Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-26

have any connection with the matter and
was employed.
AS announced in yesterdays paper GER
tificates were issued to the employees yes
terday by the officers of the respective
houses for the amount due for services
from January to January "a inclusive.
These certificates we're promptly pre-
scented to Territorial Auditor Perez, who
thereupon issued warrants on Treasurer
Palen. Major Palen stated to the New
MEXICAN this morning that these war
rants we're being paid promptly on pre-
sentation, as the notice served on him
| contained no restraining order. He stated
that large majority of the employees
had presented their warrants and that the
total amount paid out was in the neigh
hood of $4,000. 1t is safe to say that by
this afternoon every warrant issued will
have been cashed.
LEGISLATIVE CHAT.
Messrs. Ed Priest and Scott Knight,
two clever Albuquerqueans on the house
force, left last night to spent Sunday at
home.
Representatives Thompson, of Union,
Miguel Martinez, of Mora and Severino
Martinez, of Colfax, spend tomorrow
with their families.
Representa- We Pinto Pine went down
to Las Cruces last night. He was accom-
panied by Representative Locke who will
be his guest for day or two.
Councilman Ancheta yesterday pre-
sided in the council during most of the
afternoon session-and most accom-
plished presiding officer he proved.
Counoilmen George Curry and Nicholas
GALES are spending the assembly recess
of to-day and tomorrow in Albuquerque.
The Albuquerque Citizen is authority
council from Bernalillo are pledged to
defeat any measure providing for the
rebuilding of the capitol.
Representative Martin is spending the
Sunday vacation of the legislature with
friends in Ell Paso. He will incidentally
gather few points on the statehood
question, viewed from the standpoint of
Texas experience.
The capitol building bill has not yet been
transmitted to the council. On account
of the length of the bill, the clerical
force of the house was not able to COM
plete the copy necessary for transmission
to the upper house before its adjourn
ment, so that it will not be acted upon by
the council until next week.
The Bar associations committee to
drafta code of pleadings and practice for
presentation to the legislature has been
hard at work ell week and its task is
about finished. Last evening an adjourn
ment was taken till Monday. At that
time the work will be linked together
and shaped up for presentation to the
law makers.
Mr.. Mora, of Bernalillo, yesterday in
PRODUCED bill fixing the annual mercan-
tile licenses based upon the amount of
sales. For sales up to $4,000 tho
license shall be $40; for sales from &c.,
600 to $4,000, it shall be $50; from $780,
600 to $4,000, it shall be $40; from $780,
600 to $4,000, it shall be $50; from $780,
900 to $4,000, it shall be $50: from $780,
900 to 100000 it shall be 800; from
P1Ou,ooU W YAOv,ooo, IL sAaIl Do 4lOu;
from $150,O00 to 100000, it shall be
5000; and over 100000, the license shall
be $500.
"The Optics evening telegram from
Santa Fe announces that the friends of
the Hinkle school bill in caucus deter
mined to hold up all appropriations for
territorial institutions, unless the bill
shall be passed by the council" Mr..
Hiukle read this to-day and said it was
incorrect. There was disposition on
tho part of some members of the house to
90 that far, but Mr.. Hinkle and several of
his colleagues counseled otherwise and
urged that all matters coming from the
council be given the most courteous con-
sideration, which suggestion was agreed
to by the friends of the school fund bill
in the house.