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district courts of the Territory of New Mexico;" Council Bill No. 135, "An Act for the protection of elk in the Territory of New Mexico;" Council Bill No. 138, "An Act to provide for and require the payment of certain indebtedness contracted by the former City of Las Vegas, now disincorporated in the years of 1883 and 1884," 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.

House Bill No. 102, “An Act to create a preparatory school for New Mexico and to provide for the maintenance thereof," was a special order for 2 p. m.

Mr. Guyer moved that the consideration of this bill be postponed until after the consideration of the next special order.

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Barnes asked unanimous consent for the purpose of introducing a bill.

Consent granted.

House Bill No. 140, introduced by Hon. R. P. Barnes, "An Act relating to cities and incorporated towns within the Territory of New Mexico."

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

Mr. Romero moved that the vote by which House Joint Resolution No. 13 was tabled indefinitely, be reconsidered.

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

Motion lost.

Question then recurred upon the motion of the gentleman from Mora, which prevailed.

A message from the Governor of New Mexico was announced. The chair stated that the matter would be duly laid before the House for its consideration.

Mr. Guyer moved that the rules be suspended and that the House proceed to the consideration of House Joint Resolution No. 13. Mr. Jaramillo moved that the motion of the gentleman from Union, be tabled indefinitely.

Motion lost.

Question then recurred upon the motion of the gentleman from Union, which prevailed.

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

Mr. Guver moved that the resolution do now pass.

Roll call was ordered with following result:

Aves: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Guyer, Herrera, Kilpatrick, McIntosh, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Staplin, Trujillo, Valdez-15.

Nays: Celso Baca, Jaramillo, Leib, Schultz, Wharton, Winston-6.

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

Mr. Winston moved that the rules be suspended and that House substitute for House Bill No. 67, be taken up for consideration. Motion prevailed.

Council amendments were read.

On motion of Mr. Winston, the House concurred in the Council amendments.

The following mesasge of the signing of Council Joint Resolution No. 3, Council Joint Resolution No. 9, Council Bill No. 96, Council Bill No. 12, Council Joint Memorial No. 4, Council Bill No. 41, Council Bill No. 31, Council Bill No. 83, Council Bill No. 46, by the Governor was received.

Mr. Guyer asked unanimous consent to call up House Bill No. 102, the consideration of which had been postponed.

No objections.

House Bill No. 102 was read in full for information.

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

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Guver moved that the bill do pass.

Roll call ordered, with following result:

Ayes: Celso Baca, M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Guyer, Herrera, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Romero, Sanchez, Schultz, Staplin, Trujillo, Valdez, Winston-18.

Nays: Jaramillo, Ortega-2.

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

Mr. Gutierrez moved that the rules be suspended and that House Bill No. 92 be taken up for consideration.

Motion prevailed.

Council amendments read.

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

Mr. Jaramillo moved that the House take up the special order. Motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Jaramillo, House Bill No. 89 was tabled indefinitely.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the House adjourned.

R. L. BACA,

M. LUNA,

Speaker.

Chief Clerk.

FIFTY-FIFTH DAY.

MORNING SESSION.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Santa Fe, N. M., March 11, 1899. Saturday, 10 o'clock a. m.

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

Prayer by Rev. P. Gilberton.

A quorum being present the House proceeded to business.

A message from the Council was announced, stating that the Council had amended and passed House substitute for House Bill No. 99, "An Act relating to municipal corporations;" amended Council Bill No. 131, "An Act relating to the sale of coal oil and its products; House Joint Resolution No. 13; Council Bill No. 99, "An Act to simplify and cheapen the transfer and hypothecation of real estate;" Council Bill No. 125, "An Act in relation to practice in the supreme and district court, and for other purposes;" Council Bill No. 139, 'An Act for the protection of the fruit interests and the fruit grower in the Territory of New Mexico," and respectfully asked the concurrence of this honorable body thereto. The chair stated that the matter would be duly laid before the House.

Mr. Staplin moved that the reading of the journal be dispensed with and that the same stand approved.

Motion prevailed.

The special order for the morning was the consideration of House Bill No. 95, "An Act to construct the dormitory in connection with the New Mexico School of Mines at Socorro, New Mexico."

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

Mr. Jaramillo moved an amendment to the motion of the gentleman from Socorro, that the report of the committee be adopted. Motion as amended prevailed, and the bill be laid on the table indefinitely.

The Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled bills made the following reports which were adopted:

Santa Fe, N. M., March 11, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, beg leave to report that they have examined House substitute for

House Bill No. 99, and find the same correctly engrossed and enrolled according to the original thereof.

MARCIAL VALDEZ,

Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 10, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, begs leave to report that they have examined House Bill No. 80, and find the same correctly engrossed and enrolled according to the original thereof.

MARCIAL VALDEZ,
Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 10, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, begs leave to report that they have examined House Bill No. 51, and find the same correctly engrossed and enrolled according to the original thereof.

MARCIAL VALDEZ,

Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 10, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, beg leave to report that they have examined House Bill No. 58, and find the same correctly engrossed and enrolled according to the original thereof.

MARCIAL VALDEZ,

Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 11, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, beg leave to report that they have examined House Joint Resolution No. 13, and find the same correctly engrossed and enrolled according to the original thereof.

MARCIAL VALDEZ,

Chairman.

The following reports of standing committees were received and ordered to take their regular course:

Santa Fe, N. M., March 11, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Labor, to whom was referred House Bill No. 112, 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.

W. H. SCHULTZ,
Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 11, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance, to whom was referred amended Council Bill No. 68, 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 in lieu thereof.

PEDRO SANCHEZ,
Chairman.

Santa Fe, N. M., March 11, 1899.

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Private Corporations, to whom was referred House Bill No. 113, 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 in lieu thereof.

VICTOR ORTEGA,

Chairman.

House Resolution No. 15 introduced by Pablo Trujillo.
Read in full for information.

On motion of Mr. Staplin, House Resolution No. 15 was adopted. The following bills and joint resolutions on third reading were taken up for consideration:

Council Bill No. 81, "An Act in relation to rewards for the arrest and conviction of criminals and to regulate the payment of the same."

Mr. Guyer moved that the report of the committee be adopted. Motion prevailed and the bill therefore failed to pass.

Council Bill No. 129, "An Act to provide the necessary funds to complete and furnish the Territorial Capitol now in course of construction at Santa Fe, and for other purposes."

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

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

Mr. Baca moved that the rules be suspended and that Council Bill No. 131 be taken up for consideration.

Mr. Romero moved an amendment to the motion from the gentleman from Guadalupe, that the bill be referred to its proper committee.

Motion, as amended, prevailed and Council Bill No. 131 was considered read first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Council Bill No. 116, "An Act to provide for the assessment of property in the Territory of New Mexico."

Mr. Schultz moved that the report of the committee be adopted. Motion prevailed and the bill was therefore duly concurred in.

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