into a committee of the whole, with the President in the chair to resume the consideration of Council Bill No. 81, entitled An Act providing funds and making appropriations for the 42d and 43d fiscal years and for other purposes.

Committee of the whole resumed.

Upon the committee of the whole rising the President as chairman of said committee reported that they had had under consideration Council Bill No. 81, that they had adopted several amendments thereto and they recommend that Council Bill No. 81, pass as amended.

Upon motion of Mr. Catron, Harry S. Clancy was appointed as a committee clerk.

Upon motion of Mr. Stover Council Bill No. 81 was ordered to be copied in typewriting, with all the amendments which were adopted.

Upon motion of Mr. Richardson the Council then adjourned until 10 a. m. February 4, 1891.

J. FRANCO. CHAVEZ, President.

M. LUNA, Chief Clerk.

THIRTY-SECOND DAY.

MORNING SESSION.

HALL of LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

SANTA FE, N. M., February 4, 1891,
Wednesday, 10 o'clock a. m.

Conncil met pursuant to adjournment.

Session opened by prayer by the Rev. John Menaul. Roll call dispensed with, all members being present. The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and upon motion adopted.

The President announced that the special order of business was the consideration of Council Bill No. 81, entitled An Act providing funds and making appropriations for the 42d and 43d fiscal years and for other purposes, which the committee of the whole had reported to the Council, recommending its passag

Upon motion of Mr. Perea Council Bill No. 81 was laid on table until the afternoon session.

The President announced the regular order of business, petitions and memorials, none being presented.

Reports of standing committees were in order.

Mr. Stover, chairman of the committee on railroads, reported that said committee had had Council Bill No. 23, entitled An Act to regulate the transportation of freights by railroad cor porations and to prevent the pooling of their earnings, under consideration and recommended that the same do not pass.

Mr. Ancheta, chairman of the committee on territorial affairs, reported that said committee had had Council Bill No. 44, entitled An Act fixing the compensation of county assessors in the Territory of New Mexico, under consideration and recommended that the same pass. The bill and report were ordered to lie on the table and await their regular order.

Mr. Catron, chairman of the committee on judiciary, reported that said committee had had Council Bill No. 79, entitled An Act to fix the time for holding the supreme and district courts in the Territory of New Mexico under consideration, and recommended that the same be passed with amendments. The bill and report were ordered to lie on the table and await their regular order.

Reports of special committees were now in order, there being none made.

Resolutions were in order, there being none.

Introduction of bills was in order, and there being none.
Bills upon second reading were in order.

Mr. Mills rose to a question of privilege made a motion that the rules be ordered entered in the Journal of the Council as had been previously ordered.

Mr. Catron amended this motion by moving that the rules be ordered to be entered into the Journal five days prior to the expiration of the present term of the Legislative Assembly, which amendment having been accepted by Mr. Mills, it was so ordered.

Council Bill No. 58-entitled An Act fixing the compensation of probate clerks and ex officio recorders in the Territory of New Mexico was then taken up, with the report of the committee thereon, and read a first time by title, then read in full for information.

Mr. Jaramillo made a motion that Council Bill No. 58 be recommitted to the committee on territorial affairs.

Mr. Richardson made a motion to amend the motion of Mr. Jaramillo, that the committee be instructed to report Council Bill No. 58 by to-morrow, which motion as amended was carried.

Mr. Catron moved that the rules be suspended and that Council Bill No. 79, entitled An Act to fix the time for holding the supreme and district courts in the Territory of New Mexico be taken up, which motion prevailed.

Council Bill No. 79, with the amendments as proposed by the committee on judiciary was taken up.

After various amendments had been adopted to Council Bill No. 79, Mr. Catron inade a motion that the consideration of said bill be temporarily postponed, and that said bill be placed in the hands of Mr. Ancheta who wished to further examine said bill.

Mr. Stover made a motion that the Council now resolve it. self into a committee of the whole for the consideration of the substitute for Council Bill No. 12, entitled An Act establishing common schools in the Territory of New Mexico and creating the office of public instruction, which motion was carried.

Mr. Stover moved that House Bill No. 85, entitled An Act establishing common schools in the Territory of New Mexico and creating the office of public instruction be substituted for the Council substitute of Council Bill No. 12, which motion was carried.

Mr. Perea made a motion to have a call of the Council made, which resulted in all members being present except Mr. Santis

tevan.

Upon motion of Mr. Stover further call of the House was dis pensed with, and the Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole on House Bill No. 85, entitled An Act establishing common schools in the Territory of New Mexico and creating the office of public instruction.

The committee of the whole now arose and through the President as its chairman announced that they had come to no resolution on House Bill No. 85, as a substitute for Council substi. tute to Council Bill No. 12.

On motion of Mills the Council adjourned until 2 p. m.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

HALL OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

SANTA FE, N. M.. February 4, 1891.
Wednesday, 2 o'clock p. m.

Upon motion of Mr. Stover the Council again resolved itself into a committee of the whole with House Bill No. 85, as a substitute for Council substitute for Council Bill No. 12 under consideration.

Mr. Richardson now moved that the committee of the whole rise and report progress.

Upon the committee of the whole arising the President as chairman of said committee announced to the Council that they had had under consideration House Bill No. 85 as a substitute for Council substitue for Council Bill No. 12, and recommended that the same pass.

Upon motion of Mr. Richardson the report of the committee of the whole was adopted.

Upon motion of Mr. Stover House Bill No. 85 was considered as engrossed and put upon its third reading.

Mr. Richardson moved that House Bill No. 85 do now pass, and the ayes and nays were ordered with the following resuit:

Ayes, Messrs. Ancheta, Catron, Contreras, Jaramillo, Mills, Perea, Richardson, Santistevan, Stover, Valdez, Vigil and Mr. President-12.

Nays, none.

Therefore House Bill No. 85 as a substitute for Council substitute for Council Bill No. 12 was passed.

Upon motion of Mr. Richardson the vote by which House Bill No. 85 had passed was reconsidered and laid upon the table indefinitely.

Upon motion of Mr. Richardson the Council now adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. February 5, 1891.

M. LUNA, Chief Clerk.

J. FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, President.

THIRTY-THIRD DAY.

MORNING SESSION.

HALL OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

SANTA FE, N. M., February 5, 1891,
Thursday, 10 o'clock a. m.

Council met pursuant to adjournment.

Session opened by prayer by Rev. John Menaul.
Roll call dispensed with, all members being present.

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved.

A messenger from the House appeared and announced that that honorable body had passed the following House substitute for House Bill No. 49, entitled An Act relating to discharged convicts; also, Council substitute for Council Bills Nos. 19 and 24 and House Bill No. 63, entitled An Act amending An Act in relation to the election of justices of the peace, and for other purposes; approved February 28, 1889.

As a matter of privilege the committee on enrolled and engrossed bills through its chairman, Mr. Ancheta, reported that Council Joint Resolution was duly enrolled.

The chair announced that he had signed Council Joint Resolution No. 6, authorizing the appointment of a commission to proceed to Washington relative to land court bill.

Unanimous consent having been granted the committee on the judiciary, through Mr. Ancheta, made a report on Council Bill No. 79, entitled An Act to fix the time for holding the supreme and district courts in the Territory of New Mexico, with House amendments, recommending the passage of the bill with additional amendments. The report and bill ordered to lie on the table and await their regular order.

Under the unanimous consent granted, Mr. Richardson introduced:

Council Bill No. 121-entitled An Act prescribing the mode for determining and defining the nature, extent and duration of all rights and interests in and liens upon and to quiet the title of real property; the bill was read a first time by title, and under suspension of the rules read a second time, ordered trans