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

The Council.
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
The meeting of the council Thursday
afternoon was one of the N ost sensational
of the session and was IN harmony with
the remarkable proceedings of the morn
ing, when the members of the minority
walked out of the council chamber in
order to break quorum in the executive
session.
When O'Clock, the hour for reassem-
bling arrived, all of the Republican men,
bers were on hand, while on the Demo-
cratic side of the chamber Messrs. Bun
ker, Victory and Garcia held the fort
alone. President Curry evidently dined
late, as he was still absent.
The Republican members here saw
what they considered an opportunity to
play even for the Dem ocratic coup of the
forenoon, for as soon as the hour for
meeting arrived Col. Chaves took the
chair and announced the council ready
for business.
"Mr. President, move to adjourn un-
til Monday afternoon" promptly said
Mr.. Ancheta.
"AEd second the notion" came in a
chorus from the three other Republicans
on the floor.
Il move call of the house," cried Mr..
Victory.
"The gentleman is out of ORDER" replied
the chair. "All In favor of adjourning
will please say aye all opposed no."
In chorus came Republican "ayes"
followed by Democratic ''noes."
"The motion to adjourn has been car
ried," announced the chair.
81 call for the ayes and noes," ex-
claimed Messrs. Bunker and Victory in
one voice.
"The council stands adjourned" said
President Pro TEN. Chaves.
At this point Col. Chaves left the chair,
while Mr.. Victory and Mr.. Bunker alter
natey insisted on call of the roll and
call of the house.
Chief Clerk Lucero here began call of
the roll, when Col. Chaves again seized
the gavel and kept pounding that marble
block on the presidents desk with a
rapidity and persistence that made the
result of his efforts audible across the
street and almost drowned the voices of
Messrs. Victory, Bunker and Lncero, who
were all speaking at once.
Reading Clerk Hatton meanwhile
seized his hat and rushed out to find
President Curry. He met that gentleman
at the door as we'll as a crowd that
speedily filled the council chamber to
overlooking, both attracted thither in
great haste by the uproar within.
By this time Councilman Victory had
rushed up to the presidents stand and
Selling Col. Chaves was apparently about
to hurl him from the stand, with the
words, "There's the man we recognize,
none of your sharp practice here" when
Mr.. Curry reached the stand, seized the
gavel and Col. Chaves, so far as presid-
ing was concerned, was once more ga
statesman out of job"
As soon us order was practically re-
stored, Mr.. Ancheta moved call of the
house. This was ordered and Mr.. Des-
marais was found absent.
Mr.. Ancheta was in favor of summary
proceedings to bring Mr.. Desmarais to
the council chamber, but just about the
time excitement on the subject was
highest, in walked the gentleman In
question thus completing the full sena-
torial dozen.
At this juncture, Mr.. Larragoite, Mr..
Chaves and Mr.. Ancheta each tried to get
the floor.
"Take your seats, every one of you,"
exclaimed the president.
"Just one minute, Mr.. President; I
think can straighten this matter out"
came back from the Valencia county
councilman.
"The gentleman will take his seat. The
sergeant-at-arms will see that the gentle
man from Valencia takes his seat" ruled
the chair.
Sergeant-at-Arms Strahan here ap-
preached Col Chaves who was standing
beside his desk. They glared at each
other in reputation vendetta style and
finally Mr.. Chaves took his seat, which he
kept very constantly during the rest of
the session.
Mr.. Perea rose to a question of per-
sonal privilege. He wanted the majority
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Mr.. Perea evidently had a minority report
on the sub ject that he was itching to pre-
sent to the council.
Mr.. Bunker, the chairman of the COM
mittee, assured the gentleman from Ber-
nalillo that the committee would make
the report when they got ready aud not
one minute before.
Mr.. Perea moved that the committee
be ordered to make their report W thin
the next twenty-four hours.
Mr.. Larragoite thought Mr.. Perea's
motion was out of order, but the chair
ruled differently.
Mr.. Ancheta said that as member of
the council from the district in question
he desired to ask the committee to report
at as early date as possible. From
this subject Mr.. Ancheta scared by easy
flights of oratory to the American flag,
the grandeur of the union and the stabil-
ity of American money.
He was called to order by President
Pro Tenn Victory who had succeeded
President Curry in the chair, and after
protest against what was termed 1.-THE