Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-05

motion was adopted by the House up.
on motion of Mr.. Baca duly seconded
and carried. Mr.. Beach then stated
that he was preparing an amendment
which provided that when the Histor,
ical Society took up its quarters in the
addition to the Capitol, it should va
cate its present quarters in the Old
Palace. Pending the preparation OF
Mr.. Beach's amendment, the regular
order of business was resumed.
The report of the House Joint Com.
mittee on House Joint Resolution
Number 3, providing for an appropria.
ton Of $100 for vest pocket edition
of the official roster of the Territory
and Legislature, was adopted upon
motion duly seconded and carried 1t
was stated that the Council and House
Joint Conference Committee had been
unable to agree on the amount of the
appropriation. Upon motion of Mr.
Holt, the House voted to table the
resolution indefinitely.
The report of the Committee on
Judiciary on House Bill Number 54
an act relative to barratry was adopt
ed upon motion duly seconded and car
ried. The bill was read in full the
third time and upon motion of Mr.
Holt, passed the House without dis
sension.
Mr.. Beach then announced that he
had prepared his amendment to House
Joint Resolution Number 6 in writing.
The amendment was read in full and
upon motion of Mr.. Baca was adopted
by the House. House Joint Resolu-
tion Number as amended was then
read in full the third time and upon
motion of Mr.. Baca passed the House
without opposition.
The unfavorable report of the Com
mittee on Judiciary on House Bill
Number 49, an act relative to insur.
ance companies, was adopted upon
motion duly seconded and carried
This bill provides that mutual CON-
panies need not deposit the sum of
$4,000 with the Territorial treasurer
in order TO do business in New Mexico
but shall invest that sum in Territorial
securities. The House Substitute for
House Bill Number 90, offered by the
Committee was read the first and
second time by title and in full on its
third reading preparatory to its pas
sage This bill created considerable
discussion among the House members
It's passage was strenuously opposed
by Mr.. Beach who charged that 1t
mnde uncalled for discrimination be-
tween the classes of insurance COM
panies.
Mr. Abbott, of Santa Fe, replied that
the objections Mr.. Beach offered had
all been met in the substitute bill be-
fore the House. Mr.. Beach asked for
roll-call Mr.. Ruppe spoke in favor of
the bill and said that after talking
with disinterested insurance men, he
was satisfied the bill was good one.
The roll was called and the bill passed
the House, the vote being IA ayes, s
nays. Upon motion, duly seconded
and carried, the original bill was ta-
bled indefinitely.
Upon motion of Mr.. Holt the report
of the Committee on Judiciary on
House Bill Number 104, an act rela-
tice to the administration of the es-
tates of deceased persons, was adopted
by the House. The amendments pro-
posed by the committee, being changes
in the wording of the bill, were read
and upon motion of Mr.. Holt, duly
seconded and carried, they were
adopted. The bill as amended was
then read in full the third time pre-
paratory to its passage and upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Holt it passed the House
by viva voce vote.
The report of the committee--unfa-
vorable--on House Bill Number 100,
an act relative to combinations in re-
straint of trade was adopted upon mo-
tion of Mr.. Mullens. Mr.. Mullens then
moved that the bill be tabled indef-
nitely, which motion prevailed
The favorable report of the Commit
tee on Finance on House Bill Number
1906, an act relative to the fees of JUS
tice Of the peace, was adopted upon
motion, duly seconded and carried.
The amendments proposed by the
committee were read and, upon motion
of Mr.. Holt, seconded and carried,
they were adopted. Mr.. Holt then
moved that the bill be considered read
in full the third time as amended, in
order to save time, under suspension
of the rules This motion prevailed.
Mr.. Holt then offered an amendment
to the bill in writing, reducing certain
fees from 81 to so cents Mr.. Huds-
peth moved to table the amendment
indefinitely The motion was lost and
Mr.. Holts amendment was adopted
by the House on viva voce vote. Mr..
Holt then moved that the ! bill as
amended do now pass which motion
prevailed 1t was then after o'clock
and Mr.. Aldrich moved that the House
take recess until 1880 O'Clock when
it should hold a night session and
clear the decks. This motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Abbott of Santa Fe announced
a meeting Of the House Special Inves-
tigating Committee at 7 p. M, and Mr.
Padilla announced a meeting of the
Committee on Territorial Affairs for
the following morning. The House
then took a recess for supper.
THE HOUSE.
2sth Day-Night Session, March 4.
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