Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-06
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

by a majority of the committee o.
counties and county lines on the orig
inal bill was called up for consideration
Mr.. Hinkle opened the ball by present
ing a minority report and substitute
bill, which he designated as compro
mise measure. Mr.. Hughes moved t.
lay on the table Mr.. Hinkle's repor
and substitute bill. Lost. to 6, the at
firmative vote being cast by Messrs
Burns, Harrison, Hughes, Springer ant
Chaves. By the same vote reversed tht
minority report was adopted. Mr.
stitute. Lost, to Z. On notion tt
suspend the rules for the passage of the
bill, two-thirds failed to develop for the
| measure, the vote being G ayes, 5 nays
| and the bill was thus sent to the presi-
dents table to take its regular course
The council conference committee on
substitute for council bill No. Is, the
refunding act, was received and adopt
ed, and the bill passed, with some slight
notifications Of the house amendments
thereto, Messrs. Easley, Springer and
Hinkle voting against the measure.
Council bill No. 40, Mr.. Burns bill re-
quiring sheriffs to quarterly inspect
saloons and gaming places, which had
ported from committee with an amend
ment making the license fees payable
into the school treasury Of the district
wherein collected. Mr.. Cruickshank
said he was opposed to taxing vice for
education of the youth, but as that was
the law now he wanted the revenues to
be used in the district where they were
paid. Mr.. Spiess agreed with the idea
and thought the money thus raised
should go to the district that bore the
burden of police protection. Messrs.
Hinkle and Fielder opposed the amend
ment, and the former was against that
part of the bill which empowers sher-
iffs to collect the saloon and gambling
licenses at per cent commission. Mr..
Hughes said in the city of Albuquerque
the saloon and gambling licenses had
not been paid for year past, and $12,-
900 was due from that source, which,
because of failure to collect, the public
school teachers could not be paid. The
amendment was finally adopted, s to 3,
Fielder, Hinkle and Chayes in the mega
tive, and the bill passed.
House bill No. so, Mr. Dalies' bill re-
lating to appeals from justices of the
In, Oh, thor q lion
and passed unanimously. Adjourned to
p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Council bill No. 95, by Mr.. Cruick-
shank. the Appropriated bill lowering
the fifty-th and fifty-fourth fisca
years, was introduced, ordered trans
ated and printed
Council bill No. So, allowing the PEN
tentiary board to expend $4,000 in inn
the money coming from
he sale of penitentiary lands, passed.
House bill No. g. the deaf and dumb |
,sylum bill, was taken up,amended and !
passed. 1t forbids the employment of |
deaf mute as superintendent, and ap- |
oropriates $2,500 per year for the next
wo years for improvements, the bal |
lnce of the money from sale of lands |
o be invested by the territorial treas
,rer for the institutions benefit.
Council bill No. 40, the sheriffs' bill, |
vas recalled and modified so that two
birds of the revenues only collected
hall be expended in the district where
t originates, the other ene-third to go |
o the general county school fund.
Mr.. Burns bill on the control of
moneys of public institutions was
mended and passed.
The vote in the council this forenoon
n the Luna county bill was res
onsidered this afternoon upon motion
t Mr.. Cruickshank and the bill can
therefore, be brought up at any time.
In THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Sanchez of Mora called up the
oad improvement bills, council bill No.
8, by Mr.. Burns, and house bill No.
81, by Mr.. Slaughter, and they were
ent to a special committee composed
f Messrs. Dalies, Slaughter and c.
sanchez to draft an acceptable bill on
he subject.
The following new bills We're intro
uced and referred:
House bill No. 1877, by Mr.. Read, to
epeal section 29, chapter 50, acts OF
B99, relating to the refunding of county
ebts; committee on judiciary.
House bill No. 1873, by Mr.. Slaughter,
0 prohibit gambling; committee on
erritorial affairs.
House bill No. 1879, by Mr.. Sandoval
by request), relative to canteens; COM
1ittee~ on territorial affairs.
House bill No. 200, by Mr.. Abbott,
roviding for the capitol custodian COM
1ittee and repeating section 346s, ETC.,
Laws; committee on capitol.
House bill No. POI, by Mr.. Dalies (by
equesD, relating to the establishment
f roads; committee on roads and high
rays.
Mr.. Walton introduced house joint
No. 3, protesting against the
easing of the public domain. was read
Y title and referred to the committee
n territorial affairs.
Mr.. Sanchez of Valencia county Of
cred a joint resolution providing that
he pay of council and house employees
hall be: For interpreters and trans
ators, 50 per day; stenographers, jour-
al clerks. enrolling and engrossing
Jerks, typewriters, bill clerks, ETC., $6
er day; committee clerks, IS per day;
ostmasters and pages, 81 per day. Mr..
anchez made a speech in support Of
he resolution and insisted on its i'm
1ediate consideration. He said in the
ssembly of 1899 the interpreters were
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