Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-10
The Council.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON,

The council met pursuant to recess
with the president in the chair and all
members present with the exception OF
Messrs. Fall and Curry.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the con.
sideration of special order G. BIS Nos. 8
and AZ, Acts providing for the compensa-
tion of county officers, was deferred un.
til Wednesday morning, February 10 i'm
mediately after the approval of the
Journal.
Mr.. Spiess moved that the council ad-
journ until Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock. Roll call being demanded on
said motion the vote resulted in tie and
the motion was lost.
Mr.. Fall, of Dona Ana county, asked
unanimous consent that the vote by
which the consideration of special order
@. BIS Nos. 8 and AZ, Acts providing for
the compensation of county officers, was
postponed be reconsidered and said spe-
cial order taken up for action at once.
Mr.. Duncan having voted IN favor of
such postponement moved a reconsidera-
tion in accordance with the request of
Mr.. Fall and tha roll call being demanded
upon said motion the vote resulted in the
negative and the motion was lost.
Mr.. Chaves, of Valencia county, by
unanimous consent presented the report
from the committee on counties and
county lines as follows:
Mr.. President:-Your committee on
counties and county lines to whom was
referred H. B. No. 80, An act amendatory
of an act entitled, An act creating the
county of Guadalupe out of portion of
San Miguel county, and defining the west
boundary thereof, have had the same un-
der consideration and am directed to re-
port said bill to the council with the
recommendation that it be passed.
j. FRANCISCO CHAvEs,
Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves the re-
port was received and laid upon the table
to await regular order.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Archuleta,
of Rio Arriba county, presented the fol-
lowing report:
Mr.. President:-Your special commit
tee to whom was referred H. B. No. 43,
An act to amend an act entitled, An act
defining the manner in which the waters
of Rito Colorado, in the county of Rio
Arriba shall be assigned to fields, have had
the same under consideration and / am
directed to report said bill to the council
with the recommendation that it be
passed with an amendment to take off
the word 'del" on the second line of the
bill. JIM. ARoHuLNA,
Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves, of Valen-
c1a county, the report of the committee
was adopted, and upon motion of Mr..
Archuleta the report and bill were laid
upon the table to await regular order.
Mr.. Curry, chairman of the committee
on finance, made the following report
upon O. B. No. AZ.
Mr.. President:-Your committee on
finance to whom was referred G. B. No.
40, An act amending section l of chapter
81 of the laws of 1898, have had the same
under consideration and an directed to
report the said bill to the council with
the recommendation that it be not passed.
To which report was appended the fol-
lowing: "We dissent"
(Signed.( j. M. ARCHULETA, JR,
PLAc1Do SANDovAL.
Mr.. Curry, of Chaves county, moved
that the siority report be adopted.
Mr.. Chaves as a substitute moved that
the minority report be first considered.
Mr.. Fall as an amendment moved to lay
the motion of the gentleman from Valen-
cia county, on the table indefinitely.
Roll call on said motion resulted in tie
and the motion was lost