Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-06

all IN general;
TIE COUNCIL.
TO DAYS SESSION.
After the opening preliminaries i'll tie
council to-day Mr.. Valdez asked that the
rules be suspended in order that he might
be permitted to change his vote of yes
terday on the Richardson militia claims
resolution from nay to aye. By vote
of 7 to S the council decliRed to suspend
the rules.
Mr.. Perea introduced G. B. No. 26, An
act relating to schools in incorporated
cities and towns
By Mr.. Mills, G. B. No. 81, An act to
provide for the purchase of school books
for the inmates of the penitentiary.
By Mr.. Mills, G. B. No. 2S, An act for
the protection of the records of the sew
eral counties of the territory, and regu-
lating the business of abstracting in re-
lation thereto.
By Mr.. Richardson, G. B. No. 20, An
act to abolish the Office of district attor-
| ney and create the office Of county attor-
| ney.
By Mr.. Richardson, G. B. No. 80, An
act to repeal chapter 80, acts of the 2Sth
session, relative to hogs running at large.
Mr.. Slower introduced the following
bills:
C. No. 81, An act for the relief Of
Francisco Perea, of B ernalillO.
c. B. No. 80, An act in relation to
special assessment by municipal corpora
tons.
G. No. SO, An act in relation to
sewers in cities and incorporated towns.
These bills were read first and second
time and referred to appropriate com
mittees.
Mr.. Slower offered the following resolu-
ton:
Concurrent resolution, praying the sen
ate of the United States TO pass the land
court bill providing for the settlement Of
the private land claims in this territory
now pending before that body.
Resolved, By the council of the legisla-
tive assembly OF the territory oil New Mex
leo, the house of representatives concur
ring therein, that the senate OF the Unit
ed States be and is hereby earnestly re-
ouested to consider and pass at as early
a day as possible, one Of the bills now
pending before it providing for the settle
ment Of private land claims in this terri
tory.
Resolved, That the early settlement Of
these land titles is OF the greatest import
ance to our people, and great injustice is
being done our territory and nearly 200,-
1000 American citizens by the failure OF
congress, year after year, to grant us the
relief prayed for, and which We are justly
entitled 10, not only as law-abidirg, loyal
citizens, but by solemn treaty stipulatioDs,
which failure greatly retards immigration
and the growth and prosperity OF the
whole territory.
Resolved That the land court bill re.
Gently passed by the house OF represen-
tatives is satisfactory to our people, and
we most earnestly appeal to the senate
to give it early and favorable atten
ton.
Resolved, That the secretary OF the
territory is hereby requested to transmit
copies of the resolutions to the president
of the senate of the United States, the
chairman of the senate committee on pr
yate land claims and the Hon. A. Joseph
delegate in congress.
Unanimous consent being granted, Mr.
|
, placed upon It's passage. MIR. Richard
: son moved to amend the resolution by
inserting at the proper place the word'
"to the president of the United States.
Agreed to, and the resolution was adopt
ed unanimously.
. Mr.. Richardson called up from the
presidents desk the request OF a house
conference committee asking that SINH
lar committee be named to consider the
time for holding joint session for the
purpose of electing public printer. Ii
The course OF his remarks on the subject
Mr.. Richardson became quite animated
and said in effect that the business of the
entire session practically hinged on this
matter, and he intimated, ifindeed, he die
not openly assert it. that little or no pub
lie business would be attended to by the
house until this matter Of public printer
is disposed of.
Mr.. Catron moved to refer the whole
matter as a privileged question to thu
judiciary committee and he gave his rea
sons therefor in q few pointed remarks
taking occasion also to refer to TIT
language used by Mr.. Richardson, whlcf
: he construed in the nature of threa
. flung in the face of the council. Mr.
. Catron said if it was a fact that all legis
ation, 80 far as the house is concerned
. hinges Oh this matter, then it would
, have to hinge, and the party in contro
of the house would have to taxi
the responsibility of it; and i
. it was sought, by the use Of such language
. to bulldoze the council into action i
couldn't be done. Mr.. Catron said fur
ther very grave question had arisen il
the minds of many as to whether or not
there was any authority whatever for the
! appointment of such an officer as that o
public printer for this territory. If two
legislative assemblies had made mistake
by meeting in joint session and namin,
such an officer he did not consider tina
any reason why this assembly should d.
that which the law did not warrant III
thought the matter had been tested SOM
four years ago when there was contes
between the public printer and TIT
secretary of the territory and the lattel
had little difficulty in winning the day
AS there WAS a question Of moment in
yolved in the matter he thought it bu
s right that it should 20 to the committee
u on judiciary for examination and report
MIR. slower agreed with the views ex
pressed by Mr.. Catron. He could see N
D possible objection to having the OUT stioT
eferred and examined into, for he wal
. satisfied, upon an examination OF the or
y ganic act, that there was no power tt
u create such an Office as territorial printer
Besides, Mr.. Slower could no
see the necessity of crowdinl
the mourners in this case, for usual.
1.-Two or three weeks time elapsed
b to allow members to canvass the situa
tion before such joint sessions were had
He seconded Mr.. Cstron's motion to re
fer the subject.
Mr.. Richardson made some explana
tory remarks OH his opening languag
mood in conDettIon with the case an,