Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-28
EASLEY'S RECORD.
Legislative Bills Killed by Him Which
Would Have Saved Santa Fc
the Beautiful Capitol.
disappearing Santa Fee County at
the Bidding of Albuquerque
Democratic Bosses
AND THE SAN MIGUEL WHITE CAPS

The following bill, although it was,
during the session, reported lost, was
found in the desk used by c. F. Easley in
the last legislative assembly. The origi-
nal is in the possession of the New Mex
IcAN.
The word kill" in pencil is in Easley S
handwriting.
Let the citizens and voters read care
fully; had this bill become law, which
would have been the case had it passed
the house, as the Republicans in the coun-
Gil were in favor of it, the chances are
that the lovely capitol building would not
now be a sad ruin, but would be standing,
occupied and beautiful, and there would
be no talk of the removal of the capital.
But Easley obeyed the commands of
the bosses and enemies of this city and
he killed the bill by not reporting it
favorably, but reporting it lost:
An act to create the office of engineer
for capitol building, and fix the pay of
Be it enacted by the legislative assembly
of the territory of New Mexico.
Section l. That the office of engineer
of the capitol building is hereby created,
and that it shall be the duty of the gov
ernor, upon the passage of this act, by
and with the consent of the senate, to
appoint some competent person to fill
said office of engineer, who, when he
shall have qualified, hold said office for
term of two years, or until his sue.
cessor shall have been appointed and
qualified
| Section 2. That the said person ap.
! pointed to said Office shall have charge
of the heating of the capitol building
the repairs of the building and general
charge of the water works of the building
and grounds and shall attend to watering
the trees and grounds, giving the same
his personal attention, and shall perform
such other duties as the person or per
sons, custodian or custodians in charge
of said capitol building shall from time
to time direct.
Section 3. That the person appointed
as engineer for the capitol building on OF
before the LIST day of March, 1891, shall
file with the secretary of the territory
good and sufficient bond with two OF
more sureties in the penal sum of (S1,000
one thousand dollars, to be approved by
-thegovernor, for the faithful performance
of the duties of said office, and the sale
engineer shall receive as compensation
for the performance of the duties of sale
office the sum one hundred dollars pei
month to be paid out of any of the fund.-
now or hereafter in the territorial treas
ury, upon a warrant to be drawn by thu
auditor on or before the fourth day o
each month for the services of the mont
previous. Provided, the present incum
bents shall receive a like amount for tn
months of January and FEBRUARY 1891.
Section L. That all acts or parts o
acts in conflict with this are hereby re
pealed, and this act shall take effect ant
be in force Immediately after its pas
sage
ENDORSEMENTS.
House bill No. 1S9. An act to Great
the office of engineer for the capito
building, and fix the pay of the same an
for other purposes. introduced Feb. %
81. Read LIST time and under suspension
of rules read I'd time and referred, to lay OF
the speakers desk and take its regula
order.
FILADELFo BACA.
(In penciD REFERRED CAPITOL COMMIT
TEE.
I'm pencil again KILL.