Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-03

lands shall he surveyed except by the
consent of the owner of said land.
THE COUNCIL.
To-DAY's SESSION.
Mr.. Slower offered the following;
Resolved, That the reports of the sew
eraI territorial officers and employees be
referred to the appropriate committees.
Adopted.
The follow ing bills were introduced,
read the first and second time, ordered
translated and printed and referred to ap'
propuste committees:
BY Mr.. Slower, G. B. No. ll6, for the
appointment OF an oil inspector with au'
thority to appoint deputies for different
countless to inspect all oil to be sold, with
authority to condemn all oil less than Us
| fire test payment of inspector not to ex-
coed cent per gallon OF oil referred to
the committee on territorial affairs.
| By Mr.. Santistevan, G. B. No. III, to
prevent illegal allowances against the
counties in the territory of New Mexico.
Referred to the committee on counties
and county lines.
By Mr.. Anchets, G. B. No. ll8, to
amend chapter 81 OF the session laws OF
1889, so as to permit grand juries in cOun-
ties where no United States courts are
held to sit for twenty DAYS instead of ten
DAYS as at present. Referred to the Judi
Ciary committee.
By Mr.. Ancheta, c. B. No. 1l9, to re-
ouire the redemption OF merchandise
checks, whose tickets shall be paid in full
face value in cash or merchandise. Re-
ferred to the committee on territorial al
fairs.
On motion of Mr.. Peres the council
went into committe OF the whole, the
president in the chair, to resume con-
sideration of G. B. No. 81, the spprop ia
ton bill for the 42d and AID fiscal years,
commencing on page 46, on the mis-
Ancheta, and by unsnim Gus consent,
the committee returned to page IL under
the head of sheritrs attendance, sum
monlng jurors and witnesses and other
necessary duties, and legal fees in the
district courts. Mr.. Ancheta moved that
| in the line for Grant county to strike out
500 and insert 81 ,4S3.96 and stated that
he had the certified copy of the actual ex-
pense of the last court, which he here
desired to insert. Mr.. Perea opposed the
amendment and remarked that had the
sheriff and some other officers been more
. careful and economical they would be
able to get along with much less snr
than 81 400, but that they had squander
ed public funds and placed Grant county
under heavy debt for which they alone
were responsible. Mr.. Ancheta abb,
defended Whitehall, the ex sheriff
from any insinuation or inuendo that 1T
was culpable or dishonest. He acknowl
. edged that Mr. Whitehill had been in
dicted by the grand jury, but he was
gentleman, If he was Democrat; he hat
not been indicted for crime, but he hat
been indicted for non fessanCe, and the pre-
= sumption of law was that he was innocen
till he was proven guilty. But even
, Mr.. Whitehlli was guilty OF malfeasance
! nlisfpasance or non-feasanCe III otiic
- that was no reason now why that count
should be Disseminated against and
not give it the full amount they need 10
court expenses. If there was only on
item in the bill that he did not thin
VAS enough, he would not ray anything
IS nut when nearly all Of the items were to
., low he nould insist on having what h
2S33 thought was right; he had no favors
08 ask OF any one; he did nc
come here as beggar, but t
e demand what he thought was right
= and he did not blush in doing go
Mr., Perea only wanted to say
word IN reply. His friend (Mr. Ancheta
n mad heen elected on a reform ticket -
| (Mr. Anchets-Yes, and / am proHd {
, 1t While the ex-sheritf, county con-
III mlssoners aud some other officers ha
run the county extravagantly and piled
- biz debt upon the county. Their sheri
had been indicted for non -feasance by
Grand jury OF his county by an indictmen
drawn by Mr.. Ancheta himself. and
was generally considered that non.feas
auce was u crime in an official as well 8
misfeasance, Mr.. Whitehill had faile
to turn over the money belonging to tn
territory and county as the law required
- which he had ascertained from the book
= IN the auditors Office, whether the 81
4 sheriff put the money in his pocket, gan
J., bIed it off or not, WAS not for him to cay
!" but he held back money whe
>, the proper place for it was in the treasury
;" The sheriff of Barnalillo county made h
j" report and turned over the money 10 tt
}" treasury OF the territory and county ever
-, month, and there was no whisper {
A. suspicion that he held back money whic
) T. belonged in the treasury, and that VS.
3 Z" the way every sheriff should do. TIL
ia amendment OF Mr.. Ancheta was adopte'
8" Mr. Anchets moved in the item for tt
% Grant county hospital TO strike out 81 81
- and insert $1,000, but wthrew the smen'
lnent for the present. Resuming col
a,, slderation of miscellaneous fund fer nos
aye, express, printing blanks and public
ton OF the quarter and annual reports
ma The auditor WAS made 800, instead
'' $500; and the same reports Of the trea
nrer WAS made $500, instead
.o' $3.50. For postage and stational
u" ior the librarian, 500; for purcha
+ books and freight and express for tt
co. library 81 800. On motion the committ'
rose.
A message announced that the 20
erpor had signed g. B. No. 5, the hlp
}. license bill aud council Joint resolutio
.,, No. 5, to pay the additional employees
o. The two houses; also that he, as per r
quest OF the house, had returned G. ]
40. SIS, for the issue of county curre
do expense bonds as the chief clerk hs
failed to sign the same.
,iIy Mr.. Apcneta reported from the con
lch mittee on engrossed and enrolled bill
nd c, 3. No. 8, to declare certain trust
pools and com bnations illegal and def
ing the punishment thereof as correct
enrolled and the president signed Il
same. Mr.. Santistevan presented a p
tn tition from Taos county relating to wat
use rights. Adjourned to 2 p. m.
HOUSE.
ToDAY's SESSION.
Mr.. Montoya presented petition fro
's' Rio Arriba, precinct No. l, asking to
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