Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-23

DEBATES OF A DAY.
Cutting the Judges Salary Arouses
Some Discussion in the :
Senate.
A Auzzie for Justices Of the Peace and
Constahles-Slerra CosH-
TVS Line.
SENATE.
rltrsnAY,s AFTERNOON SESSION.

TUESDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the senate assembled for the last
half of its twentieth days work President
Chavez presented resolution requesting
the secretary of the territory to give the
council the number and names OF con-
VETS that have been pardoned by the
governor before the expiration OF their
term of confinement since the LIST day OF
January, 1887, up to date. Read and on
motion Of Mr.. Prichard adopted.
The president presented a resolution
requesting the warden of the penitentlary
to furnish the council with names OF con-
victs confined since January, 1857, up to
date, who have been pardoned by the
governor, giving oifenses for which con-
victed, length OF sentence, length of con.
inement before receiving pardon, and
.eneral behavior during confinement.
Adopted.
pllls on their third reading resumed:
G. B. No. 81, an act to repea! chapter
II OF sessions laws 1854. 1t refers to the
taking of dispositions Of witnesses out OF
he territory. Read the third time and
passed.
C. Il. No. Al, an act to prevent the
burial OF dead bodies along the banks OF
streams and rivers of running water IN
the territory of New Mexico. Read the
third time and passed.
&. Is. No. A, an act to prevent the TAX
ing up OF cattle not the property OF the
person or persons combining them. The
amendments OF the committee on mines
and public lands were adopted, the bill
was read the third time and passed.
G.. 3. No. 46, an act in reference to
verified accounts. The substitute OF the
Judiciary committee adopted, read the
third time and passed.
&. Il. No. So, all act III relation TO the
acknowledged of written instruments.
Read the second time.
Mr.. i'richard moved to strike OFT sec
ton 5, permitting husbands to transfer
real estate without signature OF the wife.
Mr.. Catron, chairman oil the Judiciary
| committee, which reported the amend
ment, accepted the motion. The bill vac
read the third time, and on motion OF Mr..
Rodey the bill passed.
JUDGES SALARY BILL.
RI. h. No. ii, sn act to repeal an act
liking salaries of the chief and associate
| justices III new Mexico.
This is the house bill which cuts off the
extra salary paid the judges by New Mex
leo. Read first and second time.
Mr.. perea moved that the rules be sus'
pended, that tho bill be read the third
time by title and placed upon its passage
Mr.. Prichari moved that the bill be re-
| ierred to the finance committee.
| Mr.. Cstrou said that he was not in
favor Of the absolute repeal OF the law,
but that he Was in favor of radical
amendment to it. He was in favor of q
law that all judges if appointed as a judge
! in this territory, if they have been resi-
dent here for two or three years previous
10 their appointment, then they shall! re,
ceiye aome additional compensation il
I tbey have not been sllch resident, then
| they shall not receive it. Ii lawyer living
here is appointed, and he ia competent
he must leave a business worth more
than $1,000 year.
Mr.. Terea said he believed strictly IN
home rule. ii the legislature was certain
that President Harrison would appoint
! ;uayes who have been living in the ter
ritory for some years, he would not care
30 much about this bill But if President
| Harrison proposes TO disregard the ma
tional Republican platform, as President
Cleveland has disregarded the national
Democratic platform, and completely IL
more the home rule plank, which is deal
to the heart OF every patriotic citizen OF
| New Mexico, then | care not whethe!
these foreign appolntees, SO to speak
who are sent here to rule over US ano
subsist upon us, as 1t were, while they
| hold their official position, and then tt
take the thousands they have received
, from us and hy back 10 use these same
thousands to help build up somt
other state, I repeat, Mr.. President
that care not whether these judges be
appointed by President Cleveland o.
| President Harrison. | am opposed tt
giving them 81 more than the United
States pays them. They know what the
pay is when they accept the places; ii il
is not enough they need not take the posi-!
tons. and there may be little better
chance OF getting some OF our own ri'zens
appointed.
MIR. prichard's motion to refer Was car
ried by vote Of ayes I, nays 5.
Mr.. Baca reported back from tile com
mittee OH municipal and private corpora
tons G. b. No. 81, an act to amend III
act to incorporate the town OF Silver City,
Read three times and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Rodey adjourned to
O'Clock to-day.