Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-19

stop work, and otherwise injure the
road.
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ceived. The Council then took a re-
cess subject to the call of the cha1rt
1t was after 12 o'clock before Ms.
blockade in the Council was broken or
any dent was made in it. The men,
bers were called to order and Mr.. Fall,
from the steering committee, submit
ted a formal report from that COM
mittee naming certain bills to be tax
en- UP. In connection with the report,
Mr.. Fall contended that a report from
the steering committee is report OF
the highest privilege and that the
rules require that the subject reported
upon shall be taken up for immediate
consideration. President Chaves held
that the report could be made at any
time as a privileged report. Mr.. Fall
repeated his contention that lmme-
date consideration of the matter re-
ported upon should be given under the
rules and cited ruling made in the IL
linois legislature and he also read the
rules of congress on the point in sup
port of his position. Mr.. Andrews OBJ
iected to his argument and said this
Council is working under rules OF It's
own and not under the rules OF con-
eress and the rules of this Council are
the ones to apply. President Chaves
replied that rulings by the chair are IN
the same class as decisions by the
court and higher authorities are to be
consulted and referred to the same as
in a judicial decision. Mr.. Spiess sald
that no rule exists in the Councll
rules, for the government Of steering
committees, but when this committee
was appointed, by consent of all MEM
bers, the appointment was made un-
der the provisions of the rules of con-
gress and it was the understandlhs
the steering committee should operate
and be governed according to the
rules of congress. He contended that
in the absence of specific rules by this
Council for the appointment and con-
duct of a steering committee, it was
the general understanding the rules
of congress should govern. Mr.. An
drews said that if Mr.. Falls conten-
tion was sustained it would practically
susnend the rules of this Council and
among the rules of this Council was
one which specifically stated no RUE
could be suspended or the regular or
der changed, except by a two-thlros
vote. Mr., Spiess repeated his state
ment of the understanding unde'
which the steering committee was ap'
nointed and Mr.. Andrews said the re-
mort of the committee could not be &c
cepted except by two-thirds vote' !
II should be held that the report car
ried immediate consideration OF TN
matter. Mr.. Fall cited to Presiden
chaves a ruling he made ten year.
ago on this same question in wh1cn M
held as Mr.. Fall asked him to ruiz
this time.
President Chaves took some time =
examine the question and then ruie'
that the report is of the highest PRIV
ilege and carries with it the immediat
consideration Of the matter 'reporte
upon. The report of the commute
was then adopted by vote OF 70
) Messrs. Albright, Andrews, Dunca
: and Martinez voting against II. MI
. Duncan moved to adjourn but 1t wa
: lost on a tie vote of to 6.
: House Bill No, 165, An act to provio
! levy of / IL mills for road purposes
n was then handed down and passed
e House Bill No. ia, An act to author
q ize mercantile companies in towns
i Continued on Fourth Pare.