Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-06
The ii ouse.
FRIDAY MORNING.

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The House.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The house was called to order ut 10 c
m. with the speaker in the chair. A quo
rum being present the house proceede
to business.
A message from the council was an
nounced stating that the council ha
passed @. B. No. Ga, An act to amen
chapter 25 of an act entitled an Act estab
fishing common schools in the territor
of New Mexico, and creating the office 0
superintendent of public instruction, an
also to ask the concurrence of this hon
orable body in the same. Also to an
nounce that the council had concurred il
the passage of Il. B. No. 110, An act pro
viding that owners and operators o
nickle-in- -the-slot machines shall pay Ii
cense. Also that the council had failed Il
concur in the passage of H. B. No. 55, Al
act to govern the issuance of licenses fol
the sale of intoxicants in incorporated
cities, towns or villages in the territory
of New Mexico, and b. B. No. rs, An ac
to provide for the accommodation of tht
helpless insane. The chair stated that thu
message would be received aud that il
would come up in its regular order.
The chair announced that Mr.. Mahoney
had presented petition from the Sisters
of Mercy from Silver City asking that the
usual appropriation be made for that in.
stltution. Same was laid upon the table
to take its regular order.
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nous consent to introduce H. B. No. 151
An act for the protection of taxpayers in
the territory of New Mexico. There be.
ing no objection unanimous consent was
granted and the bill was read first and
second time by title.
G. B. No. II, An act to simplify pro-
ce6ure in civil cases, was referred to
committee on Judiciary.
Under reports of standing committees
the committee on enrolled and engrossed
bills reported H. B. No. No. 81, An act to
provide for the compilation, publication
and distribution of the laws of New Mex
loo, as properly engrossed.
Mr.. Luna asked unanimous consent
that H. B. No. 151, An act for the protec,
tion of taxpayers in the territory of New
Mexico be read in full preparatory to Its
passage. There being no objections,
unanimous consent was granted. yhe
chair announced the third reading of the
bill. Mr.. Morrow stated, that on account
of the Importance of the bill, he would
like to have it referred to a committee,
and that it be ordered translated and
printed, in order to give it mature con.
sderation.
message from the council was an
nounced, stating that the officers of that
body had signed 9. B. No. LOG, An act re-
lating to the Office of solicitor.general and
requested that the officers of this house af
fix their signatures to the same. The
chair stated that the message would be
received and that it would come up in its
regular order.
Mr.. Malaquias Martinez moved that
the rules be suspended and that H. B. No.
151, An act for the protection of tax.
payers in the territory of New Mexico be
now passed. Division was called for on
the suspension of the rules and the mo.
tion was lost, it not having received the
necessary wo-thirds vote majority. Mr..
Malaquias Martinez moved that com.
mittee of three be appointed by the chair,
and that H. B. No. 151 be referred to the
same, and that said committee shall have
the privilege to report at any time. The
motion prevailed and the chair appointed
on said committee, Messrs. Malaq uias
Martinez, j. p. Sandoval and Mr.. Nor
row.
The chair announced that he and the
chief clerk had signed G. B. No. 106. An
act relating to the Office of solicitor gen
eral.
Mr.. Sena asked unanimous consent, in
order to make H. B. No. 131, An act to
amend chapter rs of the laws of 1889,
and chapter 48 of the laws of 1891 the
special order for tomorrow at l0a. m.
There being no objections, unanimous
consent was granted.
The judiciary made the following report
on H. B. No. 106, An act allowing convicts
in the penitentiary to testify in certain
cases, back to the house, recommending
it's passage. Mr.. Read moved that the
report of the committee be received, and
that H. B. No. 106 be read in full prepa-
ratory to it's passage. The motion was
carried. Mr.. Read moved that H. B, No.
lO6 do now pass. Mr.. Desiderio Ssndo-
val moved that II. B. No. log be placed
on the table indefinitely. Roll call was
ordered with the following result: Ayes,
Is; nays, 8. Whereupon the chair stated
that the motion of Mr.. Sandoval, of Va
lencia county, to table 81. B. No. 106 pre-
vailed, and the same was declared tabled
indefinitely.
Mr.. Malaq uias Martinez, asked unani.
m ous consent to take up house substitute
for G. B. No. 81, An act to provide for
the organization, discipline, and regula-
tiop of the militia of New Mexico. There
being no objections, unanimous consent
was granted. Mr.. Hena moved that this
house do now resolve itself into commit
tee of the whole for the consideration of
house substitute for G. B. No. 81, the mo.
tion prevailed.
The chair called Mr. Smith to pre-.
side. After the committee Of the whole
house had arisen, the chair called the
house to order. Mr.. Smith, chairman OF
the committee Of the whole house report
ed house substitute for G. B. No. 81 back
to the house with the Recommendation
that ii be passed.
Mr.. Luian moved to take recess.
Roll call was ordered with the following
result: Ayes, IA; nays, 8. Whereupon
the chair stated that the motion of Mr..
Loian prevailed, and the house took q
recess until 2 o'clock p. m.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The house was called to order at 2 p.
N, with the speaker in the chair. A
quorum being present the house proceed
"a to business.
Mr.. Luna rose to point of order, and
asked II certain resolution IN regard TO