Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-31

Bunker. The sheriff Saturday night mad.
| a return stating that he had served one o.
the commissioners, but that he was unabl,
| to find the other two in the county. Ac
cordingly no meeting of the commission
ers has been held for the purpose of Civ
ing Mr.. Bunker a certificate. Secretar,
Miller has, however, been served with Q
| copy of the order and under legal advice
he feels it his duty to obey it. Mr.. Dun
can, accompanied by Hon. F. A. MANGA
mares, was in the city to-day and called
upon the secretary with the view to in
ducing him to swear Mr.. Duncan in or
the certificate he holds. The secretary
however, held that the law presumes that
"what ought to be done ia done" and thai
Mr.. Bunker was, in legal contemplation
If not In actual ownership, the holder OF
the certificate of election under Judge
Smiths order. Mr.. Bunker was accord
ingly sworn in.
SECRETARY MILLER TALKS.
Secretary Miller, in the organization
of the house to-day, refused to swear A
L. Christy, the Republican, who held a
certificate of election from Dona Ana
and Grant counties. In speaking of the
matter to the New MEXICAN he said:
II did this in view of the following law:
Section of chapter of the laws of 1893
provides That hereafter no person who
Is holder or receiver of any public
moneys of this territory or of any county
thereof, shall DO eligible to any public
Office in this territory or any county
thereof until the same is accounted for
and paid into the treasury, and each pub
lie officer in addition to the oath of Office
already prescribed shall make oath that
he is not the'holder Of any public moneys
due to this territory Or any county there
of, which is unaccounted for
"That Mr.. Christy was ineligible on
these grounds WAS proved to me by certi-
fed copies of two indictments pending
against him in Dona Ana county for
shortage in official accounts and which
have been filed in my office. With these
indictments pending sought legal ad-
vice as to my right to swear in Mr..
Christy as a member of the legislature
and was advised by Judge q. L. Warren,
W. B. Chiders, MIR. q. H. Gildersleeve
and District Attorney J. H. Crist that /
was not authorized under the law to ad-
minister the oath to him. In the or
ganization of the Legislature, I was
guided in every case by the certificates
presented to me and the only reason for
my refusal to be thus guided in Mr..
Christy's case was the fact that he is
under the law, as construed by those in
whose judgment and legal acumen I have
implicit confidence, not qualified to hold
f,fHoo IN <hic TO- 7
LET MODERATION PREVAIL.
The action of the legislature in the or
ganization of the house is to be re-
GREETED. The New MEXICAN does not be-
lieve in extreme partisan measures.
Every man having certificate from the
legally constituted authorities should be
duly recognized and sworn in, unless
there is positive evidence in the hands of
the secretary showing his disqualifica-
ton.
If Mr.. Christy is defaulter, under the
Law, and copy of the indictment against
him and the official affidavits relating
thereto were prima facie evidence that
compelled the secretary, in compliance
nize him on organization. as
The action of the Republican members
in leaving the House, when the secretary
refused to recognize him, because he
was defaulter was wrong; they should
have remained in their seats and insisted
that the first business to- be performed
was to ascertain whether or not Mr..
Christy was indebted the territory. We
understand that Mr.. Christy claims to
have receipt showing he has fully paid
the liability; if this is 10, he should be
seated upon making proof, and had the
members remained in their
seats they would have soon found that
there were Democrats present who would
see that he was seated. Let moderation
and fairness characterize the organizes
ton of the assembly. W
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
The Las Cruces colonies were'nt in it.
Mr.. Ancheta seems to have been functus
officio. -, &c
There'll be no OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
this session. There are no corridors.
Capt. John p. Hyland, of the Rlncon
Shaft is here seeking legislative clerk
ship.
President Curry: "I'll make rule for
this special occasion. Mr.. Perea will
please take his seat" 3'
District Clerk 0. N. Marion from Al
buquerque was an interested spectator at
the opening of the council.
Rev. j. Deraches delivered a PRAYER in
the council chamber this noon that was
teuchingly beautiful in its simplicity.
Manager O'Leary of the Las Vegas
Optic is an on locker. Mr.. W. Il. Burke.
the veteran newspaper man from Albu-
querque will "do" the assembly for the
Optic. "s
The smooth sacerdota1' countenanee of
Hon. George Curry, Of Lincoln, Dona
Ana, Grant, Chavez and Eddy beamed
along the council chamber like a "new
sun risen on midday"
The Democrats of the senate are at the
hour of going to press holding caucus
at the Palace hotel for the purpose of de-
Gliding upon the minor offices.
The house democrats are csucusiup at
The Claire on; the subject of permanent
organization. The probabilities are that
William E. Dame, of santa Fe county,
will be elected as speaker Of the house.
Items OF Int rest by the Wabash NJ an
It costs, approximately, to run the
government of the United States, annual
y, $410, 435, O79.0O. M,
The Wabash railroad ia the shortest
inc between Kansas City and st. Louis.