Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-11

The report of the committee which
visited New Mexico Military Institute
at Roswell was read. The report was
received. The question then went
back to Mr.. Turner's motion to sus-
pend the rules and take up council bill
No. 2, an act to define the powers of
boards of education. Before it was
put, by unanimous consent, Mr. Bowie
presented house resolution No. 10, to
appropriate 1855 for the expenses of
the committee that visited the Military
Institute, and $500 for the expenses of
the committee that visited the College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The
resolution was adopted. The question
was then put on Mr.. Turner's motion
and the house refused to suspend the
rules by vote of Is nays to ayes.
Cristoval Sanchez then moved again
to take up council bill No. III, an act
providing for the adjustment of debt
of parts of one county taken of and
attached to another county. He de-
manded the previous question and this
was ordered unanimously. The rules
were then suspended and the bill
passed unanimously.
Mr. Ortega moved to suspend the
rules to take up for consideration
council bill No. AZ, an act to repeal and
amend certain laws regulating bouD-
ties to he paid for wild animals. Mr..
Dalies moved to amend so as to take
up council bill No. l01, as amended,
which provides for the management
of the Las Vegas land grant. The
| amendment was accepted and the rules
suspended so as to take the bill up.
, Mr., Gutierrez asked to make 1t spe-
! cial order for 10 o'clock in the morn
ing as he had received word that sew
eral people interested in it were COM
ing and desired to be heard There
was long discussion over the motion
and it was finally lost by yeas to Is
nays. Mr.. Llewellyn renewed his mo-
tion to read the bill and Mr.. Gutierrez
moved to adjourn which was lost by 3
ayes to IA nays Mr.. Llewellyn de-
manded the previous question and it
was ordered by 16 ayes to s nays. Mr..
Gutierrez again moved to adjourn and
again the motion was lost. The bill
was then read the first, second and
third time by title. Mr. Llewellyn at
once moved its passage and demanded
the previous question. The bill was
then passed by 19 to 5, after which it
was nailed down.
Mr., Ortega moved to suspend the
rules to take up amended council bill
No, Sc, an act relating to acequias,
bitches, etc. He presented an amend
ment from the committee on irrigation
which exempted Sierra, Socorro and
Bernalillo counties. Mr.. Ortega moved
to adopt the report and Cristoval San
| chez moved to table the amendment
which was done. Mr.. Llewellyn moved
to read the bill the third time and de-
manded the previous question. Mr..
! Ortega demanded that he be given
| time to examine the bill speak and
prepare other amendments, but Mr..
| Llewellyn said he would not be willing
! TO withdraw his demand for the previ-
Gus question because Mr.. Ortega had
developed into an open obstructionist.
! He therefore declined to give him an
opportunity to be heard. The bill was
read and Mr.. Llewellyn moved its pass
age. Mr.. Ortega promptly moved to
adjourn and on roll call asked unani-
nous consent to explain his vote.
Messrs. Pedro Sanchez. Eduardo Mar
! tinez David Martinez, Cristoval San
chez and Vargas objected Mr.. Pen
dleton said it gave him pleasure to
vote against the motion as he always
delighted in voting against a wllful
obstructionist The motion to adjourn
was lost, Messrs. Ortega, Sandoval and
the speaker only voting for il. The bill
was read the third time and Martin
Sanchez moved its passage. Mr.. Or
tega asked unanimous consent to ex-
plain his vote, but there was roar of
objections. Mr. Llewellyn moved that
unanimous consent be given him. but
it was yociferously voted down. Mr..
iConpludad from naoa fnurN