Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-09
SETTLED DOWN TO WORK.
The Cruel War About Over and the
Peoples Representatives Begin
to Grind.
A Busy Day in Both Branches-House
Standing Committees-Summit
County-Legislative Chat.
The Council.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.

AH5ANaDAA A1AAASSON nASoASA"
The afternoons session of the council
was presided over by Councilman Vic
tory. Upon request of Mr.. Bunker the
resolution yesterday passed by the coun-
Gil ousting Miles and seating Ancheta
was read by the clerk. Mr.. Bunker, who
was absent yesterday, then sent to the
clerks desk protest against the action
of the council in unseating Miles on the
ground that he had been assured before
going to Las Vegas that the Miles,
Ancheta contest would not come before
the council until the latter part of this
week. Mr.. Desmarals, who is chairman
of the committee which made the report
unseating Miles, interrupted the reading
with a statement that Mr.. Rankin's claim
WAS so far as he was concerned, abso-
lutely untrue. Mr.. Dssmarais' interruption
was ruled out of order. President pro tenn
Victory stating that he would be able to
contradict the statement at proper time.
Mr.. Bunker, at the conclusion of the read
ing, took the floor. He severely critl-
cised the conduct of Chairman Des-
marais of the committee on elections, be-
cause he had promised that Miles and his
friends should have an opportunity for
full hearing. He claimed thai Mr.. Des-
maras had broken faith in precipitating
action in the matter IN his absence.
Here an attempt was made to deprive
Mr.. Bunker of the floor on point of
order, but he held his ground and con-
tiuued to speak to the question of per-
sonal privilege.
Mr.. Bunker accused Mr.. Desmarals OF
treachery and compared him to Benedict
Arnold.
Mr. Curry interposed statement that
Mr.. Bunker's accusations rs to Mr.. Des-
marais were untrue.
Mr.. Desmarais gained the floor and de-
ncunced as untrue Mr.. Bunker's charges.
Mr.. Bunker interrupted Mr.. Desmarsis
by stating that the latter had made the
promise alluded to, in the adjoining COM
mittee room and that If he denied 1t he
lied.
At this point it looked like trouble and
the sergeant-at-arms vas called for, but
Mr.. Desmarais concluded his speech,
without hostillties on either side.
Mr.. Curry said that he regretted
seriously that Mr.. Miles had been un-
seated without hearing. He had, how
ever, looked into the evidence; and he
was now convinced that there was no
error on the facts, in deciding in favor of
Mr.. Ancheta. He said that he wore no
mans collar and that he was proud that
the Democratic majority had had the
manhood to do Justice to member OF
the opposing political party.
Mr.. Chavez spoke very earnestly in the
line that Mr.. Bunker had forfeited his
right of objection by his absence, and
further that his remarks were out of
order.
Mr.. Bunker's protest was tabled in
definitely on motion Of, Mr.. Curry by q
vote of 10 to 2, Mr.. Perea, as he explained
voting with Mr.. Bunker in the negative
to keep him compan
CIR. No. 2, providing for the appTopri
alton of So 900 for the com pensatlon ane
| expenses of the board of co ualizatlon ant
of the solicitor general was introduced By
| Mr.. D-smarais, read twice and referred tc
| the finance COMMITTEES.
II. B. No. 4 was read, altering tht
boundaries of Eddy county 80 as to in
clude tract, formerly in doubt, six milr'
| wide and twenty miles long and contain
Ing twenty three families. This bill wa
read three times and under suspension
the rules passed by unanimous vote
Mr.. Hadley gave notice that in the futdr
he would object to the passage OF loca
bills unless maps were produced shown
the extent and effect of the chang
made, his vote in this instance bein
prom pied solely by the assurance OF tn
distinguished gentleman from that dill
trict that the matter was all right.
On an effort to cinch the vote Ju:
taken by motion to reconsider and Ia
on the table, Messrs. Hadley, Perea an
Larragoite voted mo" on the groun
that they saw no necessity for such hast
in the matter. MIR. Curry, however, il
formed them that prompt action was d.
sirable in view of the close approach {
the district court at Eddy.
The council then adjourned until
o'clock to-day.
FORENOON SESSION.
Roll call at the council this mornin
showed full attendance,
Mr.. Desmarais, as chairman of th
committee appointed by the president