Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-14

tions reported an amended substitut
g. the deaf and dumb asylum bill intro
duced by Speaker Read. 1t recon
mended amendments in place of certail
council amendments, providing that tn
| board of trustees of the deaf and duml
asylum at Santa Fe be given power tt
employ a superintendent and teacher
| to provide the necessary additiona
buildings, and make repairs; that thu
trustees are each to receive 5000 PEI
| annum; that the school be permitted tt
receive Indians and pupils at a rate OF
tuition fixed by them; and that the SUI
perintendent of the penitentiary be di.
rected to furnish labor and material fol
the erection of necessary new buildings
and repairs to buildings. Upon a mo.
tion to make the bill special order foi
the afternoon, and an amendment te
have the amendments printed. Speaker
Read called Mr.. Gutierrez to the chair
argument for not delaying action on
the bill. The bill was laid on the table,
as both the motion and the amendment
We're lost
House bill No. 207, by Mr.. Abbott, re-
lating to evidence, being the special or
der, it was taken up and passed with
a slight amendment. The bill amends
section 3o16 Of the Compiled Laws.
Mr. Dalies and Mr.. Gutierrez, in ex-
planning their vote on the bill, read tel
egrams from merchants of Albuquer-
que and Las Vegas, and several stock
growers, protesting against the pas
sage of the bill. Mr.. Gutierrez, Mr..
Sanchez of Mora and Mr.. Sanchez Of
Valencia spoke eloquently in favor OF
the passage of the bill. Mr. Valdez, Mr.
Slaughter and Speaker Read spoke
against the bill. The bill passed--15
to 5.
The bill which was introduced by Mr..
Hinkle is very stringent one, and pro-
vides for the licensing of peddlers Of
meat, the license to be $3.50 per annum.
and prohibits railroads and other car
rers from shipping hides out of the
territory before they are inspected.
Considerable feeling was aroused over
the bill, and vigorous speeches were
made on both sides of the question, but
1t seems that the stock interests of the
territory demanded the passage of the
bill.
A motion by Mr.. Barnes to suspend
the rules to take up house bill No. 50,
providing for the establishment of a
blind asylum at Springer, Colfax coun-
ty. The rules were suspended, II to s.
and the bill passed, 10 to /.
A message from the council an
nounced that it had passed resolutions
Of regret upon the death Of ex-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison. Council joint
resolution No. 10 was thereupon passed
under suspension of the rules
Upon motion OF. Mr.. Sanchez Of Mora
the rules were suspended to take up
house bill No. Al, an act relative to the
peddling of meats. Speaker Read at
this point called Mr.. Bateman to the
chair A majority and minority re-
port were presented from the commit
tee on finance. The majority report in
favor of the passage of the bill as
amended by the council passed, Is to S,
The motion by Speaker Read to adopt
the minority report, which advised the
tabling Of the council amendments,
having failed.
yesterday Afternoons Session)
In the house yesterday afternoon
house bill No. 1914, an act to amend Sec
ion 1856 of the Compiled Laws of 1897
relating to the employment of veter-
nary surgeon by the cattle sanitary
board was passed, Is to Z. The house
dill, entitled an act relating to the
qualifications of public officers was ta-
oled indefinitely. The bill requires that
county officials are to be residents of
he counties in which they are elected
,r from which they are appointed.
House bill No. 156. an act regulating
he practice before justices of the peace,
probate court and boards Of county
was reported adversely
rom the committee en- judiciary and
abled indefinitely.
Continued on Fourth Pass.)