Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-02-05

LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY
THIRTEENTH DAY, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY S. 1908.
THE COUNCIL.
(Morning Session.)

(Morning Session.)
Every member except Mr.. Andrews
roll call.
The special order of the day, Council
Bills Nos. rs and 20, were called up, tn
Council resolving itself into commit
tee of the whole to consider it. Presi
dent Chaves presided over the commit
tee.
Mr.. Spiess moved the adoption Of {
resolution that Council Bill No. 20, tt
repeal the coal oil inspection act, b'
referred to special committee of three
to examine all coal oil legislation ane
to report upon legislation needed ir
that line. The committee was to report
on February IL, the consideration OF
Council Bills Nos 20 and Is to be post
poned until that day. Mr.. Spiess said
that the Council ought to have some
facts before it enacted further legisla-
tion on the subject of coal oil He did
not believe that the high price of coal
oil in Dona Ana county can be blamed
upon the inspection of OIL While he
felt bound by the platforms of the Re
publican party, he did not believe that
the coal oil plank had been adopted In
calm judgment Mr.. Spiess made a
learned argument on the qualities OF
coal oil, the necessity of inspection and
that the passage of an act requiring a
flash test of 100 degrees would compel
the users Of kerosene to go back to tai
low dips.
Mr.. Hughes maintained that there
had been sufficient investigation of coal
oil legislation the past four years. The
Council is ready to settle the question
right now.
Mr.. Fall, in defending the territorial
Republican platform, said in the words
of Senator Quay: eff you lie about one
plank in your platform, you can lie
about them ALL" Therefore he was
moved to make strong plea to have
the Republicans of New Mexico stand
by their platform pledges
Mr.. Hawkins regretted that Mr..
Spiess desired delay. 1t is the duty of
a legislative body to deliberate, but
there had been plenty of deliberation in
this case Further delay would imply
an Interior motive. For two weeks the
legislature had squabbled over the en-
ployes question, question nauseating
to the people, and now it is facing an
other squabble. The 35th legislative as
sembly is in danger of passing into his
tory as one of two ideas, employees and
coal oil. He demanded that good faith
be kept in party pledges. The Standard
OIL Company says that it does not care
what legislatures do, but it's representa-
tive always rushes to the capital when
legislation Of this character Is up.
Lets get through with this question
so that we can proceed with other Inn
portant business"
Mr.. spiess said that Mr.. Hawkins Is
too good to stay around with his col
leagues and accused him Of posing End
offered to help him out. He denied that
the Standard Oil Company had any,
thing to do with this legislation ana
asked for direct statement that the
Standard Oil Company was behind this
legislation.
Mr.. Fall stated that only this mo-n-
ing, Mr.. B. G. Wilson, representative OF
the Standard Oil Company, had ap-
preached him and told him that q. flash
light test of 100 degrees is unreasonable.
Mr., spiess expressed thanks that he
did not belong to the Tillman school OF
orators.
A motion that the committee rise and
that action on the two pending bills be
postponed until February y, was de-
feated, Messrs. Spiess, Duncan, Martini
~ez and A. Chaves voting for it. Those
who voted no were Messrs. Albright,
Hughes, Fall, Hawkins. Jaramillo and
Pinard.
Council Bill No. 20 was then adopted
by sections in the committee Of the
whole which rose Immediately after
ward.
Council Bill No 20 was reported to
the Council and was passed unanimous
ly.
Council Bill No. rs was tabled indeh-
nitely.
Mr.. Hughes moved to adjourn until
10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon, out Of re-
spect to Mr.. Frank A. Hubbell, chair
man of the Republican Territorial Cen
trail Committee, who had been sadly af-
flicted SO recently.
The Council then adjourned until to-
morrow forenoon at 10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.