Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
The Council.
TuNEsDAY MORNING SESSION.


The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment with President Joseph in the chail
and all members present.
The journal of the previous days ses.
sion was read and approved. Mr.. Miera
of Union county, presented a protest
from the citizens of Union county against
the passage of @. B. No. 8, An act to pro.
vide for the compensation of clerks Of
the district courts of the territory, and
for the compensation of county officers
Same was read first time in full and by
unanimous consent was laid on the table
for consideration in connection with
special order q. BIS. 8 and A..
Mr.. Sandoval, of San Miguel county,
presented the following:
Mr.. President: Your committee on
education to whom was referred G. B. No
Sc, An act providing for the creation OF
school districts in the territory of New
Mexico, have had the same under con.
sideration and am directed to report
said bill to the council with the recon.
mendation that it be passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Spiess, of Santa
Fe county, the report was received and
laid upon the table to await regular order.
Mr.. Spiess, of Santa Fe county, present
ed the following report:
Mr.. President: Your committee on ju-
dietary to whom was referred O. B. No.
81, An act to amend sections 1899, 1901
aud 1902 of the Compiled Laws of 1884,
have had the same under consideration
and am directed to report said bill to
the council with the Recommendation that
it be passed. CHAs. A. SpIEss,
Chairman.
Upon motion of Mr.. Chaves, OF Valen.
ola county, the report was received anG
laid upon the table to await regular order.
message was received from the house
age of H. B. No. "a, An act relating to
practice In the district courts; also H. B
No. 80, An act amendatory of an act en-
titled An act creating the county of
Guadalupe out of portion of San Mi.
guel county and defining the western
boundary thsreof, presented by the chief
clerk of the council as having passed the
governors veto to the contrary notwith-
standing, and filed in the secretary's Of
foe February 26, 1891, the same being
chapter 20 of the laws of New Mexico OF
1891; also H. B. No. 43, An act to amend
an act defining the manner in which the
waters of the Rito del Colorado in the
county of Rio Arriba shall be assigned to
fields, approved January 20, 1890, cha pter
80 of the local and special laws of New
Mexico of 1884, and requesting concur
renee of the council in the same.
Mr.. Archuleta introduced @. B. No, ga
An act to amend chapter 25 of An Act
entitled An act establishing common
schools in the territory Of New Mexico
and creating Office Of superintendent of
public instructions. The bill was read
the first time by title and upon motion
of Mr.. Ohaves the rules were suspended
and the bill read the second time in full.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Miera it was then
ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on education.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Martin, of
Socorro county, introduced @. j. M. No,
3, urging congress against passage of the
Avery bill, the purpose of which is to
validate the militia warrants Of the terri.
tory of New Mexico. The memorial was
read the third time in full.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martin the rules
were suspended and the memorial read
the second time by title. Upon motion
of Mr.. Ourry,of Chaves county, the rules
we're further suspended and the said re-
solution read the third time preparatory
to its passage.
Mr.. Martin then moved that said re-
solution do pass and the roll call being
demanded the vote resulted in the afr.
native and Q. j. R. No. 3 duly passed.
Bills on their second reading being in
order O. J. R. No. providing an appro-
priation for the payment of expenses Of
the territorial board Of equalization for
the 46th and 18th fiscal years, was read.
Mr.. Miera, Of Union county, moved
that said resolution be translated, print
ed and referred to the committee on ap.