Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-05


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THE COUNCIL.
ro-DAY's SESSION.
Council net at 10 n. M, ana after
prayer by Chaplain Smith the journal
WAS read and approved. G. B. No. II,
introduced by Mr.. Mills and Designed to
extend the operations OF the Persa finance
bill until otherwise provided, was taken
up and passed. A resolution directing
the bills to be printed Ill both English
and Spanish was adopted.
MIR. Mills introduced bill regulating
passenger and freight rates Oh railway
.Ipes. Read first and second time and
referred to be translated and printed.
Mr.. Richardson arose to question OF
privilege and read an article printed III
the Santa Fe Sun, including a letter touci-
ing militia warrants Legislation, and "hlch
by inuendo and otherwise charged the
council with having hand in alleged
robbery and corruption respecting certain
militia warrants, and MIR. Richardson
offered this resolution:
Resolved, That a committee OF flve
mem bers of this body be appointed by
the president of the council TO investl-
!ate the subject matter of said letter and
article to generally investigate and inquire
INTO the ISSUANCE of militia "arrahts; to
examine the records of the office of ter.
rtorial auditor and adjntant general
touching said subject to ascertain no"
many of said warrants have been issued,
and for what purpose, and no"
many are now outstanding, and by
whom held, and the price
paid therefor by present holders; and also
to investigate whether any effort has been
made by warrant holders or other per-
SONS in their behalf to raise or create a
fund, either in warrants or cash, with
which to influence the action OF members
of this legislature to pass an act to 1und
said bonds and report the same Ito this
council with all convenient speed and to
that end said committee Is hereby en-
powered to summon witnesses and collect
proofs and issue subppnas for persons
and papers, and also to employ COM
petent expert accountant to assist SAID
committee.
An animated discussion ensued, during
Which the president of the council
said in his opinion the author Of
that article in the Sun should be taken
by the breeches and boots and thrown
ont of the council chamber. The article
was false and malicious one, full OF insin'
uatlng and insulting phrases, that fleet
ed upon the dignity OF the council The
chair was sorry, however, that the mat
ter had come up i'll just the shape 1t dld
as there were some good points III Mr.
Richardson's resolutions.
Mr.. Perea moved to amend the resolu
ton as follows:
That the editor of the Santa Fe Sun bt
excluded from the floor of TINS Chambe
durlng the present session.
In support OF this amendment Mr.
Perea mude strong address, and Mr.
: Catron also spoke on it, dwelling a
some length on the practice OF certain
bosses of the local Democratic party here
abuuts of sending through the maui
iauOnvmOus letters threatening to tax
the lives of many prominent RepabIi
cans. bat AS far rs known they lImiil'
. frightened anybody out of the country Il
: ct quite the reverse, it was tie othe
g fellows who had left
Mr.. Perea's amendment was adopte
hy vote of 8 to 8 as follows: Ayes
Pprea. Catron, Ancheta, Jaramillo, San
tstevan, Mr.. President, Con'reras an
Valdez. tthe latter two Democrats
nays, Richardson, Mills and Vigil; at
sent, MIR. Slower
The president announced the appoint
ment of the following standing commit
tees:
Judiciary-Thomas B. Catron, Josep
A. Ancheta, Theodore b. Mills, Elias
Slower, G. A. Richardson.
Territorial Affairs Joseph A. Ar
cheta, Pedro l. Jaramillo, Matias Col
treras.
Capitol-Pedro Perea, Thomas B. Ca
ron, Hermenegildo Vigil.
Counties and County Atfairs-Jua
Santistevan, Elias s. Slower, Il. A. Rlci
ardson.
Internal Observation-Disclosures
:. Mills, Juan Santistevan, Pedro |. Jar'
.. milo.
" Roads and Highways-Eias s. Stove
" Theodore b. Mills, &. A. Richardson.
=" Public Property-Thomas B. Catrol
:, Elias S. Slower, Hermenegildo Vigil.
" Militia-Theodor B. Mills, Elias
p Slower, Pedro l. Jaramillo.
" observation-disclosures B. Catron, The
I" dore B. Mills, Elias ). Slower, Joseph
:" Ancheta, Matas Contrerss.
a Library-Thomas B. Catron, Elias
D Slower, Matias Contreras.
Agriculture and Manufacture-Ped
[. Jaramillo, Juan Santstevan, Herme
egldo Vigil. =,
III Finance-Pedro Perea, Elias S. St
yer, Pedro l. Jaramillo, Joseph A. "A
ma cheta, Narcisco Valdez.
Is Mines and Public Lands-Theodo
B. Mills, Joseph A. Ancheta. IT, "A. kic
o, ardson.
Ii Privileges and Elections-Joseph .
Ancheta, Thomas B. Catron, Elias ) st
~ yer, Theodore B. Mills, G. A. Bichar
son.
Engrossed and Enrolled Blls-Josel
A. Ancheta, Pedro l. Jaramillo, u.
. Richardson.
Rairoads-Eias S. Slower, Juan So
RS ,stevan, Joseph A. Ancheta, Matas 20
OF treras, He,meHeglldo Vigil.
Public Printing-E s. Slower, JOSEF
IN A. Ancheta, G. A. Richardson.
" Municipal and Private Corporations
,v r. b. Catron, Pedro Perea, Narciso V
ch dez. ~
ty Penitentiary-E S. Slower, Pedro
nd Jaramilo, T. B. Catron, Narciso Waldo
Matias Contreras. =.
Irrigation--Pedro Perea, Juan SAINTS
van, T. b. CatroD, T. B. Mills, Mat
IN Contreras.
s sr COMMITTEE on Rules-The preside
+. B. Mills, T. B. Catron and IL "A. Iii
ardsnn.-
Adjourned to Up. m.
THE HOUSE.
,,t SATURDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
House called to order at 3 p. m. \
. Fall moved that house resolution NO. z