Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-02-21
HOUSE.
YESTERDAYS AFTERNOON SESSION.

YGSTEhUAIb AFTEhNOON bEAhION.
The house met at 2 p. M, and finished
reading the penitentiary report.
Mr.. Chaves then moved that the name
of Hon. J. Francisco Chaves be stricken
from the report and the words "superin-
tendent" or "ex-superintendent" be in
serted in lieu thereof.
Mr.. Read explained that where his name
appeared in the report as owing for S.
worth of brick, that it was wrong, as
when he ordered the brick ne sent the
money. Mr.. Read further moved to
eliminate that part of the report which
stated that Col. Chaves was in debt to the
territory, as the judgment against him
had been fully satisfied and he did not owe
cent to the territory.
Mr.. Jose Salazar y Ortiz offered mi
nority report, stating that they had re-
fused to concur in the above report be-
cause the structures on ten ritorial officers
therein were entirely unwarranted by the
facts; that the management of the Offices
was all that could be expected.
Mr.. Hopewell then said that the books
of the penitentiary show an indebtedness
of $4,000 against j. Francisco Chaves.
He SAID that the court in settling the
judgment against Col. Chaves allowed
him a set-off of salary while he was SUI
perintendent, but not acting as such nor
performing his duties. For this reason
the report was made against Mr.. Chaves.
Mr.. Salazar Ortiz asked Mr.. Hope
we'll if be could swear to the correctness
of the statements.
Mr.. Hopewell said he had inserted
the items therein on the very best authori-
ty, the solicitor generals report and the
penitentiary books.
Mr.. Meyers then rose and made long
speech in which he took up Mr.. Catron and
spoke of his audacity in trying to make
the territory collect his private debts. He
characterized his action as the light of
audacity and the greatest nerve.
Mr.. Read made motion to strike out
all of the report that alluded to Col
Chaves; and attempted to reply to Mr..
Meyers structures on Mr.. Catron, but the
speaker called him to order and compelled
him to speak to the motion. Mr.. Read
com planned of the injustice of allowing
such bitter attack on Mr.. Catron and
not allowing reply but the speaker was
infle1ible.
Mr.. Salazar Ortiz followed in the
same strain, and the motion then came
to vote which resulted as follows:
Ayes: Messrs. Bareia, Bowman. Cha
YES, F. Gonzales, T. Gonzales, Labadie,
Maestas, Martinez, Mirabal Mon toya,
Romero, Read, and Sa]azar y Ortiz, 10.
Nays: Messrs. Bland, Frampton, Hinkle,
TT Iu
McMullen, and Stoval,9.
Several motions were made thereafter
looking to the defeat of the intent of the
motion; but they were all defeated by the
same vote.
On motion of Mr.. Read the clerk was
instructed to make the necessary eliml-
nation.
Mr.. Read then moved that 500 copies
of the report, 250 in English and $50 in
Spanish, be printed, which was ordered.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Stovall then
reported favorably on the bills to create
Rio Grande, Summit and Florida count
les.
Several other reports were also made.
| Mr.. Barela then asked for unanimous
consent to call up H. B. No. 17G, making
it felony, punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment, for any one to forge a name
to a railroad ticket.
Mr.. Meyers objected but Mr.. Barela
moved the suspension of the rules and
there were only two adverse votes.
The bill was then considered. Mr..
Meyers made the best fight he could on
the bill by offering amendments and
speaking against it, but when the vote
was taken on the passage Mr.. Meyers was
the only negative vote.
The following bills were then intro
duced, read twice and the following action
taken:
II. B. No. 193-By Mr.. Kuchenbecker,
authorizing the location of branch
penitentiary at Cerrlllos; penitentiary
committee.
H. B. No. 194-By Mr.. Bland to create
Columbia county; committee on counties
and county lines.
q. B. No. 192-By Mr.. Clancy, relative
to transfers of real estate between hus-
band and wife; finance committee.
H. B. No. 196-By Mr.. Frampton, to
| repeal section 80, chapter rs, Laws of
1889; penitentiary committee.
H. B. No. 197-By Mr.. Frampton, to
amend section Sc, chapter rs, of the Laws
of '89; penitentiary committee.
II. B. No. 1873, to amend chapter 4S, of
the Laws of 81; penitentiary committee.
II. B. No. 1872, creating Rio Grande
county, was then made special orderfor
1880 p. NJ, and the house then adjourned.
LAST NIGHT SESSION.
The house met at 1880, and the chief
clerk preferred written charges against
Mr.. Manuel G. Romero, night Waterman
fer neglect of duty, an don motion of Mr..
Read a committee consisting of Messrs.
Barela, Romero and Read we're appointed
to investigate the truth of the charges
with instructions to report this morn
ing.
The house then resolved into committee
of the whole to consider G. B. No. 81, pro-
viding for the health and safety of en-
ployes in mines. The bill was then read
section by section, and the committee
rose and reported progress; nothing was
done with the bill.
II. B. No. 1872, to create Rio Grande
coun ty, was taken up as the special order
and read in full. Some debate followed on
the merits of the bill, and Nj. Barela
moved that further consideration Of the
bill be postponed until to-day at 2 p. m.
The vote resulted IA in the affirmative
and 9 in the negative.
On motion Of Mr.. Meyers to suspend
the rules, H. B. No. Sc, providing that
prisoners for misdemeanors shall be con-
fined in town calaboose or Jail If said
town 10 more than twenty-five miles from
the county seat, and empowering the
county commissioners to make contracts
with the trustees Of such towns for the
board and safe keeping of such prisoners,
Has taken up.