Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-06
THE CONVENTION.
ommittee Rsports-The Militia Claim
and the Public School
Question.
Salaries of Empioyees-The lncidenta
Accounts Referred to Santa
Feans.

The convention reassembled at =
o'clock this afternoon. After prayer by
the chaplain the journal was read anu
The privileges OF the floor were granted
to Mr.. J. NJ. Sebgoria, editor of Ell NalIc
del Brave, FL Paso; to Col, VIM. Breeder
and Hon. John r. McFie, OF Las Cruces.
E. A. Dow, from the committee on
elective franchise, reported having eX-
amined large number OF constitutions,
and Herewith presented n paragraph on
the subject embodying points which the
committee favored for insertion in the
New Mexico constitution. Report re-
ceived.
Mr.. Perea moved to suspend the rules
and read the matter on elective franchise
favored by the committee. Read.
Ex-Gov. Slower said this was part OF
the report and the rules didn't have to be
suspended.
The chair sustained the point Of order
The matter was read. 1t provides that
six months residence in the state shall be
necessary before 4 man can vote; no
religious test required Of voter; no one
convicted of Crookedness in connection
with elections shall be qualified to hold
office legislature to regulate all matters
relating TO elections; the secrecy OF the
ballot shall be inviolate save III the case
of contested elections; that general cleo
tons shall be held every two years, those
of even number, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November, and
the term of office shall begin the first
Monday in January following.
Ex-Secretary Rtch, of Socorro, offered
the following for Incorporation:
1t shall be the duty OF the legislature to
enact appropriate laws to prevent the for
nation OF trusts or monopoles which seek
to control the necessaries OF life to the in
jury OF consumers.
Referred to the committee on corpora
tons.
Col. Fountain from the committee on
ways and means reported a substitute for
Mr.. Perea's resolution OF yesterday relat-
ing to the salary OF employees. The COM
mittee recommended the convention
employees be paid per day as follows:
Secretary, IS; assistant secretary, rs; in
terpreter, 50; stenographer $3.50; SER
geant at arms, So janitor, 50; chaplain,
$3; messenger, $3.
Col. Fountain explained that, allowing
the convention a session OF fifteen days,
| the total salaries under this resolution
would be but $685.. 50-not $4,000, by n
jugful.
The committee on ways and means also
recommended that the chair be author
lied to employ competent translator,
such person to look to the next legislature
for his salary, and recommended that be-
yond this the list OF employees should not
be enlarged,
The ways and means committee further
reported that no provision is made for
the meeting incidental expenses Of the
members, not stationery, but ink, stands,
water pitchers, towels, soap, etc, and
the territorial auditor firmly refused to
provide these. Therefore the committee
recommended that each member contrib
ute 81 to constitute an incidental fund,
and if there were a surplus at the close of
the convention, this supplies shall be
donated to the public school fund. This
report was made by Mr.. Richard Mans
field White, o. Sierra.
| Col. Rynerson said it was q high honor
to Santa Fe to have this convention held
here, and he moved that the matter Of
incidentals be referred to the delegation
from Santa Fe. He thought Las Cruces,
albuquerque or Las Vegas would look
after these incidentals if the convention
were held at either Of these points.
! Col. Rynerson's motion was adopted.
The committee on congressional re-
quirements and taxation made report
through its chairman, Hon. Pedro Perea.
1t set forth, among other things, that the
state acknowledge all the territorys debts
except those incurred during the late war
and known as militia claims; provides for
perfect liberation of religious sentiments,
that there shall be no preference by law
for any religious institution that the state
may tax lands held by any Indian who
! had severed his tribal relation; that the
state shall establish a system of public
schools, open to all the children of New
Mexico alike and free from sectarian con-
troll.
Mr.. Rodey from the committee present
ed minority report in which he ap-
proved of the majority report except that
clause relating to non-sectarian schools.
He deemed this matter of such moment
that he insisted on the use OF stronger
language, and he recommended the adj
dition of the words: "And no other OF
different schools shall receive any public
support from the treasury"
The report was received OH motion Of
Col. Prichard, and sent to the Ecalendbr
to come up at some future time.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Bill CT Rights, Schedule and Mis-
cellaneous subjects--T. B. Catron, W. q.
Hazedine, n Martinez, John d. Bail,
Demetrio Perez.
On Legislative Department - Frank
Springer, B. S. Rodey, r. w. Heman
w. F. Burns, W. L. Kelley.
On Executive Observation-Disclosures S.
Otero, Severino Trujillo, D. e. Lobato,
Nicholas GALES, z. l.. Vanderveer.
On Judicial Observation-Disclosures Bris'
toll, L. S. Trimble, J. A. Whitmore, S. s.
Terrell, Jose D. Sena.
On Elective Franchise-E. A. Dow, F
w. Clancy, Richard Mansfield White,
Marcos c. de Baca, j. NJ. G. Chavez.
On Education-Wm. &. Ritch, A. J
Fountain, Cristobal Sanchez, Jefferson
Reynolds, Nicolas Pine.
On Congressional Requirements-Pe'
dro Perea, B. s. Rodey, ]. g. Clancy
Desiderio Sandoval, +. X. Caldwell.
On Public Institutions and Buildings
W. L. Rynerson, W. H. Shupp, Aniceto
Abeytia, Alexandra Sandoval, Mated
LuJan.
On Corporations, Public, Private, Coun
ty, City and Precinct-Martin Lehman
W. D. Lee, E, S, Slower, Manuel G. dc
Baca, T. W. Heman.
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