Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-16
Organization Effected by Electing Colonel J
Francisco Chaves President of the Coun-
Gil and Capt. Max. Luna Speaker
of the House.
FULL TEXT OF COY. 0TEROS MESSAGE
Brilliant Assembly at the Opening Ceremonies--An Members Of the Leg
islature Present to Take Oath Of ORce--Appointive Offices Filled
COMMITTEES Appointed in the House.

ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL.
AT 1890 this morning the council
chamber was we'll filled with visitors
who were anxious to see the opening
ceremonies of the 33d legislative as
senbly Of the territory, and a large
number of the prominent ladies of the
city were present. Promptly at II
o'clock Secretary Wallace called the as
sembly to order and an invocation was
offered by Vicar General Fourchegu.
Immediately after the prayer the secre-
tary caused the roll of the members
elect to be called, as follows: Jesus M.
Valdez, from Colfax, Mora and Union
counties; James S. Duncan and Eugenio
Romero, from San Miguel and Guada-
lupe counties; T. D.. Burns and Mala-
quias Martinez, from Taos, Rio Arriba
and San Juan counties; 7. B.. Catron,
from Santa Fe county; Thomas
Hughes and A. T. Finical, from Berna-
lilo county; j. Francisco Chaves, from
Valencia county; H.. o. Bursum, from
Socorro and Sierra counties; j. A. An
cheta, from Grant and Dona Ana coun-
ties, and G.. A. Richardson, from Lin
coin, Chaves and Eddy, Dona Ana and
Grant counties.
All the members were present, and the
secretary administered the oath of Of
flee, and the oath vas signed by the II
councilmen. Hon. j. A. Ancheta then
arose and placed Colonel j.. Francisco
Chaves in nomination for president of
the council. The nomination was sec
onded by Hon. G. A. Richardson on be-
half of the minority; on motion of Hon.
J.. S. Duncan the election was made by
reclamation, there being no votes in op-
position. Secretary Wallace appointed
Hon. Thos. Hughes and Hon. G. A.
Richardson a committee to conduct
Colonel Chaves to the chair and surren-
der the gavel to him.
Colonel Chaves, in a few well-chosen
words, thanked the council for the
honor conferred and declared the coun-
Gil ready for business, and the following
appointments We're made: w. e. Mar
tin, chief clerk; A. B. Laird, sergeant
at arms; Rev. J. l.. Gay, chaplain; r.
T. Macs, enrolling and engrossing clerk;
Apolonio Gutierrez, messenger and
doorkeeper; These officers We're then
sworn in by the secretary and assigned
to their duties.
II,, IN ID It1tpnr than vYanyrn1 thnt q
committee of three be appointed by the
president to notify the house that the
council was organized and ready to re-
ceive any communication it wished to
make: he also moved that a committee
of three be appointed by the president
to wait upon the governor and inform
him that the council was ready to re-
ceive any communication which he
might desire to make; carried. The
president appointed the following gen
tlemen on the first committee: Hons
r. B. Catron, J.. A. Ancheta and G.. A.
Richardson's: on the second, Hons j.
Duncan, II. O. Bursum and j. M. VAL
dez.
The council Their took a recess until 2
in the afternoon.
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE
In the house the ceremonies of organ
were somewhat more elaborate
than in the council and more time was
consumed in the work. Immediately
the organization of the council,
the spectators in that chamber went be-
low into the house and prepared to wit
ness the opening ceremonies of that
body.
At 11:55 Secretary Wallace called the
house to order and prayer was offered
by Rev. Father Gay. After that cere-
mony the. roll call of members was or
dered and the members-elec all an
swered by appearing before the bar of
the house in the following order:
T. D.. Lieb, of Colfax county; Bernar-
do A. Romero, of Mora; John C. Slack,
Union; Rafael Gallegos, VIM. Fl.
n Ramon de Herrera, of San
.alupe; Victor Ortega and VIM. Kill
patrick, of Santa Fe; Pedro Sanchez,
of Taos; Venceslao Jaramillo, of Rio
Frank Staplin and A. D. Nc
Intosh, of Taos, Rio Arriba and San
Juan counties; Pablo Crespin, MARCEL
no Baca n Emeliano Gutierrez, Of
Maximiliano Luna and Ro-
man A. Baca, of Valencia; BENZ. San
ches and Frank H. Winston, of Socorro
Sierra; Marcial Valdez, Dona Ana
r. P. Barnes, Grant county;
W. H. H. Llewellyn, of bona Ana and ,
Grant counties; j. E. Wharton. of Lin