Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-10

PROCEEDINGS
Full Proceedings of Both Householder
ence Committee Appointed on Peniten-
tiary Bill-Measures introduced.
THE COUNCIL.

Council met pursuant to adjournment
with the president in the chair; quo
run present.
The chair announced that he had
signed G. j. M. No. 2; also c. B. No. SO,
relating to the capitol, both having been
reported from the committee as being
correctly enrolled and engrossed.
Mr.. Martinez asked unanimous con-
sent to take up H. j. r. No. 5, congratu-
lating the president and administration
on the ratification of the treaty of
peace. There being no objection, the
resolution was taken up and read in
full. Mr.. Richardson moved to strike
out the word president in line 2 and
insert instead the word senate Mr..
Ancheta moved that the motion be laid
upon the table indefinitely. Roll call
being demanded by Mr.. Richardson,
the vote resulted 7 in the affirmative
and 2 in the negative; the motion pre-
vailed and the motion of Mr.. Richard
son was indefinitely tabled. Mr.. Rich
ardson then moved that the last para
3 dpll VI liz ICoolullOll pS 0ll u
Roll call being demanded, the vote re-
suited 2 in the affirmative and s in the
negative, and the amendment was lost.
Mr.. Catron moved that the word there
in" be inserted after the word order
in the next to the last line and that all
of the last line be stricken out. The
amendment carried. Mr.. Catron NOV
ed as a further amendment to strike out
the words the Hon. William McKin-
ley in the first paragraph, which
amendment was also adopted. MI. Cat
ron her moved that an additional para
graph be added, as follows: And the
secretary of the territory is hereby di-
rected to communicate a copy of this
resolution to the president of the Unit
ed States. Motion carried. Mr.. Catron
moved the adoption of the resolution as
amended. There being no vote in the
negative, the resolution was adopted
unanimously.
A message from the house announced
that it had concurred in the passage of
C. B. No. 40, entitled, An act in relation
to brands; also %concurred in the pas
sage of G. B. No. so, can act for the n
couragement of industrial development
in the territory of New Mexico; that it
had passed II. B. No. 81, with amend
ments attached, An act to establish and
maintain an asylum and school for the
education of the deaf and blind, and
H. . t~I l., ~ ID No
Z, in relation to the payment of legisla-
tive employees.
Reports from the standing committees
We're received and ordered to take the
regular course of business.
Mr.. Catron moved hat the rules be
suspended in order hat c. B.. No. 43,
An act to increase assessed values, ia
cilitate the collection Of taxes, and to
repeal and amend certain sections of the
revenue law, be made a special order
for Friday morning Immediately after
the reading and approval of the journal.
Motion carried. Upon motion of Mr..
Catron, c. b. No. 43 was ordered printed
with the amendments, in such manner
as to show the amendments proposed.
Mr.. Richardson introduced c.. j. R.
No. s, in reference to the creation by an
act of congress of the 9Th judicial dis
trict in the territory Of New Mexico.
Read in full. Upon motion of Mr.. Cat
ron the joint resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Catron introduced c. B. No. SO,
entitled A bill to amend section 1920 and
to repeal section 34O9 of the 1897 COM
pilation of the laws of the territory of
New Mexico, in regard to prosecutions
and judgments. Ordered translated,
printed and referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Mr.. Catron introduced c.. B. Nc. "a,
entitled A bill to facilitate the labor of
holding the supreme court. The bill was
ordered translated, printed and re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
Bills on second reading being in order,
c. B. No. 80, entitled, An act attaching
the county of Lincoln to the district at
torney district of the county of Socor-
New Mexico, was taken up. Upon
motion of Mr.. Bursum, the bill was read
a third time preparatory to it's passage.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bursum, the bill
passed.
c.. B. No. SO, entitled An act to prevent
the larceny of calves and young cattle
in the territory of New Mexico, was
taken up. Upon motion of Mr.. Richard |
son, the report of the committee was |
odoptad JIpop motion Of Mr. piobo,d |
son, the bill was read a third time in |
full preparatory to it's passage. Mr..
Richardson offered the following
In line Z, section /, after |
the word control" insert the words
not the property of such person or
persons" The amendment was adopt
ed. Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, the |
bill passed as amended.