Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-09
THE TBIRTy-THIRD LEoIsLATIyE
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legislative assembly OF New Mexico will
convene In Santa Fe. From the election
returns which have been certified by the
boards OF county commissioners Of the
eighteen counties in the territory, the
following will be the membership:
In the council: Jesus NJ. Valdez, from
Colfax. Mora aud Union counties; James
A. Duncan and Eugenio Romero, from
San Miguel and Guadalupe counties; T..
ID. Burns aud Mslaquias Martinez, from
Taos, Rio Arriha and San Juan countless;
T. X. Catron, from Santa fe county; I.
A. Finical sp Thomas Hughes, from
BernAlill0 county; j. Francisco Chayes,
from Valencia county; II. o. Bursum,
from Socorro and Sierra counties; J. A..
Ancheta, from Dona Ana and Grant
counties; g. A. Richardson, from Lincoln,
Chaves and Eddy counties.
In the house: +. ID. Lieb, Colfax
county; Bernardo A.. Romero, Mora
county; John c. Slack, Union county;
Rafael Gallegos, Vim. ii. Schultz and
Ramon de. Herrera. San Miguel count,
Crecenciano Gallegos. Guadalupe county;
Victor Ortega and William Fitzpatrick,
Santa Fe county; Pablo Sanchez, Taos
county; Venceslao Jaramillo, Rio Arriba
county; Frank staplin and A. ID. McIn.
tosh, Taos, Rio Arfiba and San Juan
counties; Pablo Crespin, Marcelino Baca
and kutaltann lnfarr.a nasnaI.lI,
county; Msximiliano Luna and Roman
A. Baca, Valencia county; Benjamin
Sanchez and Frank II. Winston, SOcorro
and Sic ra counties; Marcial Valdez,
bona Ana county; X. r. Barnes, Grant
county; ". II. II. Llewellyn, bona
Ana and Grant counties; j. X
wharton, Lincoln, Chaves and Eddy
counties.
In its comments on the members OF the
next territorial legislature the New Mex
lean says:
Of these members the following served
In the Thirty.second assembly; yences-
lao Jsrsmillo. Maximilisno Luna, ". II.
II. Llswellyn and M~alaquias MARTINEZ, In
the house; James s. duncan. T. A. Fin
teal, Thomas Hughes and j. Francisco
Chaves IN the council.
The democrats in the Thirty-third
assembly will be few in number, and are:
T. ID. Lieb. John c. Slack, C%receBciaRo
Gsllegos and j. Il. Wharton, representa-
tiyes; Jesus NJ. Valdez and g. A. Richard
son, councilmen.
la point OF continuous public service
and membership In the Legislature OF the
territory. Colonel Chayes will be the
father Of the assembly. lie served his
= first term in the legislature In 1850 ~ a
member OF the house; In 1865 lie was
elected "a the delegate 10 congress and
= served three terms In that position; In
1875 he va elected a member OF the ter
ritorial council. and from that time TO
the present has represented Valencia
county in the upper house of the legis-
lature.
Among the members OF the Thirty
third assembly, Hon. 7. b. Catron ranks
second In time spent in the service OF the
territory. In 1865 he was elected TO the
lower branch OF the legislature, and In
1868 was 70 elected TO the same position;
In 1884 he served a term In the council,
and In 1889 was again q member Of that
body. In 1894 he was elected territorial
delegate TO congress. serving for two
years, and now he will take his seat In
the Legislative body In which he gained
his first laurels, for the fifth time.
Another member OF the coming session
of the Legislature who has been there
BEFORE" is Hon. +. ID. Burns, who will
ably represent Taos, Rio Arriba and San
Juan counties In the council. MIR. Burns
came TO New Mexico in 1864, a long ways
from his birthplace. which il the county
Of Waterford, Ireland. He has served
two terms In the territorial council, the
first in 1855. the sec md in 1898, and Oh
Monday, January l6. he will enter upon
his third term In that branch of the leg
i~slature.
Hon. James s. duncan, who will repre-
htut Dhu ltiikuti anu buhualupo Nohutitu
Ia the council OF tnf Thirty third assem-.
bly,, has had some little experience with
legislative bodies before. IN November,
1894, he was elected TO the council OF thu
Thirty first assembly, but In the piping
times OF political wal OF those days ht
wa not permitted 10 take his seat fol
reasons only known TO the powers thai
ruled. In 1895 he was 70 elected and IN
the sessions served with credit and honol
TO both himself and the territory.
Hon. I. A. finical, from BernalillC
county, was elected TO ths Thirty see0nC
legislative assembly IN 1896, and al
though one Of the youngest members o.
that body, acquitted himself in a manIeI
which won the esteem OF the voters Il
the county. and In tie election OF ls9,
had no Difficulty IN being sent back 4
the territorial legislature. Mr. Finica
has only been a resident OF the t%erTitOrl
since 1891, but in that time he has mad
a host OF warm friends and proven him
self a man Of much ability and a. al
attorney has made for himself more thal
local reputation.
Another ell-knOwn resilient who vii
serve In the coming session Of the legis
lature Ia Hon, Thomas llughes, a yetera
newspaper man. hir. Hughes was eleete
TO the Legislative council for the nri
time in 1856; in 1896 he was agai
elected 10 that position and on ne,
Monday he will enter upon his THU
term In that body.
Hon. Malaquias Martinez. councilman