Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-04
WHITE WINGED PEACE.
1t Settled Down Over the Leg slatiye
Assembly To-day and All Smile
Save the Republican
Bosses.
The Reoalcitrants Come to Their Senses
and Are welcomed-Fort Catron
Tgnomintously Capitulates.

ANONYMOUSLY SapltuIdtes.
The white-winged dove of peace settled
down over the legislative embroglio TO-
day.
THE HOUSE CAUCUS.
The caucus of the Democratic members
of the house, which took place immedi-
ately on the adjournment of the house
yesterday afternoo., lasted about two
made BY the Republicans, as set forth in
yesterdays report, was long and at times
became considerably heated, not with
animosity to any man. but with deter
minntion to follow up the course which
had been chosen. No definite purpose.
however, was resolveu upon, hut some in
clination to comply with the Republicans
proposition was manifested, not "a a mat
ter of right, but as matter of generosity.
About O'Clock an adjournment was
taken and a further caucus called for
7:3O o. m. This lasted until quite mid
night. The determination reached WAS
that the Democrats should stand pat"
They we're not responsible for the defec
ton of portion of the house; they had, it
was commended, been duly organized; they
had acted upon authority, and were not
disposed to recede from Il position which
WAS equitable and just, and which, if it
did in any respect provoke dissatisfied
minority, the sensitiveness and unreason-
ablene-s of few were to blame and not
Lac ,ff ht,
majority. In order that no mistake
might be made in the premises Demo-
cratic leaders we're invited to partlcipat in
the caucus and it WAS the final voice that
firm ness and not vacjlIation should con-
tol. Therefore, it was resolved that the
straying Republicans be invited to JOIN
the flock at home in the house of repre-
sentatives, upon the basis Of nine Repub-
Iicans rs against fourteen Democrats,
leaving the settlement of the Christy
matter to the Judgment of the whole
house. The suggestion and demand that
those Democ rats, Leaden and Lucero
Montoya, who held their seats as the re-
suit of contests, should be thrown out for
the present were unheeded
This morning, under authority deputed
to him by the house caucus last night,
Mr.. Speaker Dame informed the Republ-
cans that he would submit proposition
upon the above lines to any member
elect or committee of members-elect dele
gated by the trump" house, at the hall of
the house of representatives., at any time
they might appear for that purpose.
THIS MORNINGS HOUSE.
At 10 a. m. the house came to order.
There we're present fourteen members,
including Messrs. Leaden and Luoero y
Montoya, representatives respectively
from Santa Fe and Bernalillo counties
seated on contests against Messrs. Har-
desty and Rankin; absent one, Vidal
Mora, The imprisoned Republican MEM
her from Bernalillo, who had signed the
roll.
At 1906 Representative Martin, Repub
lican, of Socorro, appeared at the bar of
the house as a committee of one from the
Republican camp, and announced that
the proposition submitted by the Demo-
cratic caucus had been accepted and that
the Republicans had agreed to come to
the house and enter upon their official
duties under the arrangement suggested.
Mr. Hinkle moved that the house take
a recess for thirty minutes to await the
coming of the minority, which by the re-
port of its committee. Mr.. Martin, was a
matter of hut few minutes.
At 1850 scattering line Of dignitaries
could be seen slowly "traipslng" across
the old military parade grounds. As they
drew nearer it was discovered that they
belonged to tho trump" house, which had
| recousidered and reformed. Motion and
i animation startled the hilbert" silent ex-
pectant legislators. but as the file OF Re-
rubicans drew into the hall benignant
smile sprawled all over the faces of the
Dem ocratic majority, while look that
said as plainly as words, swell, what if
we have?" glanced from the eyes of the
prisoners who were set free FROM the tolls
of Fort Catron..
Without more ado the roll was present
ed to them by the clerk, which was signed
without word. though the penmanship
of some of the signers showed the nervous
ness conseq uept upon imprisonment.
| The roll WAS then called and 23 an
swered to their names. No prayer that
has been said testified so much thanks
and gladness as the prayer which now
followed from the mouth and heart of
Father GARNER. Mr.. Hinkle moved
that the journal of December 81, 1894,
January 2 and 3, 1895, be read for
the information of the house. The mo-
ton was carried. From the moment
the Republicans entered the hall dis
position to show fight WAS evident. This
took form in slight opposition to the
reading of the journal and call tor di:
| vision upon the adoption Of the motion.
The call, however, was UNDECIDED and the
reading proceeded few pages when a
committee from the council, with Mr..
Victory at its heaL, appeared and noti-
fed the house that the council was or
ganized and ready for business and to
unite with a similar committee from the
house to give formal notification to the
governor of the organization of the as
semblv. The report was received.
Mr.. Carr moved that the minority be
represented on the house committee.
Mr.. Hlnkle yielded his membership
thereon aud Mr.. Carr was substituted.
Mr.. Victory, as chairman of the council
committee would unite with them upon
the conclusion Of the com promise, which
would come upon the tapis during the
morning session.
The Journal of the three previous ses-
sious Of the house of representatives was
approved.
Mr.. Hlnkle asked unanimous consent
to offer resolution that no contests for
seats in the house be taken up except by
unanimous consent, ard that no member
os uuseated except by such unanimous
consent. 1t WAS adopted.
As to a rumor that there was opposi-
tion to Mr.. Christy taking his seat upon
certain charges, it was moved by Mr..
Hinkla TINT a mi II ftaa of thu hauaa