Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-03
THE COUNCIL.
(Morning SESSION.

The roll call was answered by ever
member except Mr.. Andrews. Rev. W
A. Cooper led in prayer. After tn
reading of the minutes, memorial wa
presented by Mr.. Fall from the Mesill
'nber Of Commerce for the repeal o
tn ~ / oil inspection law.
Council Joint Memorial No. 8, peti
tioning for the right and authority t.
refund legally the bonded indebtedness
Of $42,40O and the floating indebtedness
of $1,000 of Taos county. 1t is proposed
to reduce the interest on the bonded In
debtedness from to 5 per cent. 1t wal
introduced by Mr.. Martinez.
Council Bill No. %, by Mr.. Martinez
An act to amend Sections 1924 and 1921
of the Compiled Laws of 1897, in rela.
tion to the time for selecting justices
Of the peace The bill fixes the elec.
ton the same as that of county officers
in November of every second year be-
ginning in 1904.
Council Bill No. 20, to amend Section
of Chapter 80 of the Session Laws OF
1901, relating to the refunding of any
territorial bonds that have become op-
tionally due. introduced by Mr. Anna
do, Chaves upon request Of the territor-
ial treasurer and referred to committee
on finance.
Council Bill No. "a, by Mr.. Amado
Chaves, An act to amend Chapter 40 of
\ the acts Of the 33d legislative assembly,
relative to the asylum for the deaf and
dumb. The bill carries an appropriation
of $1,000 to complete the interior of the
new asylum at Santa Fe and provides
that until territorial asylum for the
blind is ready to take pupils, blind chill
dren be admitted to the deaf and dumb
asylum. The bill was referred to the
committee on public institutions.
Council Bill No. 25, by Mr.. Hughes,
An act in relation to the coal oil law.
The bill provides for flash test of 16o
degrees. An attempt was made to pass
the bill on the third reading but it was
vigorously opposed by Mr.. Spiess who
said that he would introduce in COM
mittee substitute for all coal oil legis-
lation on the statutes that would pre-
vent New Mexico being made the
dumping ground of the Standard OIL
Company. He said that although Ari-
zona has no inspection Of coal oil yet
coal oil sold In Arizona at from IS to 40
cents a gallon, showing that it is not
the inspection of oil that raises the
price. At Las Vegas oil sold at 40 cents
a gallon before the coal oil inspection
went into effect. He attacked the
Standard OIL monopoly. He pleaded for
intelligent legislation on the subject as
there were not many persons in New
tion Of the provisions and full bearing
Of the legislation on coal oil on the stat
utes of New Mexico,
: Mr.. Fall replied that the present in
spection law does not inspect, that the
inspection consisted Of the Standard Oil
Company agents stamping with stem
ell John s. Clark's name on coal oil
tanks. He reviewed the history Of coal
oil inspection legislation in New Mexi-
CO, attempting to show that the Stand
ard OIL Company has been in back Of
all this legislation. At Ell Paso coal oil
sells at 16 cents a gallon, and at Las
Cruces, 4S miles away, at 80 cents a
gallon. He cited the case Of man at
Alamogordo who brings ten gallon cans
Of coal oil from Ell Paso. The Standard
Oil agent, finding that threats would
not avail, told him they would sell the
oil to him at Alamogordo at 16 cents
gallon, but he should tell no one about
1t. A merchant at Three Rivers had
bought barrel Of oil at Ell Paso at 1S
cents gallon and sold 1t at Three Riv-
ers at 20 cents a gallon until the Stanr
dard Oil Company agents threatened
him with criminal prosecution. He
said the Standard Oil Company could
not afford to sell inferior oifto the peo-
pie OF New Mexico, inspection or no in
spection. The people Of New Mexico do
not want inspection, but they demand
the repeal of the present coal oil 1egiss
latior.
Mr.. Spiess replied that there are
members Of the Council unacquainted
with the present coal oil legislation and
that the greatest clamor against the In
spection of coal oil comes in part from
the people who do not use coal OIL He
said he was not satisfied with the pre-
sent inspection law and that IL the
present inspector does not inspect he
should be compelled. to inspect; that
there should certainly be inspection.
The bill OF Mr.. Hughes provides for q
fash test of 100 degrees, but how can
this be enforced without inspectionT
A rather heated running debate BE-.
tween Messrs Fall and spiess followed.
"A roll cali resulted against on the
question Of passing the bill on the third
reading, those voting for 1t being
Messrs. Albright, Fall, Hughes, and the
President. Those voting against It
were Messrs. Chaves, Duncan, Haw-
kins, Martinez, Pinard and spiess. The
bill was referred to the committee OF
the whole to act upon 1t on Thursday
morning after the reading Of the Jour
nal.
Council Bill No. 20, by Mr.. Pinard, An
act to establishe miners hospital at
/ Raton.
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