"
On motion of Mr.. Seua the house took
recess until 2 O'Clock p. m.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
The house was called to order at 2 p.
m. with the speaker in the chair.
A quorum being present the house pro.
ceeded to business.
Mr.. Sena moved that H. B. No. 142, An
act for the protection of live stock
against injury by railroads, by unanimous
consent, be read the third time prepara-
tory to its passage. The motion was
carried. Mr.. Malaquias Martinez moved
that H. B. No. 142 do now pass. Roll
call was ordered with the following re-
suit: Ayes, 81; nays, none. Whereupon
the chair stated that H. B. No. 142 having
received the ma jority votes of this house
declared the same passed.
Mr.. Malaq uias Martinez asked unani-
nous consent to take mp for considera-
tion council substitute for G. B. No. 81,
An act for the organization, discipline
and regulation of the militia of New
Mexico. Mr.. Luna asked unanimous
consent that the reading in full be dis
pensed with and he offered said motion
as an amendment to the motion of Mr..
Martinez on substitute for G. B. No. 81,
and that IL be read the third time by title
preparatory to its passage. Unanimous
consent was granted. Mr.. Malaquias
Martinez moved that substitute for G. B,
No. 81 do now pass. Motion prevailed
Roll call WAS ordered on the passage OF
substitute for @. B. No. 81 with the fol-
lowing result: Ayes, 20; nays, none.
Whereupon the chair stated that SUBJ
stitute for @. B. No. 81 having received
the maiority votes of this house declared
the same passed.
H. B. No. 131, An act to amend chapter
rs of the laws of 1889, and chapter 48
of the laws of 1889, was taken up for
consideration. Mr.. Sena moved that
the bill be read in full as amended
preparatory to its passage. Motion car