Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-05
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
President Chavez Announces the List
of Standing Com
nlttees,
Preliminaries Finished and Two Con-
situations Before the Con.
Vention.

iuL committees to he appointed by the
resilient prepare and compile articles "l
sections coming within their jnrisdi, ton
respectively for insertion in the consttu
ton, snhjp to the action OF the conVen'
ton, at the earliest possible date. This
was adopted.
W. II. Shupp, tardy delegate from,
San Miguel, appeared and took the oatl
OF Office.
Hon L. s. Slower. OF Eernalillo, intro
luced resolution to the effect that al
resolutions or motions relating to the
formation Of constitution or tie subject
matter to be contained therein shall be
referred to an appropriate committee
Without debate. Retired to the commit.
tee on rules On motion Of Manuel {.
de Baca, OF san Mi-ueI Therenpou the
convention adjourned till to-day.
T0-DAY's FORENOON SESSION.
After the customary opening ceremo'
MES thi, morning, President Chavez an.
nounccd having completed the list OF
standing committees, In presenting
them he took o., aston to say that this
task had been to hInl Il difficult one t.
perform, because Of the slolt time ul-
toweI fur reflection on the subject.
TIE STANDING COMMITTEES.
q. tnh' sc Ri,!hts. Schedule and Mis-
relnnpuns sutjerts--r. y. Catron. W. &.
llazlcdne, \. Martinez, john ID. Bail.
Demetrlo Perez.
Un Legislative Department -- Frank
Springer, 3. ;. kOdey, 4, ". Henan,
". +. Turns, ". +. Kelley.
On Executive MISUNDERSTANDING S.
Otero, Zrlerino TrujIIIo, u. L. Lobato,
Nicholas GALES, l.. l.. Narderveer.
On judicial llepal tmeni-Warren RriS-
to-, l.. :. Timbr, J. y. Whitmore, 5. 5
TeIre !, Jose d. scnA,
On lie, tive franchSe-E. A. Dow, +.
W. Clancy, Ri hard Mansfield White,
Mar Or {. de Nc' j. NJ. G. Chavez.
On E,iLChtiUn-Nm u. Rich, \. J.
Fountain, Cristobal SANCHEZ, Jefferson
ka! nUds, Nicolas Elmo,
On Con- ressunal Reqnirements-Pe.
dro perea, b. S. Rodey, j. q. Clancy,
Desideiio SAndoyal, L. X. Caldwell
On Public Institutions and Buildings
". l. klnGson, ". II. Shupp, Anireto
Abe!tla, Alejaudro Sandosal, Mateo
LuJai.
On Corporations, Public, Private, Coun-
~, City and lrecincl-W. d. Lee, Martin
Lehman, Peril ctO Armijo, Manuel {.
ne AGA, 7. ". LEHMAN.
Revision, Adjustment and Allotment
G, W lriclur'l, a. j. Fountain, X.
On Appuitionmcnt-rri Trinidad Romero,
John j.. Pail, c. Sanchez, Z 5. Slower,
\. j. Fountain, 5. :. Terrell i. Y. Jara-
nIl", Geo. ". IIiclmd, I. B. Cutron,
Nicholas Gales. DE- metro Perez, alto
cIn!o Lana, d. L. Lobato.
Mr.. Catrou chairman Of the committee
naineu to dIalt rules, presented COM
pltte set uI regulations. setting forth The
duties OF tn" different officers naming the
order OF business, etc. and the same we're
read at lrhglh on motion Of Delegate He
man, Of Lincoln.
Major Spna inquired if the convention
had authority to order TRANSACTIONS and
printed matter.
Cl. Fountain, Of the committee on
WAYS and means, replied 10y saving his
had had an audience with the
auditor and that official, under the advice
II the acting SOLE tor general, refuses to
>sHe warrants Tor the pay ment If the sta
lOnelN account and other inCiipntaiS but
re hoped yet TO he able to convince tie
in'ltUr I'll his authority to issue such wal
ant under the law. However, the public
PRINTER had ar ell to provide the printing
'l'soluIely necessary Tor the daily Use OF
he ConVehli ii, and if no provision is
nude I"r payment this work would he
,ratutOuS.
resident Chavez: "Not rs long as the
errltory Of New Mexico has any credit"
Col. Fountain added that the territorial
auditor stIll had the matter in allowance,
and the committee on Wavs and means
" Ould lave another conference with him.
On III, ton Ol Gov. Rich, of SUcorro,
800 copies Of the rules ami staUuing COM
nlttees were Ufdtied printed.
Mr.. lereu, OF BernalIIlo, offered reso-
luton fixing the pay OF the officers and
WI lllt dIUiN lIlH tIIt
assistant secretary, stenOgraph-
'r ard SER eunt-aI-arms, 81 per day; HE
'haPlaln, mes sehger and janilor, 50 per
lay.
Manuel \. de Eaca, of SAN Mi-uel,
moved To table this resolution, but alter
Aar'l WithdreA it 10 let the ltsuiuliOn 90
o the committee on ways and means.
Col. EMERSON called attention to the
IT. ent need OF an additional clerk, Il
translator and another page. lie thought |
he heXt Legislature would see to it that
uch additional officers were paid for this |
trvl es, especially rs the delegates we're |
themselves serving without remuneration,
It great persOI.ni inconvenience and en-
'ense, and these officers we're absolutely
~ essay to eXpeditins the work Of the
convention. This lita finally took form,
md the motion covering it was referred
o the committee on ways and means.
Mr.. Rodel, Of Bernulilo, asked leave
o introduce a complete constitution for
he future state Of New Mexico. lie said
~ thought the document presented by
lin WIS "a better one than Mr.. Clanc,'r |
and his had been modelled |
nrge y after the North Dakota coIlsttu-
ion.
MIR. Rodev asked that the convention
ct aside the Iuie and State time for
fearing his constitution read in full.
Major Sena moved that all constitutions |
low ready he placed ut the DISPOSAL Of
he chair for reference to the various
according TO the rules. Mr..
1odel's constitution was placed at the
isposal OF the chair for such reference.
Mr.. +. W. Clancy, OF Santa Fe said he
nd no aim to the authorship Of the
which had been referred to
y his. The document was one that had
cen prepared here with a view to afford.
II basis for intelligent action by the
and he thought it would he
'lnd to contain provisions worthy the
,nsderalon OF the delegates.
Mr.. ROdey arose at this iunCttlre TO eX-