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

( Mr. Sena moved to dispense with th
reading OF the journal, in English. Th
motion was carried. Mr.. j. P. Sandova
moved to dispense with. the reading o
the journal in Spanish; and that thu
journal stand approved.> The motor
was carried.
Mr.. Mulholland moved to table G. B
No. 20, An act amending the laws relative
to exemptions, indefinitely. Mr.. Read
moved to amend The motion of Mr.. Mul.
holland by saying that G. B. No. 20, be
postponed indefinitely. The motion pre-
vailed, and G. B. No. 20 was postponed
indefinitely.
Mr.. Read moved to reconsider the vote
by which q. B. No. 20 was postponed in
definitely, and that the reconsideration of
the same be tabled indefinitely. The mo-
tion prevailed.
Under the order of presentation of pc.
titions, house petition No. 10, was pre-.
sented by Mr.. j. D. Sena, petition petit
tioning this honorable body to pass a
law suppressing corporations or water
companies from taking water from rivers
at certain times of the year.
J Under the order of introduction of
bills, the following bills were intro duced
Mr.. Sena introduced H. B. No. 90, An cot
with regard to the diversion of waters
Read first and second time by title, or.
dered translated and printed and referred
to the committee on irrigation.
Mr.. Marcelino Martinez introduced H.
B. No. 81, An act regarding the irrigation
in precinct No. 8, of the county of Mora.
Read first and second time by title, or.
dered translated and printed and referred
to the committee on irrigation.
Mr.. Marcelino Martinez introduced H g..
B. No. SO, An act authorizing the pay
ment of taxes with county warrants.
Read first and second time by title, Or
dered translated and printed and referred
to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Felix Garcia introduced II. B. No.
80, An act to amend section first of chap
ter 95, of the laws of 1891, in regard to
juries. Read first and second time by
title, ordered translated and printed and
referred to the committee on judiciary.
A message from the council was an
nounced, stating that the president and
chief clerk of that body had sigred H. B.
No. 8, An act to provide for the payment
of wages of workingmen employed in the
mines of the territory of New Mexico in
lawful money of the United States, and
to protect said workingmen in the
management and control of their own
earnings, H. B. No. 49, An act to amend
an act entitled An act providing for q
board of equalization and prescribing
it's duties, and H. B. No. so, An act
authorizing the city of Santa Fe to open
certain streets at the north and south
ends of the capitol grounds, and that the
council had passed @. B. No. 55, An act
providing for the taxation of premiums
of fire insurance companies and for
other purposes. @. B. No. 80, An act to
amend chapter 81 of the laws of 1887 of
the territory of New Mexico, entitled
exemptions" @. B. No. 45, An act re.
lating to the practice in the courts OF
New Mexico. Substitute for H. B. No.
s, An act to provide for appeals in
criminal cases. Substitute for Fl. B. No.
29, An act relating to evidence and the
qualifications of witnesses in the district
court, and to ask the concurrence of this
honorable body to the same. Also, I am
! instructed to report the non. concurrence
on substitute for Fl. B..No. 8, An act to
amend seetion 36 of chapter 25 of the
taws of the 29th legislative assembly of
lhe territory of New Mexico, entitled An
act establishing common schools in the
territory of New Mexico and creating the
Office of superintendent of public instruc-
tion, and II. B. No. 2, An act relating to
the qualifications of jurors. The chair
announced that the message of the coun-
oil would be received and would take its
regular course.
The chair announced that he and the
chief clerk had signed @. B. No. 80, An
act for greater safety and for the pro-
lection of employees and travelling public.
G. B. No. 80, An act to amend section III
of the Compiled Laws of 1884 of the
territory of New Mexico.
Mr.. Luna asked unanimous consent to
make report from special committee of
which he was member. The request
was granted, and the following is the
report:
Mr.. Speaker: Your special committee
to whom was referred substitute for @.
B. Nos. 8 and Al, Acts providing for the
ompensation of district clerks and coun-
ty officials, have had the same under con-
sideration and I am directed to report
the said bill to the house with the recon-
mendation that it be not passed, but that
the accompanying substitute be passed
in lien thereof. MA11xIuIANo LUNA,
Chairman.
The above committee consisted of
Messrs. Luna, Malaquias Martinez and
Mr.. Mahoney. Mr.. Luna moved to 60
into committee of the whole for the pur.
pose of considering these substitutes.
Mr.. Mahoney moved to amend the motion
and to make it special order for Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock. The motion on
the amendment was lost. The motion
then came up on the question of the gen.
teman from Valencia; that the house do.
now resolve itself into committee of the
whole; the chair called Mr.. Sena to pre-
side for the purpose of considering
house substitutes for council substitutes
for @. Bs. Nos. 8 and Al. After the COM
mittee of the whole had arisen the chair
called the house TO order, and Mr.. Sena,
chairman of the committee of the whole
house, reported as follows:
Mr.. Speaker: Your committse of the
whole house to whom was referred sub
stitutes for @. BIS. Nos. 8 and AZ, have
had the same under consideration and
am directed TO report the said bill to the
house with the recommendation that 1t
do now pass.
Mr.. Smith moved that the bill be read
a third time in full preparatory to its
passage, and that the bill do pass. Mr..
Luna moved to amend said motion by
referring said bill back to the committee
of the whole. The motion prevailed, and
the chair called Mr.. Sena to preside.
After the committee had arisen, Mr.. Sens,
chairman of the committee of the whole
house, reported as follows:
Mr.. Speaker: Your committee of the
whole, to whom substitutes for G. Be
Nos. . and AZ, acts providing for the
ompensation of district CLERKS and coun.