Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-15

MT. Hullu Shlu llp NOuiti St"NS
but plain facts. Tie conference commit
tee of this house has suffered great hui
mility, adding: "a direct insult has
b en- thrown into the lace OF this house.
Is it necessary to name the particular
person that has done this to satisfy the
from Bernalilo? Ii 1t is, L can
quickly do go. Committees of this legls-
Iuture meet at his beck and call. This
committee made appointments; 1t has
gone there to meet him; he was not
there; your committee walked away IN
huml ty and Indignation"
Mr.. Hubbell called the gentleman to
order as he was not speaking to The ques-
ton before the house,
Mr.. Fall said: lone member OF the
cpuncil by his manifesto says the en-
ployes of the house can not be paid as !
the house directs. The counties OF Dona
Ana and Sierra sent representatives here
to ask for nothing that ID not right and
will submit to nothing that is wrong. Ii
the Interpreter of the house is worth 81, !,
pay it to him; if the interpreter OF the
council is worth So, pay him 50. The pay
of the employees should be just, fair and
reasonable"
Mr.. Easley stated that it is said the
pay will be provided in general appro-
priaton bill. In the 2Sth legislature a
similar act was vetoed by the then gov
ernor. 1t is supposed to be the proper
thing to hold this house in allowance, by
provision of a general appropriation. Dill,
for fear some member OF this house
may offer some items in the
bill. There is MEMBER
If this house that was an employe OF the
last and he was no doubt anxious to re-
Ceive his pay then.
Mr.. Hubbell was surprised to hear the
member talk so. The gentleman might
change his mind in two years. Wise
men sometimes do. The members found
some laws which the people desired
changed and they propose to change
them.
Mr.. Fall said he did not want anyone
to threaten this house. If wise leglsla-
ton was wanted, he would gladly Join in
such move; if it was proposed to
threaten and intimidate this house he
would meet them half way and try and
hold his own.
Mr.. Gable said this house had been
threatened with dead lock on little
appropriation bill for pay of employees. IL
is not to 20 unnoticed. He charged them
with running their council with one
man power"
Mr.. Montoya was "ready to meet the
council half way to enact good laws, but
they cannot dictate 10 us what we shall
pay our employees" He was poor man
and needed the 81 day he received, but
would willingly give his salary to the en-
ployes of the house rather than to submit
tuthe dlctation of the council
The bill was passed: Ayes, %, nays, l..
Adjourned to 10 a. M.
HOUSE.
To.DAY's SESSION.
House met at 10a. m. Roll called.
All members present. Prayer by the
chaplain. The journal Of Tuesday last
was read and approved.
Mr.. Montoya presented a petition of
about 700 citiz ns OF Santa Fe county in
reference to the labor of the convicts at
The penitentiary competing with the
other labor and praying relief in the mat
Ter from the 29th legislative assembly.
The petition was read.
Mr.. Herrera stated that he had been
sitting here during all the session without
saying ANYTHING; people mig ht think he
was blockhead, but he had patiently
; waited Till something came up which
concerned him. This petition concerned
. him directly. He had been prisoner in
the New Mexico penitentiary; he ha'
made made BRICK there; he Wal
sharp enough to not violate the
rules of that institution and tC
work as little as possible, and he was glac
to say that he had a much better time
while he was in the New Mexico peniten
tlary than he had had in the house o
representatives. of the New Mexico legis
ature for the fifteen days he had beer
aere. He had been elected on the PEG
pes' ticket IN San Miguel county and wal
representative of the people. The othe
members Of the house may sylnpath 2
nth the prisoners, but # they have nsve
been prisoners themselves they can no
,ympathize with them like he could. HI
mad been charged with murder. His law
yer was present. He had been a prisoner
,, IN chains in his native country, and HI
could sympathlze with prisoners. HI
thought making brick was not very goot
thing for the prisoners to do, and it dom
profit the territory very much to Lave
them do 80 anyhow. He served in thu
New Mexico penitentiary with convictl
that had served in many penitentiaries il
the United states and Mexico and a
e those penitentiaries he was informeC
hat they had various industries in prog
ress; such as making shoes, etc.-and hi
p thought that they ought to have such in
q dustries here. Probably none of the
, members of this house had been out tt
The penitentary since they had beer
mere, but he had been over there where HI
+ had once served as prisoner, to NEE
y the prisoners again. lie believed he hat
\ no more to say now.
The speech OF Mr.. Herrera seemed tt
j. touch sympathetic chord in the heart @
v Mr.. Gable, tor though not IL o'clock, 1t
moved that the house do now adjourn 81
that the penitentiary committee and 9th
ers that wanted to could visit the peni
o Tertiary. The committee has applied tt
o the governor, secretary, the auditor ant
q treasurer, the two latter being member
of the penitentlary board, to obtain
Q copy of the penitentiary report, but was
urable to do so. Therefore the commit
!, tee wanted to go to the penitentiary Il
q investigate matters for themselves; there
q lore he hoped this house would adjourn
till this afternoon go they could go to tn
q penitentiary.
:. The motion Of Mr.. Gable carried an
the house adjourned till 2 p. m.
4 CAUGHT IN THE CORRIDORS.