Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-06
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Full Proceedings of the House-Report Of
the Committees on Finance and Capitol
Having Under Consideration the Capitol
Rebuilding Bond Issue.
HE HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION FEB. 4

menu. WIFI Jue SPcuhol III VIC SIiali'
quorum being present, the regular bust
ness of the session was taken mp.
Under order of reports of standing
committees. MIR. Jaramillo, chairman of
the finance committee and OF the COM
mittee on capitol, to whom was referred
c. b. No. 3G, An act to provide the
necessary funds to complete and furnish
the territorial capitol at Santa Fe and
to lay out the grounds thereof, made
the following report to the house on the
bill: That upon the first joint meeting
of that committee that there appeared
before the committee, at the request of
the chairman of the finance committee,
the clerk of the capitol rebuilding COM
mission, Mr.. George W. knaebel, and
one of the capitol architects, Mr.. Rapp,
who submitted statements as to the eN-
pense of the building at the present
time and showing the manner of dis
bursement of the funds raised by the
sale of the original series of capitol re-
building bonds. Such tement was
filed with the chairman Of the joint
committee by the clerk of the capitol
rebuilding board and is filed with this
report. 1t was deemed advisable by
the Joint committees to appoint a sub
papers, vouchers and books of account
of the capitol rebuilding commission
and the plan and estimates OF the archi-
tect for the completion of the building
and to report thereon.
That said committee has examined
such vouchers, books of account, plans
and specifications and estimates and re-
ports of the joint committee, its report
being adopted by said joint committee.
That it is proposed to complete the
erection of the capitol building under
the estimates of the architect thereon
within the appropriation now asked for.
That the books of the clerk of the
capitol building commission show that
there is on hand, or this the Sd day OF
February, 1899, the sum of $19,329.16,
which together with the sun desired to
be appropriated by this bill will place
| at the disposal of the capitol rebuilding
commission approximately the sum OF
$50, 900, after deducting a reasonable
charge for the expense of printing, adj
vertising and selling the second series
of bonds.
The estimates OF the architect for the
completion of the building amount in
total to $50. 172, but the subcommittee
was assured both by the architect and
clerk of the board that it was believed
to be possible to entirely complete the
building and grounds and furnish the
| building within the said sum of $780, 900.
| which would be available should this bill
pass for such purpose.
Your committee would further repre-
sent that taking the matter as a whole.
into consideration, it has come to the
conclusion that in justice to the tax pay
| ers of the territory and for the purpose
of preventing waste of the $75, 200 SC
| far appropriated this building should be
| completed. According to the estimates
furnished by the architect your commit
| tee is fully satisfied that the sum of $780,
600 is absolutely required for the com
| pletion of the building according to the
plans and specifications as accepted by
the capital rebuilding commission, but
your committee desires to state most
| emphatically that it is the sense of the
committee that the capitol rebuilding
| commission exceeded its authority in
accepting plans and specifications for
the erection of a building to cost APP
proximately $4,000 10 when they had
only $4,000 appropriated for that pur-
| pose and that said action of the capitol
rebuilding commission has left your
committee no option except to recon-
mend that the building be completed.
Your committee therefore recommend
that this bill be passed with the amend
ments submitted in its former report.
On motion of Mr.. Jaramillo the rules
were suspended and c. b. No. 36 was
taken up for consideration. Mr.. Jara-
milo moved hat the amendments Of
fered by the committee on finance be
adopted. Motion prevailed and the
amendments were therefore adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Sanchez the bill was
placed on its passage. Roll call was
ordered which resulted as follows; ayes
20: nays, 0. The bill having received
the necessary vote is therefore passed.
On motion of Mr.. Barnes the rules
were suspended and c. j. M. No. 2, was
taken up for consideration.
A message from the council was m
nounced stating that the honorable body
had passed H. b. No. 2, An act to keep
the public funds within the confines of
the territory of New Mexico.
On motion of Mr.. Barnes C. J. M. No.
2, memoralizing congress to validate the
bonds issued to complete the territorial
capitol, was placed on its passage and
passed.
Reports of committees received and
ordered to take the regular course of
business.
Under order of bills and j. r. on third
reading the following were taken up for
consideration:
ii. B. No. 80, An act authorizing
county commissioners to eliminate IN
collectable taxes. On motion of Mr..
Barnes the report of the committee on
judiciary in regard 'te II. B. No. 80, was
aMd9opttfPaas a an 81 TIE hte.fba bill ttqhqHrsaiffagGn tsasiillesat to
n f. B.sSa 3at5AAlas}al att 'ss IT, siampipNlGGf ys IA
eheapsn' THE transfer aandf b%XpothSeation
Of real estate, on motlion 4pHA, MMgayJsapn-
chez the report Of 1.-THE committee ron
iiadIlc Jar III, H t II. lRidNpg&SseKas
Adopted j aand y thee 3b1j biz therefore nfailsdii to
''TiHHg. S q, An ,ia sctsje y smea fi'aa1
tions 147 and 14So of the CoHpilaGds Laws
o fds93 Of New Mexico. EelatiNs TOR the
keep and sale Of giYe ssttoeEI for damage
mi. loGGp tjarnea, n1ptgadNcedst a
substitute for H. b. No. TO-, which
with the original house bill