Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-18


motion of Mr.. Chaves said bill was taken
up for action and read the first time in
/ full; upon motion of Mr.. Chaves same
was read a second time by title; upon
motion of Mr.. Ohaves rules were sus pend
ed and bill read third time by title pre-
paratory to it's passage, the objections
OF the governor to the contrary notwith.
standing. Mr.. Chaves moved that the
bill do pass, Roll call was ordered
and vote resulted in tie and the bill
failed to pass.
On motion of M. Curry consideration
of Q. B. No. 100, An act to provide for
the compensation of county officers, was
resumed and amendments as adopted by
the house read. Mr.. Curry then moved
that the bill be returned to the house re-
questing the chief clerk of said body to
send to the council amendments to said
bill as adopted by the house, and the
motion prevailed.
Bills on their third reading being in
order, majority and minority reports
upon G. B. No. 141, An act to repeal Sec
ton five of chapter 63 of the acts of
1891, we're read, the first recommending
that the bill do not pass and the second
recommending its passage. Mr.. Duncan
moved the adoption of the minority re-
| port. Motion prevailed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Fall the bill was
read third time in full preparatory to
it's passage. Mr.. Duncan moved that the
bill do pass. Roll call was demanded
and the vote resulted in the negative and
! said bill failed to pass.
Business on the presidents table being
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lib and No. 1876, providing for the proper
exhibits of New Mexico products at the
Tennessee and Omaha expositions, was
read the first time by title. Upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Duncan rules were suspended
and said substitute read the second time
in full. Upon motion of Mr.. Duncan
rules we're further suspended and said
substitute read a third time by title
preparatory to its passage. Mr.. Martin
moved that the substitute do pass. Roll
call was ordered and the vote resulted in
the affirmative and house substitute for
d. B. No. lib and No. 1876 duly passed.
Council substitute for G. B. No. 1856, An
act providing for the better assessment
and collection of taxes, reported by
committee on finance, was taken up for
action. Upon motion of Mr.. Curry it
was considered read the first and second
times, and under suspension of the rules
bill was read third time in full pre-
paratory to its passage. Mr.. Duncan
moved to reconsider vote on council SUBJ
stitute for @. B. No. 1856. Motion pre-
vailed. Mr.. Duncan moved to amend
said bill by striking out all of section 10.
Motion prevailed. Mr.. Curry moved
that council substitute for @. B. No.
1856 as amended do pass. Roll call was
affirmative and the bill duly passed. BY
unanimous consent the clerk was in.
structed to make the necessary changes
made by amendments; also numbers of
of the sections to conform with the same.
Mr.. Fall made report from conference
committee on H. B. No. 1855, the finance
bill, as follows: That Il. B. No. 1866 be
indefinitely tabled and that conference
substitute therefor be passed. Mr.. Fall
moved to take up the amendments for
consideration. Motion carried. Mr.. Fall
moved that the conference substitute for
d. B. No. l66 as amended be considered
enrolled and engrossed, read the first and
second time, and the third time By title
preparatory to it's passage. Motion pre-
vailed. Mr.. Fall moved that the bill do
now pass.
Roll call beng ordered the vote re-
suited in the affirmative aud the motion
prevailed.
Mr.. Finical asked unanimous consent
to make report on H. B. No. l47, An
act licensing the sale of Intoxicating
liquors and regulating the same. Spe.
cial committee on O. B. No. 147 made a
report recommending it's passage. Mr..
Curry moved the adoption Of the report.
The motion prevailed. Upon motion of
Mr.. Fall the bill was read Che third time
by title preparatory to its passage. Mr..
Fall moved that the bill do pass. Roll
call was ordered and the vote resulted in |
the affirmative and G. B. No. 147 duly
passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Curry the council
adjourned until Thursday morning,
March IS, 1896, at 9 O'Clock.