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

YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house met at o'clock and went
into committee Of the whole to consider
H. B. No. 7, the militia act; section % of
the amended bill, section 20 of the print
ed copy, was taken up and the motion of
Mr.. Salazar y Ortiz to reduce the ad-
jutant generals salary to $500 instead of
81 200, was debated.
Mr.. Meyers said that the duties of this
Office were very onerous. He must be
man of some military experience, and
executive ability. Under this law he WAS
with every detail of the organiza-
ton and creation of the militia, and then
to remain Its executive officer. If a COM
petent man were wanted to fill this place,
the territory should offer fair salary.
Mr.. Barela then spoke in favor of the
He thought that consider
ing the present territorial debt the Off
GERS of the militia ought to be willing tu
serve OH the same basis as the legisla
tors, where the office was more honorable
than profitable.
Mr.. Branch spoke strongly in favor of
the amendment, saying the house was
sent here to relieve the people of pay
ment of big salaries, and therefore he
was in favor of limiting the pay of the
very honorable Office of adjutant general
to $500. During the past two years a
gentleman has occupied the post of
adjutant general in a perfectly satisfac
tory manner, and it would hardly be
right to put new man in to do the same
work at bigger salary. The honor of
these ranks to good citizen ought to
com pensate for the small salary.
Mr.. Meyers stated that he understood
that there was something over $1,000
now in the national treasury of the United
States for the purposes of the New Mex
leo militia; that the United States an
nually appropriated 100000 for the
guard and New Mexico's share
of this fund would relieve the territory of
all burden.
Mr.. Read said it would be reflection
ON the people to require man to serve
two years, and then not pay him fair
salary or at least enough to cover his ex-
penses. This would place the adjutant
general in the position of beggar. Here
was exacted an exorbitant bond for the
proper performance of duty and then the
adjutant general was to receive pitt
fully small salary.
Mr.. Meyers then replied to another
question of Mr.. Frampton that $4,000 was
allowed for the support and maintenance
of the militia. Some gentlemen connect
ed with the militia had also told him that
the house committee on military affairs
of the United States were in favor of in
creasing the militia appropriation from
100000 to $1,OOO,OO0. This would give
New Mexico two and one-quarter times
its present quota.
Mr.. Meyers stated that the money given
by the United States could only be used
for arming and equiping the militia and
it would be sufficient for that purpose.
Mr.. Barela asked if there was no au-
thority to use this money for anything
but arming and equipping the militia,
how was the adjutant general to be paid,
and Mr.. Meyers answered from the terri
torial funds.
Mr.. Read then offered an amendment to
the amendment, to make the salary of the
adjutant general $500. After some dis
cussion the chair ruled that this amend
ment was in order. Mr.. Branch
moved to lay the amendment on the table
which was ruled out of order.
Mr.. Hopewell moved that the committee
rise and report to the house in order
to receive message from the governor
and report progress. The message was
received, and is published in to-day's
edition of the New MEXICAN. 1t deals
with the financial condition of the terri
tory.
Mr.. Clancy moved to refer the message
to the committee on printing with in
struction to have 200 copies printed in
English and $50 copies in Spanish.
Adopted.
Adjourned to 10 a. m.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
After the reading and the approval of
the house journal, Mr.. Kuchenbecker was
called to the chair, and Mr.. Branch moved
that all that part of the journal relative
to the governors special message on
territorial finances be stricken out and
the printing committee be- ordered to
stop the printing of any copies thereof.
Mr.. Meyers then seconded the motion,
saying that it gave him great pleasure to
help put the message into the waste bas
ket instead of into type. The motion
was adopted, and Mr.. Branch then re-
sumed the chair, and Mr.. Barela from the
committee on judiciary reported favor
ably on house bills Nos. %, 80, ~ and II,
and the reports were received and the
bills ordered to take their regular course.
The following bills were then intro
ducee, read first time and ordered to lie
over for consideration.
H. B. No. 72-By Mr.. Kuchenbecker, to
protect workingmen.
H. B. No. 73-By Mr.. Romero, relating
TO the publication in Spanish of county
proceedings.
H. B. No. 74-By Mr.. Hinkle, fixing the
Or other vehicles.
H. B. No. 76-By Mr.. Frampton, fixing
of assessors.
H. B. No. 76-By Mr.. Branch, amend
ing the act authorizing and restricting
the boundary of counties for the purpose
of building bridges, jails, ETC., and pro-
viding for the poor and helpless.
II. B. No. 77-By Mr.. Meyers, to create
q normal school department auxiliary to
the agricultural college and experiment
station.
H. B. No. 7s-By Mr.. Frampton, to
regulate the sale of brick made by con-
vict labor.
H. B. No. 79-By Mr.. Read, providing
for territorial board, of equalization
and prescribing its duties.
n. B. No. 60-By Mr.. Meyers, to facili-
tate the acquiring Of the knowledge Of