Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-25
rWENrY-FoURrH DAY, TUES
GAY, FEBRUARY 70. 1903.
The Council.
lMorning Sesslon.l

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When the council was called to or
der, prayer was offered by Rev. w. A.
Cooper The journal was approved.
The finance committee favorably re-
ported council bill No. %; council bill
No. 61 the judiciary committee favor
ably reported council bill No. Is; the
committee on privileges and elections,
unfavorably reported house bill No. 81.
Mr.. Hughes. by request, introduced
council bill No. 80. an act fixing the
salary of probate judges and classify
ing counties. 1t was referred to the
committee on municipal and private
corporations.
House bill No. 81, an act to reim-
burse A. B. Baca for the capture and
return to the Santa Fe Jail of Jose
Telles, was favorably reported by the
committee on finance and was passed
unanimously. Council resolution No.
10 was reported from the finance COM
mittee with two reports. The resolu-
tion provides for the pay of employees.
and the majority recommended the
adoption of the resolution. Mr.. Fall
and Mr.. Jaramillo signed a minority
report
Messrs. Fall and Hawkins objected
to the passage of the resolution be-
cause the amount carried by 1t had
been increased in the sum of $3.50.
Mr.. Spiess said that each house
Should offar on indanandapt raaoIutiop
to pay its own employees. He said that
he was tired of hearing the word EN-.
ployes and being held up to pay house
employees. Mr.. Spiess prepared an
amendment to strike out the part of
the resolution providing for the pay
ment OF house employees, The amend.
ment was accepted by the committee,
and the amended resolution was favor
ably reported.
The committee on rules presented
the formal rule to prevent the adjourn
ment over any day but Sunday except
by unanimous vote. Mr.. Spiess object
ed to such rule, but President Chaves
held that ii was ordered yesterday. Mr..
Spiess wanted to reconsider the action
ordering the rule Mr.. Duncan said a
full Saturday is being wasted in the
discussion. and a vote on the resolu-
tion was demanded The rule was
adopted by 7 to 4 votes. Most of the
explained their vote.
The resolution regarding the pay of
employees was again taken up. The
was amended so as to refer
1nly to the council and all reference
20 the house was stricken out 1t was
hen adopted unanimously.
The finance committee favorably re-
ported council bill No. 23. an act re-
ating to territorial bonded indebted
ness. 1t was so amended as to require
he treasurer to accept the highest bid
'or bonds at not less than par, and so
amended was passed.
The committee on finance favorably
council bill No. 81, an act to
'rovide for the printing of the supreme |
md district court rules. The bill was
'assed unanimously.
The committee on judiciary reported |
ayorably council bill No. Is. an act to |
epeal section /, chapter so, and chap
er 80 of the session laws of 1901. The
Ill was passed.
House blll No. 81, an act relating to
ne recompense of members of boards
| registration, was unfavorably re-
orted by the committee on privileges
nd elections. The bill was laid on
he table indefinitely.
House substitute for house bill No.
!, the exemption bill, was referred to
le committee on finance.
House bill No. 36, the board of health
III, was referred to the committee on
affairs.
The council then went into executive
sssion, and when it rose took a recess
ntil ? o'clock in the afternoon.