Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-06
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consideration and am directed to report
the said bill to the house with the re-
commendation that it be passed,
Mr.. Speaker: Your committee on mines
and public lands to whom WAS referred
FL. B. No. 10, An act prescribing certain
additional duties for the director of the
school OF mines, have had the same under
conside ration and am directed to re-
port the said bill to the house with the
that it be passed with
the following amendment. That section
l, he made to read, whenever any miner
or prospector or any person whatsoever
desiring to take advantage of and COM
ply with the following provisions of this
act, shall present himself before justice
of the peace, or notary public of the ter
ritory of New Mexico and shall certify by
affidavit, that any certain sample of ore,
or ores, of mineral bearing nature or of
carboniferous deposits are the product of
the county of which he is resident or in
which he is at the time prospecting; de-
scribng fully in writing the mining
claim or claims from which the said ore
or ores come, and that he desires to take
advantage of the provision of this act.
Then he shall be allowed to transmit to
the director of the school of mines in
New Mexico an affidavit made together
with sample of ore, quartz or mineral
bearing rock in quantity not to be less
than ten pounds. It shall then be the
duty of the said director to make or cause
to be made proper analysis of said
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shall consist of mechanical separation,
and assays of said ore or ores. Also that
to section 3. be appended the following
words, to follow after the word "hereof"
in line four and that copy of said bulle-
tin be filed with the secretary of the bu-
rean of immigration of the territory of
New Mexico to be preserved by him with
the other records of his office and for use
in compiling the mining statistics or
other matter pertaining to the mining
industry of New Mexico. Also that in
section 5, the words "probate clerk" shall
be stricken out.
The committee appointed specially to
consider I'll. B. No. 4S, reported as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Speaker: Your special committee
to whom was referred II. B. No. 48, An
act to create the county of Washington
and to fix the boundary line of the coun-
ty of Grant, have had the same under
and am directed to re-
port the said bill to the house with the
recommendation that it be passed with
the following amendments to-wit: In
section of said bill in line of the origi
nal copy strike out the word "April" and
insert the word May" in the same Sec
tion, in line 6 strike out the word "Apri"
and insert the word MAY" In section 6
of said original bill in line strike out
the word "April" and insert the word
MAY" IN section of original bill in line
l strike out the word "May" and insert
The word "June."
The chair announced the reports be
received and that that they would come
up in regular order. Mr.. Sena moved
hat the reports of the several commit
5ees be received and accepted. The mo-
bion prevailed. Under select or special
committees Mr.. Sena moved his report
On H. B. No. 4S.
Mr.. Mahoney moved to have Fl. B, No.
4S read the third time preparatory to its
passage. Mr.. Cristman moved to amend
the motion of Mr.. Mahoney, by asking to
let the matter rest until next Wednes-
day in order TO allow him time to protest
his side of the question.
Mr.. Felix Garcia moved the previous
question. The chair announced that the
result of the vote on the previous gues-
tion having been brought in the af-
firmative that it brought the bill on its
third reading preparatory to its passage.
Mr.. Christman moved to take recess
until O'Clock. The ayes and nays being
called the result of the vote was in the
affirmative and II in the negative. The
chair announced that the motion was lost,
and that the clerk proceed with the read
ing of the bill. A message from the
council was announced stating that they
had failed to concur in the passage of II.
B. No. 35, An act in regard to the distri-
button of school funds, and that the
had passed @. B. No. 10, An act
relating to candidates and voters of cleo
tion, and asked the concurrence of this
honorable body in the same.
Mr.. Cristman moved to take recess
right after H. B. No. 4S had been read in
in English only. The chair declared that
his motion was out of order. The bill as
yet had to be read in Spanish. Mr.. Read
moved to dispense with the reading of
the bill in Spanish. Mr.. Speaker stated
that it would require two-thirds vote to
suspend the rules.
Mr.. Cristman moved to take recess.
Mr.. Lujan duly seconded seconded Mr..
Cristman's motion. The motion was
lost. The vote standing in the affirma
HI va and II in the nepative
Mr.. Mahoney moved that the bill do
now pass as amended. Mr. Cristman
offered the following amendment, Mr..
Luna seconded. Notice to amend that
the ratification and adoption of hill 48,
entitled, An act to create and to fix the
boundary lines of the county Of Grant, be
decided by vote of the tax payers of the
county of Grant; at the next general cleo
tion, and that none others be allowed to
vote other than those whose names ap-
pear upon the assessment rolls of the
county of Grant as tax payers thereof.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to adopt the amend
ment offered by the gentleman from
Grant, Mr.. Christman. Mr.. Luna moved
for recess until 2 p. m. The motion
was lost.
Mr.. Mahoney moved to lay Christman's
on the table indefinitely. The
motion was carried. The previous ques-
bion was called for Mr.. Jaramillo and IL
prevailed. The result is the following on
The passage of H. B. No. 4S: Ayes--Bate-
man, Felix Garcia, Jaq mes, Jaramillo, Luz
,ero, Mahoney, Malaquias Martinez, Nor
row, Mulholland, Ortiz Read, Sanchez, y. \
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