Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-17
BUSY LAW MAKERS.
The Florida County Project Material
ICES and Its Supporters
Score a Point.
Many Important Measures Under Con
sideratien-The Pay of Employees
Legislative Pick-ups,
The Council.

the council.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
Upon tho meeting of the council yes
terday afternoon, the following bills were
introduced:
c. B. No. 10, by Mr.. Hadley, entitled
Gan act to regulate jury trials in civil
proceedings" This bill provides that
at the beginning of each term litigants
in civil cases may obtain trial by jury
by demanding the same, and putting up
a deposit of $25; if this is not DONE jury
trial shall be considered waived and the
court shall try the case. In case of pow
erty, the litigant need not put up the de-
post. The bill is introduced at the re-
quest of the Albuquerque court officials
and will greatly facilitate the trial of
business in the courts. The bill was read
a second time by title and went to the
committee on Judiciary.
G. B. No. 20, by Mr.. Bunker, entitled
can act relative to the death penalty, the
manner and means of administering the
same and for other purposes" This
makes it the duty of the warden of
the penitentiary to execute all per-
sons sentenced to death in this terri
tory, the sentence to be inflicted in a
suitable way at the territorial peniten-
tiary. Certain specified persons, lnclud-
ing the sheriff of the county, are to be
present, hut the warden must keep the
time of execution secret, and IL $50 pres
ent must also keep the details of the
execution secret. The warden is to make
an official record of his doings. Viola
ton of the provisions of this act is made
a misdemeanor, and the warden gets fee
of $50 for each hanging. The bill was
read second time by title and went,
after some discussion, to the committee
on territorial affairs.
G. B. No. Fl, by Mr.. Curry, entitled
can act to provide for signing returns
on the poll books of election when such
signatures have been omitted" Under
this act, the board of county commits
sioners may summon defaulting election
officers, requiring them to appear and
sigu poll books where they may have
failed to do 40. If the latter fail to
obey, the Judge of the district court shall
take hand. No precinct returns shall
be thrown out for lack of such sigma
lures, but shall be completed as pro
vided in this act.
The bill was read second time BY
title and was referred to the committee
on privileges and elections.
H. r. No. 8, relating to the compelsa
ton of territorial employees, was read ir
full. It was then read second time by
title. An animated discussion ensued al
to the proper disposition Of the bill, anG
the council got into something of {
parliamentary tangle. Finally upon no
ton of Mr.. Perea the bill was by vott
of 3 to put on it's third reading. Upor
the question of passing the bill, delug'
of oratory ensued.
Mr.. Ancheta, upon this question, made
his first elaborate speech of the session
He said that while the path of right nigh
be rugged, he was in favor of following
closely the line of duty. He took thu
position that ii would be violation o
duty to pass this resolution and that hi
had opposed it at former session in thu
face of his own party colleagues. HI
denounced the resolution as an outrage
He stated that he opposed this resolution
not because the benefciaries are Demo
crat, for he believed that the ques
ton of politics should be left in thu
arena of the election, in which the Repub
licans had been worsted, but because herr
the great question Was our duty to thu
public.
Mr.. Larragoite referred to the RECORD
of past legislatures and spoke at con
siderable length, pressing upon thu
council the importance of providing ade
quate funds for the payment of their EN-
ployes. He thought that as matter o
| Justice to the employees they should all b.
retained. He thought that congress woult
and should provide the additional pa,
and appealed, in particular, to Messrs
Chayes, Perea and Ancheta, whose coun
trymen the great majority of the EN-
ployes are. Mr.. Larragoite was in fin
voice and his speech made decided I'M
preston.
Mr.. Chaves said that he felt compelle,
to reply to few of the statements from
the lips of his distinguished friend from
Rio Arriba. While he appreciated tn
appeal made by Mr.. Larragoite to tn
native members of the minority, on tn
ground that they and the employees en-
ioyed common lineage, he felt that tn
duty of the present crisis went far beyon
that reason. Mr.. Chaves said that he di
not believe congress would assist in tn
present emergency and that If the en-
ployes were going to rely upon relic
! from that sourceit would be well for Their
to grid their loins for DR.. Tanner fas
of forty days. .
Mr.. Victory said that he favored re
trenchment and reduction in the nun
Der Of employees, and he thought he wa
therefore good friend of the employer
He said that it was commonly stated o
the street that the governor would vet
any bill making the extravaganza allow
ances for territorial employees allowed l
the house bill.
In view of this state of things it wa
very poor policy to fly in the face of Ell
ecutive opposition.
| Messrs. Chaves and Ancheta were GU
of their seats Immediately calling Nj
Victory to'ordsr on The ground that suc
statements referred q coordinate brane
of the territorial government.
| The chair, however, ruled them out q
order and Mr.. Victory proceeded.
Mr.. Victory continued by saying tina
the council should 20 slow in the matte
in view of the financial condition of tn
territory and the several counties. 1t |
! not a q uestion of blood, but one of finance
This is not, Mr.. Victory hoped, legisla
; ture whose members demanded division
: of pay from their employees. He said b
had received applications for employ
ment on that basis, but he thanked Coz
! that his conscience would not allow hin
to accept such an offer. He said no dit
not think the Idaho case, cited by Mr.
Ancheta, was applicable as to the pro
ceediugs contem plated. But in view Of
the we'll known position of the execu
tive on the subject aud the statements
that court proceedings would be intro
anaad IL Tho neaxileoaa Of am nlnu man