Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-23

OF Taos, and now he wanted the commit
tee on privileges and elections to investi-
gate the matter at once. Mr.. Otero
moved that the resolution be adopted.
Mr.. Pedro Sanches stated the committee
on privileges and elections had postpon d
the further consideration of the case TO
February 10, to give further time to take
testimony, and he moved to refer to that
committee Mr.. Easley thought that
those familiar with the facts Of the Taos
election middle believed that this COM
mittee should be authorized to send for
persons, papers, court records and court
officials He had no desire to deprive
his friend, Don Pedro Sanches, of his
seat if he was legally elected, but he want
ed the committee to look into the actions
of the district court and OF persons acting
as alleged deputy U. s. marshals under
orders. Mr.. Fall fully agreed with what
Mr.. Easley said. If Mr.. Sanches was
not legally elected he would vote to eject
him from his seat; if he was elected by
one majority he would vote to retain him
in his seat, and believed most of the
members on his side of the house think
the same.
Mr.. Mentoya also desired to have a
speedy investigation. If Mr.. Sanchez
was elected by one majority he was iu
favor of voting for him to retain his seat,
but he wanted to see what actions the
court and deputy U. S. marshals had
taken in the case. Mr.. Sanchez informed
the members of this house that he was
elected by a large majority of the legal
voters of the county; that the whole
election machinery of the county was in
the hands of the democrats; that the
democratic county commissioners, illegal
ly and corruptly threw out and refused to
count several republican precincts to try
and defeat him and other republican
candidates for the legislature and county
officers, but after throwing out those re-
publican precincts, and doing all they
could to defeat him 80 as to elect the
democrats he still had a majority of the
votes that the commissioners had counted
and they had to give him the certificate
of election. Mr.. Torres called Mr.. San
chez to order several times, because he re-
| Elected on the democratic officials of Taos
county, till finally Mr.. Sanchez SAID Mr..
Torres was considered little cracked"
by the members of the house, the press
nht tlC pCoplC 6ChOiaiiy oiiu ic
did not wish to pay any attention
to his Interruptions. Mr.. Torres again
called Mr.. Sanchez to order as rejecting
on member of the house by saying he
was little cracked" The chair sus-
tanned the point of order. Mr. Sanchez
asked to be permitted to proceed in order.
The chair ordered him to take his seat
and declined to recognize him any fur
ther. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Walker moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Torres rose to question OF privi-
lege and had read paragraph in paper
purporting to be the remarks of Mr.. Cat
ron in the council in which he stated
members of the house conference commit
tee had used improper language. He
knew Mr.. Catron when he first arrived IN
the territory from Texas, after leaving the
rebel army; he found the people scared,
but he (Torres) was not scared he only
feared the law, the government and his
God; did not fear Mr.. Catron. He was
in favor of paying the employees Of the
house; he would work with Catron or
any other persons to pay the employees,
but would not work with persons put here
by the ring, who were tools of Catron and
who refused to paw the employees. MIR.
Pedro Sanchez moved to refer the speech
of Torres to the committee on vice and
immortality.
On motion the house adjourned.