Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-26
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Bills and Joint Resolutions Signed by the
President of the Council and Speaker Of
the ouse-Proposed Legislation of I'm
misunderstanding of Both Houses.
THE COUNCIL.
Morning Session, Jan. %.

Morning session., Jan. 20.
Council met pursuant to adjournment,
with the president in the chair.
A message announced that the house
had concurred in G. j. R. No. 2, pro-
viding for the payment of legislative
employees: had failed to pass substitute
for G.. b. No. Is, entitled, An act for
the purpose of suSpending the operation
of an act of the 32nd Legislative assem-
bly, of the territory of New Mexico, in
part, entitled, An act in relation to the
removal of county seats, and that ii. j..
r. No. ?, relative to the payment OF
legislative employees, had been passed
by that body and was submitted to the
council for action thereon.
Mr.. Burns, chairman of the commit
tee on territorial affairs, to whom was
referred C. b. No. B., an act entitled An
act to provide for the election and APP
pointment of supervisors of roads in
the territory of New Mexico, reported
the bill back to the council with the
recommendation that it be referred to
the committee ON roads and highways.
On motion of Mr.. Hughes the report
was adopted.
The president announced that he had
signed the following resolutions, report
ed from the committee on enrolled and
engrossed bills as having been duly en-
rolled and engrossed: c. j. R. No. /,
providing for seats in the galleries OF
both houses; c. j. R. No. 2, providing
for the payment of legislative employees;
C.. j. R. No. 3, providing for the printing
of the governors message in Spanish;
and c. j. r. No 5, providing that the
territorial librarian shall furnish each
member of the Legislature with a copy
of the Compiled Laws of 1897.
Upon motion of Mr.. Catron, the follow
| ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That in all matters of par
%liamentary practice and decision, not
| provided for by the rules adopted by this
| house, that the rules and decisions in
| force in the house of representatives in
| the congress of the United States be
! adopted as the rules, decisions and
practice of this house.
Mr.. Romero presented c. B. No. 81,
entitled, An act to amend sections
aG4O, 2641 and 2644 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897, read in full. Upon mo
ton of Martinez, the rules were sus'
| pended in order that the bill might be
read a second time in full. Upon motor
of Mr.. Bomero, the bill was ordered
printed, translated and referred to the
committee on agriculture and manufac'
lures.
The sections of the Compiled Laws
! which are sought to be amended. reg
ulate the sale and inspection of coal OF
| and the payment of fees to the coal OF
inspector. The amendments proposed
| are as follows: changes the penalties fol
violation of the law from a fine OF mot
less than $50 or more than 5000, or I'M
prisonment in the county Jail for no less
than 80 or more than 90 days, or both
| such imprisonment and fine at the dis
| erection of the court" to ''shall be fined
in any sum not less than 500 nor more
than $500, or by imprisonment in the
county jail for no less than go days moi
more than six months, or by both such
fines and imprisonment at the discretion
of the court; the other sections are
amended to comply with the amendment
of section 264O.
Mr.. Finical introduced G. b. No. 3S,
entitled An act to amend section II of
chapter LN, of the Session Laws of
1897, passed by the 32nd legislative as
sembly of the territory of New Mexico,
entitled An.act to provide for the com
pensation of county officers and other
purposes. The amendments provides
that the sheriffs of the several counties
of the territory shall be paid mileage at
the rate of 12H cents per mile for the
distance actually and necessarily trav-
elsd, in serving papers, and otherwise
providing for the compensation OF sher-
ifs. Upon motion of Mr..
Catron, the bill was ordered printed,
translated and referred to the proper
committee, which the chair decided to
be the committee on territorial affairs.
The joint resolution introduced in the
house by Captain w. H. Fl. Llewellyn,
chairman of the committee appointed
to draft resolutions expressing the sem
timcnts of the 33d legislative assembly
toward the administrations policy re-
garding Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Phil
ippines, having come up, Mr.. Richard
son offered the following amendment:
beginning at the word the just pre-
ceding the word annexation in line 4
of resolution, strike out all to and in
GLIDING the word nation in line 8 of
said resolution, and insert the following:
We believe that the treaty of peace now
pending in the United States senate
should be promptly ratified by that body
and that the interests of humanity and
of liberty demand that the same govern
ment which was guaranteed to Cuba in
the congressional declaration of war,
passed by the United Estates congress
on the 2lst day of April, 1898, should be
given to the people of Puerto Rico and
the Philippines, and that our occupation
of said islands should be only temporary
and that we should only reserve out of
all of these possessions naval stations
and necessary harbors to extend the
Of the United States" Nh.
Ancheta moved that the amendment be
laid upon the table indefinitely.
The roll call being answered to on the
question of tabling the amendment, the
vote resulted in 10 nays and 2 ayes.
c. b. No. 5, entitled, An act to extend
the work of the New Mexico Normal
School at Las Vegas and for other pur-
poses, having come up for third reading,
upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, the bill
was read in full with the amendments
as offered by the committee. Mr.. Cat
ron moved as an amendment to section
Z, that 1902 and 1903" be added after
"19O1.' The roll call being demanded,
the vote resulted, ayes, O; nays, 2. Mr..
Ancheta moved as an amendment to
same section that "19C2' be added after
IDOL A rising vote resulted in ayes,
6; noes, 6; motion lost.
On motion Of Mr.. Hughes the bill was
passed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Catron the council
adjourned until Thursday at 10 o'clock
a. m.
THE HOUSE.
Morning Session January 25.
House met pursuant to adjournment
with the speaker In the chair.
Council joint memorial No. /, entitled,