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

the two thirds vote aud WAS declared
carried.
Mr.. Flnical moved that G. B. No. 81 do
pass, and motion was seconded by Mr..
Chaves who demanded the previous ques
ton.
Mr.. Spiess moved that the bill be
amended by striking out the words "three
thousand" in section 81 and inserting in
lieu thereof the words zone thousand"
and that wherever an appropriation was
provided for in said bill that same be re-
duced to one-third of the amount fixed
therein.
Mr.. Fall as an amendment moved to
strike out section Is of the bill which
amendment was accepted by Mr.. Spiess.
| Mr.. Chaves raised the point of order
that upon motion Of Mr.. Finioal he had
demanded the previous question. The
chair ruled that Mr.. Finical's motion was
not in order for the reason that the bill
/ had not been read the third time and
stated that he had put the question upon
motion to suspend the further reading of
the bill. Mr.. Chaves appealed from the
decision of the chair and roll call being
demanded the vote resulted in the affirma
tive and the decision of the chair sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Spiess then moved to strike out all
of section Is of said bill and roll call be-
ing demanded the vote resulted in the af-
firmative and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Spiess then moved to amend Sec
ton az of said bill by striking out where
ever they occurred the words "threo thou
sand" and inserting in lieu thereof tho
words zone thousand" Roll call WAS
demanded and the vote resulted in the
affirmative and the motion prevailed.
} Mr.. Spess moved that wherever in snid
bill an appropriation or salary is provided
for that one.third of the amount so
named be inserted in lien thereof. Roll
call was demanded and the vote resulted
il tie, and the motion was lost.
Mr.. Martin moved that the bill be laid
upon the table. Roll call was ordered
and the vote resulted in the negative, and
the motion was lost.
Mr.. Finical moved that G. B. No. 81 as
! amended do now pass, which motion was
seconded by Mr.. Duncan.
Mr.. Fall raised the point of order that
> the bill had not been read the third time.
. Mr.. Miera moved as substitute that
: the bill be referred to the committee on
: appropriations and finance, which mo-
tion was seconded by Mr.. Fall. Roll call
o was demanded and the vote resulted in
r the negative, and the motion was lost.
Mr.. Chavez moved that the bill be read
d the third time preparatory to it's passage.
Q As an amendment Mr.. Fall moved that
d the salary of the adjutant general as
fixed in section 26 be reduced to the sum
: of $3.50 per annum. Roll call being de-
0 manded upon said motion the vote re-
suited in the affirmative, and the motion
q prevailed.
n Mr.. Fall moved that the $3.50 expense
! money provided for the adjutant general
i in the same section be striker out. Roll
o call being demanded the vote resulted
in the affirmative and the motion pre-
3 vailed.
f Mr.. Finical demanded the previous
Q question upon the motion of Mr.. Chaves
8 that the bill be read the third time pre-
pRratory to its passage. Roll call was
!. demanded and the vote resulted in the
u affirmative, and the motion prevailed and
. the previous question was ordered.
|. Mr.. Fall moved council do adjourn. Roll
call upon said motion resulted in the
8 negative and the motion was lost.
Roll call was then ordered upon the
motion of Mr.. Chaves that the bill be
read the third time preparatory to its
passage, and the vote resulted in the
Y affirmative and the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Finical moved that the bill as
u amended be passed. Motion was second
+ cd by Mr.. Ohaves, who demanded pre-
o vious question.
v Mr.. Fall moved that the council all
e journ, which motion being seconded, roll
L call was ordered and the vote resulted in
the negative and the motion was lost.
j., Mr.. Ohaves demanded previous ques-
q tion upon the motion of the gentleman
of Bernalillo county. The chair directed
,, roll call upon the previous question and
u the vote resulted in the affirmative and
II the motion prevailed.
. Roll call was then ordered upon the
passage of the bill, and the vote resulted
y as follows: Ayes 8, nays 4.
Mr.. Fall stated that he wished the jour
q nal to show that he voted against the bill,
D because he believed it was simply one of
the schemes which would result in taking
9 money out of the pockets of the tax-pay
ers who can not stand the burden already
upon them.
Mr.. Martin stated that he voted and
! protested against the passage of the bill
= because IL carried with it an appropria-
y ton which the territory could not stand
at the present time on account of its de-
Is pressed financial condition.
Mr.. Miera asked that the record show
! that he voted against the bill because he
q was not in favor of imposing additional
= taxation upon the people of the territory.
The vote being in the affirmative @. b.
. No. 81, An act providing for the organi-
cation, discipline, and regulation of the
militia Of the territory OF New Mexico, as
, amended, duly passed.
: Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the council
!, adjourned until Thursday, February 10,
), at 10 O'Clock a. m.