Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-12
TERRITORIAL
Concluded from page one.)
until Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.


The House.
(Sixteenth Day-Morning Sesgion.)
The house was called to order a
10:15 o'clock q. m. Prayer was Offered
by the chaplain. Mr.. Fitzpatrick moved
to dispense with the reading of The
journal, but Cristoval Sanchez object
ed. A roll call was demanded. Mr.
Llewellyn raised the point of order
that unanimous consent is required &c
dispense with the reading of the jour
nal. Speaker Montoya held the point
well taken and ruled the motion OF
Mr.. Fitzpatrick out of order.
A message was received from the
council anouncipa the adoption of
council Joint REF 'ution No. z. a resolu-
tion to provide .Sr the publicity of the
proceedings of the legislative assem-
bly,; council joint resolution No. s, to
accept the scholarships rendered under
the will of Cecil Rhodes; council joint
memorial No. 8. regarding the refund
ing of the Indebtedness of Taos our
ty; and council joint resolution No. g.,
a substitute regarding the pay of en-
ployes.
The journal was then read and ap-
proved. Cristoval Sanchez moved to
suspend the rules to take up council
Joint resolution No. 8, regarding the
payment of employees. Mr.. Pollard at
once raised the point that house suhsti-
tute bill No. rs, relating to the cattle
Fanitary board, was before the house.
hIr. Bowie held that when adjournment
was taken yesterday, his motion for
the previous question was pending and
should at once be voted upon. Speaker
Montoya ruled that the point was well
taken and ordered the vote on the pre-
vious question. Cristoval Sanchez con-
tended that the bill is unfinished bust
ness, but the speaker held against him.
Fitzpatrick raised the point that
the previous question is not debatable
and the speaker sustained him and or.
dered the roll called. The previous
question was ordered by a vote of 10
to 8,
Cristoval Sanchez moved that the
house resolve itself into a committee
of the whole, but Mr.. Llewellyn object
and raised the poitn of order that a
vote on the bill was required. The
speaker sustained Mr.. Llewellyn. The
bill then passed by 10 to 5 votes,
Messrs. Gutirrez, Romero, Cristobal
Sanchez, Pedro Sanchez and Vargas
voting against 1t. A motion to recon
6s1nr onI Than 81 toh1A rrae n orriol hy
the same vote.
Eduardo Martinez presented a petit
ton from the people of Guadalupe
county in opposition to cutting off any
part of the county for the creation of
any new county. 1t was referred to the
committee on county lines.
The committee on finance reported
house bill No. 80. by Mr.. Pollard, an
act to authorize the treasurer of Grant
county to pay to the treasurer of Luna
county certain school moneys with the
recommendation that it do pass.
The committee also reported house
bill No. 81, by Mr.. Bowie, providing
for the offering of rewards by the gov
and serving acquisitions with
the recommendation hat it pass.
The committee on judiciary reported
the following bills:
House bill No. 5, by Cristoval San
chez, to prevent dissertation of the
Sabbath, passage not recommended as
the provisions r embodied in sec
tons 1868 of the compiled laws; house
bill No. 81, by Mr.. Dalies, relating to
recompense of members of registration
bill No. So, by Eduardo Martinez, an
act relating to fees OF justices of the
peace and c~onstables, the majority re
port was against passage, but Mr.. Mar
tinez presented a minority report
house bill No. 81, by Eduardo Martinez
amending the act in relation to county
commissioners, with the recommends
ton that 1t do not pass, Eduardo Mar
tinez presented a minority report
house bill No, 80, by Mr.. Dalies, relat
ing to the time of commencing actions
on accounts, passage recommended
house bill No. II, by Eduardo Martinez
IN act In relation to public officers
.Ialffng to perform their duties when
called upon to do SO, passage not rec
commended; house bill No, IL, by Mr.
Gutierrez, to amend an act In reference
to Jurors, passage not recommended as
the provisions are embodied in house
bill No. 33, which has been passed.
House bill No. s, Cristoval Sanchez
an act to prevent the gathering of dis
orderly persons at dances, passage no
recommended; house bin No. 2S, b.
Mr.. Howard, an act providing for tn
bonds of territorial and county officers
passage recommended. The bills wer
all put on the table to take their rel
ular course.
'Cristoyal Sanchez moved to suspen
the rules to consider joint r~esolutio
No. 9. relating to the pay of employe
The rules were suspended by a vol
of 10 to s. and Mr.. Baca moved thu