Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-10
THE HOUSE.
Mondays Afternoon Session. }

press yesterday afternoon, the repor
of the committee which visited th
New Mexico Military Institute at Ros
we'll was being read. The report wa:
received. The question then wen
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 $255 for the expenses OF
the committee that visited the Mill
tary Institute, and $500 for the expens-
es 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 sus-
pend the rules by vote of Is nays to
9 ayes.
Mr. Cristoval Sanchez then moved
again to take up Council Bill III, An
act providing for the adjustment of
debt Of parts of one county taken off
and attached to another county. He
demanded 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 At, An act to repeal and
amend certain laws regulating boun-
ties to be paid for wild animals. Mr..
Dalies moved to amend so as to take
up Council Bill No. 1O1, as amended,
which provides for the management of
the Las Vegas land grant. The amend
pended so as to take the bill up Mr..
Gutierrez asked to make IT a special
order for 10 o'clock in the morning as
he had received word that several peo-
pie interested in it were coming and
desired to be heard. There was long
discussion over the motion and it was
finally lost by yeas to Is nays. Mr..
Llewe1lyn renewed his motion to read
the bill and Mr.. Gutierrez moved to
adjourn which was lost by ayes to IA
nays. Mr.. Llewellyn demanded the
previous question and it was ordered
by 16 ayes to 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 |
10 to s, after which it was nailed |
down.
Mr.. Ortega moved to suspend the |
rules to take up amended Council Bill
No. &c. An act relating to acequias, |
ditches, etc. He presented an amend-
ment from the committee on irriga-
ton which exempted Sierra, Socorro
and Bernalillo counties. Mr.. Ortega
moved to adopt the report and Mr..
Cristoval Sanchez moved to table the
which was done. Mr..
Llewellyn moved to read the bill the
third time and demanded 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 previous. question because Mr.. Or
tega had developed into an open OBJ
,tructionist.s He therefore declined to
give him an opportunity to be heard.
The bill was read and Mr.. Llewellyn
moved Its passage. Mr. Ortega promp-
.ly moved to adjourn and on roll call
asked unanimous consent to explain
his vote. Messrs. Pedro Sanchez, Ed
lardo Martinez, David Martinez, Cris-
oval Sanchez and Vargas objected.
Mr. Pendleton said it gave him pleas
Ire to vote against the motion as he
always delighted in voting against
villful obstructionist. The motion to
adjourn was lost. Messrs. Ortega, Sam
ioval and the Speaker only voting for
t. The bill was read the third time
md Mr.. Martin Sanchez moved its
Mr. Ortega asked unanimous
consent to explain his vote but there
vas roar Of objections. Mr.. Llewellyn
moved that unanimous consent be giv-
m him but it was vociferously voted
lown. Mr.. Ortega commenced to speak
and after a few moments,
Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez demanded that
the half minute rule be enforced on
him. The Speaker replied that he did
not have his watch out and that he
might speak for a short time longer.
The bill was then passed with Messrs.
Drtega. sandoval, Bowie and the spea-
ker voting against it. A motion was
made to adjourn but it was voted
iown and then the vote on the former
BILL was moved to be reconsidered and
The motion tabled.
Mr.. David Martinez moved to adj
|ourn and Mr.. Ortega said he desired
10 amend when Mr.. Martin Sanchez
eaped to his feet and moved that
committee of three be named to escort
Mr.. Ortega to the insane asylum.
There was howl of laughter. The ju-
iiciary committee reported a large
number of bills and at 5:45 the House
adjourned.
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