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

gathered in caucus. proposition look,
ing to harmony as between the upper
and lower branches of the Legislature was
brought up, and discussed throughout the
day at different meetings. No final deter
mnatlon reached, though it was the con-
sensus that friction should be and would
be avoided. There were present thirteen
members elect. No other matter was
considered.
NO CHANGE OF CAPITAL.
Hon. H. B. Ferguson is one OF the
visitors from albuquerque to-day. Mr..
FERGUSON stated In conversation with a
NEW MEXICAN reporter this morning that
he was here for the purpose of helping
those of his friends who are candidates
for positions to be filled.
"Will there be any effort made to re-
move the capital from Santa Fe to Albu-
querque?" was asked.
"No," replied Mr.. FERGUSON smiingly,
| Albuquerque is getting along very we'll
just as she is, and you can say that there
will not be, SO far as know, the slightest
attempt at this time to move the ca pital.
think l would know if such plan were
on foot or meditated."
THE HOUSE.
| The secretary then went to the hall to
be used for the sessions of the house of
representatives, followed by the members
of the council, reporters any many spec
tators. The Fort Marcy hospital build
ing, in which the deliberations of the
house will take place, showed, the same
| tasteful and commodious arrangement
which marked the council chamber. The
| house was called TO order at 1850 o. M,
and the secretary of the territory pro-
ceeded to call the list of memh ers-elect
by certificate, first inviting Rev. Derasche
to open with prayer.
The following are the recognized
embers-elect of the house:
First District.-Colfax: s. Martinez.
Second District.-Mora: Miguel Mar
tinez.
Third DISTRICT Colfax and Mora: W.
A. Thompson.
Fourth District-San Miguel and
Guadalupe: Roman Gallegos, Gregorio
Gutierrez, Pablo PadiIla, j. G. Clancy.
Fifth DISTRICT Fe: w. E. Dame
and S. G. Hardesty.
Sixth District.--Taos: j. e. Lacome.
Seventh Distrlct.--Rio Arriba: Juan
Garcia.
Eighth Dstrict.--Taos, Rio Arriba and
San Juan: William Lock and Ricardo
Lopez.
Ninth misunderstanding Valentio G.
de Baca, Vidal Mora and Don T. Rankin.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures Roman A.
Baca aud Martin Sanchez.
Eleventh Distrlct.-Socorro and Sierra:
Jose Armijo Vigil and William Z. Mar
tin.
Twelfth District.-Dona Ana: Pinto
Pine.
Thirteenth District.-Grant, D. P. Carr. |
Fourteenth District.---Dona Ana and
Grant: No oue recognized.
Fifteenth Observation-Disclosures, Chavez
aud Eddy: j. +. Hinkle.
Mr.. A. l.. Christy called to the attention
OF the territorial secretary that, In accord
ing recognition, the l4th district was omit |
ted. The secretary replied that he had in his |
possession certificate from the clerk of
the district court of the legislative dis |
trict from which he, (Christy,) claimed to |
be elected setting forth that he (Christy) |
was Indebted to the territory of New |
Mexico, and the knowledge thus coming
to him prevented him from administer
ing the oath of Office to the gentleman. |
The situation was not acted upon with |
out proper investigation or inconsider- |
ately, but the problem had been laid be-
fore three or four different lawyers. It
was not a matter for argument directed
to him. lie acted in purely ministerial.
knew his duty in the premises
and meant to fulAll it as he knew it; if Mr.
Christy fe t aggrieved he had his remedy;
he could present his case before the
house of representatives and demand
redress if wrong we're done him.
Here all the members-elect of Re- |
publican cast of counterance withdrew in
a body.
There was no disturbance and no fur
Their prctestation.
w. E. Dame, Pinto Pine, s. Martinez,
W. A. Thompson, Roman Gallegos, Gre
gorio Gutierrez, Pablo Padilla, j. E. |
Lacome, Juan Garcia, William Locke, |
Ricardo Lopez and j. F. Hinkle remained |
in attendance and duly took the oath of
Office.
The secretary having asked the further |
pleasure of the house, as sworn in, Mr.. |
Dame placed In nomination for tempo
rary speaker of the house, Hon. I. F.
Hinkle, which was seconded by Mr.. Locke. |
The vote upon the nominee, in the alb
sence of other nomination, was unani- |
mously in his favor and he was declared |
elected.
On motion the chair appointed W. T.. |
Dame, Ricardo Lopez and Pinto Pine |
committee to escort the temporary chair
man to the chair, where Mr.. Dame in |
PRODUCED him in few felicituus words.
The chairman replied, stating that he !
regretted the circumstances under which |
the house assembled; that his position |
was clear in the matter, that he Thought
it preferable to do business with "a mem
bers; that he would accept and appreci-
ate the honor which had been conferred |
upon him and suggested the propriety |
of an adjournment until the defect in |
representation might be rectifed, but he |
said he wanted hi. position well under
stood, he would not assist in the organi-
cation OF minority house.
Mariana F. Sena was elected temper
airy chief clerk of the house and H. L. |
Ortiz, temporary interpreter, wherein pom |
the house adjourned to meet at S o'clock |
this evening.
CHAvES vs. LARRAGorTE.
The mandamus proceeding brought be.
fore Judge Laughlin by ]. NJ. G. Chaves,
defeated for the council from