Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-14
I'll of which is respectfully submitted,



Chairman of the Committee.
Following is copy of the article which
the committee recommends for incorpora-
ton III the state constitution.
ARTICLE --.
Section 1. The legislature OF the state
shall at its first session after the admission
of New Mexico into the union divide the
state into senatorial districts, and appor-
ton the senators to such districts and the
representatives to the several counties,
using as basis for such apportionment
the last census which may have been
taken prior thereto by the United States.
Sec. 2. The legislature at its first ses-
sion after the taking OF each census by
the United States shall, in the same man
ner provided in section l Of this article,
divide the state into senatorial! districts
and apporton the senators and repre-
sentatives.
Sec. 8. Until the state shall be divided
into senatorial districts as provided IN
section l of this article, said districts
shall be constituted and numbered as fol-
lows:
The county of Colfax shall constitute
the LIST district, which shall be entitled to
one senator.
The county of Mora shall constitute the
I'd district, it shall be entitled to one SEN
ator.
The counties of Mora and Colfax shall
jointly constitute the Sd district, which
shall be entitled to one senator.
The county of Taos shall constitute the
4th district, which shall be entitled to one
senator.
The county Of Rio Arriba shall consti-
tute the 9Th district, which shall be en-
titled to two senator's.
The county of Santa Fe shall constitute
the 9th district, which shall be entitled to
two senators. ,.
The county of San Miguel shall consti-
tute the 7th district, which shall be en-
| titled to four senators.
The county of Bernalillo shall constl-
tute the 8th district, which shall be entl-
tied to three senators.
The county of Valencia shall constitute
the 9th district, which shall be entitled to
one senator.
The county OF Socorro shall constitute
the 10th district, which shall be entitled
to one senator.
The county of Sierra shall constitute
the 18th district, which shall be entitled
| to one senator.
The county of Grant shall constitute
the 18th district, which shall be entitled
to one senator.
The county OF Dona Ana shall consti-
tute the 18th district, which shall be en-
titled to one senator.
The counties of Dona Ana and Grant
shall Jointly constitute the 14th district,
which shall be entitled to one senator.
The county Of Lincoln shall constitute
the 18th district, which shall be entitled
to one senator.
Sec. 4. Until an apportionment OF the
representatives shall be made in accord
ance with section of this article, they
shall be divided among the several coun-
ties of the state as follows:
The county Of Colfax shall have three
representatives; the county of Mora 3
the county of Taos 2; the county of Rio
Arriba 3 the county Of San Juan l the
county of Santa Fe 4; the county of San
Miguel 8; the county Of Bernalillo 6; the
county of Valencia, 2; the county of So
zorro 3; the county of Sierra 2; the coun-
ty of Grant 8; the county Of Dona Ana
3. and the county Of Lincoln 2.
The convention has devoted the whole
Of to-day's session to continuation ofthe
debate on the judicial department. As
matters looked at noon there will be re-
consideration of the clause relating to pro-
bate and county courts and possibly a
compromise whereby the supreme judges
shall be first appointed and afterward
elected, one every two years. However,
the fate of these questions still hangs in
the balance and is not likely to be final
ly determined till Monday afternoon, as it
will be Monday or Tuesday before this
subject can be finally passed upon.