Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-01-25
THIRTY.FlRST DAY.
After the Territorial AttOrneys-The
Interest Rate COntest-Many
Measures Passed in the
House.
Cheering News from the U. s. Senate
on Statehood--The School Bill
UP Again.
COUNCIL,
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

YEHTEHDAY6 AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council met at 2 o'clock, and on
motion of Mr.. Hubbell c. B. No. 40, to
prohibit the solicitor general or any dis
trict attorney from appearing against the
territory in any suits against it, was taken
up.
The first and second sections were
adopted, and commandments were then
offered to the third section.
Mr.. Fall again moved that the bill be
amended by inserting clause giving the
governor power to remove the solicitor
general or any district attorney for
cause, but withdrew it, and offered the
following:
"The governor shall have the power to
remove district attorneys or the solicitor
general or other territorial officials for
good cause shown under the following
conditions:
81. Upon complaint made in writing
against any district attorney for incom-
potency, malfeasance or misfeasance in
shall certify said charges to the judge of
the district court, in whose district said
attorney acts, and it shall become the
duty of said judge upon five days notice
to the party complainant as well as TO
the party complained of to take evidence
and decide as to the truth or falsity of
said complaint and certify his findings
to the governor who shall then act, and if
he decides to remove the attorney, shall
file his reasons for his so doing with the
secretary of the territory.
90. The same procedure shall be had
in the case of other territorial officers ex
cept that the chief justice shall act in
place of district Judge"
Mr.. Hubbells motion to lay this on the
table was lost.
On Mr.. Falls motion the amendment
was adopted; and the bill thereafter
passed.
The president presented petition No.
21, relative to insane persons confined in.
the Grant county Jail
H. B. No. 70, to prevent cashiers re-
ceiving money on deposit in insolvent
banks, was taken from the presidents
table and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
House substitute for the memorial on
irrigation and cession of the arid lands
was then passed.
H. B. No. 81, relating to public monies
was then referred to finance committee.
Mr.. Hubbell then introduced G. j. resp
luton No. 10, urging on congress admis-
sion to statehood.
A telegram from Gov. N. O. Murphy, of
Arizona, to Hon. T. B. Catron, stating
that an omnibus bill admitting the four
| territories was under consideration and
urging immediate action on the part of
this legislature was read.
The resolution was passed and the
president ordered to telegraph the same
to Washington.
The president then appointed Messrs
Fall, Saint and Patterson as the council
members of the joint committee to in
vestigate the Worlds fair commission.
The council then adjourned until 10
a. IN.
I THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The council met at 10 o'clock. The
president informed the council that he
had wired the resolutions on sta,ehood
passed yesterday to Gov. N. o. Murphy
and Hon. Antonio Joseph, at Washington.
Mr.. Hall made motion to take c. B. No.
10 from the committee on education, but
subsequently withdrew it.
Mr.. Patterson, from the committee on
mines and public lands, reported H. B.
No. 30, providing for exemption from
taxation and recommended that it lie on
the table, which was adopted.
Petitions praying for the enactment of
the bills providing for the weighing of
coal at mines and the prohibition of
pluck me" stores, were referred to the
proper committees.
Mr.. Saint rose to question of privi-
lege and moved to reconsider the vote by
which conference substitute for H. B. No.
10, making amendments to the school
law, was laid on the table. The motion
was carried and the bill recommitted to
the education committee.
The following bills we're introduced,
read first and second time, ordered
translated, printed and referred: