Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-20
The bill on close vote had therefore


bill regulating the fees of justices of the
peace and constables, came up under
favorable report from the committee on
judiciary.
Mr.. Carr explained that the purpose
of the law was to prevent Justices of the
peace from charging as costs the value of
the goods seized under attachment pro-
cess. He mentioned as an instance the
seizure and sale of a sewing machine in
Grant county where the costs amounted
to $22, or 81 more than the machine
brought on its sale under execution.
Mr.. Christy gave an instance of the sale
of herd of cattle where the constable
took all the money and asked for more.
Mr.. Locke had had like experience.
The bill then passed by vote of % to
l, Mr.. Martin voting "no."
H. r. No. %, Mr.. Looke's Albuquerque
National bank investigation resolution.
was called for by Its author and read in
full.
Mr.. Sanchez moved the passage of the
resolution.
Mr.. Armijo said that in voting for the
resolution he felt that he was complying
with call of duty owed to the tax pay
ers of New Mexico.
Mr.. Martin said that as the intention of
the resolution was to investigate one or
two members of the last legislature and
as one of these desired the resolution to
pass he voted "yes."
The resolution passed by vote of 81
to 2, Messers. Leaden and Lopez voting
tno."
H. B. No. 90, Mr.. Mora's bill providing
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people, next came up.
Mr.. Carr offered an amendment making
the bill include towns incorporated by
special act of the legislature. He ex-
planned that unless this was done Silver
City would not be included by the bill,
in spite of the fact that the citizens of
Silver City greatly desired the election of
their marshal by the people.
Mr.. Carr's amendment was adopted.
The bill as amended passed by vote
of % to 0.
Substitute to 81. B. No. 80, amending
chapter 81 of the laws of the 28th legis
lative session, as to the redemption of
real property, came back from the coun-
Gil with certain amendments, which we're
concurred in; and the bill was passed as
amended by vote of % to O.
H. B. No. 46, Mr.. Clancey's bill provid-
ing for the appointment of sheep inspect
ors and for the prevention of scab, was
considered as amended in the council,
The amendment, which related simply to
the date upon which the bill goes into
effect, was concurred in and the bill, as
amended, passed by unanimous vote.
H. B. No. 20, Mr.. Clancey's bill fixing
the fees of assessors and other officers,
was indefinitely postponed on the ground
that another bill had passed beth houses
covering fully the subject matter of the
bill.
H. NJ. No. 4, Mr.. Miguel Martinez me-
moral to the governor asking for the
pardon of Jose d. Gallegos, convicted
of the murder of Justin j. Schmidt in the
district court Of Mora county and SEN
fenced to life term in the penitentiary,
was read in full.
Mr.. Martin moved the passage of the
memorial just read.
| Mr.. Christy thought that it was asking
too much of the house to request their
endorsement of state of facts as to
which the members of the house had in
the main no personal knowledge. He
thought the memorial was out of place in
the house.
Mr.. Carr said he was very well &C.
quainted with the facts as to the murder
of Mr.. Schmidt and he was at loss to
know where could he found the mitiga-
this request for olemency. He thought
the hope of the territory lay in the strict
enforcement of our criminal laws and
that the adoption of this memorial would
not be step in that direction. He
thought that the memorial should have
been referred to the Judiciary committee
where the facts could have been fully ex-
amined into.
! Mr.. Locke thought that this matter was
one in which the Legislature had no con-
Germ and that the proper method of get
ting at the matter was by private petit
tions, many of which he had recently
signed.
Mr.. Miguel Martinez said that his in-
innate acquaintance with the facts of the
murder made him positive that the party
in whose interest the memorial was pre-
sented was innocent and that he should
be set free.
Mr.. Sanchez thought that the memo
rial was matter of humanity and should
be passed.
The memorial was adopted by vote
of 16 to 6, Messrs. Carr, Clancy, Christy,
Locke, Leaden and Dame voting "no."
The house then adjourned to this after
noon.
MUST PAY oNoE MONTH.
Mr.. Leaden succeeded In getting through
the house yesterday afternoon his meas
ure providing that once each month en-
ployers must pay wages In full OF what
has been earned up to within fifteen days
of pay day. The fine fixed for violation
of this law is from 800 to $3.50. Justices
of the peace are given jurisdiction and
the bill provides for trial by jury in their
courts. Not more than one conviction
against the same party shall be permitted
during any consecutive two weeks ard
complaint for any violation may be made
only BY the employe affected and that
within thirty days from the date of the
offense. The bill provides that the in
spector of mines and district attorneys
shall see that the law is enforced.
Two MORE COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. Pine yesterday afternoon intro
duced an interesting bill. 1t provides
that in counties of over 1000 population,
at the next general election two new
county commissioners shall be elected,
to be known as "commissioners from the
county at LARGE" They may. reside in
any portion Of the county and shall re-
ceive as annual oom pensation not more
than 800 per year. Together with the
three county commissioners now in Office
they shall constitute the board of county
commissioners. For the time intsrven-
ing to the next election the governor
shall appoint county commissioners at
large to serve until their successors are
elected and qualified. The bill will be