Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-24
THE COUNCIL.
(Morning Session.)

When the Council was called to order,
prayer was offered by Rev. w. A.
Cooper. The journal was approved.
The finance committee favorably re-
ported Council Bill No. 23; Council Bill
No. 81; the judiciary committee favor
ably reported Council Bill No. Is; the
committee on privileges ara elections,
unfavorably reported House Bill No. 57
Mr.. Hughes, by request, introduced
Council Bill No. 50, an act fixing the
salary of probate judges and classifying
counties. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on municipal and private corpor-
ations.
House Bill No. 81, an act to reimburse
A. B. Baca for the capture and return
to the Santa F'e Jail of Jose Telles, was
favorably reported by the committee on
finance and was passed unanimously.
Council Resolution No. 10 was reported
from the finance committee with two
reports. The resolution provides for
the pay of employees, and the majority
recommended the adoption of the reso-
luton. Mr. Fall and Mr.. Jaramillo
signed minority report.
Messrs Fall and Hawkins objected to
the passage of the resolution because
the amount carried by it had been In
creased In the sum of one hundred and
thirty dollars.
Mr.. Spiess said that each house
should offer an independent resolution
to pay it's own employees. He said that
he was tired of hearing the word en-
ployes and being held up to pay House
employees. Mr.. Spiess prepared an
amendment to strike out the part of
the resolution providing for the pay
ment of House employees. The amend
nfent was accepted by the committee,
and the amended resolution was favor
ably reported.
The committee on rules presented the
formal rule to prevent the adjournment
over any day but Sunday except by
unanimous vote. Mr.. Spiess objected
to such rule, but President Chaves
held that it was ordered yesterday.
Mr.. Spiess wanted to reconsider the ac-
tion ordering the rule. Mr.. Duncan
said a full Saturday is being wasted In
the discussion, and vote on the res
olution was demanded. The rule was
adopted by z to 4 votes. Most of the
members explained their vote.
The resolution regarding the pay OF
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olution was amended so as to refer only
to the Council and all reference to the
house was stricken out. 1t was then
adopted unanimously.
The finance committee favorably re-
ported Council Bill No. %, an act re-
lating to territorial bonded Indebted
ness, It was so amended as to require
the treasurer to accept the highest bid
for bonds at not less than par, and so
amended was passed.
The committee on finance favorably
reported Council Bill No. 81, an act to
provide for the printing of the supreme
and district court rules. The bill was
passed unanimously.
The committee on judiciary reported
fayorably Council Bill No. 15 an act to
repeal section 1, Chapter 81, and Chap
ter 80 of the Session Laws Of 1901. The
bill was passed.
House Bill No. 81, an act relating to
the recompense Of members OF boards OF
registration, was unfavorably reported
by the committee on privileges and
elections. The bill was laid on the ta-
BILE indefinitely.
House substitute for House Bill NO.
GA, the exemption bill, was referred to
the committee on finance.
House Bill No. 36, the board Of health
bill, was referred to the committee on
territorial affairs. 80,
The Council then went into executive
session, and when it rose took recess
until 2 O'Clock this afternoon.