Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-09
THE HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION. FEB. s.

MORNING SESSION. FEB. s.
The house met pursuant to adjourn
ment with the speaker in the chair.
Reports from the standing committees
were received and ordered to lie on the
table to come up in their regular or
der.
Under the order of introduction OF
bills, the following was introduced:
I'll. b. No 80. introduced by Mr.. Jara-
milo. An act to enable and authorize
the county school superintendent of
the territory of New Mexico to appoint
school directors for the different school
districts of the respective counties.
Ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on educntiOn.
Under order of house joint resolu-
tions, the following was introduced:
H. J. r. No. 5. Be it resolved. BY
the council and house of representa-
tives of the 33d legislative assembly of
the territory of New Mexico: That the
people of New Mexico. through their
Legislative bodies, do hereby congratu-
late the President of the United States,
the Hon. William Mckinley, and the
national administration upon the ratifi-
cation of the treaty of peace with Spain.
And we must heartily commend the
vigorous measures inaugurated by the
present national administration to sup
press inSurrection in the Philippines
and to restore law and order in that por-
ton of the United States.
Mr.. Staplin moved that the rules be
suspended and that H. j. r. No. 5 be
considered translated and printed and
that the same be read by title prepare
tory to its passage. Motion prevailed.
Mr.. Sanchez moved that H. j. r. No. 5
be placed on its passage, and passed by
an unanimous vote.
Under order of bills on third reading,
the following were taken up for con-
sideration: ,
H. B. No. 3, An act to amend section
4141 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, re-
garding occupation tax. BY request OF
Mr.. Gutierrez the bill was read IN full
for information.
A message from the council was an
nounced, stating that the council had
concurred in H. B. No. a7, An act to
amend sections 5. 8 and 10 of section
s67 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, said
sub-sections being sections 5. 8 and ID OF
an act entitled, An act to provide for the
compensation of county officers and for
other purposes, approved March Is,
1897.
On motion, H. b. No. 3, regarding an
occupation tax, was tabled indefinitely.
Substitute for H. b. No. 3, San Act
to amend 4141 of the Compiled laws OF
1897 regarding an occupation tax, was
ordered translated, printed and referred
to the committee on territorial affairs.
H. b. Al, San Act in relation to
brands" Mr.. Gutierrez moved that the
report of the committee on stock and
stock raising in regard to H. B. Al, be
adopted. Motion prevailed and II. B. Al
failed to pass.
C. b. No. 40, can Act in relation to
brands" On motion of Mr.. Warton the
bill was read a third time by title pre-
paratory to its passage. BY request of
Mr.. Barnes the bill was read in full for
information. Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved
that c. B. 40 be placed on it's passage,
and passed. On motion of Mr.. Sanchez
the house took a recess until 8. p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met pursuant to recess with
the speaker in the chair.
A message from the council was an
nounced, stating that the council had
%concurred in substitute for HI. b. No.
21, An act to provide for the construc-
ton of bridges in counties of the first
class; C. B. No. 81, An act for the en-
enlargement of industrial development
in the territory of New Mexico, and G..
j. r. No. 7, and asked the concurrence
of the house in the same.
Mr.. Truiillo moved that the rules be
suspended and that G. B. No. 80 be
taken up for consideration and read
in full for information. Motion pre-
vailed.
On motion of Mr.. Llewellyn the rules
were further suspended and c. B. No.
SO, An act for the encouragement of
industrial development in the territory
of New Mexico, vas read first, second
and third time by title preparatory to
its passage. Mr.. Sanchez moved that
the bill do pass. and was passed.
Mr.. Schultz, chairman of the COM
mittee on education, to whom had been
referred H. B. No. 81, An act to estab-
fish and maintain an asylum and school
for the education of the deaf and the
blind, reported the bill back with the
recommendation that it be passed, with
three minor amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick the rules
were suspended and H. B. No. 81 Vas
taken up for consideration. Motion
prevailed. Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved that
the rules be further suspended and that
H. B. No. 81 be read a third time in full
preparatory to its passage. Motion
prevailed. Mr.. Wharton asked unani-
nous consent to make an amendment
to Fl. B. No. 81. Consent was granted.
Mr.. Gutierrez was called to the chair,
and Mr.. Luna moved the following
amendment: That in section 3 on page
4 line 5 of the printed bill, after the
words "all instruction shall be free"
insert ''period," and after the word
free strike out all the words following
to the word provided" Motion pre-
vailed and the amendments were there
fore adopted.
Mr.. Luna resumed the chair. Mr..
Gallegos moved that the bill be placed
on it's passage, and was passed.
Mr.. Romero asked unanimous consent
to take up c. ]. R. No. Z, for the pay
ment of the employees of the legislature,
for consideration. Consent vas granted.
C. j. r. 2 was read first time by title
and second time in full for information.
Mr.. Romero moved that the rules be
further suspended and that it be read a
third time by title preparatory to its
Motion prevailed,
Mr. Gallegos moved that G. j. r. No. Z
do pass, and the resolution was passed.
Nj. Staplin asked unanimous consent
to introduce a bill. An objection was
made and unanimous consent was not
granted. Mr.. Jaramillo moved that the
rules be suspended and that the bill be