Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-01-11
4 LEaIsLATURE.

Wolk, OF az a got into shape where
the members can draw their pay.
After the republicans drew out they
went and organized. The secretary
swore them all in, except Christy; Carr
was elected speaker. Christy was
then sworn In, as were several other
republicans who we're fairly elected
but who had been rejected by Secre-
tary Miller. The governor would not
acknowledge them. The democrats
got hold Of a Mexican, elected on the
republican ticket from Bernalillo
county, and had him sign the roll.
They claimed that a quorum had
signed the roll, and that a majority Of
those who had signed the roll made a
quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness. j. +. Hinkle, a democrat from
Roswell, had been elected temporary
speaker Of the democratic house. Mr..
Hinkle was prepared to do the honest
thing and the rest Of the democratic
members of the house could not stand
that, so Mr.. Dame Of Santa Fe county
was elected speaker. Mr.. Dame was
prepared to carry anything through,
especially II it glorided the democratic
party.
Under Mr.. Danes leadership the
house threw cut Rankin Of Bernalfllo,
who was elected by over 500 majority,
and seated Francisco Lucero, the dem
ocrat defeated by Mr.. Rankin; and
also threw out S. G. Hardisty of Santa
Fe, and seated his democratic oppo-
nent, Thos. Leaden. This gave them
a working membership.
Under these circumstances the re-
publicans found the fates were against
them, and so came in with The under
standing that they should have nine
seats, the democrats fourteen and the
case of Christy should be left to be
settled. All this took up the time
until Saturday, NJ other business being
transacted except .he election of some
se~venty-fve Gle ks, interpreters, jani-
tors, etc, to wait on the members Of
the two houses.
Saturday the houses met in joint
session in the United States court
room and listened to the message Of
Governor Thornton. The governor
gave the legislature a lot of good ad-
vice regarding the repeal of laws, and
brought out one important bit of news
that had been overlooked by all the
newspapers in the territory, namely:
that under the new law an assessor is
entitled to a compensation of two per
cent. on the valuation of all the prop
erty he assesses. AS the present tax
rate in this county is but two per cent,
il the assessor is entitled to the com
pensation allowed by law and secures
it, the taxation will have to be doubled
aud the assessor will get half of it.
The governor recommends the repeal
Of this law instantly.
The house was not satisfied with the
room furnished for its meetings and So
appointed a committee to secure bet
ter quarters, into which it moved
Monday, 1t is said the only improve
ment is In its being more convenient,
there being a saloon opposite and one
next door.
Monday, IN the council, the commit
tee on contested seats threw George
W. Miles out in the cold and seated ],
A. Ancheta in the place to which he
was legally elected.
The governor made the following ap-
continents for district attorneys,
which were confirmed by the council
For the counties Of rant and Sierra,
Arthur II. + lee, of Silver City.
For the co lies of Lincoln, Chaves
and Eddy, Jot franklin, of Eddy.
For the county of bona Ana, r.. l..
Young, of Las Cruces.
For the counties of Santa Fe, Rio
Arriba and San Jnan, ]. II. Crist, O
Santa Fe.
For the counties Of Bernallllo and
Valencia, Thomas j. Wllkerson, Of
albuquerque.
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