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After recess the House was called to order, with the Speaker in the chair.

Council Bill No. 79 was made a special order for 5 p. m.

Mr. Barnes moved that Council Bill No. 79 be read a third time by title preparatory to its passage.

Mr. Kilpatrick moved an amendment that on page 4, line 23, after the word "withdraw" and before the word "fee," insert "or membership."

Mr. Gutierrez moved that the amendment be tabled indefinitely. Motion prevailed.

Mr. Staplin moved that section 21 be made section 22, and that the following be inserted and numbered "section 21:"

"Section 21. Nothing in this act shall abrogate in any way chapter I, title 5, Compiled Laws of 1897, relating to corporations.' Mr. Gutierrez moved that the amendment be tabled indefinitely. Motion prevailed.

Mr. Romero moved that the bill do now pass, and upon that demanded the previous question.

Motion prevailed, and the previous question was ordered.
Roll call was ordered, with the following result:

Aves: Celso Baca, M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Herrera, Romero, Trujillo, Valdez, Wharton, Winston-12.

Nays: Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Ortega, Sanchez, Staplin-7.

The bill having received the necessary number of votes, was declared duly concurred in.

Bills and joint resolutions on third reading being the order, the following was taken up for consideration:

House Bill No. 131, "To amend sub-section 6 of section 1737 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, relating to personal earnings."

On motion of Mr. Jaramillo, the bill was tabled indefinitely. House Bill No. 101, "An Act to authorize the building of sidewalks in the Territory of New Mexico."

On motion of Mr. Barnes, the bill was tabled indefinitely.

House Bill No. 114, "An Act extending the right of suffrage to women in certain cases."

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

Mr. Jaramillo moved an amendment that the bill be tabled indefinitely.

Motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the House adjourned.

NIGHT SESSION.

Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.

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

Roll was called, and the following members present:

M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Guyer, Herrera, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Staplin, Trujillo, Valdez, Wharton, Winston, and Mr. Speaker. A quorum being present, the House proceeded to business.

Bills and joint resolutions on third reading were taken up for consideration.

House Bill No. 105, "An Act to prevent negroes and mulattoes from marrying whites."

Mr. Barnes moved that the amendments offered by the committee be adopted.

Roll was called, and resulted as follows:

Ayes: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Guyer, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Winston-10.

Nays: Gutierrez, Herrera, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Trujillo -6.

Amendments were therefore adopted.

Mr. Romero moved that the bill be laid on the table indefinitely. Roll call was ordered; following result:

Ayes: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Herrera, McIntosh, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Trujillo, Valdez-12.

Nays: Guyer, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, Wharton, Winston, and Mr. Speaker-7.

Motion having received the necessary number of votes, the bill was tabled indefinitely.

House Bill No. 120, "An Act to provide salary for justice of the peace and for other purposes."

On motion of Mr. Barnes, the bill was tabled indefinitely.

House Bill No. 121, "An Act to facilitate business in the District Courts of New Mexico, and to provide funds to pay jurors in the trials of said court."

Bill was read for information.

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

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

House Bill No. 101, "An Act to provide compensation of sheriffs in attending probate courts and sessions of the county commissioners."

On motion of Mr. Guver, the bill was tabled indefinitely.

Substitute for House Bill No. 111. Read first and second time by title.

Mr. Sanchez moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of considering House substitute for House Bill No. 111, and that it be read a third time by title preparatory to its passage.

Motion lost; bill referred to Committee on Territorial Affairs. House Bill No. 106, "An Act fixing the compensation of probate clerks in counties of the second class."

On motion of Mr. Leib, the bill was tabled indefinitely.

House Bill No. 108, "An Act for the preservation of the public health, and for other purposes."

Substitute was read for information.

On motion of Mr. Guyer, the original bill was tabled indefinitely. Mr. Guyer moved that the substitute be tabled indefinitely. Mr. Valdez moved that the motion of the gentleman from Union be tabled indefinitely.

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Valdez moved that the substitute be read a first and second time by title preparatory to its passage.

Mr. Guyer moved an amendment that the House adjourn.

Roll call was ordered; following result:

Ayes: Barnes, Guyer, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Ortega, Trujillo—8.

Nays: M. Baca, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Herrera, Romero, Sanchez, Staplin, Valdez, Wharton, Winston-11.

House therefore refused to adjourn.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the rules were suspended and the bill read a first and second time by title.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the rules were suspended and the bill read a third time by title preparatory to its passage.

On motion of Mr. Staplin, the vote by which the bill was read a third time by title was reconsidered.

Mr. Gutierrez moved an amendment by striking out the word "three" and inserting the word "ten."

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Gutierrez moved an amendment by striking out the word "eight" and inserting the words "one hundred."

Adopted.

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

Mr. Herrera moved that the bill do now pass.

Roll call ordered: following result:

Aves: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Herrera, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Stanlin, Trujillo, Valdez, Wharton, Winston-18.

Navs: Guver-1.

Bill therefore passed.

The following bill was introduced by unanimous consent: House Bill No. 147, introduced by Hon. John R. Guyer, "An Act

to amend section 3413 of the Compiled Laws of 1897 of the Territory of New Mexico."

Bill read for information.

Read first and second time by title, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Mr. Guyer moved that the Committee on Judiciary be instructed to report tomorrow morning at 10 on House Bill No. 147.

Prevailed.

Mr. Wharton moved that the rules be suspended and that Council Bill No. 75 be taken up for consideration.

Mr. Herrera moved that the House concur in the passage of the bill.

Mr. Gutierrez moved an amendment that the bill be tabled indefinitely.

Motion, as amended, prevailed.

House Bill No. 109, "An Act in relation to highways."

Mr. Guyer moved that the bill be tabled indefinitely.

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Guyer moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of introducing a joint memorial.

Motion prevailed.

House Joint Memorial No. 5, "To the President of the United States." Read in full.

Mr. Guyer moved that the joint memorial do now pass.

Roll call ordered; following result:

Ayes: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Guyer, Herrera, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Ortega. Romero, Sanchez, Staplin, Trujillo, Valdez, Wharton, Winston-19. Nays: None.

Memorial therefore passed.

House Bill No. 139, "An Act for the protection of fruit interest and fruit growers in the Territory of New Mexico.”

Read for information.

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

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

Council Bill No. 99, "An Act to simplify and cheapen the hypothecation of real estate."

On motion of Mr. Gallegos, the bill was tabled indefinitely. Council Bill No. 77, "An Act to encourage and protect the clayworking industries in the Territory of New Mexico."

Read for information.

Bill was passed over for the present.

Mr. Luna moved that the vote by which House Bill No. 147 was referred to its committee be reconsidered, and that the rules be suspended and the bill taken up for its consideration.

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

Mr. Luna moved that the bill do now pass.

Roll call ordered; following result:

Ayes: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gallegos, Gutierrez, Guyer, Herrera, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Trujillo, Valdez, and Mr. Speaker-13.

Nays: Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Staplin, Wharton, Winston-7.

Bill therefore passed.

Mr. Luna moved that the vote by which the bill was passed be reconsidered, and the reconsideration be tabled indefinitely.

Motion prevailed.

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Council Joint Memorial No. 5, "Asking for a trout hatchery.' On motion of Mr. Guyer, the memorial was read a third time by title preparatory to its passage.

On motion of Mr. Guver, the memorial was placed on its passage and passed.

House Bill No. 127, "An Act to regulate the manufacture and sale of malt, spirituous vinous liquors, and to repeal section 4137 of the Compiled Laws of 1897."

Mr. Winston moved an amendment that in section 2, line 6, to strike out the words "twenty gallons" and insert the words "two gallons, the same not to be drunk on the premises" be inserted in lieu thereof.

Adopted.

On motion of Mr. Gutierrez, the bill was recommitted.

Mr. Guyer moved that the committee be instructed to report tomorrow at 10 on this bill.

Motion prevailed.

Mr. Guyer moved that the vote by which the bill was recommitted be reconsidered.

Motion prevailed.

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

Mr. Kilpatrick moved that the bill do pass.

Roll call was ordered; following result:

Ayes: Gallegos, Jaramillo, Kilpatrick, Leib, McIntosh, Staplin, Trujillo, Wharton, Winston-9.

Nays: M. Baca, Barnes, Crespin, Gutierrez, Guyer, Herrera, Ortega, Romero, Sanchez, Valdez-10.

Bill failed to pass.

On motion of Mr. Herrera, the House adjourned.

R. L. BACA,

M. LUNA,

Speaker.

Chief Clerk.

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