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FIFTY-NINTH DAY.

MORNING SESSION.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Santa Fe, N. M., March 15, 1899. Wednesday, 10 a. m.

House met pursuant to adjournment, with the Speaker in the chair.

Prayer by Rev. Father Gilberton.

A quorum being present, the House proceeded to business.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the Council had duly concurred in the passage of House Bill No. 123, "An Act relating to flowing [flouring] mill ditches;" had amended and passed House Bill No. 8, "An Act creating a police force in certain unincorporated towns in the Territory of New Mexico;" had passed Council Bill No. 109, "An Act to amend section 54 of the Compiled Laws of 1897;" Council Bill No. 127, "An Act to provide for the prosecution of certain persons charged with crime," and respectfully ask the concurrence of this honorable body thereto.

The chair announced that the matter would be duly laid before the House for its consideration.

On motnon of Mr. Sanchez, the reading of the journal was dispensed with and the same approved.

House Bill No. 148, introduced by Hon. William Kilpatrick, “An Act providing for geological surveys in the Territory of New Mexico."

Read first and second time by title and read in full for information.

Mr. Kilpatrick moved that the rules be suspended and the bill read a third time in full preparatory to its passage.

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Kilpatrick moved that the bill be passed.

Motion prevailed.

House Bill No. 149, introduced by Hon. Frank H. Winston, “An Act creating a preparatory school in the Terrtiory of New Mexico, and providing for the maintenance thereof."

Read first and second time by title and read in full for information.

Mr. Sanchez moved that the rules be suspended and the bill read a third time by title preparatory to its passage.

Mr. Gutierrez moved that the bill be tabled indefinitely.
Motion lost.

Mr. Jaramillo moved that the motion of the gentleman from Sierra be tabled indefinitely.

Motion lost.

Motion of gentleman from Sierra prevailed.

Mr. Jaramillo moved that the bill pass.

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Barnes made the following report by unanimous consent:

Santa Fe, N. M., March 15, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred Council substitute for Council Bill No. 27, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be tabled indefinitely, and that the accompanying substitute be passed.

W. H. SCHULTZ,

Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Staplin, the rules were suspended and the original bill was tabled indefinitely.

On motion of Mr. Schultz, the rules were further suspended and the substitute was taken up for consideration.

Substitute was read first and second time by title.

On motion of Mr. Guver, the House resolved itself into committee of the whole for the consideration of House substitute for Council Bill No. 27.

Mr. Jaramillo was called to the chair.

After the committee of the whole had arisen, the House was called to order.

A message from the Governor was announced.

The chair announced that the matter would be duly laid before the House.

Committee of the whole resumed its sitting.

After the committee of the whole had arisen, House called to order and Mr. Jaramillo made the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee of the whole, to whom was referred House substitute for Council substitute for Council Bill No. 27, have had the same under consideration and have made no recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Barnes, the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Wednesday, 2 p. m.

House met pursuant to adjournment with the Speaker in the

chair.

A quorum being present the House proceeded to business.
House Resolution No. 16, introduced by Hon. J. E. Wharton, was

read in full, and on motion of Mr. Gutierrez, was tabled indefinitely.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the Council had failed to concur in the passage of House Bill No. 117, "An Act to amend sections 2553 and 2554 of the Compiled Laws of 1897 of New Mexico, limiting the rate of interest;" House Bill No. 102, "An Act relative to life, health and accident insurance on the mutual plan and the conduct of business of such insurance," and that they had passed Council Bill No. 111, "An Act to establish a committee for the control and management of the palace in the City of Santa Fe, and the lands and appurtenances thereto," and had amended and passed Council Bill No. 100, "An Act to authorize the Governor and Adjutant General of the Territory of New Mexico to purchase certain mustering in and muster out rolls and other documents and papers pertaining to the volunteer militia and regular army service of the Territory of New Mexico during the civil war of 1861," and respectfully asked the concurrence of this honorable body thereto.

The chair stated that the matter would be duly laid before the House.

On motion of Mr. Romero, the rules were suspended and Council Bill No. 62 taken up for consideration.

On motion of Mr. Romero, the House concurred in the passage of Council Bill No. 62.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the rules were suspended and House Bill No. 8 taken up for consideration.

Amendments offered by the Council were read.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the House concurred in the House amendments.

Mr. Valdez moved that the rules be suspended and that House Bill No. 141 be taken for consideration.

Motion prevailed, and the bill read for information.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the bill was tabled indefinitely. Mr. Luna moved that the rules be suspended and that Council Bill No. 100 be taken up for consideration.

Motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Luna, the rules were suspended and the bill considered read first and second time and read a third time preparatory to its passage.

Mr. Sanchez moved the bill be now passed.

Roll call was ordered which resulted as follows:

Ayes: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Herrera, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Schultz, Staplin, Trujillo, Valdez, Winston, and Mr. Speaker-17.

Nays: Guyer, Leib, McIntosh, Wharton-4.
The bill was therefore passed.

The following bills and joint resolutions on third reading were taken up for consideration.

Council Bill No. 125, "An Act in relation to practice in the supreme and district courts and for other purposes.'

Mr. Barnes moved the following amendments which were adopted:

Amend section 3 by striking out on page 1, line 3, of the original bill, the words "however when no bond for costs had been given" and also by striking out from same section, line 10 thereof, page 1, of the said bill the following words "either party may give bond for costs and shall not thereafter be required to make such deposit." Amend section 5, by adding thereto the following:

"And the clerk of the district court shall be allowed ten cents per folio for making out and certifying a copy of the record and five cents per folio for certifying any part thereof copies of which may have been furnished by the stenographer to be paid by the party sueing out writ of error or appeal."

Amendments offered by the committee were read.

Mr. Luna moved that the recommendations of the Judiciary Committee be adopted.

Roll was called which resulted as follows:

Ayes: Celso Baca, M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Guyer, Herrera, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Schultz, Staplin, Trujillo, Valdez, Winston, and Mr. Speaker -20.

Nays: Jaramillo, Wharton-2.

Amentments adopted.

On motion of Mr. Luna, the bill was read a third time by title preparatory to its passage.

On motion of Mr. Guyer, the bill was placed on its passage and passed.

Mr. Gutierrez moved the rules be suspended and that the vote by which Council Bill No. 75 was tabled indefinitely be reconsidered. Motion lost.

On motion of Mr. Jaramillo, the rules were suspended for the purpose of allowing the following reports of the Committee on Judiciary to be made:

Santa Fe, N. M., March 15, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 135, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be passed with amendments.

R. P. BARNES,

Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 15, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 134, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be passed.

R. P. BARNES,
Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 15, 1899. Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 137, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be passed.

R. P. BARNES,
Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 15, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 140, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be passed.

R. P. BARNES,
Chairman.

Reports ordered to take their regular course. On motion of Mr. Staplin, the rules were suspended and House Bill No. 135 was taken up for consideration.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the Council had passed House Bill No. 142, with a slight amendment, and respectfully asked this honorable body to concur in the same. The chair stated that the matter would be duly laid before the House.

Amendments offered by the Committee on Judiciary to House Bill No. 135 were read.

On motion of Mr. Guyer, amendments were adopted.

Mr. Guver moved that the bill be read a third time by title preparatory to its passage.

Motion prevailed.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the Council had passed Council Bill No. 59, "An Act to amend sections 441 and 443 of Compiled Laws of 1897 and to otherwise modify the existing statutes to corporations," and respectfully asks the concurrence of this honorable body thereto.

The chair stated the matter would be duly laid before the House. Mr. Guver moved that the bill do pass.

Roll called, which resulted as follows:

Aves: Crespin, Gutierrez, Guyver, Jaramillo, McIntosh, Sanchez, Staplin, Wharton-8.

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