Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-20
EMPLOYEES PAY.

EMPLOYEES PAY.
A certified copy of the joint resolution
for the pay of Interpreter Knight and
Translator Labadie, yesterday approved
by Governor Thornton, was yesterday
afternoon presented to Auditor Perez
who thereupon refused to issue warrant
for the amount appropriated on the
ground that Judge Laughlin had already
decided that the money could not be paid
by the territory. Proceedings will &C.
cordingly be instituted Immediately be-
fore Judges Smith and Collier, in whose
district Messrs. Labadie and Knight live
respectively, for the purpose of getting
decisions from them on the subject. If
each of these Judges agroe with Judge
Laughlin it will show what the Judgment
of ajority of the supreme court would
be and would thus settle the question be-
yond peradventure.
Observation-Disclosures PINTO
Hon. Pinto Pine, who represents Dona
Ana county in the house, is native of
Santa Fe, the city of clos Pinos," as it
was known in olden times from the fact
that the Pine family, one of the most
distinguished Spanish families in the ter
ritory, resided here. He was born in
1861, his father being Hon. Facundo Pine
who for many years was member of the
legislature. His mother was Dona Octavi-
ana Baca, daughter of the famous Capt.
Francisco Baca, an officer of the Mexican
army. His grandfather was the Hon.
Pedro Pine, who represented the prov
ince of New Mexico in the Spanish cortes
in 1912 and again in 1919. He was known
in the cortes as the Abraham of New
Mexico from his venerable appearance.
While in the cortes, Don Pedro wrote q
very interesting history of New Mexico,
and was the last representative New
Mexico had in the Spanish cortes. He
was very able scholar and was mem.
Der of tho ancient Spanish order of st.
James. The oldest member of the Pine
family now living is Hon. Nicholas Pine,
of Galisteo, distinguished son of New
Mexico whose history when published
will read like romance. The ject of
this sketch received his education in San
Miguel college and was admitted to the
bar when 20 years of age, having studied
law under the Hon. G. H. Gildersleeve.
Mr.. Pine has been connected with the
legislature in one capacity or other since
1876. In 1855 he was married to Joseph
iue Beckwith, daughter of the we'll
known pioneer, Fl. M. Beckwith, who for
many years was prominent figure in
this territory. Mr.. Pine is at present a
United States commissioner md sue
cessful lawyer in the county Of Doua Ana
where he has resided since 1886. In 1890
he was elected county school superin-
tendent Of Dona Ana county, and was
elected to the present Legislature last
November. He has been school director
in his home district and during his SER
proved to an extent that justifes the en-
ployment of three times as many teachers
as formerly. Mr.. Pine is weighty po-
litical factor in his home county, being
chairman of Dona Ana Democratic COM
mittee and member of the territorial
Democratic central committee. In the
present house he is chairman of the
house committee on judiciary, perhaps
the most important of all the commit
tees. He is also member of the COM
mittee on education and number of the
other important auxiliary bodies of the
house. It is undoubtedly true that the
record made by Mr.. Pine in the present
assembly has been such as to surprise
even his most partial friends. In his
handling Of important subjects both in
the committee room and on the floor of
the house, he has evinced fitness for the
public service that stamps him as one of
the best equipped servants of the people
IN New Mexico. Conscientious, intelligent,
genial and generous he possesses the
qualities which 20 to make up the model
representative that he is. He has friends
innumerahle who look forward to his
political future with confidence that
there are many higher honors in store
for him.
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
Mr.. j. w. Mahoney, one of Daming's
representative citizens, is circulating
among the lawmakers to-day.
The bill substituting county attorneys
for district attorneys is still in the hands
of the house committee on judiciary.
And once more Summit county comes
to the front! This time councilman
Perea il sponsor for the bill just intro
duced for the formation of the new coun-
ty.
The councjlmen evidently did some
good work yesterday afternoon and
evening, for this mornings session
brought perfect food of reports from
the judiciary and other committees of
that body.
The HOUSE This morning passed the bill
providing for the election by the people
Of marshals in cities and in towns in
corporated by special act. Only four
places are affected, these being Santa Fe,
East Las Vegas, Albuq uerque and Silver
City.
Council Interpreter Nestor Montoys
and Committee Clerk A. B. Reading have
gone down to Valencia where Judge Col
ller Is holding court, to take their posi-.
tions az official inter prefer and stenogra-
pher respectively. Mr.. Manuel Sisieros