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Santa Fe, N. M., February 13, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Territorial Affairs to whom. was referred House Bill No. 58 have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report said bill to the House with recommendation that it be passed.

RAFAEL GALLEGOS,

Chairman.

Ordered to lie on table to be taken up in its regular order.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the Council had passed Council Joint Memorial No. 3, asking the President of the United States and the Honorable Secretary of the Interior and the Honorable Commissioner of the General Land Office to refrain from the selection, designation or reservation of any public domain within the Territory of New Mexico into forest reserves until subsequent to such time as the Territory of New Mexico may be able to select and designate the public lands donated to the territory by the act aproved June 21, 1898, and respectfully ask the concurrence of this honorable body in the same.

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

Mr. Gutierrez moved that the report be received.

There being no objection it was received.

Mr. Gutierrez moved that the rules be suspended and that House Bill No. 58, "An Act to repeal section 739 of chapted XI of the Compiled Laws of the Territory of New Mexico, relating to sheriffs," be taken up for consideration and that it be read a third time preparatory to its passage.

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Gutierrez moved that the bill do now pass.

Roll was called, which resulted as follows:

Ayes: Celso Baca, M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Sanchez, Schultz, Staplin, Trujillo, Valdez, Wharton, Winston-16.

Navs: 0.

The bill having received the necessary number of votes was declared duly passed.

Mr. Schultz, chairman of the Committee on Education, asked unanimous consent to make a report.

Consent was granted and the following report was made:

Santa Fe, N. M., February 13, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred House Bill No. 59, have had the same under consideration and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be laid on the table indefinitely.

W. H. SCHULTZ,

Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Sanchez, the report of the committee adopted and House Bill No. 59 was tabled indefinitely.

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Mr. Jaramillo, chairman of the Committee on Finance, asked unanimous consent to make a report.

Consent was granted and the following reports were made:

Santa Fe, N. M., February 13, 1899.

Mr Speaker: Your Committee on Finance, to whom was referred House Joint Resolution No. 4, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said resolution to the House with the recommendation that it be passed, with the following amendment: Add at the end of the resolution the following: "That one hundred copies of this report and one hundred copies of the other reports that have been submitted to this Legislative Assembly, are hereby ordered translated, and printed in the Spanish language for the use of this legislature.

VENCESLAO JARAMILLO,
Chairman.

Mr. Valdez moved that the rules be suspended and that House Joint Resolution No. 4 be taken up for consideration, together with the report of the Committee on Finance.

Motion prevailed.

By request of Mr. Valdez, the amendments were read.

Mr. Jaramillo moved the adoption of the amendments.
Motion prevailed.

On motion of Sanchez, the rules were further suspended and House Joint Resolution No. 4 read a third time by title, preparatory to its passage.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, House Joint Resolution No. 4 was placed on its passage and passed.

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Santa Fe, N. M., February 13, 1899. Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Finance, to whom ferred House Bill No. 56, 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.

VENCESLAO JARAMILLO,
Chairman.

Mr. Gallegos moved that the rules be suspended and that House Bill No. 56 be taken up for consideration and read in full for information,

Mr. Jaramillo moved an amendment to the motion of the gentleman from San Miguel, that the bill be read a third time in full preparatory to its passage.

Motion, as amended, prevailed.

Mr. Jaramillo moved that the rules be suspended and that House Bill No. 56 be placed upon its passage.

Roll was called, which resulted as follows:

Ayes: Celso Baca, M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gutierrez, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, McIntosh, Romero, Sanchez, Schultz, Staplin, Trujilli, Valdez, Winston-15.

Nays: Gallegos, Leib, Wharton-3.

The bill having received the required number of votes was declared duly passed.

On motion of Mr. Kilpatrick, the rules were suspended and House Bill No. 55 taken up for consideration.

On motion of Mr. Romero, the bill was read a third time in full, preparatory to its passage.

Mr. Kilpatrick moved that the bill do now pass.

Motion prevailed and the bill was declared duly passed.

On motion of Mr. Staplin, the rules were suspended and House Bill No. 54, “An Act to amend section 2299 and to repeal sections 2309, 2310, 2312, 2314, and 2315, of the Compiled Laws of 1897," relating to mining claims, was taken up for consideration.

Mr. Staplin moved that the amendments proposed by the committee be adopted together with the enacting clause amended to read as follows: "An Act to amend section 2299 and to repeal seetions 2310 and 2315, of the Compiled Laws of 1897, relating to mining claims."

Motion prevailed.

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

Mr. Jaramillo moved an amendment that the House adjourn. Amendment was lost.

Motion of the gentleman from Taos prevailed.

Mr. Schultz moved that the bill do now pass.

Motion prevailed and the bill was therefore declared duly passed. On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the House adjourned.

M. LUNA,

R. L. BACA.

Chief Clerk.

THIRTIETH DAY.

Speaker.

MORNING SESSION.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Santa Fe, N. M., February 14, 1899.
Tuesday, 10 o'clock a. m.

House met pursuant to adjournment with the Sepaker in the

chair.

Prayer by Rev. Gilberton.

A quorum being present the House proceeded to business.

The chair announced having signed Council Bill No. 19, "An Act to provide for the appointment of marshals in all towns and villages in the Territory of New Mexico."

Council Bill No. 74, "An Act fixing the terms of court in Grant and Dona Ana counties."

Journal of the twenty-ninth day was read and approved.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the Council had passed Council Bill No. 62, "An Act to provide for the transcription of records where new counties have been created in the Territory of New Mexico, and for other purposes," and respectfully ask the concurrence of this honorable body in the same. The chair stated that the matter would be duly laid before the House.

Under order of reports of standing committees, the following were made:

Santa Fe, N. M., February 14, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred House Bill No. 38, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be not passed, for the reason that the method prescribed by the bill for the drawing of jurors would be too expensive under present conditions of the respective court funds. W. H. H. LLEWELLYN,

Chairman.

Ordered to lie on the table to be taken up in its regular order. Santa Fe, N. M., February 14, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred substitute for Council Bill No. 33, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be not passed.

W. H. H. LLEWELLYN,

Chairman.

Ordered to lie on the table to be taken up in its regular order.

Santa Fe, N. M., February 14, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred Council Bill No. 24, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be not passed.

W. H. H. LLEWELLYN,
Chairman.

Ordered to lie on the table to be taken up in its reglar order.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the

Council had passed amended Council Bill No. 43, "An Act to increase assessed values, facilitate the collection of taxes, and to repeal and amend certain sections of the revenue law," and respectfully asked the concurrence of this honorable body in the same. The chair announced that the matter would be duly laid before the House for its consideration.

Santa Fe, N. M., February 13, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Library, to whom was referred House Bill No. 47, have had the same under consideration, and I am directed to report the said bill to the House with the recommendation that it be not passed.

MARCIAL VALDEZ,

Chairman.

Ordered to lie on the table to be taken up in its regular course. Under the order of the introduction of bills, the following were introduced:

House Bill No. 47, introduced by Hon. Rafael Gallegos, "An Act authorizing the payment of taxes with county warrants.'

Read first and second time by title, ordered translated, printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 78, introduced by Hon. R. P. Barnes, "An Act to amend section 3413 and to repeal section 3414 of the Compiled Laws of 1897."

Read first and second time by title, ordered translated, printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 79, introduced by Hon. R. P. Barnes, "An Act to amend sub-section 140 of article 9 of section 2685 of the Compiled Laws of 1897."

Read first and second time by title, ordered translated, printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 80, introduced by Hon. R. P. Barnes, "An Act to amend section 1027 of the Compiled Laws of 1897 of the Territory of New Mexico."

Read first and second time by title, ordered translated, printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Bill No. 81, introduced by Hon. R. P. Barnes, "An Act to repeal, amend and harmonize sections of the Compiled Laws of 1897."

Read first and second time by title, ordered translated, printed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bills and joint resolutions on third reading were taken up for

consideration.

Substitute for Council Bill No. 33, "An Act in relation to the sale of judgments and causes of action and parts thereof."

Mr. Guyer moved that the report of the committee be adopted.

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