Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-30

GRIFFIN BLOCK mis-
The previous, q uestion was not'ordered,
the vote being as follows:
Armijo, R. A. Baca, Carr, Clancy, Chris
ty, Garcia, Gutierrez, Lucero, Martin,
Pine, Sanchez and Dame--12.
V.C. de Baca, Gallegos, Hinkle, La
come, Leaden, Locke, Lopez, M. Mar
tiuez, s. Martinez, Mora, Padilla and
Thompsen-12.
Mr.. Carr favored the motion to post
pone indefinitely in short speech.
Mr.. Leaden then renewed the motion to
adjourn. This motion prevailed by a
vote of IA to 10, and the house adjourned
to 2 O'Clock. .sf
THE INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Judge Laughlin late yesterday after
neon granted an injunction preventing
the further payment of the territorial
employees of the legislature. As an
nounced in Mondays paper, the case was
submitted to the court by the formal par
ties thereto, Celso Baca and the terrific
and answer and without argument. Judge
Fl. L. Warren and Mr.. J. H. Crist ap-
peared at the hearing and as "the friends
of the court" submitted authorities tend
ing to show that the employees should be
made parties. The merits of the case,
involving the question of the right of the
territory to employ attaches in the legis-
lature, were not discussed by Messrs. War
rem and Crist. Judge Laughlin took the
papers and yesterday fled the following
decision.
Celso Baca,
vs..
Demetrio Perez, Auditor
of Public Accounts of In the Dis
the Territory of New : trict Court,
Mexico, and Rufus j. Santa F Q
Palen, Treasurer of County.
the Territory of New
Mexico.
This case having come on to be heard
on the bill of complaint of complainant
for an order of the court to enjoin and
restrain the defendant Demetrio Perez,
as territorial auditor of public accounts,
from auditing or allowing or issuing his
warrants for the accounts against the ter
ritOry of New Mexico of any of the en-
ployes OF officers mentioned in the joint
resolution No. S, and the said Rufus j.
Palen, as territorial treasurer, from pay
ing any such warrants which might or
may be issued by said territorial auditor
of public accounts, under and by virtue
of said joint resolution No. 5, and the
answer Of said defendants thereto; and
the same having been presented to the
court for determination on bill and an
swer on stipulation bv John R: MoFie,
esq.,, solicitor for complainant and Ed
ward L. Bartlett, solicitor general of the
territory of New Mexico, as solicitor for
defendants, and after due consideration
of the same by the court, and the court
being fully advised in the premises;
II is therefore ordered, adiudged and
decreed by the court that the said de-
tsndant, Demetrio Perez, as territorial
auditor of public accounts, be and he
hereby is restrained and enjoined from
allowing, auditing or issuing his war
rants on the territorial treasurer for the
payment of any officers or employees as
provided for in said joint resolution No.
s, approved by the governor on the oath
day Of January, 1895; and the said de-
PENDANT, Rufus j. Palen, as territorial
treasurer, be, and he hereby is enjoined
and restrained from paying out any OF
the public moneys now or which may
hereafter come into his possession OF
hands or which may come into the pos
session or hands of his successor in Office
as such territorial treasurer, any warrant
or warrants which may be issued by the
said territorial auditor, or by his success.
sor in Office as such territorial auditor OF
public accounts under and BIZ authority
said.
1t is further ordered, adjudged and de.
creed by the court, that this order and
decree be in full force and effect, includ.
ing and from the 2Sth day of January
1896, and that certified copy of this or.
der be delivered by the clerk o. this court
to each Of said defendants herein named
forthwith, and it is so ordered.
N. B. LAUaHL1N,
Associate Justice, Etc.
As soon az the matter had been decided
Judge Warren, as attorney for Tranquil
inc Labadie, the translator in the house
and therefore one Of the employees af-
fected by the order, asked to be made 9
party to the cause. Judge Laughlir
! granted the order requested and Judge
4 Warren will Immediately file petition II
fbehalf of Labadie, asking that the in
junction be dissolved and demurring tc
the Baca bill on various grounds. Il
this application is not granted the case
. will be taken to the supreme court. II
will be noted that the petition enjoint
only the payment of funds under thu
resolutions already passed.
II 10 said by those who claim to know
that if another resolution is passed pro
viding for reduced number Of employees
. there will DO no attempt made towari
another injunction. Meanwhile, the en-
-Ployes are pursuing the even tenor. 8
their ways, awaiting Developments ant
hoping for the best.
Lra1sLAT1vE CHAT.
And Speaker Dame too now has hi
desk daily adorned with q radiant bouque
Of flowers!
The council got down to business II
dead earnest yesterday afternoon AM
did not conclude its session until
O'Clock.
Representative Pine and Locke re
j turned last night from Las Cruces, wher
they have been spending the last day 0
two.
MI. v. B. May came up from La
Cruces this morning, q did also Count.
A ssssor Preciliano Moreno and Edito
F.Ochoa, Of 81 Democrats.