Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-09


and for other purposes The bill was
read the first and second time and
ordered translated, printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Live
Stock.
A message from the Governor was
received. 1t announced that the Gov
ernor had signed House Joint Resolu-
tion Number 2 relative to the appoint
mnt of a joint committee to draft
new election law. The Council then
took recess until 1880 p. m. In the
meantime that body held a caucus on
the question of employees.
THE HOUSE.
Fifteenth Day-Afternoon Session.
After being in executive session in
committee of the whole from 2:3O
o'clock until $3.50, the House recon
vened, Speaker Baca in the chair. All
answered present to the roll. Mr..
Beach, who presided as chairman of
the committee of the whole
stated that the House mad
fully considered the acceptance OF the
invitation of w. S. Hopewell, vice
president of the Santa Fe Central
Railway to the Legislature to take
trip through Torrance county on a
special train and that the house in
committee of the whole had decided
upon Mr.. Abbott of Santa Fe, Mr..
Mirabal and Mr.. Mullens as a COM
mittee to confer with like commit
tee from the Council as to the time
for taking such a trip. The House,
upon motion, duly seconded and car
ried, then went into recess lasting
twenty minutes, while the Committee
on Territorial Affairs to which had
been previously referred, House Bill
Number "A. relative to the filling OF
vacancies in county offices, prepared
a report upon the bill.
A message from the Honorable
Council was received and the House
convened to receive the message
Chief Clerk .artin announced tnat
the Council had passed House JOINT
Resolution Number a, the obJectlons
of the Governor thereto notwithstand-
ing.
Upon motion of Mr.. Holt, duly sec
onded and carried, the House took an
other recess of ten minutes.
At 4:95 o'clock the House again re-
convened. The Committee on Terri
torial Affairs, Mr.. Padilla, chairman,
reported that it had considered House
Bill Number A and recommended
that the bill as originally drafted do
not pass this House" The commit
tee then offered House Bill Number
"A, Substitute, and recommended Its
passage. Both bills were read in full
for general information. The House
Substitute Bill Number A, provided
that the county commissioners should
fill vacancies in county offices and
contained in addition, the proper en-
acting clause. Mr.. Gallegos, who in
troduced House Bill Number A, orig
inal, at a previous session, moved
that the report of the committee be
adopted. The motion prevailed. Mr..
Gallegos then moved that House Bill
Number A, original, be tabled. This
motion also carried by viva voce
vote. Upon motion of Mr.. Gallegos
that House Bill Number "A, Substi-
tute, be read the third time prepara-
tory to passage, the chief clerk read
the bill by title. After brief speeches
by Mr.. Hudspeth and by Mr.. Holt in
favor of the bill, Mr.. Gallegos moved
that the bill "do now pass" The
House by viva voce vote passed the
bill, there being no dissenting voice.
Upon motion of Mr.. Beach, duly sec
onded and carried, the House ad-
iourned until 1880 p. m.
A meeting of the Council and House
Joint Caucus Committee was held
Immediately following to discuss the
question of employees.
THE COUNCIL.
Fifteenth Daylight Session.
The Council convened at 1880 p.
m. President Spiess in the chair.
The chief clerk read the roll, all an
swering present except Mr.. Dalies
and Mr.. Richards, absent owing to
Illness
A message from the House was re-
ceived Chief Clerk Staplin of the
House announced that the House had
passed House Joint Resolution Num-
ber S, relative to additional pay OF
employees and for contingent expenses.
The message was received and House
Joint Resolution Number 5 was read
the first time in full. Mr.. Duncan
moved that House Joint Resolution
Number 5 be read the second time un-
der suspension of the rules. The
chief clerk read Nhe resolution by
title. Mr.. Duncan then moved that
House Joint Resolution Number 5 be
read the third time by title prepara-
tory to it's passage. The motion pre-
vailed and the chief clerk read the
resolution by title.
Upon motion of Mr.. Martinez, duly
seconded, the roll was called and
House Joint Resolution Number 5 was
passed by the Council the vote being
8 ayes, 0 hayes; Mr.. Dalies and Mr..
Richards absent and Mr.. Cameron be-
ing excused from voting upon mis-
own request. The Council then ad-
journed until 8 o'clock Monday after
noon.
THE HOUSE.
Fifteenth Daylight Session.
The House reconvened at 1880
o'clock p. m. Speaker Baca in the
chair. The chief clerk read the roll,