Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-14

or impeachment of the lieutenant gov
ernor, or when he shall hold the office OF
governor. If there be no lieutenant gov"
ernor, or if the lieutenant governor shall
for any of the causes above speclhed,
become incapable OF performing the
duties OF the office OF governor, the presi-
dent of the senate shall act us governor
until the vacancy is filled or the dis:
ability removed and if the president OF
the senate, for any of the above named
causes, shall become incapable OF per-
forming the duties of governor, the same
shall devolve upon the speaker OF the
house of representatives.
Sec. 8. There shall be seal OF the
state, which shall be kept by the secre-
tary of the state, and shall be called the
Great seal of the state of New Mexico"
and the seal of the territory of New
Mexico as now used, shall be the seal
of the state until otherwise provided by
law.
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
Having passed upon those articles re-
lating to the executive and legislative
branches of the state government the
convention at its afternoon session took
up that other, and most important sub
ject, the judicial branch. Judge Bristol,
as CHAIRMAN of the committee on judicial
department, presented report compris'
ing fifty-three sections 1t provided,
among other things, for an elective judi
ciary for a supreme court; district courts,
the state to be divided into four districts
for county courts, having jurisdiction OF
all matters of probate, OF mlsdemeanors
arising within their respective counties,
and jurisdiction within the county of all
actions at law when the amount involved
is less than $500, and presented in detail
all the necessary machinery for COM
plete judicial system.
But before the convention got one-third
through with the report it was pretty well
"crucifed," as one member put it. The
county court provision and the elec i've
principal bore the brunt of the battle
from 2 O'Clock until 80 last night. The
debate, more than any previous one,
brought out the ability and the oratory Of
the delegates. There was no "herding'
of the members. 1t was an open contest
without regard to county or sectional
| lines, and the discussion was one OF in
tense interest. Messrs. Otero, Springer,
| Clancy, of Santa Fe; Baca, of Bernalillo
Sanchez, of San Miguel; Catron, Halle
dine and others were for amending the
committees report to the end that the
supreme judges should be appointed by
the governor by and with the advice and
consent of the senate, and contended
that the probate court should have only
the ordinary jurisdiction. Judge Bristol
Col. Rynerson, Judge Trimble, Gov
Slower, Mr.. Whamore, Mr.. Sanchez Of
Colfax, Mr.. Rodey, Major Sena and
others advocated an elective judiciary.
In committee Of the whole the clause
relating to county courts was finally
stricken out and one relating to probate
courts only inserted.
Col. Rynerson moved to amend the re.
port by substituting for section the fol-
lowing:
"The first judges Of the supreme court
shall be appointed by the governor by
and with the consent of the senate, and
at the first session of the supreme court
their terms shall be determined by lot, sc
that one shall hold Office for two years
one for four years and one for six years
and their successors shall be elected by q
vote of the people. The justice having
the shortest term shall be the CHIEF
justice"
After two hours of debate, Mr. Syringe,
offered the following in lieu of Col. Ryner.
sons substitute
"The judges Of the supreme court shall
be appointed by the governor, by and
with the consent of the senate, and then
salaries fixed by law, but no two such
judges shall be appointed from the same
district"
After a further long discussion Mr..
Springer's substitute was adopted in com
mittee of the whole by vote of 20 to
| 16.
The committo then arose and reported
progress and adjourned to a. m.
To-DAY's SESSION.
In the constitution this forenoon the
report Of the committee on apportionment
was presented as follows:
To the Constitutional Convention. Mr..
President: Your committee on appor-
| tionment has had under consideration
the apportionment of the state for SEN
ators and representatives, and respectful
ly submits the accompanying article as
its conclusions and determination.
They have arrived at this result by
using as basis the registration in each
county at the last general election, show
ing the following as tho registered votes,
to wit:
Bernalillo county ,2sS San Miguel county ,s45
Colfax county ....2, 6i0S Santa Fe county 3,756
Dona Ana county 1866 Sierra county. 1884
Grant county e. ,l27 ISocorro county,. 2,759
Lincoln county 2,343I1 Taos county 1900
Mora county. 50. ,940l Valencia county. 1904
Rio Arriba oounty.3 l33I5an Juan county. 58l
Total....................................42,69 sos
The committee deducted from the total
registration in Rio Arriba county 800
votes and added that number to Santa Fe
county, and from Bernalillo seventy-fve
votes and added that number to Santa Fe
county; it being agreed that about that
number Of the registered voters of these
two counties had by the act Of the last
legislature been taken from those coun-
ties and included in the county of Santa
| Fe. The committee also took 1900 as the
number to represent one senator and 800