Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-21

Mr. sanchez was Oh Uu0 opinion tudb
the present law fully covered the subject
and therefore moved the indefinite post
ponement of the measure.
Mr.. Christy thought that the gentle
man from Valencia was mistaken.
The bill was, however, killed, the vote
on the indefinite postponement standing
10 to 5, Messrs. de Baca, Christy, Leaden,
Locke and s. Martinez voting mo"
II. B. No. 83, Mr.. Christy's bill ex-
planatory of the present exemption law
as to personal earnings, was passed by a
large ma ority.
H. B. No. so, Mr.. Locke's bill providing
for the holding of district courts by util-
izing warrants drawn OH the territorial
treasurer payable out of the funds of this
territory due to said territory by the AL
buquerque National and the New Mexico
Savings Bank & Trust company, next
came up.
Mr.. Armijo desired the bill tabled in
definitely.
Mr.. Locke thought that the measure
was good one and should pass.
Mr.. Armijo's motion was lost by vote
of 10 to IA.
Upon the amendment proposed by the
committee dividing the fund equally
among the five judicial districts, the vote
stood IA to 10, 80 that the amendment
was adopted.
The bill then passed by vote of IL to
6, those voting "no" being Messrs. Ar
milo, de Baca, Garcia, Leaden, Lucero,
Sanchez, and Mr.. Baca not voting.
The house then adjourned.
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
The militia warrants proposition came
introduced by Mr.. Sanchez providing for
their investigation during the coming
recess.
County Commissioner Thomas Foster,
of Silver City, is among the constant Wis
itors In legislative quarters these days.
He has his eye fixed on that Florida
county bill.
The bill providing for using the funds
looked up in the defunct Albuquerque
banks for holding district courts passed
the house this morning. As amended
the bill gives each of the districts $6,175.
Does tie vote on motion to djourn
carry the proposition to adjourns Presi-
dent Curry so decided yesterday, and Col.
Chaves supports him in the decision.
Col. Chaves in turn is supported by the
practice in the national house of repre-
sentatives.
The assembly employees are much en-
couraged to hope that they will get their
pay by order of the court. It appears
that this identical controversy came up
in the Oklahoma legislature and that the
supreme court there has recently passed
upon the law points involved favorably
to the employees.
Somebody is evidently after Supreme
Court Clerk Wyllys' job. bill has been
introduced in the house providing that
the clerk of district court shall not be
allowed to hold at the same time the Of
fee of supreme court clerk; and that any
district court clerk holding the position
of supreme court clerk shall forfeit all
pay as district clerk.
Mr.. Christy's bill interpreting the law
as to exemptions of wages from execu-
ton settles much mooted question, in
| Justices courts, as to whether the exemp-
tion applies to wages for three months
previous or subseq uent to issuance of
execution. The matter is decided in fa-
vor of the latter horn of the dilemma.
That bill of Mr.. Clancey's relating to
terms of court in the 4th judicial district
| is aeitating that section of the territory
as we'll as the lower house. Speaker
Dame this morning cut the Gordian
knot by referring the matter to b special
committee composed of the representa-
tiyes OF that section in the hopes that
they may be able to get together on
some basis of agreement.
Oh, WHAT BLUFF.
Mr.. Lucero's bill changing the capitol
from Santa Fe to Albuquerque is. short,
sweet and-smells to heaven. It is as
follows:
Section 1.-The capital of the territory
of New Mexico from and after April /,
1895, remains established at the city OF
Albuquerque.
Sec. 2-Immediately after the passage
of this act the federal officers of the diff
ferent departments shall made arrange
ments with the Commercial club to keep
their offices at Albuquerque.
Sec. Claws recently created forth
construction and renewal of the territor-
ial capitol are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4.-Repeals conflicting laws and
the bill shall take effect as specified from
and after it's passage.