Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-11

election laws and Of the penalties for
violation thereof.
Mr.. Hinkle moved that the house go
into committee of the whole to consider
the militia bill. Mr.. Hinkle was called to
the chair and the question stated as re-
curing on Mr.. Reads amendment of
300, to Mr.. Salazar's amendment OF
$500 to section 23 of the printed bill, 20
of the amended bill, fixing the adjutant
generals salary at $1,000. Mr.. Read took
the floor and spoke strongly in favor of
fixing the amount at 800 rather than
$500,
Mr.. Branch followed saying that when
the gentleman spoke of liberty it ought
not be in question of the peoples money
Mr.. Reads amendment was rejected
and Mr.. Salazar's adopted; SO that the
salary of the adjutant general will be $500
and not $1,000.
Sections 20 to As of the amended all
were adopted.
Mr.. Montoya moved to strike out the
whole of section 46, providing for the pay
of enlisted men while on actual duty.
There being no second the motion was
Withdrawn, and the section adopted.
Section ~, relating to the band, was
then adopted, and the committee rose to
receive message from the governor.
The message was in two parts, the first
transmitting the reports of the territorial
officers, and making comment thereon,
and the second is as follows:
SANTA FE N. NJ. Jan. II, 1893.-To the
legislative assembly: l transmit here
with, copies of letters of Hon. Antonio
Joseph and Honorable j. Lee Tucker,
acting 5th auditor of the treasury, in re-
ference to the refunding of the direct
tax under the act of congress of March 2,
1891. 1t appears that the amount to be
received is SG2,648., and all that is neces-
sary in order to obtain it is the passage
by the Legislature of the resolution re-
quired by the said act am not informed
of the portion, if any, of said sum credit
ed to New Mexico, which was collected
from individuals either directly or by
sale of property and which under the
terms of the act must consequently be
held in trust for said persons; but at all
events the amount which will belong to
the territory is very large and should be
used so as to be of permanent value to
our people. 1t would be very unfortunate
if any part of the sum thus generously
refunded by the national government
should serve to stimulate extravaganza OF
be frittered away in payment of current
expenses or for insignificant objects and
thus be of no lasting benefit.
In view of the Importance of opening
the insane asylum and school of mines at
the earliest possible day, l recommend
that portion of the amount received be
appropriated to the insane asylum to pay
its running expenses until regular APP
preparation can be available in March
1894, that portion be contributed to the
school of mines towards the payment OF
it's debt, in order that it may be in posi-
ton to commence operations; that por-
ton be devoted to the Worlds fair COM
mission to aid in making creditable
display at Chicago; that portion be ap-
propriated to the deaf and dumb school,
with which to purchase the building and
make needed Improvements as recon-
mended by its trustees; and that the re-
mainder if any, be made the nucleus of
the public school fund of the future.
/ l.. BRADFORD PRINCE Governor
The message was received and referred
to the appropriate committees together
with the reports of the heads of the
various territorial offices and institutions,
The governor then extended an invita-
tion to the members and officers of the
house to attend his reception this even
ing at the palace.
Mr.. Bland, under suspension of the
rules, offered a resolution that the gentle.
man who introduced H. B. No. on the
militia, be instructed to properly define
the words ''tumult, riot or mob" in sec
tion 40 of said bill.
Mr.. Barela moved the adoption of the
resolution. '1
Some questions passed between Mr.
Bland and Mr.. Meyers. and pending that
motion the house on motion of Mr.. Hinkle
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