Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-23

tne DauK DOCKS or papers. Ihe house
committee Yesterday morning held a
meeting with the council committee al
the Office of Mr.. j. E. Saint, the receiver
of the New Mexico Savings Bank and
Trust com pany. Mr.. w. B. Childers was
present in behalf of Receiver Schofeld,
while Mr.. II. B. FERGUSON was on hand to
protect Judge Falls interests in the in
vestigation. After discussion of the
situation the committees decided that in
view of their inability to inspect the
books they would simply report the facts
to the two houses. This report will be
made in the two houses Monday and the
house report will embody statement as
to the New Mexico Savings Bank and
Trust company, as to the examination of
the records of which institution no oppo-
sition was offered.
The telegram upon which, Receiver
Schotield acted in his refusal was as fol-
lows:
To J.. W. schofield, Receiver, Albuquerque,
Washington, Feb. 2l.--Telegram re-
ceived Decline to allow any investiga-
tion of books or letters of bank sag-
gested by the governor. l have SO ad-
vised him.
(Slgned.) JAMES H. EcKLEs,
Comptroller.
The telegram from Governor Thornton
above referred to was as follows:
To Hon, Comptroller of the Treasury
Washington:
Santa Fe, Feb. 2O.-The charge has
been made that the act of the legislature
passed last session making the Albuquer-
que National bank the territory deposi-
tory, was procured by fraud and bribery
and that evidence to establish this fact is
on the books aud in letters now in the
hands of Receiver Schofeld. A legisla-
tive committee has been appointed to
examine into the matter. Please wire
Receiver Schofeld to exhibit the books
and letters in his possession to the COM
mlttee.
(Signed.) W. T. THORNTON, Governor.
In response to this Comptroller Eckles
wired from Washington that he would
communicate with Receiver Schofield and
forward Il reply to the governor later
When this reply came it read as follows
To Hon. W. T. Thornton, Santa Fe:
Washington, Feb. 21.-Receiver of AL
buquerque National bank advises that he
has made investigation of books and let
ters of bank and finds nothing that will
throw any light upon matter and nothing
that refers to it. l must decline there
fore to permit the examination requested.
(Signed) JAS. H. EcKLEs, Com ptroller.
In this connection the New MEXICAN
desires to say that, in its Judgment, it is
thui INN tipn Int, <,e &hn kx
insist upon full and fair Investigation
of the records of the Albuquerque Ma
tional bank by its committee. This
much is due to tho tax payers of New
Mexico; particularly so, since Receiver
Schoield has from time to time stated to
various parties that the bank records re-
vealed very rotten state of things, and
also because one of the bank receivers
legal advisers has repeatedly declared
within the past three days that he would
make it his BUSINESS to see that the bank
books and letters we're not exhibited for
the inspection of the legislative COM
mittee.
NEW TURN 1T TAKES.
The employees pay question again came
to the front this morning in the form of
bill introduced by Mr.. Larragoite pro-
viding for the calling together of the su-
preme court during legislative sessions
for the purpose of deciding questions of
law raised by resolutions passed by both
houses and approved by the governor.
An attempt was made to push the bill
through to final passage, but this failed.
1t is probable that the bill will have
passed both houses by Monday afternoon
and then an extra session of the supreme
court may be held next week to decide
whether the employ shall be paid or
not.
MILITIA WARRANTS INVESTIGATION.
The militia warrants bill. introduced in
the house last week by Mr.. Sanchez, of
Valencia, provides for militia claims
commission to consist of the territorial
auditor, treasurer, solicitor general,
speaker of the present house and pres
ident of the present council. The bill
provides that within thirty days of it's
passage the commission shall publish
notice of their meeting at the auditors
office in Santa Fe. Said notice shall be
published for four consecutive weeks in
the leading weekly in each of the judicial
districts. Said meeting shall be held be.
tween thirty and sixty days after the pub
lication and majority of the commits
sion shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business. 1t shall be the
duty of the commission to examine all
claims presented for payment arising
under the provisions of the act "to
amend an act entitled militia" approved
Jan. %, 1857; also claims for supplies
furnished the militia in 1884, 1885, 1886
and 1887; said claims shall be presented
within six months after the meeting of the.
commission, otherwise their payment
shall be forever barred. The hearing