Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-10-22
GETTING DOWN
To HARD WORK
Convention Is Determined to
Get Through Its Task
Speedily
LIMIT IS PUT ON DEBATE
Committees Ordered to Make
Full Reports by Wednesday
Afternoon.

That the constitutional convention
means to do business and do it eX-
peditiously was apparent this fore
noon at the first Saturday and the
first forenoon session held thus far.
The adoption of a rule limiting the
debate on the initiative and referen-
dunn to three hours and on the entire
report of the legislative department
to eight hours, and the passage of an
other resolution that all committees
report in full by next Wednesday, in
dicate that the constitution drafted
will reach Congress in good time to
let New Mexico in as state before
March A, next Both rules were
adopted unanimously and that means
that the minority is agreed to this
program. 1t is proposed to go into
committee of the whole from Monday
on and to be in almost continuous
session until every matter is disposed
of and the delegates can go home for
good.
The convention met this forenoon
being called to order by President
Spiess at II o'clock.
Prayer by Chaplain Julius A. Hart
man.
Minutes read by Chief Clerk George
w Armijo and adopted.
File No. 102 by Charles Springer on
amendments to the constitution. Re-
ferred to Committee on Amendments.
File No. 103, by A. H. Hudspeth, rel
ative to mines and mineral lands. Re-
ferred to committee on Taxation and
Revenue.
File No. 104, by w. E. Garrison re-
lating to separate submission of state
wide prohibition. Referred to the
committee on Education.
File No. 105, by R. F. Holloman and
Charles Kohn, abolishing the common
law doctrine of fellow servant. Re
ferred to the committee on Bill of
Rights.
File No. 106, by Isidoro Armijo, F
W. Parker and G.. E. Miller, local op.
ton. Referred to the committee on
County and Municipalities
File No. 107, by Francisco Gauna
relative to school boards and school
text books. Referred to the commit
tee on Education. s.
File No. 10S, by E. F. Saxon rela
ferred to the committee on Public
Lands.
File No. 100 by E. F. Saxon, in refer
ence to election of county officers. Re
ferred to the committee on Elective
Franchise.
File No. ITO by E. F. Saxon referr
ing to county and probate courts. Re
ferred to the committee on Judiciary
File No. Ill, by E. F. Saxon, in ref
erence to state officers. Referred tt
the committee on Executive.
File No. 112, by William Mexican
relative to the initiative and referen
dunn. Referred to the committee OF
Legislative Department
File No. 113, by J. I. Hinkle, rela
tive to freight and passenger rates tt
be charged by common carriers. Re
ferred to the committee on Corpora
tions
File No ia by Acasio Gallego
pertaining to the referendum Re
ferred to the committee on Legisla
tive Department.
File No. lis, by Acasio Gallegos
referring election to executive office
Referred to Committee on Electiv
Franchise
File No. 116, by M. D. Taylor an
w. E. Lindsey for state wide proh
bition, separate submission. Referre
to the committee on Education.
File No. 1T by E. D. Tittmann, re
lating to apportionments. Referred t
the committee on Apportionment.
File No. lis, by N. Segura, pertain
ing to rights of people of New Mex
co. Referred to committee on Bill
Rights
File No. 119, by N. Segura, regard
ing treatment of disease. Referred t
committee on Miscellaneous Provi'
ions.
File No. 12O, by N. Segura, relativ
to qualifications of voters. Referre
to committee on Elective Franchise
~ File No. 121, by Juan Navarro, n
lating to changes of county seats. RI
ferred to committee on Counties an
Municipalities.
File No. 122, by Daniel Cassidy, r.
lating to water rights. Referred
committee on Irrigation and Waite
Rights.
File No. 1913, by w. D. Murray, rel
tive to initiative and referendum g
separate ordinance. Referred
committee on Legislative Department
File No 1874, by Reymundo Harr
son, relative to county boundary line
and Municipalities. Referred to cor
mittee on County and Municipalitie
File No. 1875, A. A. Sedillos, wit
reference to corporations. Referre
to committee on Corporations.
Chairman A. B. Fall then presente
the majority report. G. R. Brice pa
of, and H. B. Ferguson, another pa
Of the minority report of the commi
tee on Legislative Department. F.
Wood. while not filing minority r
mort stated he dissented from all r
ports on the matter Of the initiativ
The majority report is introduced Wi
the following:
Convention Hall, October %, 1911
"To the President and Delegates
the Constitutional Convention:
"Your Committee on Legislative D