Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-08
GOVERNOR vET0ES
RESOLUTION
Providing For The
Payment of En-
ployes
EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNCIL
Bill Passed Carrying Appro-
priation For Electric Plant
at Penitentiary.

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The principal interest this morning
in the House was centered in the veto
message of the Governor relative to
House Joint Resolution Number 4,
carrying the payroll of employees and
for contingent expenses for the first
fifteen days. total amount of about
$4,000. The Council spent the morn.
ing in executive session discussing
the question of extra employees.
THE COUNCIL.
Fifteenth Day-Forenoon Session.
Pursuant to adjournment, the Coun-
ell met this morning at 10 O'Clock,
President Spiess in the chair The
invocation was offered by the chap.
lain and Chief Clerk Martin read the
roll all answering present.
The Council upon motion, duly sec
ended and carried, then went into ex-
ecutive session for a caucus OF the
whole on the question of employees,
This session lasted until after II
o'clock when the Council again con
vened in open session and upon mo-
tion duly seconded and carried took
a recess until 2:30 o'clock this al
ternoon.
THE HOUSE.
Fiftee Day-Forenoon Session.
The House met this morning pur-
suant to adjournment at 1890 O'Clock.
Following the invocation by the chap
lain. the Chief Clerk read the roll, all
answering present. Upon motion Of
Mr.. Beach. duly seconded and carried,
the reading of the journal was dis
pensed with and the regular order OF
business was taken up. The commit
tee on Penitentary, Mr. Green chair
man. reported on House Bill Number
19, an act introduced by Speaker Baca
providing for the installation of an
electric light plant at the penitentiary.
The bill was amended to carry an ap-
preparation of $4,000 instead of $l5,-
600 as originally drafted. Upon mo.
tion of Mr.. Green, duly seconded and
carried. the report of the committee
was adopted. Mr.. Green, in motion
duly seconded and carried. asked that
the rules be suspended and the bill
be taken up for passage. Speaker
Baca asked Mr. Abbott of Santa Fe
to take the chair and he took Mr.
AbbOtt's seat on the floor of the
House. Speaker Baca then moved
that the amendments to House Bill
Number 19 be adopted by the House
The motion prevailed by a viva voce
vote. In short, but forcible and con,
vincing speech, the Speaker urged
that the bill be passed as amended,
stating that it would be of benefit to
the Territory-at-large as much as to
the people of Santa Fe and, pointing
out the manner in which it would
save money, by providing power and
light for Territorial institutions. Mr.
Baca then moved that the bill "do now
pass By a viva voce vote the House
passed the bill as amended Speaker
Baca then took the chair and Mr. Alb
bott returned to his seat.
House Bill Number 81 was intro
duced by Mr.. Studley, an act to amend
Section 1868 of the Compiled Laws of
1897 relative to Sunday work and
workers. Mr. Holt asked that the bill
be read in full for general information
which was done by the Chief Clerk.
The bill provides that the section
quoted above be amended by exclud.
ing from the provisions of the Sun
day law those who religiously and in
good faith observe as sacred some
other day in the week besides Sun
day 1t was designed especially for
Hebrews who observe Saturday as the
Sabbath. The reading of the bill pre-
cipitated the third discussion over
amending the Sunday law. Mr.. Null.
lens in a motion duly seconded, asked
that the bill be tabled then and there.
Mr.. Studley said that the bill was pre-.
sented in good faith because of the
fact that a number of arrests had
been made in Ration for alleged dis
regard for the Sunday law and that
among those arrested were persons
who did not observe Sunday as holy,
but who sacredly observed Saturday.
He said these persons were dealt with
py the courts according to the letter
or the present law which did not ex.
empt them.
other members of the House spoke
Tor and against the proposed bill. The
roii was then called and by vote of
III ayes and 19 nays, the motion to
Table the Dill was lost The bill was
then ordered translated, printed and
referred to the Committee on Judi.
ciary.
House Bill Number SIS was intro.
duced by Mr. Herrera, an act relative
to bounties on wild animals. The hin
provides that county commissioners
shall be authorized to levy tax of
eight mills on all livestock for two
years to constitute wild animal
bounty fund and that after 1906, the
levy shall not exceed four mills. That
coyotes, wild cats and links shall be
paid for upon presentation of the
scalps at 30 each; lobos or gray
Woives on presentation of the entire
hide, $40 each; bears and mountain
lions. upon presentation of the skins,
slO each, The bill was read the first