Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-01-03


Ramon Ortega, committee clerk.
Antonio J. Martinez, educational COM
clerk.
Pinto Pine, Penitentiary committee
clerk.
Fernando Nolan, finance committee
clerk.
Ysmal Esquival, committee clerk.
Alfredo Lucero, page.
Augustin Duran, page,
The house met at half past nine and
selected the following employees for the
session:
Filadelfo Baca, chief clerk.
Donaciano Chaves, enrolling clerk.
Ronulo Ulibaeri, sergeant-at-arms.
Rev. J. II. Defourri, chaplain.
Juan NJ. Romero, Waterman.
Cruz Ortiz, messenger.
Theee comprise the United States Off
Gals Of the legislature. The Territorial
officers we're as follows:
Catarino Romero, assistant sergeant
alarms.
II. L. Ortiz, interpreter.
Pablo Padilla, doorkeeper.
John Florence, translator.
Tito Macs, assistant translator.
John L. Zimmerman, journal clerk.
r. @. Hattou, reading clerk.
Miss Helen Beckwith, copying clerk.
Jose Ramirez, assistant enrolling cleek.
Philip S. Fall, clerk judiciary commit
tee.
William Burns, clerk penitentiery com
mittee.
Modesto G. Ortiz, clerk finance COM
mittee.
Cleofes Baca, porter.
Manuel Silva, postmaster and messen'
ger.
Lorenzo Lovato, clerk committee
on education
Miss Matte Stoneroad, clerk commit
tee on counties.
Francisco Martinez, page.
Pablo Delgado, page.
Arthur Hurt, page.
Elias Spears, page.
Grant County, as usual, received none
Of the positions either in the council OF
house while some smaller counties re
ceiyed a number Of positions.
The Governors message was read
Wednesday morningssand the members
Of both houses listened attentiyely tc
the Governor while he was reading it
It was very long but contained a good
many good suggestions.
A large number Of bills have been in
troduced in both houses for the frs
week Of the session and il looks now az
though there would DO a great deal o.
important legislation. A bill has al
ready passed the house repeating tina
part Of the poll tax Law which make
the payment Of poll tax n Of the quail
lhcations Of a voter in this Territory.
Bills have been introduced 10 repea
the change Of venus law, tho license Ia.
on merchants and to abolish the ohic
Of district attorney. Bills have bee
III DVln nOAnIu " A1etoAD w
old exemption law and CouncilmaI
Hall introduced a bill to repeal the la;
providing for the payment Of 75 cents
day to the sheriff for feeding each pril
oner in the county iails and providin
for the payment OF 80 cents a day fo
this service. Martinez, OF Sun Migu'
and Fall, Of Dona Ana, opposed th
4 bill was introduced in tho house
separate the Office Of collector from tbs
OF sheriff and making the treasurer th
collector. This bill seems TO have SUI
porters enough TO insure It's early pa
sage
A great deal Of ~earnestness is show
in the Legislature but tho dignity Of Il
! house bent considerably when represel
: tatiyo Read introduced a bill Forbidden
: the marriage OF divorced persons " u
less one Of the two DO dead.H Even III
Z solemn burros which trot along u
D crooked streets Of the capital now wei
; a smile as they think Of tho beauty
b the new divorce bin.
Councilman Hall has introduced O b
r providing for the repeal Of the hbol Ia
I and A. b. FAN introduced q bill on Fl
day morning providing for tho maint
nance and government Of . n0g~