Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-13
NEW ELECTION
BILL REPORTED
By Special Com
mittee in House,
III Sections
SPECIAL ORDER MONDAY
Spiess Anti-Cambling Act
Reported Favorably in
Council.
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
35th Day--Nish Session, March 12.
The House did not re-convene un.
til o'clock owing to the slowness OF
members in arriving Speaker Baca
presided. When the Chief Clerk read
the roll, the following were absent:
Mr.. Moran, Denniston, Ruppe, Lucero
Sanches of San Miguel, Studley.
The Speaker announced having
signed the bills previously reported,
enrolled and engrossed by the com
mittee having that matter in charge.
Mr.. Holt then moved that House
Bill Number 142, the original draft of
the appropriation bill, be tabled in
definitely. This motion prevailed by
a roll-call vote Of II ayes, nay. Mr.
Abbott, of Colfax, dissented. He
stated that in voting for the substitute
bill at the afternoon session, he did
so under misapprehension and
wanted to go on record in opposition
to the bill
BY unanimous consent the following
bills were introduced:
House Bill Number 22O by Mr.,
Beach, an act to amend Section 5,
Chapter 2, Laws Of 1905, relative to
the amount of the debt of Valencia
County assumed by Torrance County
when said county was created The
bill was read the first and second time
by title and ordered printed and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill Number 221, by Mr.. Her
rera, an act regulating interest. The
bill was read the first and second
time by title and ordered printed and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
House Bill Number 222, by Mr.. MI
rabal an act for the relief of Torrance
County. This bill provides for an ad
ditlonal Territorial loan to Torrance
County for court purposes of $4,000
for period Of five years under the
usual conditions. By recent act the
Legislature provided for loan of ST.
900 to Torrance County for court pur
poses. Mr.. Holt explained that there
were several important murder cases
pending in Torrance County and that
Judge Edward A. Mann desired to hold
special term of court In June to try
these cases and that therefor the ad
dltional loan was necessary. Mr.
Holt moved the suspension of rules
The bill was read the first and secont
time by title and in full on it's thirt
.alng i ID it then passed the House
" viva voce vote without dissen
sion.
The report of the Committee on Ju
dietary favoring the passage of Hous'
Bill Number 1873. an act regulating thu
practice Of pharmacy, etc, was read
and, upon motion of Mr.. Holt, sec
onded and carried, the report wa
adopted. A number Of amendment
recommended by the committee wer
read and adopted. Mr.. Beach move
that the bill as amended be considere
read In full. which motion prevailed
The bill then passed the House o
motion of Mr.. Abbott, Of Santa Fe.
The report Of the Committee on j.
dietary opposing the passage of Hous
Bill Number 116 and recommendin
the passage Of a substitute bill wa
read and, upon motion, seconded an
carried, the report was adopted.
This is a bill providing for tn
registration of births and deaths. Th
substitute bill was read the first an
second time by title and in full pr
paratory to its passage. Mr.. Trujil
moved to table the bill indeflnitel
Mr.. Gallegos moved to amend the m
tion to table Mr.. Trujillo's motion |
definitely. The amended motion pr
vailed. The bill then passed Il
House as amended. Mr.. GALLEY,
moved that the original bill be table
indefinitely, which motion prevailed
The report Of the Committee on
dietary fayoring the passage of Hou
Bill Number LAG, relative to practi
In the Supreme Court, was read an
upon motion, seconded and carrie
the report was adoped. Amendmen
to the bill were read in full and, up
motion of Mr.. Holt, they were adopt
by viva voce vote. Mr.. Holt explain
that the bill had been carefully drav
by the attorney general and membe
Of the Supreme bench and moved ii
II be considered read as amended a
do then pass. This motion prevail
and the bill passed the House by VI
yoce vote.
The report Of the committee fay
Ing the passage of House Bill NUM-
176, an act providing for the bring
OF suits in certain cases, was read {
upon motion Of Mr.. Holt seconded {
carried, the report was adopted.
Hudspeth opposed the bill, althol
he stated that he had promised
author not to do so. Mr.. Holt
Tended the bill in a short speech
said the House had already pas
similar legislation. Upon roll
7, vote the House declined to pass
bill, the vote being ayes, 13 nj
Those voting aye were Mr.. Abbott
Santa Fe, Mr.. Abbott Of Colfax,
Aldrich, Mr.. Beach, Mr. Biernba
Mr.. Holt, Mr.. Studley and
Speaker. Upon motion Of MI. H
peth, the bill was then tabled I'M
nitely by a vote Of the House