Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-11
GARCIA SEATED.
The Long Contest in the House
Concluded this After
noon.
The Governors Special Message Stirs
up the Members of the
Senate.
SENATE.
THURSDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

for contingent expenses OF the present as
sembly, including the employment OF
three additional clerks" came up for con-
sideration when the senate opened its al
ternoon session yesterday, and on motion
of MIR. Fort the report of the finance com
mittee was reconsidered. Mr.. Fort then
moved an amendment, and the ayes and
nays being called, the amendment was
lost by a vote of 10 to 9.
Mr.. Fort then moved to amend by pro-
viding that instead OF three new clerks,
the house committees on territorial affairs,
Indian affairs, privileges and ele tions,an
militia, be empowered to employ one
clerk to serve all the committees at 50 per
day. The ayes and nays we're demanded
and the vote stood: Ayes-Messrs. Baca,
Fort, Franks, Jaramillo. Prichard, Rodey
and Mr.. Presidential. Nays-Messrs.
Catron, Dolan, Gusdorf, King and Perea-
,. The amendment was therefore adopt
ed, and on motion of Mr.. Jaramillo the
bill passed. :,
The president laid before the council
the report of certain territorial officers
which accompanied the message from
the governor, and the president
referred the reports to the following
The report of the adjutant
general for the years 1887 and 1888, to the
committee on militia also the report of
the geologist, referred to the committee on
mines and public lands; also the report
of the capitol building committee, to the
capitol committee; also the report OF the
cattle sanitary board, to the committee on
territorial affairs.
The president laid before the council a
message from the governor, which was
read in English and Spanish. The mes
sage stated that the expenses OF the
courts amounted to $35O,000 a year,
roundly upbraiding the legislature of two
years ago for not passing bills to reduce
the expenses of the courts, the penlten-
tiary, and for rot passinga revenue law
making specific appropriations, and on
other subjects.
President Chavez arose and said that,
owing to this extraordinary message, the
president desired to say few words,
which the council has always granted to
it's president, to call attention to certain
laws which should be passed at an early
day, and to call attention to certain abuses
and defects in laws that should be cor
rected. If the charges in this message of
the modern Montezuma are true the last
legislature should be remembered only to
be ANONYMOUSLY ignored, but l know,
members of this council know, and others
know that this council did pass the bills
referred to, and that the blame of those
bills not becoming law lies With the author
of this message, and that he should re-
ceive the scorn and condemnation at this
time which he SO justly deserves. Know
ing also, as ! do, that some of those meas
ures passed both houses of the legislature,
yet this modern Montezuma, not having
the manhood to place himself upon rec
ord, when to have signed the bills that
passed both houses would have saved the
territory $50 900 a year in the expenses of
the penitentiary alone; but he escaped
from his Office and residence, when he
knew the committee was going to him
with the bills he sneaked off and slept in
the penitentiary, several miles away,
where he probably thought he and some
others of his friends belonged. Those
calumnies in that message are cast not
only upon the members of this
council, and of the other house,
but upon every man, woman and child
that has the best interests of New Mexico
at heart. This so-called message should
be referred to appropriate committees,
which should examine carefully and fully
the subjects referred to and say whether
the legislature was to blame, or the per-
son who occupies and disgraces the posi-
ton of governor OF New Mexico, by the
grace of Grover Cleveland. 1t is nice
thing for him to howl about the great
costs OF the courts, which he failed to try
to reduce, and the old members here re-
member how certain high officials, includ-
ing himself, put forth great efforts to in
crease their pay, and also remember of
those bulldozng judicial acts of certain
high officials to increase the pay of them
selves, and then to bring quo-warranto
against the territorial officers
to compel them to fitch enormous sums of
money from the treasury for their own ag-
The message will be re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
Mr.. Perea said he thought he would
alone have to take up the fight for the last
legislature, but he was especially pleased to
see that the people of New Mexico had a
champion in President Chavez worthy of
the cause. This message is on par with
q former message by this modern Monte
zama. He speaks about laws that did not
pass. I have not been favorite member
with certain territorial officers, so l have
never been favored with copy of the
laws, though a member of the council
that passed them. But as a member OF
the last legislature know how he came
to the halls of the legislature to lobby
through his pet measures by making
pledges and promises, ETC., and to pre-
vent the passage of bills that would have
saved the territory 500, 900, including my
revenue bill, and which he now calls for.
When he escaped from the legislative
committees it is said that he jumped on
milk wagon going to the penitentiary and
when the person came out to get the milk
for the prisoners, the governor had drank
it all up.
Mr.. Prichard said there were three
members here now that were here two
years ago, the president, Mr.. Perea and
himself. Not one will dispute word |
say. If it has cost 100000 to conduct
the judiciary it is deplorable matter;
some one is to blame; if this legislature
did not try to pass any laws two years
ago it is to be blamed if it did attempt to
pass laws, but was obstructed, then the
executive is to blame. The council and
house passed a law that would have saved
New Mexico $50, 900 year. Did the ex-
ecutive sign it? Did he approve it? No;
not having the courage of his own con-
victions, he skipped away from his office
and residence and stayed most of the day
and all night at the penitentiary, with in
structions to permit no one Especially
of the legislature) to know where he was.