Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-02
THE HOUSE.
WEDNESDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

THE HOUSE.
| WEDNESDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met at 8 o'clock, and Mr.. Fail
of Dona Ana, from the committee on
privileges and elections presented ma
jority report signed by himself and Mr..
Paulin, of San Juan. Following is the
report
The committee on privileges and cleo
lions to whom were referred the several
matters of protest and election contests
pending before this house respectfully
report that while they have not yet con-
| pleted their duties respecting other cases
in contest, yet in the cases of protests Of
Charles f. Easley and Thomas p. Gable,
protestants, vs.. Joseph b. Mayo an
| B. NJ. Read, protestees, as to the repre-
sentatves for the county OF Santa Fe:
they have investigated and duly con-
sidered all the evidence considered ma
terial in the matter of the legality or il
| legality OF the certificates OF election bel
| by the parties respectively, and find aI.C
| report that the certificates of election now
held by protestees or under which they
hold seats in this body, were issued by
| G. w. North and Frederick Grace OF
| the 9Th day OF December, 1890. That
| laid North and Grace issued said GER
titicates as county commissioners OF
Santa Fe county by virtue of appoint
ment from Acting Governor Il. NJ
Thomas, dated said 18th day Of December,
1890. The said certificates were not
attested by the clerk OF said board, and
that no evidence vas introduced to show
hat the proceedings of said Grace and
North were entered of record in the
records Of commissioners court of
said county of Santa Fe. We find
that the certificates held by contestants,
and under which they otter to take their
seats in this BODY, we're issued on Deem.
Der 9TH, 1880 at Santa Fe by j. II. Sloan
and reodoro Martinez, and duly attested
by Marcelino Garcia, probate clerk, we
find that on said December 9TH, 1891,
Actng-Governor Thomas in the said IN
strument, by which he appointed sud
Grace and North, vacated the offices or
attempted to vacate the office Of George
L. WHY'S and Teodoro Martinez.
|, We find the certificates of Charles +.
Easley and Thomas p. Gable are regular
IN every respect, and that the certificates
of Beujqmin NJ. Read and Joseph B.
Mayo are illegal, for We believe that if the
so called vacation of the offices of county
commissioners by Acting Thorn
as had any effect at all. 1t certainly had
the Affect Of rendering " functus otficio /"
Tho otfices Of canvassers of election: and
while the governor might create. under
certain circumstances. board of county
co 20, his mower nor anv other
could create hoard of canyassers
srhitrariIv Tpon the whole case
:, onnears N the satisfaction of your com.
m,ttle that Charles F. Easley and Thorn.
90 p Cable hold the legal certificates EN-
tit,,no them tn seats in this body and
sLowino them tn have beep legally elected
90 ,nan,hers Of the same and that Rem
;anIn N Read and Josenh r Ma,o do not
rnid iansI certi6rates of ele, tion showing
hot thev ware legally elected.
Vow committee therefore recommend
that Tho sad BENJAMIN M. Read and
Jnsenb p Mavn he denrived of their seats
in this honsa and that the same he filed
nv Charles f. Easley and Thomas p.
t;.t,n and thev submit the foIlowinc
rssoln,;on.
pasoiuad Tbat IN tba INDIGNANT of this
honse Reniamin NJ. Read and ,Josepb R
M.vo WI NOT elected to the office of
raIyesantatives from the county of Santa
Ea and ara not qualified to sit as such
mem D and that in the judgment of
,his honSe Charles r Easlev and Thomas
D EahIa u e,a legally elected tn the said
oft;ces and are onalitieed to ait as such
mambers
resolved That the seat of said Ben.
iamin NJ Read ia herebv declared vacant
os 70 him and Charlie. + Easley is here.
hv admitted to the seat in this house as
,nennrar thareof from the county of Santa
Ea and thot no scat of Jesenh r Mavo
io y barnhv declared vacan, as 70 him. and
Tho ss,d Thomas p cable is hereby adj.
m NH to a seat in this house as mem-
her from said county of santa Fe.
M Hnhbell moved the report of the
,nino,itv he now read The sneaker
r,lad tho mntion ont of order. The
sneaL az said tho onestion was ON the res.
spIntions of the majority. Mr.. Hupbell
roovod RI law the resolutions of the ma
iorrtv m tho rahIe
NJ M Read said as a matter Of
raht for bimsef and Mr. Mayo. as being
,ba narties OFT affected in this matter
wv Wv np.'1,'ad TO GOV, somatbing IN the con.
a n m ~ tho ,emhers si,finv az iurors
NJ Moptova moved The minority re-.