Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-02
OFFICIAL BUDGET.
The Capitol Committee Organized this
M0rning-GOod News from Wash
ingtOn-Get Their Pay.


members being present as follows: Mr..
F. A. Manzanares, of Las Vegas; Mr.. W.
s. Hopewell, of Hillsboro; Mr.. Solomon
Luna, of Los Lunas; Messrs. A. Staab and
Fl. L. Waldo, of Santa Fe. The latter gen.
tleman was last evening appointed by the
governor as a member of the committee In
place of Mr.. B. Seligman, who could not
find it convenient to serve. The board
organized by electing Mr.. Manzanares
president and Mr.. Staab secretary. AL
though the members serve without pay
they are each required to give bonds in
the sum of $4,000 and this was done this
afternoon. Advices from Washington
are to the effect that the house commit
tee on territories has favorably reported
the resolution sanctioning the issue of
$4,000 of territorial bonds for rebuild
ing the capitol.
LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES PAY.
The supreme court at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon announced its decision on the
legislative employees question. 1t was in
favor of the employees, the decision of
Judge Laughlin being reversed and a
mandamus absolute being ordered against
the auditor requiring him to pay the en-
ployes as provided in the resolutions
passed by the assembly. Chief Justice
Smith took occasion, in announcing that
the court felt constrained to differ with
Judge Laughlin, to pay high tribute to-
that officer, stating that in dissenting
from his opinion they did not lose sight
of the ability of the argument and the
purity of the purpose that had character
lzed his ruling On the subject. The chief
justice further announced that in the
opinion of the court the organic law did
not impose any limitation as to the en-
ployment of persons by the legislature to
assist in carrying out its functions. The
chief justice stated that the abuse of
power on the part of the legislature did
not authorize denial by the courts of
the existence of that power. After an
nouncing the decisionthe court adjourned
until $3.50 when the formal order on the
auditor was signed. Solicitor General
Bartlett states that he will take noappeal.
OFFICIAL NOTES.
The 46th fiscal year for New Mexico
begins on Monday next.
Hon. John P. Victory will succeed Gen.
Bartlett as solicitor general of New Mex
leo on Monday, March 4, the beginning of
the new fiscal year.
Hon. G.. d. Bantz, the newly appointed
associate Justice, took the oath of Office
before Secretary Miller yesterday.
M. s. Hart, territorial coal oil Inspector,
has been to Denver to arrange for the
brands to be used in his Office under the
new law respecting the inspection of
kerosene. r
Hon. W. s. Hopewell, of Hillsboro, one
of the newly appointed members of the
capitol rebuilding committee, arrived in
the city from Denver last night. He is a
guest at the Palace.
Ex-Councilman Bunker threatens to
make few affidavits and publish them
in the Optic. 'Tis we'll. The more light
the better-under the circumstances. But
can he clear his own recordP That's the
question!
District Attorney ]. H. Crist is at Ger
rillos for the purpose of taking steno-
graphic report of the evidence brought
out before the coroner's investigation
into the White Ash disaster.
U. s. District Attorney Hemingway,
Assistant G. P. Money, U. s. Marshal E.
L. Hall and deputy, Mr.. Loomis, leave to-
morrow for months stay at Albu-
querque where United States court opens
on Monday.
Capt. J. G.. Clancy returned from
Santa Fe, where he was an honored and
useful member of the legislature.-O
Yes, Capt. Clancy made but one mistake;
that was when he permitted the Bunker
Fort-Martinez combine to entice him
into trying to deliver H. B. No. 1l2 to the
governor "out of its regular order.'
The Albuquerque Citizen says: "Gov.
Thornton made good record for HIM
self during the session of the legislature.
He is the best Democratic governor this
territory has ever had. *** Gov.
Thornton vetoed the bill making the
marshal elective. This is one of the best
deeds the governor has done this year."
Capt. L. G. Fort is not bit pleased
with the governors appointment of Hon.
A. A. Jones, H. B. 112 to the contrary
notwithstanding. It is stated that he
meditates court proceeding either by quo
warranto against Mr.. Jones to test his
title to the office or by proceeding
against Secretary Miller to prevent that
official from issuing certificate of ap-
pointment.
A mistake in the confusion, incident to
the close of the session, was made in yes
terday's paper in the statement that the
bill for the appropriation of the proceeds