Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-28
a HAPPY EVENT.
li"nors for the President. Speaker and
CHER Clerks of the Legislature.

IIonors for the President. Speaker and
CHER Clerks of the Legislature.
a large number Of senators, represents
tives, employees, and ladies' and gentle
men assembled last evening in the house
OF representatives to witness the presenta- |
ton OF canes and watches to the presiding |
officers and chief clerks OF both houses. |!
Col. j. u. Woodward called the meet !
ing to order and announced that the first !
business in order WAS the election OF a .
president
On motion Of Antonio l.ucero Hon. (
Candelario tnlrcia was elected president. |
On motion Of Anado G. de Dnca |. NJ. |
Bond WAS elected secretary and J. d. |
woodward was elected assistant secretary. I!
j. j. Trujillo WAS elected interpreter. !
Secretary Bond called out the program.
\ committee Of Reed, Baca and rruillo !
escorted the gentlemen to proper seats. |
In presenting the cane to President |
Chayes, Of the council, able, concise and |
eloquent speeches were made by Mariana !
LarragOite, OF the LIST district j. J. Tru !
jillo, OF the ID district; A. j. Fountain, |
jr., OF the Sd district and Harry Rutiner,
OF the 4th district; ana III presenting the
cane to Speaker Fountain similar speeches
were made by l.arkin q. Read, OF the LIST
district; Guadalupe Otero, OF the "a dis
trlct; MIR. Hubbcll for the 81 district, and
Antonio Lucero, of the 4tll district.
|. NJ. Bond, without previous notice or
preparation, made the presentation speech
Of the fine gold watch to Chief Clerk
Montoya, of the council.
President Chavez said in response:
Permit me to thank you from the bot
| tom OF my heart for the tender of this
token of the appreciation in which you
| hold my humble services. feel that in
doing me this honor, it is not to me the
individual, but that it is done to the public
officer who in his official capacity has
attempted to comply with the delicate and
onerous duty with which by the kindness
Of the members of the council of the 18th
legislative assembly of our beloved terri
tory of New Mexico he has been honored
far beyond his merit. If in that public
capacity | have deserved your approba-
ton and that OF my constituents of the
territory, am content. This cane, the
token Of your appreciation and kindly
feeling, l shall keep as a sacred emblem
and token to remind me of my sacred
duty to patriotism, duty and love for my
countrymen, to be considered that as o
weapon it shall be used with all the
force and power of my poor
arm in battling for the interests OF
the union and for New Mexico, to strike
down their enemies and to uphold law and
order. If in coming years may again be
called to any public position l pledge
myself firmly that it shall be lasting
reminder-that it calls me to duty, which
| will discharge fearlessly be the odds
what they may. Gentlemen all, l am
deeply thankful to you.
Speaker Fountain appeared in his hap
piest mood and said:
1t is with the most lively emotions OF
qualification that | accept this beautiful
gift, expressive of the kindly sentiments
you entertain toward me, but still more
highly do | value the kind words OF es-
TEEN and affection which accompany it
for tifty-nine days We have been asso-
ciated together engaged in the discharge
of our official duties to our constituents,
the people of New Mexico. You have
been pleased to refer to my humble efforts
in the defense of those people from the
tongue Of SANDER and the pen OF defama-
ton. am entitled to no credit for that.
Twenty-six years have elapsed since l
came to this territory. Here is all hold
dear, the wife OF my bosom, the children
born to us and when | raise my voice in
defense OF the caraCter OF the people of
New Mexico, but defend my own wife
and my own children, in whose veins
flows the blood Of the gallant conquerors,
the lron-clad men who more than three
centuries since, marched across the then
UNEMPLOYED deserts OF Mexico to plant the
emblem of Christian civilization upon the
site of the capital. Tonight we have
listened to beautiful thoughts clothed in
language of chaste and lervid eloquence
from the lips OF the descendants OF
these conquerors. If those who
deny that the native people
OF New Mexico possess neither
virtue nor intelligence could have been
here tonight, and could have heard what
has been said, and the manner OF its say
ing, they would have been compelled to
admit that for sublime thoughts and beau
ty of expression our people are inferior to
none. Since we have been together many
Of us have differed in opinion as to what
was the best to be done in the way of
legislation but we all, believe, have
been animated by but one desire, and
that is to do our duty toward our constit-
uencies according to the best OF our
ability and understanding, In a few
hours we shall separate never perhaps to
meet as body again. In retiring to pri-
vate life shall carry with me the warmest
aid kindliest sentiments toward every
member and every employee OF
this house, and it affords me
unlimited qualification to be assured that
this feeling is reciprocal. The friendship
which | entertain towards you all is SYM
bolized by the beautiful present you have
honored me with; as pure as the gold
that surmounts it, as firm as the staff in
the center, and as true as the steel at the
point.
In presenting the cane to Chief Clerk
Jose D. Sena, of the house, Larkin Il.
Read made a neat address, to which
Major Sena responded very feelingly, as
did also Chief Clerk Montoya, of the coun-
Gil, upon receiving handsome gold
watch. After most pleasant time OF
some two hours the house dispersed. The
canes are rich and beautiful specimens OF
ebony surmounted by heavy embelished
gold heads, appropriately engraved.
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