Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-03-09
THE HOUSE.
(Afternoon Session,)

(AItefnoOn SESSION.
When the House was called to order
prayer was offered by the chaplain. The
journal was read in full and approved.
| The governor announced he had sign
ed House Bill No. 81, An act in relation
to payment of taxes by the Santa Fe-
Pacific Railway Company. BY unani-
| nous consent, Speaker Montoya intro
duced House Bill No. 173, An act au-
| thorizing the city of albuquerque to
levy a tax of one mill for city purposes.
Mr. Vargas moved to suspend the rules
and take up Council Bill No. Ill. Mr..
Baca moved to amend by taking up the
bill just introduced by the Speaker The
Speakers bill was taken up by II to T.
The bill was passed. Council Bill No
Ill was called up and Mr.. Vargas mov-
ed to suspend the rules. 1t is the bill
relating to the indebtedness of segre-
gated portions of counties and refers to
Espanola precinct. Mr.. Fitzpatrick NOV
ed to amend by taking up Council Bill
No. &c. the game and fish warden bill
Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez moved to table
the motion by Mr.. Fitzpatrick. The mo-
ton to table was lost by IL to 10. The
fish warden bill was taken up. The
House suspended the rules by II to Z.
The bill was read in full. Mr.. Ortega
moved to strike out the enacting clause.
Mr. Eduardo Martinez moved to table
the amendment and this was done. Mr..
Ortega moved TO make the bill a spec
al order for 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Mr. Coleman moved to table the
motion and Mr.. Ortega moved to ad-
journ but 1t was not seconded. The mo-
ton to table the motion to make 1t q
special order was tabled by vote of 20
to /. Mr.. Ortega alone voting for 1t.
Mr. Ortega moved to adjourn and the
motion was lost by 20 to 2. Mr.. Ortega
and Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez voting to
adjourn. Mr.. Ortega tried to have the
motion to read the bill the first, second
and third time, laid on the table but
was declared out of order. Mr.. Ortega
insisted on discussing the bill and the
Speaker told him the rules of the House
are made and cannot be changed by
him. He cautioned Mr.. Ortega to OBJ
serve the rules. Mr.. Pollard moved the
passage of the bill and demanded the
previous question. Mr. Ortega moved
to adjourn Rat was the only one who
vcted for it, Unanimous consent was
given Mr.. Ortega to speak and he COM
menced crticsing the members of the
House and was called to order. He
then attacked the bill. Mr.. Coleman de-
manded that Mr.. Ortega be called to
order on the grounds that he had ex-
ceeded his time. The Speaker held his
time was not limited. The bill was pass
ed by 20 to 4. Messrs. Cristoval Sanchez,
Ortega, Romero and Gutierrez voting
no.
By unanimous consent, resolution
was presented that after March IL, no
cill shall be introduced except by unan-
imous consent. 1t was referred to the
committee on rules. House Bill No. 174
was introduced by Mr.. Coleman. 1t IL
an act to abolish fees and place county
officers on salaries and was referred to
the committee on judiciary. House Bill
No. IT'S, by Mr.. Coleman, is an act to
amend Section 1877 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897; referred to the judiciary
committee House Bill No. 176, by Mr..
Pollard, is an act to repeal Section 17e&
of the Compiled Laws of 1897: referred
to the judiciary committee. House Bill
No. 1T, by Mr.. Pollard, is an act to re-
peal Sections 6-10, Chapter 80 of the
Session Laws of 1901 referred to the jti-
dietary committee. House Bill No. 178.
by Mr.. Llewellyn, is an act relating TO
liquor and game licences, and making
all such licenses void on Sunday; re-
ferred to judiciary committee. House
Bill No. 179. by Mr. Llewellyn, is an act
to amend Section s. Chapter SO, Session
Laws of 1901; referred to judiciary
committee. House Bill No. 1870. by Mr..
Dalies, is an act to require members Of
town councils and board Of trustees to
be residents and property owners; re-
ferred to committee on municipal corr
porations Mr.. Cristoval Sanchez next
moved to suspend the rules and take
up Council Bill No. III, and demanded
Continued on Fourth Pags.)