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

Compiled Laws of 1884 of the territory o
New Mexico, and to request the signatur,
of the president and chief clerk of thi
honorable body to do the same. Also
that the president and chief clerk hat
signed q. B. No. 30, An act for the greater
safety and protection of the employees
and travelling public upon railroads
operated within the territory of New
Mexico and to prevent the unlaw
full and malicious interference, witt
the engine and cars OF any such railroad
company, and for other purposes, and re-
quest that the officers of this body do the
same. Also the concurrence of the coun.
Gil on H. j. NJ. No. l in regard to aban.
doned military posts in New Mexico
etc.; with small amendment as follows
Strike ont all after word "added," in first
paragraph; also that the council has
failed to concur in Il. B. No. 48, An act to
create the county of Washington and fix
the boundary line of the county of Grant
II. BIS. No. 10 and IL, acte against salary
bill ETC., we're taken up and read for in.
formation.
Mr.. Luna moved that these petitions
lie on the table subject to the order oi
the house.
@. B. No. 20, An act amending the laws
relating to exemptions, was taken up and
read the third time. Mranead moved
that @. B. No. 20 be recomrr ltteu 10 the
committee on Judiciary for the purpose
of comparing the same with like bill
Mr.. Luna moved that G.. B. No. 20 do
pass. Mr.. Felix Garcia moved to amend
Mr.. Luna's motion that @. B. No. 20 be
made the special order for to morrow at
10 O'Clock. The motion prevailed and it
was SO ordered.
Mr.. Sena moved to correct the journal
to say that a. B. No. 81 instead of H.
B. No. 95 to be referred to the special
committee according to his motion made
this morning. 1t was 80 ordered.
H. B. No. 81, An act relating to seals
and instruments under seals, was taken
up and read the third time in full prepa-
ratory to its passage. The roll was called
and the bill was passed by vote unani-
mously by all the members of the house.
Whereupon the chair stated that the
bill having received majority of the
votes of this house declared the bill
passed.
H. B. No. 20, An act to increase the
revenues of the counties in the territory
of New Mexico, was taken up and read
the third time. H. b. No. go, An act in
reference to witnesses in criminal cases,
was taken up and read the third time in
full. On motion of Mr.. Jaramillo, H B.
No. go, was laid on the table indefinitely.
H. B. No. 80, An act to prevent usury
and fixing the lawful rate of interest, was
taken up and read the third time in full.
Mr.. Malaq uias Martinez moved to lay H.
B. No. 80, on the table indefinitely. The
motion was lost. Mr.. Read offered the
following amendment to H. B. No. 30, in
section l, line four, strike out the word
"eight" and insert the word "twelve."
Mr.. Jaramillo moved that the amendment
offered by Mr.. Read be tabled indefinite
ly. Mr.. Jaramillo Withdrew his motion.
Whereupon the question Of the amend
ment of Mr.. Read was placed before the
house and the motion was carried. And
the amendment was adopted. The fol-
lowing is the result Of Fl. B. No. 80: Ayes,
6; nays, 18.
Whereupon the chair stated that h. B.
No. 80, on its final passage having re-
ColtoQ u NONC6 Al uAO hLuE EGlhglN0 huu 10
insthe negative declared tisst the hill did
not pass.
Mr.. Sena by unanimous consent made
the following report on II. B. No. 81, An
act to provide for the compilation,
and distribution of the laws
Of the territory of New Mexico.
Mr.. Speaker: Your special committee
TO whom was referred Fl. B. No. "a, have
had the same under consideration and l
am directed to report the said bill to the
house with the recommendation that it be
passed. j. D. SENA, Chairman.
Mr.. Read asked unanimous consent to
by request, H. B. No. 95, An
act providing for the taxation of the
capital stock Of sleeping cars and other
car corporations in New Mexico. Read
the first time by title and under the sus-
pension of the rules considered read the
second time by title, ordered translated
and printed and referred to the commit
tee on railroads.
Mr.. Jaramillo moved that the rules be
and that H. B. No. 81, An act
to provide for the compilation, publica-
tion and distribution of the laws of the
of New Mexico, be read the third
time IN full preparatory to it's passage.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Read asked unanimous consent that
H. B. No. 95, An act providing for the
taxation of the capital stock of sleeping
car and other car corporations in New
Mexico, be read the third time in full
to its passage, and that the
and printing of the same be
dispensed with. Mr.. Read withdrew his
motion.
Mr.. Smith moved that H. B. No. 81 be
read the third time ia full preparatory to
it's passage. Mr.. Smith Withdrew his
motion.
The committee on live stock by unani-
nous consent reported on q. B. No. 81,
An act for the prevention of contagious
diseases among cattle as follows:
Mr.. Speaker: Your committee on live
stock to whom was referred H. B. No. 81,
have had the same under consideration
and am directed to report the said bill
to the house with the recommendation
that it be passed.
J.A. MAHoNEY, Chairman.
Mr.. Morrow moved that the report of
the committee be received. The motion
was carried.
Mr.. Head moved that the house resolve
itself into committee of the whole for
the purpose of considering b. B. No. "a.
The motion prevailed and the chair called
Mr.. Smith to preside.
The chair called the house to order after
the committee of the whele had arisen,
and Mr.. Smith reported as follows:
Mr.. Speaker: Your committee Of the
whole to whom H. B. No. 81 was referred
have had the same uuder consideration
and am directed to report the said bill
to the house with the recommendation
that the bill be translated and printed
and referred to.a proper committee for
the future consideration of this house.
The report was received.
Mr.. Sena moved to take up H. B. No.
SO, An aot to amend section 685 of the