Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-01-02
SENATE.
AFTERNOON SESSION, DEC.

AFTERNOON SESSION. DEC. Ok.
Al 4 p. NJ. the president called the sen
ate to order. All members were present.
Mr.. Perea introduced 4 bill entitled al
act to repeal IAN act 10 provide the means
to enable the penitontiary authorities to
employ the convicts in mining coal"
The bill was, under suspension of the
rules, read the first, second and third time
and passed,
4 committee from the lloGSc, through
its chairman, Mr.. Foster, reported that
the house was organized and ready Tor
business.
On motion OF Mr.. Fort, the president
appointed Messrs. Fort Dolan and Sellg-
man committee to inform the house
and the governor that the council was Or
ganized and ready for business.
The committee upon its return present.
cd q message from the governor in writ
ing.
Mr. Rodey moved that the message be
read for the information OF the council.
Adopted.
The message OF the governor was read
| by /. NJ. Bond. clerk, in little over an
hour, without II break or stop.
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the message in Spanish was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Perea offered resolution that in
asmuch as Marcelino Garcia, probate
clerk of Santa Fc county, had refused to
obey subpoena duces tecum, that writ
be at once issued for the arrest OF said
Garcia and be placed in the hands of the
sergeant OF arms for service. Adopted.
The writ was at once issued.
On motion OF Mr.. Fort the librarian
was directed to furnish the members Of
the council with copies OF the revised
laws OF 1884 and the session laws OF 1867
On motion OF Mr.. Rodey tho council
adjourned to 10 n. m. tomorrow.
sENATE-JANUARY l, 1859.
Tie council met at 10 4. III.
The roll was called and all members Of
the council responded to their names.
The chaplain, Rev. Anto. Jouvenceau
was absent.
Mr.. Fort created little pleasantly by
saying that rs the chaplain was absent,
Mr.. Frank Springer, well known
I citizen of San Miguel county, might aid
the council in its dire extremity by lead
ing in prayer on this bright LIST day o.
January, 1880 But Mr.. Springer was not
present.
The journal was read, and upon motion
OF Mr.. Baca, was approved.
| The president laid before the council
the papers in the contested election case
OF Juan p Romero VS.. Alexander Gus
dorf, which were referred to the committee
| on privileges and elections.
The president announced that the
sergeant at arms of the council now hat
Mr.. Marcelino Garcia, probate clerk o
Santa Fe county, in arrest, and that Mr.
Garcia was now in the room with thu
committee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. Fort moved that Mr.. Garcia, tn,
person under arrest, be permitted to g
upon his own recoghizance till p. In.
| There being no objection it was so or
dered.
Mr.. Fort moved that the council nd
journ to 3p. m.
Mr.. King moved to amend by maxim,
it 4 p. m. Mr. Fort accepted the amend
ment and thereupon the council adjourned
to 4 p. N.
Yesterdays AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met at p. N.
Upon the roll being called the following
members responded to their names Sen
ators Baca, Dolan, Fort, Franks, Gusdorf
Jaramilo, King, Perea, Rodey, Seligman
Veeder and Mr.. President-12.
The president laid before the council
communication OF the chief clerk to thu
territorial librarian to supply the council
with copies OF the Revised Laws OF 1884
and the Session Laws of 1SSG-'S7, in com
pliance with resolution OF the council
And also placed before the council tn,
reply of the librarian, in which he no
only refuses to comply with the request
but ignores the existence OF the council
The president asked what action, i
any, the council desired to take upon tn,
subject?
Mr.. Perea stated that he was it'll
surprised to learn that rs old an officer a.
the librarian should ignore the existence
of the council, but still he was not so yer,
much surprised either, as his action wa
about in keeping with that OF some othe
officers in this territory, who thought tina
they were above the power that makes
the laws or the courts that enforce them
He announced that law would be pre-
pared as soon as possible TO place q per
son in the office Of librarian that woul(
learn that there was council in the terri
tory. Meanwhile he hoped that the mat
ter would be passed over.
THAT CONTEMPT CASE.
The president laid before the council
the writ to arrest Marcelino Garcia TO
contempt and the return Of the sergean
at arms thereon. Mr.. Garcia appeared
before the clerks desk.
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