Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-08
OFFICIAL BUDGET.

An Agreeable Surprise for Judge
Freeman-TheG Governors Mission
Capital City Notes.
On the last day of the February term
of court at Roswell, and at the close of
Judge Freeman's address on discharging
the grand jury, an impromptu meeting
of the members of the bar was had, and
the following resolutions were adopted
Whereas, The commission of the Hon.
A. A. Freeman, associate justice of the
supreme court OF the territory of New
Mexico and judge of the 5th judicial dis
trict court thereof, will expire before the
next regular term of this court; and,
Whereas, The members of the bar of
Chaves county, and the citizens at large,
desire to express their regret at losing
the services 81 so able Judge; and,
Whereas, They recognize the ability,
fairness and courtesy with which the
presiding officer has officiated in the po
sition he now holds, and his many noble
qualities as man;
Therefore, be it Resolved, That in the
person of the Hon. A. A. Freeman the
people of Chaves county recognize an
able, upright and fearless judge. and in
his retirement he will carry with him the
kindest regards of the members of the
bar of Chaves county, and Of the citizens
in general.
Be it further Resolved, That copy of
these resolutions be furnished the Hon.
A. A. Freeman, and to the press of the
county for publication, and that they be
spread upon the minutes of this court.
A. G. RoaERs,
j. A. PoAaUE,
G. A. KEITH.
Judge Freeman addressed the bar as
follows:
"Gentlemen:-Thsc court was not mem-
Der of the meeting just held, and was not
apprised that such a meeting was con-
templated, and therefore no remarks of
the court are properly In order; and yet
| dispensing with all matters of formality
and am one of those who believe that
tho substance of things is of more i'm
portance than the form-I can not deny
myself this opportunity, (which think is
an appropriate one), to say that yorr
resolutions carry with them to me soI g
thing more than that formal sympc' y
which is frequently conveyed in reso'-
tions of this character. 1t is not an un-
usual thing for members of the bar to
adopt resolutions of respect for an officer
a---is about to retire from the bench,
but it is an unusual thing for the Judge
of court to be able to say with truth
what am now about to say:
II held the first court here in this county;
have held every court up to this time
held in this county. I have been called
upon to try some very intricate ques-
tions; some of those questions have in
volyed considerable property rights;
some of those questions have involved
more or less of personal feeling.
| 81 have met at this place an unusually
bright and active bar for new county
and new court; and can say, not only
with apparent, but with full truth, that
there not only has not arisen single
matter or discord between the judge of
the court and the BAR but there has not
arisen even the chance of a cloud between
the bench and the bar. Not single dis
courteous expression has ever fallen from
the lips of any member of this bar
toward the presiding officer. None but
lawyers understand how much the admin
istration of justice depends upon the
courteous and gentlemanly demeanor of
the members of the bar. The lawyers are
the masters of the situation. They stand
before the bar the representatives of the
sovereigns-the masters of US all. The
judge of the court is the servant of the
| public; the bar represents the public, and
much more is DUE in the ordinary ad-
ministration of public justice, to the
courteous conduct of the members of the
bar; 30 that, take occasion, therefore, to
say that your resolutions are doubly ap-
preciated because they come from the full
ness of true hearts and intelligent brains,
and from bar composed, as bar should
always be, of perfect gentlemen"
OFFICIAL NOTES.
The quarterly statements of the territor-
teresting reading in these columns to-
morrow.
Mr.. R. B. Rice, of Las Vegas, has been
in the city for day or two, and Surveyor
General Easley has arranged with him to
take charge of the resurvey of the allot-
ments Of the lands in the Las Vegas grant.
Major Augustus H. cambridge, 10th in
fantry, has been ordered to proceed to
Phoenix, A. T., and report in person to
the governor of the territory for such
duty pertaining to the national guard of
during the month of April, 1894, and GA
completion of the duty will return to his
proper station.
W. N. Moss, of Bloomfield, ILL.,, super
visor of U. 8. Indian schools, left the city
last night for the Pima agency, A. 7. He
is just from Fort Lewis, where he in
spected the U. s. Indian school, and it is
possible that he will recommend the
adjustment of that school and the re-
moval of the children to the Grand Juno
ton and Santa Fe schools. t;ThS public
services would certainly be bsnshted by
such move. & - ~
Gov. Thornton arrived from Santa Fe,
yesterday, and went over to Mora. To-
day he telephoned down for physician. It
is probable the body of Rael is to be ex-
humed and examined. 1t is understood
that the governor has gone to Mora to
see what can be done in the way of es-
tablishing law, order and justice in that
much disturbed county. The governor
is to be commended for the effort he is
making, and all good citizens must wish
him success. When he gets through with
Mora there are other counties which need
his attention.-Las Vegas Optic.
The board of penitentiary commission
ers did an excellent thing on Monday
when it authorized Supt. Bergman to
purchase brick machine and tile press.
Always looking out for the interests of the
territory, Col. Bergman has been casting
about for some time in search Of the
proper machines, and he has his eye on
two secondhand ones that, with some